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Men's Hoops Hits The Road To Chicago To Face UIC
11/17/2017 3:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Who: UIC Flames
When: Saturday, Nov. 18 | 4:00 PM ET
Where: UIC Pavillion (6,958) | Chicago, Ill.
All-Time Series: UIC leads 2-0
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM/100.9 FM
Talent: Brett Rump Link
Live Stats: Link
Live Video: ESPN3 Link
Game Notes (PDF): Fort Wayne | UIC
ADOLPH RUPP CLASSIC
The Mastodons are in the middle of a four-game stretch of contests all part of the Adolph Rupp Classic. Fort Wayne's games at UIC, Kentucky and East Tennessee State are all in the event, as well as Fort Wayne's home game with Delaware State last Wednesday.
SCOUTING THE FLAMES
UIC is 2-1 on the season. They defeated Delaware State 95-55 on Thursday. Dikembe Dixson leads the Flames with 16.0 points per game.
THE SERIES
UIC leads the all-time series 2-0. The Flames won 99-80 on Jan. 19, 2002 in Fort Wayne and 85-64 on Feb. 15, 2003 in Chicago.
LAST TIME OUT
Fort Wayne recorded an 85-71 win over Delaware State on Wednesday. Kason Harrell finished with 20 points thanks to a career-best six 3-pointers. As a team, the 'Dons knocked down 17 from long range.
UP NEXT
Fort Wayne travels to Lexington to face No. 7 Kentucky on Wednesday (Nov. 22) in an 8 p.m. ET tip at Rupp Arena. The game will air live on the SEC Network. The 'Dons will play Kentucky exactly one year to the day of Fort Wayne's win over No. 3 Indiana last season.
SWEET HOME CHICAGO
Fort Wayne's roster features two players from the Chicago area. Xzavier Taylor calls Chicago home and John Konchar hails from West Chicago, Illinois.
POTW FOR SCOTT
Bryson Scott took home Summit League Player of the Week honors for his performances last week. The senior from Fort Wayne, Ind. averaged 26.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.0 steals in 26 minutes per game. He recorded a career-high 31 points with eight rebounds at Oakland on Friday. He returned on Sunday to notch 21 points, seven assists, five rebounds and five steals in a win over Defiance. On the week, he shot 54.3 percent from the field and was a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line.
"WEIR"-D START
Freshman Matt Weir is averaging 4.3 assists per game (13 total) over his first three collegiate contests. The newcomer recorded two at Oakland, six against Defiance and five against Delaware State. He has seen his minute total increase each contest (16, 24, 27). For comparison sake, in Mo Evans' first three games as a Mastodon, Evans recorded eight total assists against Dayton, IU Kokomo and Texas A&M Corpus Christi in 2013. Evans graduated last year with 466 career assists, most in the Division I era for the 'Dons.
20-OF-20
Bryson Scott opened the season making 20 consecutive free throws. Scott entered Wednesday's game against Delaware State making all 10 free throws on the season and then started the game making his first 10 attempts to bring his consecutive free throw streak to 20. But it ended with a miss at the line with six minutes left in the game.
ABOUT THOSE 10 THOUGH
Thanks to his 10 free throws against Delaware State, Bryson Scott became the first 'Don to make 10 free throws in a game since Steve Forbes against Stetson on Dec. 3, 2014. Forbes also made 10.
JOINING THE 'DONS
Tionne Rollins (Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln High School) signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Fort Wayne men's basketball program for the 2018-19 campaign. Rollins (6-2, guard) helped Lincoln High School to a Class 8A State Runner-Up finish in 2017. He was named First Team All-Big Bend. In the classroom, Rollins is an honor roll student with a GPA above 4.00. He comes from a basketball family as his mother Demetria played at Florida A&M from 1989-93.
ALL YOU NEED IS ONE
6-9 senior forward Xzavier Taylor made his first career 3-pointer against Defiance. It was also his first career attempt, making him Fort Wayne's career 3-point leader... (if you want to throw out minimum qualifications of any kind) ... at 100 percent.
DUO HONORED
Fort Wayne had two student-athletes selected to the 2017-18 Summit League All-Preseason Teams. John Konchar was named to the First Team. Bryson Scott was selected to the Second Team.
WELCOME TO THE MACHINE
According to KenPom.com computer rankings, John Konchar was third in the nation last season in offensive rating, which is a measure of personal offensive efficiency. Konchar owned an ORtg of 137.2, only Devontae Cacok of UNC Wilmington (141.4) and Ty Gibson of Eastern Washington (139.8) ranked higher.
FROM THE FLOOR IN HIS CAREER
John Konchar owns a career 60.8 percent field goal percentage. His mark is fifth among all active players in the nation. Only Tacko Fall (Central Florida, 72.7 percent), Tyler Davis (Texas A&M, 63.5 percent), Josh Ibarra (Houston Baptist, 61.4 percent) and Jock Landale (Saint Mary's, 61.1 percent) own better career shooting percentages.
CENTURY MARK
Since Jon Coffman became the Fort Wayne head coach in 2014-15, the 'Dons
have scored 100 points in a game 11 times.
