Boilermakers in Final Four

[Racehorse]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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I was in 9th grade in high school when Joe Barry Carroll led Purdue to the Final Four, in March of 1980.

I remember them beating St. John's in the 2nd Round, which was played on Purdue's home court. Purdue was only a #6-seed, but they were fortunate enough to get to play their first 2 games of the tournament at home ...... but they followed that up with 2 upsets of Indiana and Duke to advance to the Final Four, before falling to Kiki VanDeWegh's UCLA team.


I believe that J.B. Carroll had a solid NBA career, and was underrated because of his being the #1 overall draft pick.

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You and I are the same age. I remember Joe Barely Cares, too. There have been a lot of talented teams that should have gotten to the Final Four, but injuries to Hummell and to Haas derailed them.