Men's Basketball Senior Night Set For Saturday Night

What: Fort Wayne Mastodons (18-12, 7-6 Summit League) vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits (24-6, 12-1 Summit League)
When: Saturday, Feb. 24 | 7:00 PM ET
Where: Gates Sports Center (1,800) | Fort Wayne, Ind.
All-Time Series: South Dakota State leads 17-12
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM/100.9 FM
Talent: Brett Rump Link
Live Stats: Link
Live Video: Link
Game Notes (PDF): Fort Wayne | South Dakota State

'DONS AND ENDS
- Jordon King, Xzavier Taylor and Bryson Scott will be honored before Saturday's game as part of Senior Night festivities.
- John Konchar earned his fifth career Summit League Player of the Week honor on Monday thanks to averaging 17.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 2.5 blocks last week.
- Fort Wayne is locked into either the No. 3 or No. 4 seed in the Summit League Tournament. A win on Saturday or a Denver loss clinches the No. 3 seed for the Mastodons. The 'Dons have the head-to-head tiebreaker over Denver thanks to a pair of wins over the Pioneers. Denver is at Western Illinois on Saturday in a 8 p.m. ET start.
- A No. 3 seed would give the 'Dons the 7 p.m. ET game on Sunday, March 4. The No. 4 seed would give the 'Dons the 9:30 p.m. ET game on the same day.
-The 'Dons have held a lead for 113 of a possible 120 minutes over Fort Wayne's last three games.
- The 'Dons have committed single-digit turnovers in eight Summit League games this season. Over the last seven games the 'Dons are averaging only 8.9 turnovers per game. For reference, the national leader in fewest turnovers per game is Virginia at 8.9
- In Summit League play, the 'Dons have 107 steals while their opponents have only 49.
- In Summit League play, the 'Dons are forcing a league-best 14.4 turnovers per game.
- John Konchar is the only active player in Division I with 1,200 points, 800 rebounds, 300 assists and 200 steals.
- A win on Saturday would give the 'Dons a 14-1 record at home this season. The last time the 'Dons lost just one home game in a season was in 2015-16 when the 'Dons were 12-1 at home.
- John Konchar earned his 800th career rebound earlier this year. He now owns 843 boards. Konchar is second in school history in rebounds with only Sean Gibson (1989-93) and his 965 rebounds ranking higher.
- Kason Harrell's 171 career made 3-pointers ranks fifth in school history. His 84 3-pointers this season is fifth in school history for a single-season.
- Bryson Scott has led the 'Dons in scoring in 20 of Fort Wayne's 30 games this season.
- Bryson Scott owns 30 career 20-point games.
- Kason Harrell is averaging 14.3 points per game, up from the 10.9 he averaged last season. He has failed to reach double-digits in only six games this season.
- Kason Harrell has 11 games of four or more 3-pointers this season.
- John Konchar is second in the nation in total minutes (1,354).
- Bryson Scott is shooting 82.7 percent from the free throw line this year. Up from 69.3 percent last season.
- When Jax Levitch makes two or more 3-pointers in a game, the 'Dons are 9-1.
- The 'Dons are 10-4 when attempting 19 or more free throws in a game this season.
- Starting with the game at Indiana, John Konchar has 96 assists and only 24 turnovers for an assist/turnover ratio of 4.0. That is a span of 18 games.

SCOUTING THE JACKRABBITS
South Dakota State (24-6, 12-1 Summit) has clinched the regular season title and No. 1 seed in the Summit League Tournament thanks to a 76-72 win over South Dakota on Thursday. Mike Daum is leading the league with 23.4 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. Between Daum and Fort Wayne's Bryson Scott (22.4), Saturday's game will feature the only two players in the league averaging better than 20 points per game.

THE SERIES
South Dakota State has a 17-12 lead in the all-time series. The 'Dons dropped a road game at South Dakota State on Jan. 27 this season 78-76. Fort Wayne rallied from a 17-point deficit to take a lead in the final minutes. However Mike Daum's two free throws with 21 seconds left put the Jackrabbits up for good. Fort Wayne has won three of the last four meetings with South Dakota State in Fort Wayne. The one loss came last year when the 'Dons fell 97-89. Mike Daum had 51 points in the contest.

SCOTT SETS SINGLE-SEASON POINTS RECORD
Bryson Scott owns 673 points this season, most in a single season in program history. He set the record against North Dakota State (Feb. 17). He passed Bruce Roland who scored 672 points in 1987-88. Scott's point total ranks sixth in the nation.

SCOTT SINGLE-SEASON FREE THROWS
Bryson Scott owns 191 free throws this season, second most in a single-season in program history. The all-time record is Sean Gibson's 208 in 1992-93.

MORE ON SCOTT AT THE LINE
Bryson Scott has made 191-of-231 attempts from the free throw line this year. His made total ranks third in the nation. His attempts are fifth in the nation. He has six performances this season of 10 made free throws in a game.