KONCHAR ON THE BOARDS
John Konchar is averaging 9.0 rebounds per game in his career. That total is seventh among all active NCAA Division I players. If he finished his career averaging 9.0 rebounds per game, he would rank fifth all-time in Summit League history for the statistic.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
John Konchar has 31 career double-doubles. Only three current players in the nation have more career double-doubles. Angel Delgado (Seton Hall, 53), James Thompson IV (Eastern Michigan, 41) and Rokas Gustys (Hofstra, 35) rank above Konchar. Both Delgado and Gustys are seniors this season. Thompson IV, like Konchar, is a junior.
KASON IN HIS CAREER
Kason Harrell's career 3-point percentage of 44.8 percent ranks fourth among all active NCAA Division I student-athletes. Only Markus Howard (Marquette, 54.0 percent), Connor Burchfield (William & Mary, 48.2 percent) and Jordan Dartis (Ohio, 45.5 percent) own better 3-point percentages in their careers.
ONLY TWO
Fort Wayne and Valparaiso are the only two NCAA Division I men's basketball programs in the state of Indiana that have advanced to the postseason each of the last four years.
KONCHAR NEARING 1,000
John Konchar owns 972 career points. The Mastodons have 13 players in their history who have reached 1,000 career points.
SCOTT NEARING 1,000
Combined with the 291 points he scored at Purdue, Bryson Scott owns 892 career points.
PRO 'DONS
A pair of Mastodons from last season's squad are playing professionally. Mo Evans is playing in Hungary and Brent Calhoun is in Spain.
LOU HENSON AWARD WATCH LIST
John Konchar was named to the Preseason Watch List for CollegeInsider.com's Lou Henson Award. The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I mid-major player.
SEE YOU ON CN81
Fort Wayne's 10 home contests which will be played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum will air locally on television in Fort Wayne on Comcast CN81.
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
Fort Wayne freshman Jairus Stevens' father Barry Stevens was drafted by the Denver Nuggets and reached the NBA as a member of the Golden State Warriors in 1993. Barry Stevens finished his collegiate career (1982-85) as Iowa State's leading scorer in program history with 2,190 points. Now only Jeff Grayer (1985-88, 2,502 points) and Georges Niang (2013-16, 2,228 points) rank higher.
THE ARCH STUDENT SHUTTLE
IPFW students can pick up a free shuttle to every home game at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Pickup is at the Arch and the Walb Circle Drive on campus. The bus will run every 15 minutes an hour before the game and it is FREE for IPFW Students with their Mastodon ID.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
When: Saturday, Nov. 18 | 4:00 PM ET
Where: UIC Pavillion (6,958) | Chicago, Ill.
All-Time Series: UIC leads 2-0
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM/100.9 FM
Talent: Brett Rump Link
Live Stats: Link
Live Video: ESPN3 Link
Game Notes (PDF): Fort Wayne | UIC
ADOLPH RUPP CLASSIC
The Mastodons are in the middle of a four-game stretch of contests all part of the Adolph Rupp Classic. Fort Wayne's games at UIC, Kentucky and East Tennessee State are all in the event, as well as Fort Wayne's home game with Delaware State last Wednesday.
SCOUTING THE FLAMES
UIC is 2-1 on the season. They defeated Delaware State 95-55 on Thursday. Dikembe Dixson leads the Flames with 16.0 points per game.
THE SERIES
UIC leads the all-time series 2-0. The Flames won 99-80 on Jan. 19, 2002 in Fort Wayne and 85-64 on Feb. 15, 2003 in Chicago.
LAST TIME OUT
Fort Wayne recorded an 85-71 win over Delaware State on Wednesday. Kason Harrell finished with 20 points thanks to a career-best six 3-pointers. As a team, the 'Dons knocked down 17 from long range.
UP NEXT
Fort Wayne travels to Lexington to face No. 7 Kentucky on Wednesday (Nov. 22) in an 8 p.m. ET tip at Rupp Arena. The game will air live on the SEC Network. The 'Dons will play Kentucky exactly one year to the day of Fort Wayne's win over No. 3 Indiana last season.
SWEET HOME CHICAGO
Fort Wayne's roster features two players from the Chicago area. Xzavier Taylor calls Chicago home and John Konchar hails from West Chicago, Illinois.
POTW FOR SCOTT
Bryson Scott took home Summit League Player of the Week honors for his performances last week. The senior from Fort Wayne, Ind. averaged 26.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.0 steals in 26 minutes per game. He recorded a career-high 31 points with eight rebounds at Oakland on Friday. He returned on Sunday to notch 21 points, seven assists, five rebounds and five steals in a win over Defiance. On the week, he shot 54.3 percent from the field and was a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line.
"WEIR"-D START
Freshman Matt Weir is averaging 4.3 assists per game (13 total) over his first three collegiate contests. The newcomer recorded two at Oakland, six against Defiance and five against Delaware State. He has seen his minute total increase each contest (16, 24, 27). For comparison sake, in Mo Evans' first three games as a Mastodon, Evans recorded eight total assists against Dayton, IU Kokomo and Texas A&M Corpus Christi in 2013. Evans graduated last year with 466 career assists, most in the Division I era for the 'Dons.
