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
ConferenceSummit League
Record18–15 (9–7 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Sims (9th season)
  • Paul Corsaro (1st season)
  • Adam Blaylock (1st season)
Home arenaGates Sports Center
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
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,[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[4]

Previous season

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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

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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

Roster
Last update: 9/8/2018

Schedule and results

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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 [5]
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.

References

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  1. ^ Brown, Alex. "Purdue, IU Finalize IPFW Realignment". Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Goodbye IPFW, hello Purdue Fort Wayne". Journal & Courier, a division of Gannett Company, Inc. April 21, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions/Additional Questions". Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Purdue Fort Wayne Branding Released". Fort Wayne. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  5. ^ Men’s Basketball Game At North Dakota Postponed To Saturday