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Fort Wayne, Ind.
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John Konchar on Tuesday vs. Indiana
'Dons Ride Wave Of Indiana Win To Saturday Vs. MVSU
11/25/2016 3:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Who: Mississippi Valley State
When: Saturday, November 26 | 1:30 PM
Where: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (13,000) | Fort Wayne, Ind. .
All-Time Series: First meeting
Last Meeting: NA
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM/100.9 FM | PBP: Brett Rump | Color: John Nolan
Live Stats: Link
Live Video: Link
Game Notes: Link (PDF)
Quick Hits
• Fort Wayne's win over Indiana produced two ESPN SportsCenter appearances by head coach Jon Coffman. "Fort Wayne" and "IPFW" were trending first and second on Twitter. The game was Tuesday's most talked about sporting event on social media, according to Nielsen Social numbers. John Konchar's left handed slam dunk in the second half was the No. 1 play on SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays. Coffman appeared on The Rich Eisen Show and Freddie Coleman ESPN Radio national sydicated shows. This is in addition to the local and statewide media coverage.
• Tuesday saw www.GoMastodons.com receive a 900 percent increase in visitors over an average day. Wednesday saw a 766 percent burst in visitors over an average day.
• At 9.4, the 'Dons are 29th in the nation in steals per game.
• John Konchar picked up his 17th career double-double on Tuesday vs. Indiana. He now has a double-double in each of his last two games.
• Bryson Scott had his first double-double in a Fort Wayne uniform on Tuesday vs. Indiana after recording 18 points and 12 rebounds.
• The 'Dons are the near consensus preseason pick to win the Summit League across national outlets, including Athlon Sports, Lindy's, NBC Sports, The Sporting News as well as the league's preseason poll.
Scouting the Delta Devils
Mississippi Valley State (0-6) enters Saturday playing their seventh game of 14 away from home to start the season. The Delta Devils will play at Indiana on Sunday. Marcus Romain leads the squad with 12.7 points per game but hasn't played since the Kent State contest on Nov. 16. They are averaging 61.83 points per game while giving up 90.0.
Scouting The Mastodons
Fort Wayne (3-2) looks for their third straight win at the Coliseum following Tuesday's win over Indiana. The 'Dons have four players averaging in double-digits.
On The Indiana Win
From The Box Score: John Konchar played all 45 minutes, a feat he also did last year in an overtime game against Omaha … Indiana held a 19-to-7 edge in free throw attempts with Fort Wayne's first attempt from the charity stripe coming with 9:29 left in the game … the 'Dons held a 40-30 edge in points in the paint … Fort Wayne held a 12-2 edge in points off turnovers … Fort Wayne finished the game with two starters (Mo Evans and Brent Calhoun) fouled out … Indiana's largest lead was three points, after the first basket of the game … Fort Wayne led for 39:53 of the game … Fort Wayne limited Indiana to 40.3 percent shooting, Indiana shot 40 percent or lower only twice last season ... Xzavier Taylor played a career-high 30 minutes, scoring eight points with five rebounds and two blocks.
On The Win: It was Fort Wayne's first victory over a ranked foe as a Division I member … also their first win over a Big Ten member … first win by a Summit League school over a top 10 team since Oral Roberts defeated Kansas in 2006 … the 'Dons have won seven consecutive overtime games (last loss 76-66 at Xavier on Nov. 16, 2010) … marked the 'Dons 70th victory at the Coliseum ... the win marked the second consecutive season that a Summit League team has defeated a nationally-ranked Big Ten team (Western Illinois won at No. 17 Wisconsin on opening night in 2015-16).
On The Game: At No. 3, Indiana was the highest ranked team to ever visit a Summit League team … the 11,076 attendance set a new record for a basketball event at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum … it was the Hoosiers' first appearance in the Summit City for a game since Dec. 19, 1967 when they defeated Notre Dame 96-91.
Mo Evans Summit League POTW
For his play last week, Mo Evans earned the Summit League Player of the Week on Monday. Against UMass Lowell on Saturday, he set career highs in points (33), assists (13) and steals (5). He also had 19 points in a loss to Illinois State during the week. This is Evans' first career Summit League Player of the Week honor. However he did earn a the conference's Male Athlete of the Month honor last December.
Up Next
Fort Wayne hosts Sienna Heights on Monday (Nov. 28) at Gates on the IPFW campus in a non-league contest. Tip is set for 7 p.m.
Indiana Classic
Saturday's contest is the third and final game for the 'Dons as part of the Indiana Classic. The event features Fort Wayne, Indiana, Mississippi Valley State, UMass Lowell and Liberty. The 'Dons will play each of those teams except for Liberty.
1,000 for Mo
Mo Evans picked up his 1,000th career point vs. Kenyon. He is the 13th player in program history to reach the plateau. He now owns 1,067 career points and ranks ninth all-time in scoring at Fort Wayne.
