2018–19 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team represented Purdue University Fort Wayne during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mastodons were led by fifth-year head coach Jon Coffman and split their home games between the Gates Sports Center and the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum as members of the Summit League.

2018–19 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	18–15 (9–7 The Summit)
Head coach	Jon Coffman (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Ryan Sims (9th season) Paul Corsaro (1st season) Adam Blaylock (1st season)
Home arena	Gates Sports Center Allen County War Memorial Coliseum

2018–19 Summit League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Dakota State	14	–	2		.875			24	–	9		.727
Omaha	13	–	3		.813			21	–	11		.656
Purdue Fort Wayne	9	–	7		.563			18	–	15		.545
North Dakota State †	9	–	7		.563			19	–	16		.543
Oral Roberts	7	–	9		.438			11	–	21		.344
South Dakota	7	–	9		.438			13	–	17		.433
North Dakota	6	–	10		.375			12	–	18		.400
Western Illinois	4	–	12		.250			10	–	21		.323
Denver	3	–	13		.188			8	–	22		.267
† 2019 Summit League tournament winner

The season was the first in which Mastodons represented the new Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW). The team previously represented the now defunct Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne. On July 1, 2018, IPFW split into two separate institutions, with IU taking responsibility for IPFW's degree programs in health sciences and Purdue retaining all other academic programs. The Mastodons have since represented PFW. With the name change, the school's colors changed from Royal Blue and White to the Old Gold and Black used by the other three Purdue University campuses. On June 18, 2018, the school announced that beginning July 1, 2018 all NCAA sports teams would be known as the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons. In addition, a new logo was revealed where the color blue has been incorporated as a secondary color to the university's official school colors of gold and black.

Previous season

The Mastodons finished the 2017–18 season 18–15, 7–7 in Summit League play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament to North Dakota State. They were invited to the CollegeInsdier.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Central Michigan.

The season was the last in which the Mastodons represented IPFW, using "Fort Wayne" as its athletic brand.

