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Kason Harrell
Ohio State Next Up For Men's Hoops
11/9/2018 10:53:00 PM | Men's Basketball
What: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (1-1) vs. Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0)
When: November 11 | 4:00 PM ET
Where: Value City Arena (19,049) | Columbus, Ohio
All-Time Series: First meeting
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM/100.9 FM
Talent: Brett Rump Link
Television: BTN
Talent: Chris Vosters, Shon Morris
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Ohio State
SCOUTING OHIO STATE
The Ohio State Buckeyes started their season with a win over Cincinnati 64-56. Sophomore Kaleb Wesson led the team with 15 points and Kyle Young led with eight rebounds.
THE SERIES
First meeting. The 'Dons are 2-19 all-time against Big Ten schools. Both wins have come over Indiana, giving the 'Dons a two-game win streak over Big Ten members entering Sunday's contest.
VOLLEYBALL RIVALRY
While this is the first basketball meeting with Ohio State, the two schools have a long men's volleyball rivalry with over 100 meetings as conference members in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. The men's volleyball series dates back to 1980 with Ohio State leading 78-37.
LAST TIME OUT
The Mastodons defeated the NCAA Division III member Earlham Quakers 112-51 on Thursday, Nov. 8. Five players scored in double-digits with freshman Jarred Godfrey leading the team with 23 points.
ON THE EARLHAM WIN
• Freshman Jarred Godfrey (23 points) 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 finished his career third all-time in scoring (1,522) and Konchar is currently fifth (1,465).
• With 112 points, it was the 11th 100-point game for the 'Dons as a DI program (2001 - present)
• 'Dons came up two shy of the record 114 points they scored against Defiance last year.
• Thursday's win over Earlham tied for the second most field goals in a game (41).
• 'Dons scored 61 bench points in the game.
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.
ON THE SCHEDULE
• The non-league slate features seven Division I teams that each won a game in their respective conference tournaments last season.
• The schedule features five games in 11 days to start the season. The 'Dons will play at UCLA (Nov. 6), host Earlham (Nov. 8), travel to Ohio State (Nov. 11), host Manchester (Nov. 13) and close it out at Dayton (Nov. 16).
•10 games will be played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Seven games (including the DePauw exhibition) will be played at the Gates Sports Center.
FOUR MORE
The 'Dons were picked to finish fourth in the 2018-19 Summit League Preseason Poll.
IT HAS BEEN A LONG JOURNEY FROM MILAN TO FORT WAYNE
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.
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 mid-majors.
• 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)
JOHN KONCHAR NOTES
• 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.
• John Konchar is the only active player in Division I with 1,400 points, 800 rebounds, 300 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.
KONCHAR CAREER STEALS
• John Konchar is in fourth place in Purdue Fort Wayne career history with 207 steals. Next up on the list is third place Bruce Roland (1986-89) who totaled 210 steals. Konchar's total is 11th in Summit League history.
• His 207 steals is second in NCAA Division I among active student-athletes. Only Joseph Chartouny (247) has more steals. Chartouny is a member of Marquette this season after playing his first three years at Fordham.
KONCHAR ON THE BOARDS IN HIS CAREER
• John Konchar is averaging 8.83 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 883 total rebounds ranks seventh 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. Only James Thompson IV (Eastern Michigan, 1,120), Jordan Murphy (Minnesota, 920) and Ethan Happ (Wisconsin, 886) have more rebounds than Konchar.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
John Konchar has 36 career double-doubles. It is the 3rd most double-doubles of all active players in NCAA Division I. Only James Thompson IV of Eastern Michigan (59) and Jordan Murphy of Minnesota (46) have more.
KASON HARRELL NOTES
• Kason Harrell's 179 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 18 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 128-43 in Fort Wayne since 2006-07. The 'Dons are 76-25 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.
CN81
For a second consecutive season each of Purdue Fort Wayne's 10 contests at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum will air live on Comcast CN81.
COACHING "RANKS"
Jon Coffman owns a career record of 79-54. It is the third most wins of any coach in program history. He is second in the Division I era, only short of Dane Fife's 82-97 mark from 2005-11. Andy Piazza's 143-109 record from 1987-96 is the all-time win leader. Coffman's .594 winning percentage is already the best for any coach in program history.
GREAT SCOTT!