Making Baskets
Mo Evans is shooting 52.8 percent from the floor, an improvement over his already impressive 48.1 percent last season.
Kason Is On
Kason Harrell has scored in double-digits in all five games this season. His solid play was rewarded with his first career start on Saturday vs. UMass Lowell. Harrell made a 3-pointer against Indiana in overtime to open the scoring in the extra period.
2016-17 Preseason All-Summit League Honors
Two Mastodons earned Preseason All-Summit League accolades. John Konchar was named to the 2016-17 Summit League Preseason First Team. Mo Evans picked up second team accolades. Konchar averaged 13.0 points and 9.2 rebounds per game on his way to 2015-16 Summit League First Team honors last year. Evans averaged 16.9 points per game last year while adding better than five assists per contest.
Ironman
John Konchar finished last season 55th in the nation and second in the conference in total minutes (1211:00). His total ranked fourth among all-freshmen in the nation. This year he is averaging a team-high 35.2 points per game.
Freshman Board member
John Konchar's 8.9 rebounds per game last season ranked sixth in the nation among freshmen. This year he is averaging an even better 9.6 boards per game.
No Place Like Home
Fort Wayne has attained an overall home record of 105-37 (.738) in Fort Wayne over the past 11 seasons since 2006-07. The Mastodons are 70-25 (.734) in home games played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, and 35-12 (.739) in home games played on campus at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center. Fort Wayne went 12-1 in games in Fort Wayne last season.
Welcome Back
The 2016-17 season sees Bryson Scott hit the floor for the first time as a Mastodon. The Fort Wayne native and Northrop High School graduate transfered from Purdue. He sat out last season as a redshirt due to NCAA transfer rules.
From All Over
The 2016-17 roster features student-athletes from seven different states as well as Racine Talla who calls Dakar, Senegal home.
No Longer To The Max
The graduation of Summit League Player of the Year Max Landis is a big reason only 39.9 percent of last season's scoring is returning this year. Landis finished with a team-best 638 points last season. In the summer, he signed a professional contract with Crelan Okapi Aalstar in Belgium.
The Team 3-Point Stat
Fort Wayne has made at least one three-point field goal in 396 consecutive games, dating back to a road game at Miami (Ohio) (12/21/03, 0-9). Through March 13, UNLV has the current Division I record at 973 straight games, dating back to Nov. 26, 1986.
Among Indiana / Mid-Majors
Fort Wayne has posted 68 wins since 2013-14, ranking fourth among Indiana's 10 Division I programs, behind Valparaiso, Notre Dame and Indiana. The Mastodons are second among those schools considered to be mid-major programs in Indiana (Valparaiso).
When: Saturday, November 26 | 1:30 PM
Where: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (13,000) | Fort Wayne, Ind. .
All-Time Series: First meeting
Last Meeting: NA
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM/100.9 FM | PBP: Brett Rump | Color: John Nolan
Live Stats: Link
Live Video: Link
Game Notes: Link (PDF)
Quick Hits
• Fort Wayne's win over Indiana produced two ESPN SportsCenter appearances by head coach Jon Coffman. "Fort Wayne" and "IPFW" were trending first and second on Twitter. The game was Tuesday's most talked about sporting event on social media, according to Nielsen Social numbers. John Konchar's left handed slam dunk in the second half was the No. 1 play on SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays. Coffman appeared on The Rich Eisen Show and Freddie Coleman ESPN Radio national sydicated shows. This is in addition to the local and statewide media coverage.
• Tuesday saw www.GoMastodons.com receive a 900 percent increase in visitors over an average day. Wednesday saw a 766 percent burst in visitors over an average day.
• At 9.4, the 'Dons are 29th in the nation in steals per game.
• John Konchar picked up his 17th career double-double on Tuesday vs. Indiana. He now has a double-double in each of his last two games.
• Bryson Scott had his first double-double in a Fort Wayne uniform on Tuesday vs. Indiana after recording 18 points and 12 rebounds.
• The 'Dons are the near consensus preseason pick to win the Summit League across national outlets, including Athlon Sports, Lindy's, NBC Sports, The Sporting News as well as the league's preseason poll.
Scouting the Delta Devils
Mississippi Valley State (0-6) enters Saturday playing their seventh game of 14 away from home to start the season. The Delta Devils will play at Indiana on Sunday. Marcus Romain leads the squad with 12.7 points per game but hasn't played since the Kent State contest on Nov. 16. They are averaging 61.83 points per game while giving up 90.0.
Scouting The Mastodons
Fort Wayne (3-2) looks for their third straight win at the Coliseum following Tuesday's win over Indiana. The 'Dons have four players averaging in double-digits.
