Saturday, December 19
Fort Wayne, Ind.
1 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Stetson
IPFW Hosting Stetson On Saturday At 1 p.m.
12/18/2015 1:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- IPFW will host Stetson University of the Atlantic Sun Conference on Saturday afternoon, December 19, at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne beginning at 1 p.m. The Mastodons (8-4) of second-year head coach Jon Coffman will be playing the visiting Hatters (4-7) for just the second time ever, after defeating SU (87-76) last season on December 3, 2014 in DeLand, Florida. Through 12 games, IPFW has been led by the backcourt trio of junior Mo Evans/Indianapolis (16.4), redshirt-senior Max Landis/Indianapolis (14.8) and redshirt-freshman John Konchar/Chicago, Ill. (10.3). Stetson is coached by Corey Williams, who is in his 3rd season at SU, while the Hatters have been led by freshman Derick Newton (15.0 points).
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, December 19, 2015 / 1 p.m.
Location: Fort Wayne, Ind. / Memorial Coliseum
Series History: IPFW leads 1-0
TV: None
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM / Play-by-Play: Brett Rump, Art Saltsberg, analyst
Video: gomastodons.com
Stats: gomastodons.com
Audio: thefanindiana.com (ESPN 1380 Fort Wayne)
IPFW Quicks
• IPFW is playing Stetson for just the second time ever. The Mastodons earned an 87-76 road win past the Hatters in DeLand, Florida last season (12/3/2014).
• IPFW head coach Jon Coffman was an assistant coach at Stetson for eight seasons (2001-09), where he worked with former SU head coach Derek Waugh, a high school classmate of Coffman's in Atlanta, Georgia.
• IPFW has equaled its best start to a season as a Division I program (2001-02). The Mastodons of 2010-11 and 2013-14 each began with 8-4 records, as well, toward DI best starts of 10-4. The all-time best start: 11-0, 1988-89.
• IPFW has received a balanced scoring effort through 12 games with three players averaging in double figures, including Mo Evans (16.4), Max Landis (14.8) and John Konchar (10.3). Konchar leads the team in rebounding (7.8) and steals (1.6), while Evans leads in assists (4.1) and Landis leads in three-point field goals (37).
• IPFW has had four different players score at least 20 points in a game this season, including Mo Evans (four times), Max Landis, Joe Reed and John Konchar.
• IPFW's six-game winning streak earlier this season (11/16-11/28) equaled the program's second-best in its DI history (7, 2014-15).
Scouting The Hatters
Stetson is 4-7 after a home win past Division II Albany State (95-69) on Wednesday night. Members of the Atlantic Sun Conference, the Hatters are coached by head coach Corey Williams, who is in his third season at SU. Stetson has three scoring in double-figures, including freshman Derick Newton (15.0), sophomore Myles Divine (13.3) and junior Brian Pegg (10.5). The Hatters have averaged 82.0 points, while allowing 85.9 points.
Scouting The Mastodons
IPFW is 8-4 following a home win past Austin Peay (85-68) last Saturday afternoon. Members of the Summit League, IPFW is coached by Jon Coffman, who is in his second season as head coach, fifth year at the school and 19th overall. The Mastodons also have three scoring in double-figures, including junior Mo Evans (16.4), redshirt-senior Max Landis (14.8) and redshirt-freshman John Konchar (10.3). IPFW has averaged 72.1 points, while allowing 70.9 points.
Last Time Out
Max Landis scored a game and career-high 28 points to lead IPFW in an 85-68 home win past Austin Peay at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne. The Mastodons led 7-4 at 16:13 following a basket inside from Racine Talla, the first three-pointer by Landis and another basket inside, this time from Brent Calhoun. APSU, however, used a 16-5 run to lead 20-12 at 12:00. The Mastodons answered with six-straight points, including another three-pointer by Landis, to make it 20-18 at 8:32, and a pair of free throws from Michael Calder tied it at 23-23 with 4:21 on the first-half clock. The Governors outscored their hosts 10-6 over the final 4:09 to lead 33-29 at halftime. IPFW closed to within 41-39 at 15:51, getting six quick points from Mo Evans, but APSU stretched it back out to a 47-40 advantage with 14:00 remaining after a three-pointer. Evans responded with a driving three-point play on a layup and free throw at 13:48, and Joe Reed followed with an effort-play inside on an offensive rebound and put back down low at 13:22 that got the crowd back into the contest, and when John Konchar got a two-handed slam dunk at 12:39, it was tied at 47-47. The Mastodons maintained their momentum swing and carried it to the impressive 24-0 run to lead 64-47 with 8:39 on the clock. Konchar added another two-handed dunk on a fast break pass from Evans, and Landis connected on three more three-pointers during the run, the last two back-to-back for the 17-point margin. APSU was never closer than 15 points down the stretch, as Landis added three more triples, and Evans contributed six late points, as well.
