1979–80 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

This was the last Purdue team to reach the Final Four until 2024.

Regular season
During the 1980 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Purdue qualified for the Final Four, where they lost to UCLA.

NCAA basketball tournament

 * Midwest
 * #20 (AP) Purdue (#6 seed) 90, LaSalle (#11 seed) 82
 * #20 (AP) Purdue 87, #13 (AP) St. John’s, (NY) (#3 seed) 72
 * #20 (AP) Purdue 76, #7 (AP) Indiana (#2 seed) 69
 * #20 (AP) Purdue 68, #14 (AP) Duke (# 4 seed) 60
 * Final Four
 * UCLA (#8 seed) 67, #20 (AP) Purdue (#6 seed) 62
 * #20 (AP) Purdue (#6 seed) 75, Iowa (#5 seed) 58 (3rd Place / Consolation Game)