20-OF-20
Bryson Scott opened the season making 20 consecutive free throws. Scott entered Wednesday's game against Delaware State making all 10 free throws on the season and then started the game making his first 10 attempts to bring his consecutive free throw streak to 20. But it ended with a miss at the line with six minutes left in the game.
ABOUT THOSE 10 THOUGH
Thanks to his 10 free throws against Delaware State, Bryson Scott became the first 'Don to make 10 free throws in a game since Steve Forbes against Stetson on Dec. 3, 2014. Forbes also made 10.
JOINING THE 'DONS
Tionne Rollins (Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln High School) signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Fort Wayne men's basketball program for the 2018-19 campaign. Rollins (6-2, guard) helped Lincoln High School to a Class 8A State Runner-Up finish in 2017. He was named First Team All-Big Bend. In the classroom, Rollins is an honor roll student with a GPA above 4.00. He comes from a basketball family as his mother Demetria played at Florida A&M from 1989-93.
ALL YOU NEED IS ONE
6-9 senior forward Xzavier Taylor made his first career 3-pointer against Defiance. It was also his first career attempt, making him Fort Wayne's career 3-point leader... (if you want to throw out minimum qualifications of any kind) ... at 100 percent.
DUO HONORED
Fort Wayne had two student-athletes selected to the 2017-18 Summit League All-Preseason Teams. John Konchar was named to the First Team. Bryson Scott was selected to the Second Team.
WELCOME TO THE MACHINE
According to KenPom.com computer rankings, John Konchar was third in the nation last season in offensive rating, which is a measure of personal offensive efficiency. Konchar owned an ORtg of 137.2, only Devontae Cacok of UNC Wilmington (141.4) and Ty Gibson of Eastern Washington (139.8) ranked higher.
FROM THE FLOOR IN HIS CAREER
John Konchar owns a career 60.8 percent field goal percentage. His mark is fifth among all active players in the nation. Only Tacko Fall (Central Florida, 72.7 percent), Tyler Davis (Texas A&M, 63.5 percent), Josh Ibarra (Houston Baptist, 61.4 percent) and Jock Landale (Saint Mary's, 61.1 percent) own better career shooting percentages.
CENTURY MARK
Since Jon Coffman became the Fort Wayne head coach in 2014-15, the 'Dons
have scored 100 points in a game 11 times.
KONCHAR ON THE BOARDS
John Konchar is averaging 9.0 rebounds per game in his career. That total is seventh among all active NCAA Division I players. If he finished his career averaging 9.0 rebounds per game, he would rank fifth all-time in Summit League history for the statistic.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
John Konchar has 31 career double-doubles. Only three current players in the nation have more career double-doubles. Angel Delgado (Seton Hall, 53), James Thompson IV (Eastern Michigan, 41) and Rokas Gustys (Hofstra, 35) rank above Konchar. Both Delgado and Gustys are seniors this season. Thompson IV, like Konchar, is a junior.
KASON IN HIS CAREER
Kason Harrell's career 3-point percentage of 44.8 percent ranks fourth among all active NCAA Division I student-athletes. Only Markus Howard (Marquette, 54.0 percent), Connor Burchfield (William & Mary, 48.2 percent) and Jordan Dartis (Ohio, 45.5 percent) own better 3-point percentages in their careers.
ONLY TWO
Fort Wayne and Valparaiso are the only two NCAA Division I men's basketball programs in the state of Indiana that have advanced to the postseason each of the last four years.
KONCHAR NEARING 1,000
John Konchar owns 972 career points. The Mastodons have 13 players in their history who have reached 1,000 career points.
SCOTT NEARING 1,000
Combined with the 291 points he scored at Purdue, Bryson Scott owns 892 career points.
PRO 'DONS
A pair of Mastodons from last season's squad are playing professionally. Mo Evans is playing in Hungary and Brent Calhoun is in Spain.
LOU HENSON AWARD WATCH LIST
John Konchar was named to the Preseason Watch List for CollegeInsider.com's Lou Henson Award. The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I mid-major player.
SEE YOU ON CN81
Fort Wayne's 10 home contests which will be played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum will air locally on television in Fort Wayne on Comcast CN81.
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
Fort Wayne freshman Jairus Stevens' father Barry Stevens was drafted by the Denver Nuggets and reached the NBA as a member of the Golden State Warriors in 1993. Barry Stevens finished his collegiate career (1982-85) as Iowa State's leading scorer in program history with 2,190 points. Now only Jeff Grayer (1985-88, 2,502 points) and Georges Niang (2013-16, 2,228 points) rank higher.
THE ARCH STUDENT SHUTTLE
IPFW students can pick up a free shuttle to every home game at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Pickup is at the Arch and the Walb Circle Drive on campus. The bus will run every 15 minutes an hour before the game and it is FREE for IPFW Students with their Mastodon ID.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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