Landis led IPFW with his game and career-best 28 points, making 9-12 three-pointers to tie the program's DI record, adding a game-high three steals. Evans added 22 points for this third-straight 20-point game and fourth this season, adding a career-high nine rebounds and a game-high four assists for the Mastodons, followed by Reed with 10 points, while Calhoun and Konchar each contributed eight points. IPFW shot 47% (27-58) from the field, including 53% (20-38) in the second half toward 56 second-half points, 46% (12-26) on three-pointers and 66% (19-29) at the free throw line.
NCAA RPI Ratings
IPFW has an NCAA RPI of 94 (of 351) as of Dec. 18, ranking third among Summit League members behind Oral Roberts (31) and South Dakota State (54), while ahead of Western Illinois (108) and North Dakota State (113) among the top five Summit League teams. Stetson has an NCAA RPI of 247, ranking fifth among A-Sun members behind NJIT (119), North Florida (129), FGCU (148) and Kennesaw State (241).
Who's Hot
IPFW … with eight wins in its first 12 games to match its finest start to a season since moving up to Division I (2001-02). The strong start has been sparked by a nine-man rotation that includes the same starting five in each game: Mo Evans, Max Landis, John Konchar, Joe Reed and Brent Calhoun. Evans ... averaging 19.8 points in his last five games, including a career-high 26 points at Utah (12/5), among three-straight 20-point games, along with a game-winning jumper with 2.3-seconds remaining at Cal Poly (12/3). Landis ... with a career-high 28 points against Austin Peay (12/12), including 9-12 three-point field goals to match the program's DI record.
Road Warriors
IPFW played nine of its first 11 games away from Fort Wayne, including seven true road games (4-3) and two neutral-site contests (1-1). The Mastodons' brutal early-season schedule included trips to Valparaiso, Clarksville, Tennessee, Oxford, Ohio, Greensboro, North Carolina, San Luis Obispo, California, Salt Lake City, Utah and Bloomington. Of the two "home" games (2-0) played, one was at Memorial Coliseum, where IPFW is scheduled to play five games this season. The Mastodons are scheduled to play eight games on campus at the Gates Sports Center.
Ironmen
IPFW has four starters ranked among the Division I leaders in minutes played, including Max Landis (3rd, 380), John Konchar (7th, 369), Mo Evans (28th, 336) and Joe Reed (65th, 312).
Beyond The Arc
IPFW has taken nearly as many three-point field goal attempts (313) as it has two-point attempts (368). The Mastodons have made 118 three-pointers (9.8, 38%), with Max Landis (37-81) and Mo Evans (32-78) accounting for over half the makes (69) and nearly half the attempts (159).
Up Next
IPFW will play on the road at Western Michigan University of the Mid-American Conference in Kalamazoo, Michigan on December 22 at 7 p.m. The Mastodons will break for the Christmas holiday before hosting Oral Roberts University at Memorial Coliseum for the Summit League opener on Dec. 30 at 7 p.m.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, December 19, 2015 / 1 p.m.
Location: Fort Wayne, Ind. / Memorial Coliseum
Series History: IPFW leads 1-0
TV: None
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM / Play-by-Play: Brett Rump, Art Saltsberg, analyst
Video: gomastodons.com
Stats: gomastodons.com
Audio: thefanindiana.com (ESPN 1380 Fort Wayne)
IPFW Quicks
• IPFW is playing Stetson for just the second time ever. The Mastodons earned an 87-76 road win past the Hatters in DeLand, Florida last season (12/3/2014).
• IPFW head coach Jon Coffman was an assistant coach at Stetson for eight seasons (2001-09), where he worked with former SU head coach Derek Waugh, a high school classmate of Coffman's in Atlanta, Georgia.
• IPFW has equaled its best start to a season as a Division I program (2001-02). The Mastodons of 2010-11 and 2013-14 each began with 8-4 records, as well, toward DI best starts of 10-4. The all-time best start: 11-0, 1988-89.
• IPFW has received a balanced scoring effort through 12 games with three players averaging in double figures, including Mo Evans (16.4), Max Landis (14.8) and John Konchar (10.3). Konchar leads the team in rebounding (7.8) and steals (1.6), while Evans leads in assists (4.1) and Landis leads in three-point field goals (37).
• IPFW has had four different players score at least 20 points in a game this season, including Mo Evans (four times), Max Landis, Joe Reed and John Konchar.
• IPFW's six-game winning streak earlier this season (11/16-11/28) equaled the program's second-best in its DI history (7, 2014-15).
Scouting The Hatters
Stetson is 4-7 after a home win past Division II Albany State (95-69) on Wednesday night. Members of the Atlantic Sun Conference, the Hatters are coached by head coach Corey Williams, who is in his third season at SU. Stetson has three scoring in double-figures, including freshman Derick Newton (15.0), sophomore Myles Divine (13.3) and junior Brian Pegg (10.5). The Hatters have averaged 82.0 points, while allowing 85.9 points.