The 2018-19 'Dons will need to make up for the graduation of Bryson Scott. The 2017-18 All-Summit League First Team set a new program single-season record with 746 points last year.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
When: November 11 | 4:00 PM ET
Where: Value City Arena (19,049) | Columbus, Ohio
All-Time Series: First meeting
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM/100.9 FM
Talent: Brett Rump Link
Television: BTN
Talent: Chris Vosters, Shon Morris
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Ohio State
SCOUTING OHIO STATE
The Ohio State Buckeyes started their season with a win over Cincinnati 64-56. Sophomore Kaleb Wesson led the team with 15 points and Kyle Young led with eight rebounds.
THE SERIES
First meeting. The 'Dons are 2-19 all-time against Big Ten schools. Both wins have come over Indiana, giving the 'Dons a two-game win streak over Big Ten members entering Sunday's contest.
VOLLEYBALL RIVALRY
While this is the first basketball meeting with Ohio State, the two schools have a long men's volleyball rivalry with over 100 meetings as conference members in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. The men's volleyball series dates back to 1980 with Ohio State leading 78-37.
LAST TIME OUT
The Mastodons defeated the NCAA Division III member Earlham Quakers 112-51 on Thursday, Nov. 8. Five players scored in double-digits with freshman Jarred Godfrey leading the team with 23 points.
ON THE EARLHAM WIN
• Freshman Jarred Godfrey (23 points) 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 finished his career third all-time in scoring (1,522) and Konchar is currently fifth (1,465).
• With 112 points, it was the 11th 100-point game for the 'Dons as a DI program (2001 - present)
• 'Dons came up two shy of the record 114 points they scored against Defiance last year.
• Thursday's win over Earlham tied for the second most field goals in a game (41).
• 'Dons scored 61 bench points in the game.
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.
ON THE SCHEDULE
• The non-league slate features seven Division I teams that each won a game in their respective conference tournaments last season.
• The schedule features five games in 11 days to start the season. The 'Dons will play at UCLA (Nov. 6), host Earlham (Nov. 8), travel to Ohio State (Nov. 11), host Manchester (Nov. 13) and close it out at Dayton (Nov. 16).
•10 games will be played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Seven games (including the DePauw exhibition) will be played at the Gates Sports Center.
FOUR MORE
The 'Dons were picked to finish fourth in the 2018-19 Summit League Preseason Poll.
IT HAS BEEN A LONG JOURNEY FROM MILAN TO FORT WAYNE
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.
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 mid-majors.
• 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)
JOHN KONCHAR NOTES
• 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.
• John Konchar is the only active player in Division I with 1,400 points, 800 rebounds, 300 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.
KONCHAR CAREER STEALS
• John Konchar is in fourth place in Purdue Fort Wayne career history with 207 steals. Next up on the list is third place Bruce Roland (1986-89) who totaled 210 steals. Konchar's total is 11th in Summit League history.
• His 207 steals is second in NCAA Division I among active student-athletes. Only Joseph Chartouny (247) has more steals. Chartouny is a member of Marquette this season after playing his first three years at Fordham.
KONCHAR ON THE BOARDS IN HIS CAREER
• John Konchar is averaging 8.83 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 883 total rebounds ranks seventh 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. Only James Thompson IV (Eastern Michigan, 1,120), Jordan Murphy (Minnesota, 920) and Ethan Happ (Wisconsin, 886) have more rebounds than Konchar.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
John Konchar has 36 career double-doubles. It is the 3rd most double-doubles of all active players in NCAA Division I. Only James Thompson IV of Eastern Michigan (59) and Jordan Murphy of Minnesota (46) have more.
KASON HARRELL NOTES
• Kason Harrell's 179 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 18 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 128-43 in Fort Wayne since 2006-07. The 'Dons are 76-25 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.
CN81
For a second consecutive season each of Purdue Fort Wayne's 10 contests at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum will air live on Comcast CN81.
COACHING "RANKS"
Jon Coffman owns a career record of 79-54. It is the third most wins of any coach in program history. He is second in the Division I era, only short of Dane Fife's 82-97 mark from 2005-11. Andy Piazza's 143-109 record from 1987-96 is the all-time win leader. Coffman's .594 winning percentage is already the best for any coach in program history.
GREAT SCOTT!
The 2018-19 'Dons will need to make up for the graduation of Bryson Scott. The 2017-18 All-Summit League First Team set a new program single-season record with 746 points last year.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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