KONCHAR CAREER STEALS
John Konchar is in fourth place in Fort Wayne career history with 205 steals. Next up on the list is third place Bruce Roland (1986-89) who totaled 210 steals. Konchar's total is also eighth among all active NCAA Division I players.

KONCHAR ON THE BOARDS IN HIS CAREER
John Konchar is averaging 8.7 rebounds per game in his career. It is the best average in school history. That total is 11th among all active NCAA Division I players. If he finished his career with that average, he would rank fifth all-time in Summit League history for the statistic. His 843 total rebounds ranks 21st among active Division I players.

CAREER THREE FOR KONCHAR
John Konchar's career 43.9 percent from beyond the arc is 21st among all active Division I players.

DOUBLE TROUBLE
John Konchar has 35 career double-doubles. It is the eighth most double-doubles of all players in NCAA Division I.

STEALING THINGS THIS YEAR
John Konchar owns 79 steals on the season. It is the fifth most in the NCAA this year. His 2.63 steals per game ranks sixth in the nation. Bryson Scott is 13th in the nation with 63 total steals.

GREAT SCOTT
Bryson Scott is averaging 22.4 points per game, ninth in the nation. Only five times in program history has a 'Don averaged better than 20 points for an entire season. The last time, and only time as a Division I program, was in 2011-12 when Frank Gaines averaged 21.2 points per game.

TAKE IT AWAY NOW
Fort Wayne is seventh in the nation in total steals (256).

34 TIMES TWO
Bryson Scott scored 34 points against Detroit Mercy on Nov. 28 and also against Stetson on Dec. 16. His 34 points were the most by a 'Don since Max Landis scored 44 at South Dakota on Feb. 4, 2016. Scott's 34 points also marked the most by a 'Don in a home game since Tyler Best scored 35 against Longwood in an overtime contest on Jan. 5, 2006.

30 FOR SCOTT
Bryson Scott owns six 30-point games this season. In Fort Wayne's Division I era (2001 - present) the record for career 30-point games is Frank Gaines with seven. He recorded five during the 2011-12 season alone.

BRYSON SCOTT WITH TWO POTW
Bryson Scott has been named Summit League Player of the Week twice this season. He earned the honor on Dec. 4 after averaging 26.0 points in wins over Detroit Mercy, IU Kokomo and SIUE. He first picked up the award on Nov. 13 after scoring 31 points at Oakland.

X MARKS THE SPOT
Xzavier Taylor's 56.8 field goal percentage is third in the Summit League.

1,000 FOR KONCHAR
John Konchar passed the 1,000 point total against ETSU. He ranks seventh all-time in career scoring at Fort Wayne with 1,354 points.

SCOTT'S 1,000
Combined with the 291 points he scored at Purdue, Bryson Scott owns 1,496 career points. He eclipsed the 1,000 point mark with a jumper in the paint against IU Kokomo. He passed the Fort Wayne 1,000 point mark at home vs. Omaha. He owns 1,205 points as a 'Don.

FROM WAY DOWNTOWN
Fort Wayne is ninth in the nation in total 3-pointers made (307). The 'Dons have made 10 or more 3-pointers in a game 20 times this year.

#3Nation
Dubbed #3Nation the last few seasons, Fort Wayne is actually shooting more 3-pointers this season. With 44.5 percent of field goal attempts this year being 3-pointers, that is up from 41.2 percent last year and 42.8 percent in 2015-16.

11=3
Of the 12 active players on the roster, 11 Mastodons have made a 3-pointer this season.

AT THE LINE FOR A RECORD DAY
Fort Wayne made 32-of-37 free throws against Olivet on Dec. 28, 2017. The 32 made free throws tied for the second most free throws made in a single-game during the NCAA Division I era for the 'Dons. Bryson Scott's 14 free throws tied a single-game Division I era program record. Since then, Scott now holds the program the record with 15 free throws against North Dakota State (Jan. 20).

ON THE INDIANA WIN...
- The 22-point lead the 'Dons had over Indiana at one point is the largest lead they have earned against a Division I opponent this year.
- Fort Wayne made 17 3-pointers. It tied for the fourth most 3-pointers in a game in program history during the Division era (2001 – present). 'Dons also made 17 this year against Delaware State and at Omaha (Jan. 16, 2016) and vs. Manchester (Nov. 21, 2007). It also tied a record for most 3-pointers by an opponent at Assembly Hall.
- Dylan Carl made 4-of-5 3-point attempts in the contest, for a career-high 14 points.
- The victory margin (20) was the largest Summit League win margin against a Big Ten opponent since 1994.

20 WINS AGAIN
Fort Wayne won 20 games last season. It was their third 20-win season in four years. It also marked their second consecutive 20-win season, which is a first for the program as an NCAA Division I squad. Only once previously in program history, 1988-89 & 1989-90, have the 'Dons won 20 games in consecutive seasons.

~ Feel the Rumble ~

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Players Mentioned

Dylan Carl

Kason Harrell

Jordon King

John Konchar

Jax Levitch

Bryson Scott

Xzavier Taylor