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Tuesday, November 20
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Photo by: Jamie Sabau
Men's Basketball To Play South Carolina State On Tuesday Night
11/19/2018 2:31:00 PM | Men's Basketball
What: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (2-3) vs. South Carolina State (1-4)
When: November 20 | 7:00 PM ET
Where: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (12,000) | Fort Wayne,Ind.
All-Time Series: First meeting
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM/100.9 FM
Talent: Brett Rump, Art Saltsberg Link
TV: CN81
Talent: John Nolan, Jeff Parrish
Video: www.GoMastodons.com/watch ($)
Live Stats: Link
Game Notes (PDF): Link
SCOUTING SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
South Carolina State's only victory came over Brevard College 99-51 on Nov. 6. Tuesday's game is part of the Buckeye Basketball Classic.
LAST TIME OUT
The Mastodons fell at Dayton 91-80. The 'Dons held a lead for nearly 20 minutes in the game before Dayton responded later in the game.
LEAD THE WAY
John Konchar has led the team in rebounds or tied for the lead in all five games this year. Konchar, Jarred Godfrey, Matt Weir and Kason Harrell have all led the 'Dons in scoring for a game this season.
ON THE DAYTON GAME
• John Konchar entered the 1,500 career points and 400 career assists clubs.
• Kason Harrell took a career-high 17 shot attempts.
• Dylan Carl hit double-digits (11) for the third time in his career. He scored 14 at Indiana and 12 at Denver last year.
• Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 47-6 when shooting better than 50 percent under Jon Coffman.
• John Konchar recorded his eighth career game with eight assists or more.
• Matt Holba hit double-digit points (12) for the fourth time this season.
JUST THREE
According to sports-reference.com, since 1992-93 John Konchar is only the third player in all of NCAA Division I men's basketball to reach 1,500 points, 900 rebounds, 400 assists and 200 steals in a career. Kyle Collinsworth (BYU, 2010-16) and Terrence Williams (Louisville, 2005-09) are the other two.
JOHN KONCHAR NOTES
• He has 80 career games with double-digit points and 38 career games with double-digit rebounds.
• He has 53 career games with one or zero turnovers.
• John Konchar is the only active player in Division I with 1,500 points, 900 rebounds, 400 assists and 200 steals.
• John Konchar was the only player last season in the nation with 450 points, 250 rebounds, 80 steals and 150 assists.
• His 81 steals last year led the league ranked 13th most in a season by a player in Summit League history.
• John Konchar was named to the 2018-19 Preseason All-Summit League Team.
• John Konchar was selected to this third Summit League First Team last year, making him the first 'Don in program history (DI or DII eras) to become a three-time all-league first team honoree.
• John Konchar was named to 2018 Summit League All-Tournament Team last March after recording 29 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and two blocks with just one turnover against North Dakota State. The last time a student-athlete earned Summit League All-Tournament Team honors playing just one game in the tournament was in 1990 when Lee Campbell of Missouri State earned the honor.
• John Konchar owns five career Summit League Player of the Week honors.
• John Konchar was named to the 2016-17 and 2017-18 NABC All-District Second Teams.
MORE SPORTS-REFERENCE.COM KONCHAR STATS
• John Konchar's sports-reference.com career offensive rating of 132.13 is the best ever recorded by the site based on stats going back to 2009-10. The site lists a basic definition of the stat as: "The number of points produced by a player per hundred total individual possessions."
• If you are a fan of the sports-reference.com win share stat, Konchar led the Summit League in 2015-16 (5.6) and ranked second in 2016-17 (6.3) and second in 2017-18 (5.8).
KONCHAR CAREER STEALS
• John Konchar is in third place in Purdue Fort Wayne career history with 212 steals. Next up on the list is second place DeAngelo Woodall (1999-03) who totaled 213 steals. First place is Lawrence Jordan's (1985-86, 87-90) 324. Konchar's total is ninth in Summit League history.
