Old Summit League Rivals UMKC Arrive At Coliseum On Saturday

What: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (5-4) vs. UMKC Kangaroos (1-7)
When: Saturday, Dec. 1 | 2:00 PM ET
Where: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (12,000) | Fort Wayne, Ind.
All-Time Series: 'Dons lead 7-6
Radio: Online only at ESPNFortWayne.com
  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 | UMKC

KNOW YOUR FOE
UMKC enters the game with their only win being a 94-58 victory over NAIA member Avila. The 'Roos are in the middle of three straight games against the Summit League. UMKC, a former Summit League member, lost 75-47 at South Dakota State on Wednesday. On Dec. 8 the 'Roos will go to South Dakota.

THE SERIES
The Mastodons lead 7-6. 12 of the meetings came from 2007-13 when they were league rivals. The one that didn't was a 81-66 non-league loss at UMKC on Feb. 26, 2002. The 'Dons are 4-2 all time against UMKC in Fort Wayne.

LAST TIME OUT
The Mastodons made 21 3-pointers in a 104-60 win at Eastern Illinois on Wednesday night.

'DONS AND ENDS
• The 'Dons will play the UMKC Kangaroos on Saturday and then play the Akron Zips, who have a kangaroo as a mascot, on Wednesday.
• Matt Holba went 5-of-6 from long range vs. Eastern Illinois. He has made 9-of-13 over the last two games.
• Matt Holba has attempted five or more 3-pointers in every game this season.
• Matt Holba has seven games of double-digit points this season after recording only once such game at Lehigh.
• Kason Harrell and John Konchar have hit double-digits in every game this year.
• The 'Dons have recorded double-digit steals in four games this year.
• Against Cleveland State on Sunday (Nov. 25) the 'Dons had 15 steals. It was the most steals for the 'Dons in a game since recording 15 against Judson on Dec. 28, 2014.
• At 17.6, Purdue Fort Wayne is averaging the most assists per game in the league.
• The 'Dons are tied with North Carolina for most total assists (158) in the nation
• The 'Dons have five games with 20 or more assists this season. They had three all of last season.
• Kason Harrell needs two more blocks to bring his career total to 50.
• The 'Dons have attempted more than 20 3-pointers in every game this season and more than 35 in four games. At 269 attempts on the season, the 'Dons are second in the nation in attempted 3-pointers.
• The 'Dons are also third in the nation and first in the league in made 3-pointers (100).
• The Mastodons' 81 total steals on the season is second in the nation. Only FIU (95) has recorded more steals than the 'Dons.
• The 'Dons have used the same starting lineup in every game this season.

A LITTLE MORE ON THE EIU WIN
• The 21 3-pointers tied a program record for a single game. The 'Dons also had 21 against Olivet on Jan. 9, 2017. The 21 on Wednesday is the best against a Division I opponent in program history, passing the 20 the 'Dons made against Oral Roberts on Dec. 31, 2016.
• Purdue Fort Wayne's 21 3-pointers are the most by a Summit League team this year.
• Six Mastodons made three or more. Only one of those six players shot under .500 from beyond the arc.
• Cameron Benford had six rebounds and two steals in only eight minutes.
• Dylan Carl set career highs in rebounds (9) and assists (5).
• Seven 'Dons finished in double-digits for the second time this year. The other game was vs. Manchester.
• No Mastodon played more than 28 minutes.
• The Mastodons had a 50-27 edge on the glass.

WAC/SUMMIT LEAGUE CHALLENGE
Saturday's game is part of the WAC/Summit League Challenge. The two-year agreement will see the 'Dons go to Grand Canyon next year. The WAC enters Saturday leading the challenge 2-1.

83!
Jon Coffman's career record moved to 83-57 with a win on Wednesday vs. Eastern Illinois. His .592 winning percentage is already the best in program, but the win passed 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 131.3 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's 2.31 career assist/turnover ratio is the fifth best among active NCAA Division I players.
• John Konchar has 84 career games with double-digit points and 39 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 and 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 Mastodon 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 219 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 943 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.
• Konchar's career total rebounds ranks fifth among active NCAA Division I players.

DOUBLE TROUBLE
John Konchar has 37 career double-doubles. It is the ninth 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, 9, 9 and 6 in his first eight games ... putting him four 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 978 career points.
• Kason Harrell's 193 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 6-16. The 'Dons played three games and traveled to Milan, Vicenza, Venice, Florence and Rome among other cities.

STUDENT SHUTTLE
Students can pick up a free shuttle to every home game at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Pickup is from Purdue Fort Wayne student housing and runs every 20 minutes an hour before and after the game. It is FREE for Purdue Fort Wayne Students with their ID.

~ Feel the Rumble ~

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Players Mentioned

Cameron Benford

Dylan Carl

Mo Evans

Jarred Godfrey

Kason Harrell

Matt Holba

John Konchar