Roster

2018–19 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Ramion Burt Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Green Tech Charter Cloud County CC Albany, NY G 1 Jerred Godfrey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Sandy Creek HS Tyrone, GA G 2 Brian Patrick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Boyd Anderson HS Kansas State Fort Lauderdale, FL G 5 Tionne Rollins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lincoln HS Tallahassee, FL G 10 Dee Montgomery 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Horn Lake HS ASU-Mid South Horn Lake, MS G 11 Dylan Carl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Alma HS Alma, MI F 13 Matt Holba 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr St. Theodore Guerin HS Lehigh Noblesville, IN G 15 Matt Havey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Lansing Christian HS Okemos, MI F 31 Josh Inkumsah 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr London Basketball Academy Barrie, Ontario G 32 Kason Harrell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Hempfield HS Pittsburgh, PA G 33 Matt Weir 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So John Glenn HS US Air Force Prep Academy New Concord, OH F 34 Cameron Benford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Franklin HS Hillcrest Academy Seattle, WA F 35 Rylen Grundy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr James Whitcomb Riley HS South Bend, IN G 41 Marcus DeBerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Union City HS Northern Arizona Union City, TN G 55 John Konchar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr West Chicago HS West Chicago, IL	Head coach Jon Coffman (Washington & Lee) Assistant coach(es) Ryan Sims (Indianapolis) Paul Corsaro (Indianapolis) Adam Blaylock (Peru State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 9/8/2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2018* 7:00 pm		DePauw	W 90–64		Gates Sports Center (850) Fort Wayne, IN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 9:00 pm, P12N		at No. 21 UCLA	L 71–96	0–1	Pauley Pavilion (5,931) Los Angeles, CA
Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm		Earlham	W 112–51	1–1	Gates Sports Center (819) Fort Wayne, IN
Nov 11, 2018* 4:00 pm, BTN		at Ohio State Buckeye Basketball Classic	L 61–107	1–2	Value City Arena (12,040) Columbus, OH
Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, CN81		Manchester	W 111–65	2–2	Gates Sports Center (1,338) Fort Wayne, IN
Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Dayton	L 81–90	2–3	UD Arena (13,004) Dayton, OH
Nov 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, CN81		South Carolina State Buckeye Basketball Classic	W 72–68	3–3	Memorial Coliseum (1,330) Fort Wayne, IN
Nov 23, 2018* 7:00 pm, CN81		Samford Buckeye Basketball Classic	L 66–74	3–4	Memorial Coliseum (1,725) Fort Wayne, IN
Nov 25, 2018* 5:00 pm		at Cleveland State Buckeye Basketball Classic	W 82–79	4–4	Wolstein Center (777) Cleveland, OH
Nov 28, 2018* 8:00 pm		at Eastern Illinois	W 104–60	5–4	Lantz Arena (1,016) Charleston, IL
Dec 1, 2018* 2:00 pm, CN81		UMKC Summit/WAC Challenge	L 73–90	5–5	Memorial Coliseum (1,389) Fort Wayne, IN
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, CN81		Akron	W 68–65	6–5	Memorial Coliseum (1,274) Fort Wayne, IN
Dec 8, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Miami (OH)	L 79–85	6–6	Millett Hall (1,451) Oxford, OH
Dec 15, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Austin Peay	L 68–95	6–7	Dunn Center (1,344) Clarksville, TN
Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, CN81		IUPUI	W 87–77	7–7	Memorial Coliseum (1,984) Fort Wayne, IN
Dec 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, CN81		Siena Heights	W 106–45	8–7	Memorial Coliseum (1,797) Fort Wayne, IN
Summit League regular season
Dec 28, 2018 7:00 pm		at North Dakota Postponed (inclement weather), Make-up December 29			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center  Grand Forks, ND
Dec 29, 2018 1:00 pm		at North Dakota	W 84–73	9–7 (1–0)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,442) Grand Forks, ND
Dec 30, 2018 5:00 pm		at North Dakota State	W 90–87 OT	10–7 (2–0)	Scheels Center (2,043) Fargo, ND
Jan 3, 2019 7:30 pm, CN81		South Dakota State	W 104–88	11–7 (3–0)	Memorial Coliseum (1,803) Fort Wayne, IN
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, CN81		Oral Roberts	W 94–69	12–7 (4–0)	Memorial Coliseum (1,538) Fort Wayne, IN
Jan 13, 2019 2:00 pm		at South Dakota	L 73–87	12–8 (4–1)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,800) Vermillion, SD
Jan 19, 2019 8:00 pm		at Western Illinois	L 58–87	12–9 (4–2)	Western Hall (496) Macomb, IL
Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm		Omaha	L 79–85	12–10 (4–3)	Gates Sports Center (1,125) Fort Wayne, IN
Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm		Denver	W 91–81	13–10 (5–3)	Gates Sports Center (1,839) Fort Wayne, IN
Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm		South Dakota	W 102–71	14–10 (6–3)	Gates Sports Center (539) Fort Wayne, IN
Feb 2, 2019 8:00 pm		at Oral Roberts	W 82–81	15–10 (7–3)	Mabee Center (2,251) Tulsa, OK
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, CN81		Western Illinois	W 79–64	16–10 (8–3)	Memorial Coliseum  Fort Wayne, IN
Feb 14, 2019 9:00 pm		at Denver	W 94–81	17–10 (9–3)	Magness Arena  Denver, CO
Feb 16, 2019 5:30 pm		at Omaha	L 71–74	17–11 (9–4)	Baxter Arena  Omaha, NE
Feb 21, 2019 8:00 pm		at South Dakota State	L 83–92	17–12 (9–5)	Frost Arena  Brookings, SD
Feb 28, 2019 7:30 pm		North Dakota	L 82–88	17–13 (9–6)	Gates Sports Center  Fort Wayne, IN
Mar 2, 2019 5:00 pm		North Dakota State	L 66–69	17–14 (9–7)	Gates Sports Center  Fort Wayne, IN
Summit League tournament
Mar 10, 2019 8:30 pm, ESPN+	(3)	vs. (6) South Dakota Quarterfinals	W 96–70	18–14	Premier Center (5,989) Sioux Falls, SD
Mar 11, 2019 8:30 pm, ESPN+	(3)	vs. (2) Omaha Semifinals	L 60–61	18–15	Premier Center (4,508) Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.