• His 212 steals is third in NCAA Division I among active student-athletes.
KONCHAR CAREER REBOUNDS
• John Konchar is averaging 8.7 rebounds per game in his career. It is the best average in school history. If he finished his career with that average, he would rank seventh all-time in Summit League history for the statistic.
• His 908 total rebounds ranks sixth in Summit League history. Konchar is second in school history in rebounds with only Sean Gibson (1989-93) and his 965 rebounds ranking higher.
• His career total rebounds ranks fourth among active NCAA Division I players.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
John Konchar has 36 career double-doubles. It is the sixth most double-doubles of all active players in NCAA Division I.
YOU COULDN'T GET, LIKE, ONE MORE?
John Konchar has double-digit scoring in all five games this year, but has rebound totals of 8, 7, 9, 9 and 7 ... putting him twice only one rebound short of adding to his double-double total.
KASON HARRELL NOTES
• Kason Harrell is on the 1,000 career point watch list, now owning 920 career points.
• Kason Harrell's 186 career made 3-pointers ranks fifth in school history. Up next on the list is fourth place DeWitt Scott. He made 210 treys from 2005-08.
• His 89 3-pointers last season ranked fifth in school history for a single-season.
• Kason Harrell has 19 career games of four or more 3-pointers. His career high is six, a total he hit four times last season. One of those games was a victory at Assembly Hall over Indiana.
20 FOR FRESHY
Freshman Jarred Godfrey had 23 points vs. Earlham on Nov. 8. He is the first Mastodon freshman to score 20 points in a game since John Konchar did it four times as a redshirt freshman in 2015-16. Godfrey is the first true freshman to hit the 20 mark since Mo Evans scored 22 against Purdue Calumet on Nov. 20, 2013. It is a good sign for Godfrey, as Evans and Konchar both rank in the top five in scoring in program history.
IT HAS BEEN A LONG JOURNEY FROM MILAN TO FORT WAYNE
In what could be best described as a young team's educational journey... Purdue Fort Wayne went on a foreign tour to Italy from August 6-16th. The 'Dons played three games and traveled to Milan, Vicenza, Venice, Florence and Rome among other cities.
ON THE ROSTER
• Two seniors: Kason Harrell and redshirt senior John Konchar.
• Five freshmen: Jarred Godfrey, Tionne Rollins, Matt Havey, Josh Inkumsah and Rylen Grundy.
• The roster features eight student-athletes who were not on the roster last season. The five freshmen and junior transfers Brian Patrick, Dee Montgomery and Ramion Burt Jr. Patrick is a transfer from Kansas State and will redshirt in 2018-19. Montgomery and Burt and eligible this season.
• Five 'Dons on the roster saw action last season (John Konchar, Kason Harrell, Dylan Carl, Cameron Benford, Matt Weir).
• Two 'Dons redshirted last season and are eligible this season. Lehigh transfer Matt Holba and Northern Arizona transfer Marcus DeBerry.
• 11 states and two countries represented on the roster.
SOME NOTES ON LAST YEAR
• Purdue Fort Wayne made their fifth consecutive postseason tournament last year, qualifying for the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT).
• The Mastodons are the only Division I program in the state of Indiana to play in the postseason each of the last five seasons.
• The 'Dons have averaged 20.6 wins per season over the last five seasons.
• Entering the year, only Valparaiso (115) and Butler (105) recorded more wins than the Mastodons (103) over the last five seasons among Indiana non-power five schools.
• The 'Dons committed single-digit turnovers in eight of 14 Summit League games last season.
• Purdue Fort Wayne finished Summit League play with 108 steals while their opponents recorded only 50.
LAST YEAR IN THE NATION THE 'DONS WERE…
• 15th in 3-pointers per game (10.3)
• 17th in steals per game (8.0)
• 18th in turnover margin (3.3)
• 21st in points per game (82.3)
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
The Mastodons have attained an overall home record of 129-43 in Fort Wayne since 2006-07. The 'Dons are 76-25 in home games played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and 53-18 in home games played on campus at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center.
