Friday, November 23
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 P.M.
Purdue Fort Wayne
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Samford
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Jarred Godfrey
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First Ever Meeting With Samford Set For Black Friday
11/22/2018 4:08:00 PM | Men's Basketball
What: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (3-3) vs. Samford Bulldogs (5-1)
When: November 23 | 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): Purdue Fort Wayne | Samford
SCOUTING SAMFORD
Samford is 5-1 on the season with wins over North Alabama, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Miles College and Cleveland State. The Bulldogs lost 68-50 to Ohio State on Tuesday but led 32-29 at the break. Rueben Guerrero leads the team with 14.5 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. The 7-0 center is a transfer from South Florida.
THE SERIES
First meeting. Friday's game is part of the Buckeye Classic.
LAST TIME OUT
The Mastodons took down South Carolina State on Tuesday 72-68. John Konchar and Matt Holba each had 18 points. Holba drained 4-of-6 3-pointers while adding five rebounds.
'DONS AND ENDS
• Dylan Carl has set career highs in minutes in the last two games. He played 27 minutes vs. Dayton and 33 against South Carolina State.
• Matt Holba hit double-digit points (18) for the fifth time this season. His 18 points was a career best.
• Kason Harrell and John Konchar have hit double-digits in all six games this year.
• John Konchar has 1,519 career points. Fourth all-time in program history. He is nearing third place Mo Evans. Konchar's former teammate scored 1,522 points from 2013-17.
• The Mastodons have won 24 consecutive non-conference regular season home games. The last time the Mastodons lost a non-league regular season game at home was Dec. 30, 2014 against Cal Poly 71-57.
NO NEED TO CHANGE THE LOCKER ROOM SIGNS
After playing the South Carolina State Bulldogs on Tuesday, the Mastodons will play the Bulldogs, again, on Friday when they host the Samford Bulldogs. This will be the second straight year the 'Dons will play a team with the same name in two straight games. The 'Dons played the IU Kokomo Cougars on Nov. 30 and then the SIUE Cougars on Dec. 3.
ONE AWAY
Tuesday's win moved Jon Coffman's career record to 81-56. His .591 winning percentage is already the best in program history. However, Coffman's next victory will give him his 82nd victory, matching Dane Fife's 82-97 (2005-11) mark for most wins by a head coach during the Division I era. The program record for victories is Andy Piazza's 143-109 mark from 1987-96.
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.
MORE SPORTS-REFERENCE.COM KONCHAR STATS
• John Konchar's sports-reference.com career offensive rating of 131.6 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).
YES, MORE JOHN KONCHAR NOTES
• John Konchar has 81 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 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.
KONCHAR CAREER STEALS
• John Konchar is in second place in Purdue Fort Wayne career history with 214 steals. Next up on the list is Lawrence Jordan's (1985-86, 87-90) 324. Konchar's total is ninth in Summit League history.
• John Konchar's steal total 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 917 total rebounds ranks third in Summit League history. Only Oakland's Keith Benson (1,103 from 2007-11) and Oral Roberts' Caleb Roberts (1,189 from 2003-07) have more boards.
• 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 each game this year, but has rebound totals of 8, 7, 9, 9, 7 and 9 ... putting him three times 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 930 career points.
• Kason Harrell's 189 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.
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
The Mastodons have attained an overall home record of 130-43 in Fort Wayne since 2006-07. The 'Dons are 78-25 in home games played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and 52-18 in home games played on campus at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center.
When: November 23 | 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): Purdue Fort Wayne | Samford
SCOUTING SAMFORD
Samford is 5-1 on the season with wins over North Alabama, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Miles College and Cleveland State. The Bulldogs lost 68-50 to Ohio State on Tuesday but led 32-29 at the break. Rueben Guerrero leads the team with 14.5 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. The 7-0 center is a transfer from South Florida.
THE SERIES
First meeting. Friday's game is part of the Buckeye Classic.
LAST TIME OUT
The Mastodons took down South Carolina State on Tuesday 72-68. John Konchar and Matt Holba each had 18 points. Holba drained 4-of-6 3-pointers while adding five rebounds.
'DONS AND ENDS
• Dylan Carl has set career highs in minutes in the last two games. He played 27 minutes vs. Dayton and 33 against South Carolina State.
• Matt Holba hit double-digit points (18) for the fifth time this season. His 18 points was a career best.
• Kason Harrell and John Konchar have hit double-digits in all six games this year.
• John Konchar has 1,519 career points. Fourth all-time in program history. He is nearing third place Mo Evans. Konchar's former teammate scored 1,522 points from 2013-17.
• The Mastodons have won 24 consecutive non-conference regular season home games. The last time the Mastodons lost a non-league regular season game at home was Dec. 30, 2014 against Cal Poly 71-57.
NO NEED TO CHANGE THE LOCKER ROOM SIGNS
After playing the South Carolina State Bulldogs on Tuesday, the Mastodons will play the Bulldogs, again, on Friday when they host the Samford Bulldogs. This will be the second straight year the 'Dons will play a team with the same name in two straight games. The 'Dons played the IU Kokomo Cougars on Nov. 30 and then the SIUE Cougars on Dec. 3.
ONE AWAY
Tuesday's win moved Jon Coffman's career record to 81-56. His .591 winning percentage is already the best in program history. However, Coffman's next victory will give him his 82nd victory, matching Dane Fife's 82-97 (2005-11) mark for most wins by a head coach during the Division I era. The program record for victories is Andy Piazza's 143-109 mark from 1987-96.
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.
MORE SPORTS-REFERENCE.COM KONCHAR STATS
• John Konchar's sports-reference.com career offensive rating of 131.6 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).
YES, MORE JOHN KONCHAR NOTES
• John Konchar has 81 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 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.
KONCHAR CAREER STEALS
• John Konchar is in second place in Purdue Fort Wayne career history with 214 steals. Next up on the list is Lawrence Jordan's (1985-86, 87-90) 324. Konchar's total is ninth in Summit League history.
• John Konchar's steal total 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 917 total rebounds ranks third in Summit League history. Only Oakland's Keith Benson (1,103 from 2007-11) and Oral Roberts' Caleb Roberts (1,189 from 2003-07) have more boards.
• 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 each game this year, but has rebound totals of 8, 7, 9, 9, 7 and 9 ... putting him three times 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 930 career points.
• Kason Harrell's 189 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.
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
The Mastodons have attained an overall home record of 130-43 in Fort Wayne since 2006-07. The 'Dons are 78-25 in home games played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and 52-18 in home games played on campus at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center.
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