2019–20 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team represented Purdue University Fort Wayne in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mastodons, led by sixth-year head coach Jon Coffman, split their home games between the Gates Sports Center and the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, both in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as members of the Summit League. They finished the season 14–19, 6–10 in Summit League play to finish in seventh place. They defeated South Dakota State in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament before losing in the semifinals to North Dakota.

2019–20 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record14–19 (6–10 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Sims (10th season)
  • Paul Corsaro (2nd season)
  • Adam Blaylock (2nd season)
Home arenaGates Sports Center
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
2019–20 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Dakota State 13 3   .813 25 8   .758
South Dakota State 13 3   .813 22 10   .688
South Dakota 10 6   .625 20 12   .625
Oral Roberts 9 7   .563 17 14   .548
Omaha 9 7   .563 16 16   .500
North Dakota 7 9   .438 15 18   .455
Purdue Fort Wayne 6 10   .375 14 19   .424
Denver 3 13   .188 7 24   .226
Western Illinois 2 14   .125 5 21   .192
2020 Summit League Tournament winner

This was the Mastodons' final season in the Summit League; the school joined the Horizon League on July 1, 2020.

Previous season

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The Mastodons finished the 2018–19 season 18–15 overall, 9–7 in Summit League play, to finish in a tie for 3rd place. In the Summit League tournament, they defeated South Dakota in the quarterfinals,[1] before falling to Omaha in the semifinals.[2]

Roster

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2019–20 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Chase Johnston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Boca Raton, Florida
G 1 Jarred Godfrey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Atlanta, Georgia
G 2 Brian Patrick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Fort Lauderdale, Florida
F 3 Ra Kpedi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 4 Jalin Wimberly 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Leesburg, Georgia
G 5 Tionne Rollins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Tallahassee, Florida
G 10 Matt Havey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Lansing, Michigan
F 11 Dylan Carl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Alma, Michigan
F 13 Matt Holba 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Noblesville, Indiana
G 15 Deonte Billups 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Moline, Illinois
G 24 DeMierre Black 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Marietta, Georgia
F 31 Josh Inkumsah 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS Fr Barrie, Ontario
F 34 Cameron Benford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Seattle, Washington
F 35 Rylen Grundy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So South Bend, Indiana
G 41 Marcus DeBerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Union City, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 14, 2019

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
10:00 pm
at UNLV L 71–86  0–1
Thomas & Mack Center (7,728)
Paradise, NV
November 7, 2019*
7:00 pm, CN81
Manchester W 91–80  1–1
Memorial Coliseum (723)
Fort Wayne, IN
November 10, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southeast Missouri State L 78–79  1–2
Show Me Center (685)
Cape Girardeau, MO
November 13, 2019*
7:00 pm, CN81
Miami (OH) L 80–84  1–3
Memorial Coliseum (1,355)
Fort Wayne, IN
November 16, 2019*
7:00 pm, CN81
Stetson W 79–55  2–3
Memorial Coliseum (1,269)
Fort Wayne, IN
November 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Kent State L 68–75  2–4
MAC Center (2,125)
Kent, OH
November 22, 2019*
7:00 pm, BTN+
at No. 10 Ohio State L 46–85  2–5
Value City Arena (11,609)
Columbus, OH
November 24, 2019*
3:00 pm, CN81
Ohio Northern W 81–47  3–5
Gates Sports Center (881)
Fort Wayne, IN
November 27, 2019*
7:00 pm, CN81
Niagara W 77–54  4–5
Memorial Coliseum (1,055)
Fort Wayne, IN
November 30, 2019*
8:00 pm
at Grand Canyon W 71–60  5–5
GCU Arena (6,894)
Phoenix, AZ
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, CN81
Eastern Illinois W 74–69  6–5
Memorial Coliseum (1,059)
Fort Wayne, IN
December 7, 2019*
4:12 pm, ESPN3
at UIC L 49–62  6–6
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,594)
Chicago, IL
December 10, 2019*
7:00 pm, CN81
Judson W 69–33  7–6
Memorial Coliseum (1,434)
Fort Wayne, IN
December 14, 2019*
12:00 pm
at IUPUI W 74–65  7–7
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,098)
Indianapolis, IN
December 22, 2019*
1:00 pm
at Iowa State W 89–59  7–8
Hilton Coliseum (13,541)
Ames, IA
Summit League regular season
January 1, 2020
3:00 pm, CN81
South Dakota W 70–59  8–8
(1–0)
Gates Sports Center (739)
Fort Wayne, IN
January 5, 2020
5:30 pm, ESPN3
at North Dakota L 69–83  8–9
(1–1)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,280)
Grand Forks, ND
January 8, 2020
8:00 pm
at Western Illinois W 77–69  9–9
(2–1)
Western Hall (498)
Macomb, IL
January 11, 2020
7:00 pm, CN81
South Dakota State L 61–70  9–10
(2–2)
Memorial Coliseum (1,314)
Fort Wayne, IN
January 18, 2020
1:00 pm, CN81
Oral Roberts L 68–92  9–11
(2–3)
Memorial Coliseum (1,426)
Fort Wayne, IN
January 23, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Dakota L 60–83  9–12
(2–4)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,684)
Vermillion, SD
January 25, 2020
8:00 pm
at Omaha L 71–75  9–13
(2–5)
Baxter Arena (2,704)
Omaha, NE
January 30, 2020
7:30 pm, CN81
North Dakota W 72–68  10–13
(3–5)
Memorial Coliseum (1,379)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 1, 2020
7:00 pm, CN81
North Dakota State L 60–71  10–14
(3–6)
Gates Sports Center (1,286)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 5, 2020
7:00 pm, CN81
Western Illinois W 75–69  11–14
(4–6)
Memorial Coliseum (1,108)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 8, 2020
5:30 pm
at Denver W 70–63  12–14
(5–6)
Magness Arena (1,080)
Denver, CO
February 14, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Dakota State L 70–80  12–15
(5–7)
Scheels Center (2,596)
Fargo, ND
February 16, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Dakota State L 64–75  12–16
(5–8)
Frost Arena (2,409)
Brookings, SD
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm, CN81
Omaha L 59–61  12–17
(5–9)
Gates Sports Center (846)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 26, 2020
7:00 pm
Denver W 58–51  13–17
(6–9)
Gates Sports Center (756)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 29, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oral Roberts L 66–72  13–18
(6–10)
Mabee Center (4,123)
Tulsa, OK
Summit League tournament
March 7, 2020
9:30 pm, MidcoSN
(7) vs. (2) South Dakota State
Quarterfinals
W 77–74  14–18
Premier Center (8,614)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 9, 2020
8:30 pm, MidcoSN
(7) vs. (6) North Dakota
Semifinals
L 56–73  14–19
Premier Center (4,761)
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Konchar makes history as Purdue Fort Wayne takes down South Dakota". The Summit League. Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "Hahn's late shot lifts Omaha to finals". The Summit League. Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics. Retrieved December 14, 2019.