When: November 20 | 7:00 PM ET
Where: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (12,000) | Fort Wayne,Ind.
All-Time Series: First meeting
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM/100.9 FM
Talent: Brett Rump, Art Saltsberg Link
TV: CN81
Talent: John Nolan, Jeff Parrish
Video: www.GoMastodons.com/watch ($)
Live Stats: Link
Game Notes (PDF): Link
SCOUTING SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
South Carolina State's only victory came over Brevard College 99-51 on Nov. 6. Tuesday's game is part of the Buckeye Basketball Classic.
LAST TIME OUT
The Mastodons fell at Dayton 91-80. The 'Dons held a lead for nearly 20 minutes in the game before Dayton responded later in the game.
LEAD THE WAY
John Konchar has led the team in rebounds or tied for the lead in all five games this year. Konchar, Jarred Godfrey, Matt Weir and Kason Harrell have all led the 'Dons in scoring for a game this season.
ON THE DAYTON GAME
• John Konchar entered the 1,500 career points and 400 career assists clubs.
• Kason Harrell took a career-high 17 shot attempts.
• Dylan Carl hit double-digits (11) for the third time in his career. He scored 14 at Indiana and 12 at Denver last year.
• Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 47-6 when shooting better than 50 percent under Jon Coffman.
• John Konchar recorded his eighth career game with eight assists or more.
• Matt Holba hit double-digit points (12) for the fourth time this season.
JUST THREE
According to sports-reference.com, since 1992-93 John Konchar is only the third player in all of NCAA Division I men's basketball to reach 1,500 points, 900 rebounds, 400 assists and 200 steals in a career. Kyle Collinsworth (BYU, 2010-16) and Terrence Williams (Louisville, 2005-09) are the other two.
JOHN KONCHAR NOTES
• He has 80 career games with double-digit points and 38 career games with double-digit rebounds.
• He has 53 career games with one or zero turnovers.
• John Konchar is the only active player in Division I with 1,500 points, 900 rebounds, 400 assists and 200 steals.
• John Konchar was the only player last season in the nation with 450 points, 250 rebounds, 80 steals and 150 assists.
• His 81 steals last year led the league ranked 13th most in a season by a player in Summit League history.
• John Konchar was named to the 2018-19 Preseason All-Summit League Team.
• John Konchar was selected to this third Summit League First Team last year, making him the first 'Don in program history (DI or DII eras) to become a three-time all-league first team honoree.
• John Konchar was named to 2018 Summit League All-Tournament Team last March after recording 29 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and two blocks with just one turnover against North Dakota State. The last time a student-athlete earned Summit League All-Tournament Team honors playing just one game in the tournament was in 1990 when Lee Campbell of Missouri State earned the honor.
• John Konchar owns five career Summit League Player of the Week honors.
• John Konchar was named to the 2016-17 and 2017-18 NABC All-District Second Teams.
MORE SPORTS-REFERENCE.COM KONCHAR STATS
• John Konchar's sports-reference.com career offensive rating of 132.13 is the best ever recorded by the site based on stats going back to 2009-10. The site lists a basic definition of the stat as: "The number of points produced by a player per hundred total individual possessions."
• If you are a fan of the sports-reference.com win share stat, Konchar led the Summit League in 2015-16 (5.6) and ranked second in 2016-17 (6.3) and second in 2017-18 (5.8).
KONCHAR CAREER STEALS
• John Konchar is in third place in Purdue Fort Wayne career history with 212 steals. Next up on the list is second place DeAngelo Woodall (1999-03) who totaled 213 steals. First place is Lawrence Jordan's (1985-86, 87-90) 324. Konchar's total is ninth in Summit League history.
• His 212 steals is third in NCAA Division I among active student-athletes.