On The Indiana Win
From The Box Score: John Konchar played all 45 minutes, a feat he also did last year in an overtime game against Omaha … Indiana held a 19-to-7 edge in free throw attempts with Fort Wayne's first attempt from the charity stripe coming with 9:29 left in the game … the 'Dons held a 40-30 edge in points in the paint … Fort Wayne held a 12-2 edge in points off turnovers … Fort Wayne finished the game with two starters (Mo Evans and Brent Calhoun) fouled out … Indiana's largest lead was three points, after the first basket of the game … Fort Wayne led for 39:53 of the game … Fort Wayne limited Indiana to 40.3 percent shooting, Indiana shot 40 percent or lower only twice last season ... Xzavier Taylor played a career-high 30 minutes, scoring eight points with five rebounds and two blocks.
On The Win: It was Fort Wayne's first victory over a ranked foe as a Division I member … also their first win over a Big Ten member … first win by a Summit League school over a top 10 team since Oral Roberts defeated Kansas in 2006 … the 'Dons have won seven consecutive overtime games (last loss 76-66 at Xavier on Nov. 16, 2010) … marked the 'Dons 70th victory at the Coliseum ... the win marked the second consecutive season that a Summit League team has defeated a nationally-ranked Big Ten team (Western Illinois won at No. 17 Wisconsin on opening night in 2015-16).
On The Game: At No. 3, Indiana was the highest ranked team to ever visit a Summit League team … the 11,076 attendance set a new record for a basketball event at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum … it was the Hoosiers' first appearance in the Summit City for a game since Dec. 19, 1967 when they defeated Notre Dame 96-91.
Mo Evans Summit League POTW
For his play last week, Mo Evans earned the Summit League Player of the Week on Monday. Against UMass Lowell on Saturday, he set career highs in points (33), assists (13) and steals (5). He also had 19 points in a loss to Illinois State during the week. This is Evans' first career Summit League Player of the Week honor. However he did earn a the conference's Male Athlete of the Month honor last December.
Up Next
Fort Wayne hosts Sienna Heights on Monday (Nov. 28) at Gates on the IPFW campus in a non-league contest. Tip is set for 7 p.m.
Indiana Classic
Saturday's contest is the third and final game for the 'Dons as part of the Indiana Classic. The event features Fort Wayne, Indiana, Mississippi Valley State, UMass Lowell and Liberty. The 'Dons will play each of those teams except for Liberty.
1,000 for Mo
Mo Evans picked up his 1,000th career point vs. Kenyon. He is the 13th player in program history to reach the plateau. He now owns 1,067 career points and ranks ninth all-time in scoring at Fort Wayne.
Making Baskets
Mo Evans is shooting 52.8 percent from the floor, an improvement over his already impressive 48.1 percent last season.
Kason Is On
Kason Harrell has scored in double-digits in all five games this season. His solid play was rewarded with his first career start on Saturday vs. UMass Lowell. Harrell made a 3-pointer against Indiana in overtime to open the scoring in the extra period.
2016-17 Preseason All-Summit League Honors
Two Mastodons earned Preseason All-Summit League accolades. John Konchar was named to the 2016-17 Summit League Preseason First Team. Mo Evans picked up second team accolades. Konchar averaged 13.0 points and 9.2 rebounds per game on his way to 2015-16 Summit League First Team honors last year. Evans averaged 16.9 points per game last year while adding better than five assists per contest.
Ironman
John Konchar finished last season 55th in the nation and second in the conference in total minutes (1211:00). His total ranked fourth among all-freshmen in the nation. This year he is averaging a team-high 35.2 points per game.
Freshman Board member
John Konchar's 8.9 rebounds per game last season ranked sixth in the nation among freshmen. This year he is averaging an even better 9.6 boards per game.
No Place Like Home
Fort Wayne has attained an overall home record of 105-37 (.738) in Fort Wayne over the past 11 seasons since 2006-07. The Mastodons are 70-25 (.734) in home games played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, and 35-12 (.739) in home games played on campus at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center. Fort Wayne went 12-1 in games in Fort Wayne last season.
Welcome Back
The 2016-17 season sees Bryson Scott hit the floor for the first time as a Mastodon. The Fort Wayne native and Northrop High School graduate transfered from Purdue. He sat out last season as a redshirt due to NCAA transfer rules.
From All Over
The 2016-17 roster features student-athletes from seven different states as well as Racine Talla who calls Dakar, Senegal home.
No Longer To The Max
The graduation of Summit League Player of the Year Max Landis is a big reason only 39.9 percent of last season's scoring is returning this year. Landis finished with a team-best 638 points last season. In the summer, he signed a professional contract with Crelan Okapi Aalstar in Belgium.
The Team 3-Point Stat
Fort Wayne has made at least one three-point field goal in 396 consecutive games, dating back to a road game at Miami (Ohio) (12/21/03, 0-9). Through March 13, UNLV has the current Division I record at 973 straight games, dating back to Nov. 26, 1986.
Among Indiana / Mid-Majors
Fort Wayne has posted 68 wins since 2013-14, ranking fourth among Indiana's 10 Division I programs, behind Valparaiso, Notre Dame and Indiana. The Mastodons are second among those schools considered to be mid-major programs in Indiana (Valparaiso).
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