Scouting The Mastodons
IPFW is 8-4 following a home win past Austin Peay (85-68) last Saturday afternoon. Members of the Summit League, IPFW is coached by Jon Coffman, who is in his second season as head coach, fifth year at the school and 19th overall. The Mastodons also have three scoring in double-figures, including junior Mo Evans (16.4), redshirt-senior Max Landis (14.8) and redshirt-freshman John Konchar (10.3). IPFW has averaged 72.1 points, while allowing 70.9 points.
Last Time Out
Max Landis scored a game and career-high 28 points to lead IPFW in an 85-68 home win past Austin Peay at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne. The Mastodons led 7-4 at 16:13 following a basket inside from Racine Talla, the first three-pointer by Landis and another basket inside, this time from Brent Calhoun. APSU, however, used a 16-5 run to lead 20-12 at 12:00. The Mastodons answered with six-straight points, including another three-pointer by Landis, to make it 20-18 at 8:32, and a pair of free throws from Michael Calder tied it at 23-23 with 4:21 on the first-half clock. The Governors outscored their hosts 10-6 over the final 4:09 to lead 33-29 at halftime. IPFW closed to within 41-39 at 15:51, getting six quick points from Mo Evans, but APSU stretched it back out to a 47-40 advantage with 14:00 remaining after a three-pointer. Evans responded with a driving three-point play on a layup and free throw at 13:48, and Joe Reed followed with an effort-play inside on an offensive rebound and put back down low at 13:22 that got the crowd back into the contest, and when John Konchar got a two-handed slam dunk at 12:39, it was tied at 47-47. The Mastodons maintained their momentum swing and carried it to the impressive 24-0 run to lead 64-47 with 8:39 on the clock. Konchar added another two-handed dunk on a fast break pass from Evans, and Landis connected on three more three-pointers during the run, the last two back-to-back for the 17-point margin. APSU was never closer than 15 points down the stretch, as Landis added three more triples, and Evans contributed six late points, as well.
Landis led IPFW with his game and career-best 28 points, making 9-12 three-pointers to tie the program's DI record, adding a game-high three steals. Evans added 22 points for this third-straight 20-point game and fourth this season, adding a career-high nine rebounds and a game-high four assists for the Mastodons, followed by Reed with 10 points, while Calhoun and Konchar each contributed eight points. IPFW shot 47% (27-58) from the field, including 53% (20-38) in the second half toward 56 second-half points, 46% (12-26) on three-pointers and 66% (19-29) at the free throw line.
NCAA RPI Ratings
IPFW has an NCAA RPI of 94 (of 351) as of Dec. 18, ranking third among Summit League members behind Oral Roberts (31) and South Dakota State (54), while ahead of Western Illinois (108) and North Dakota State (113) among the top five Summit League teams. Stetson has an NCAA RPI of 247, ranking fifth among A-Sun members behind NJIT (119), North Florida (129), FGCU (148) and Kennesaw State (241).
Who's Hot
IPFW … with eight wins in its first 12 games to match its finest start to a season since moving up to Division I (2001-02). The strong start has been sparked by a nine-man rotation that includes the same starting five in each game: Mo Evans, Max Landis, John Konchar, Joe Reed and Brent Calhoun. Evans ... averaging 19.8 points in his last five games, including a career-high 26 points at Utah (12/5), among three-straight 20-point games, along with a game-winning jumper with 2.3-seconds remaining at Cal Poly (12/3). Landis ... with a career-high 28 points against Austin Peay (12/12), including 9-12 three-point field goals to match the program's DI record.
Road Warriors
IPFW played nine of its first 11 games away from Fort Wayne, including seven true road games (4-3) and two neutral-site contests (1-1). The Mastodons' brutal early-season schedule included trips to Valparaiso, Clarksville, Tennessee, Oxford, Ohio, Greensboro, North Carolina, San Luis Obispo, California, Salt Lake City, Utah and Bloomington. Of the two "home" games (2-0) played, one was at Memorial Coliseum, where IPFW is scheduled to play five games this season. The Mastodons are scheduled to play eight games on campus at the Gates Sports Center.
Ironmen
IPFW has four starters ranked among the Division I leaders in minutes played, including Max Landis (3rd, 380), John Konchar (7th, 369), Mo Evans (28th, 336) and Joe Reed (65th, 312).
Beyond The Arc
IPFW has taken nearly as many three-point field goal attempts (313) as it has two-point attempts (368). The Mastodons have made 118 three-pointers (9.8, 38%), with Max Landis (37-81) and Mo Evans (32-78) accounting for over half the makes (69) and nearly half the attempts (159).
Up Next
IPFW will play on the road at Western Michigan University of the Mid-American Conference in Kalamazoo, Michigan on December 22 at 7 p.m. The Mastodons will break for the Christmas holiday before hosting Oral Roberts University at Memorial Coliseum for the Summit League opener on Dec. 30 at 7 p.m.
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