KONCHAR CAREER REBOUNDS
• John Konchar is averaging 8.7 rebounds per game in his career. It is the best average in school history. If he finished his career with that average, he would rank seventh all-time in Summit League history for the statistic.
• His 908 total rebounds ranks sixth in Summit League history. Konchar is second in school history in rebounds with only Sean Gibson (1989-93) and his 965 rebounds ranking higher.
• His career total rebounds ranks fourth among active NCAA Division I players.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
John Konchar has 36 career double-doubles. It is the sixth most double-doubles of all active players in NCAA Division I.
YOU COULDN'T GET, LIKE, ONE MORE?
John Konchar has double-digit scoring in all five games this year, but has rebound totals of 8, 7, 9, 9 and 7 ... putting him twice only one rebound short of adding to his double-double total.
KASON HARRELL NOTES
• Kason Harrell is on the 1,000 career point watch list, now owning 920 career points.
• Kason Harrell's 186 career made 3-pointers ranks fifth in school history. Up next on the list is fourth place DeWitt Scott. He made 210 treys from 2005-08.
• His 89 3-pointers last season ranked fifth in school history for a single-season.
• Kason Harrell has 19 career games of four or more 3-pointers. His career high is six, a total he hit four times last season. One of those games was a victory at Assembly Hall over Indiana.
20 FOR FRESHY
Freshman Jarred Godfrey had 23 points vs. Earlham on Nov. 8. He is the first Mastodon freshman to score 20 points in a game since John Konchar did it four times as a redshirt freshman in 2015-16. Godfrey is the first true freshman to hit the 20 mark since Mo Evans scored 22 against Purdue Calumet on Nov. 20, 2013. It is a good sign for Godfrey, as Evans and Konchar both rank in the top five in scoring in program history.
IT HAS BEEN A LONG JOURNEY FROM MILAN TO FORT WAYNE
In what could be best described as a young team's educational journey... Purdue Fort Wayne went on a foreign tour to Italy from August 6-16th. The 'Dons played three games and traveled to Milan, Vicenza, Venice, Florence and Rome among other cities.
ON THE ROSTER
• Two seniors: Kason Harrell and redshirt senior John Konchar.
• Five freshmen: Jarred Godfrey, Tionne Rollins, Matt Havey, Josh Inkumsah and Rylen Grundy.
• The roster features eight student-athletes who were not on the roster last season. The five freshmen and junior transfers Brian Patrick, Dee Montgomery and Ramion Burt Jr. Patrick is a transfer from Kansas State and will redshirt in 2018-19. Montgomery and Burt and eligible this season.
• Five 'Dons on the roster saw action last season (John Konchar, Kason Harrell, Dylan Carl, Cameron Benford, Matt Weir).
• Two 'Dons redshirted last season and are eligible this season. Lehigh transfer Matt Holba and Northern Arizona transfer Marcus DeBerry.
• 11 states and two countries represented on the roster.
SOME NOTES ON LAST YEAR
• Purdue Fort Wayne made their fifth consecutive postseason tournament last year, qualifying for the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT).
• The Mastodons are the only Division I program in the state of Indiana to play in the postseason each of the last five seasons.
• The 'Dons have averaged 20.6 wins per season over the last five seasons.
• Entering the year, only Valparaiso (115) and Butler (105) recorded more wins than the Mastodons (103) over the last five seasons among Indiana non-power five schools.
• The 'Dons committed single-digit turnovers in eight of 14 Summit League games last season.
• Purdue Fort Wayne finished Summit League play with 108 steals while their opponents recorded only 50.
LAST YEAR IN THE NATION THE 'DONS WERE…
• 15th in 3-pointers per game (10.3)
• 17th in steals per game (8.0)
• 18th in turnover margin (3.3)
• 21st in points per game (82.3)
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
The Mastodons have attained an overall home record of 129-43 in Fort Wayne since 2006-07. The 'Dons are 76-25 in home games played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and 53-18 in home games played on campus at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center.
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