▁finish ▁in ▁conference ▁play . ▁▁ 1 9 7 8 – 7 9 ▁ ▁Head ▁coach ▁Fred ▁Schaus ▁stepped ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Lee ▁Rose . ▁Play ing ▁with ▁a ▁slow ed ▁down , ▁controlled ▁system ▁compared ▁to ▁Schaus ' ▁fast - pace ▁style , ▁Car roll ▁and ▁senior ▁point ▁guard ▁Jerry ▁S icht ing ▁led ▁Pur due ▁to ▁a ▁first ▁place ▁Big ▁Ten ▁tie ▁with ▁an ▁Ear vin ▁Johnson - led ▁Michigan ▁State . ▁Not ▁receiving ▁the ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁teams ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Tournament , ▁Car roll ▁led ▁Pur due ▁to ▁the ▁N IT ▁Final s ▁his ▁junior ▁year , ▁losing ▁to ▁in - state ▁riv als , ▁Indiana . ▁He ▁aver aged ▁ 2 2 . 8 ▁points ▁a ▁game ▁on ▁the ▁season ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁First ▁Team ▁All - Big ▁Ten ▁and ▁a ▁Third ▁Team ▁All - American , ▁while ▁leading ▁the ▁Bo ilers ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 7 – 8 ▁record . ▁He ▁gra bb ed ▁a ▁school ▁record ▁ 3 5 2 ▁reb ounds ▁on ▁the ▁season . ▁▁ 1 9 7 9 – 8 0 ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁senior ▁year , ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁Bo il erm akers ▁to ▁an ▁NCAA ▁Final ▁Four ▁appearance , ▁losing ▁to ▁U CLA ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final s . ▁They ▁won ▁the ▁cons olation ▁game ▁against ▁Iowa , ▁where ▁Car roll ▁scored ▁a ▁game - high ▁ 3 5 ▁points ▁in ▁his ▁last ▁game ▁as ▁a ▁Bo il erm