Sunday, January 13
Vermillion, S.D.
2 P.M.
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
South Dakota
Dylan Carl
First Place 'Dons Travel To South Dakota On Sunday
1/12/2019 2:25:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Purdue Fort Wayne looks for a 5-0 start in league play with a visit to South Dakota. The 'Dons have won six straight games and will try to stay atop the league standings with a win.
What: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (12-7, 4-0 Summit) at South Dakota Coyotes (7-9, 1-2 Summit)
When: Sunday, Jan. 13 | 2:00 PM ET
Where: Sanford Coyote Sports Center (6,000) | Vermillion, S.D.
All-Time Series: Series tied 8-8
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM/100.9 FM
Talent: Brett Rump
TV: Midco2, ESPN3
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | South Dakota
KNOW YOUR FOE
South Dakota is 7-9 on the season. They have a league win at Denver 71-70 and losses to North Dakota State and South Dakota State. Leading scorer Trey Burch-Manning did not play in their last game, a 79-61 loss at home to South Dakota State.
THE SERIES
Series tied 8-8. South Dakota owns wins in the last four games. The 'Dons are 0-2 all-time at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
LAST TIME OUT
The Mastodons connected on 15-of-30 attempts from long range to defeat Oral Roberts 94-69. Kason Harrell and John Konchar each reached 20 points in the game. The 'Dons have won six in a row and are the only undefeated team in league play.
'DONS AND ENDS
• The 'Dons are 4-0 in league play. The last time the 'Dons started a league season 4-0 was 2010-11 when the 'Dons opened the season 5-0.
• Kason Harrell and John Konchar have scored in double-digits in every game this year.
• The 'Dons committed just six turnovers against Oral Roberts on Thursday. They now have four games this season with single-digit turnovers.
• The 'Dons have seven games with 20 or more assists this season. They had three all of last season.
• At 641 minutes, John Konchar is third in the nation in total minutes.
• John Konchar is ninth in the nation in total rebounds (177) and ninth in total field goals (139).
• Over the last eight games John Konchar is 45-of-53 (85.0 percent) from the free throw line.
• Over his first three seasons, John Konchar averaged 3.3 free throw attempts per game. This season he is averaging 5.7 attempts per game.
• John Konchar has 667 career made field goals, most all-time in program history. He set the new record on Dec. 15 vs. Austin Peay.
• Kason Harrell is shooting 53.9 percent from the floor on the year. He entered the season shooting 45.5 percent over his first three seasons.
• Over Kason Harrell's first three seasons, 66.8 percent of his shot attempts were 3-pointers. This season only 90-of-228 (39.4 percent) shots have been beyond the arc.
• The 'Dons are 8-3 when Matt Holba scores 10 points or more.
IN THE NATION THE 'DONS RANK...
• No. 1 in made 3-pointers (209).
• No. 3 in attempted 3-pointers (551).
• No. 4 in total assists (314).
• No. 7 in total steals (150).
• No. 15 in total rebounds (669).
• No. 17 in points per game (84.8).
• No. 20 in field goal percentage (49.4 percent).
KONCHAR SCORING WATCH
• John Konchar owns 1,802 career points. Second all-time in program history. He is nearing first place Frank Gaines (2008-13). Gaines recorded 1,841.
• For those keeping track at home, should Konchar pass Gaines Konchar would hold the program record for points, field goals and rebounds in addition to holding the Division I era records for steals and assists.
• If you were wondering, his 58 blocks rank 11th in program history.
OVER THE SIX-GAME WINNING STREAK
• The 'Dons are shooting 53.4 from the floor and limiting opponents to 41.8 percent shooting. The 'Dons have shot better than 50 percent in each game.
• The 'Dons are shooting 40.6 percent (83-of-105) from beyond the arc.
• The 'Dons are scoring 94.2 points per game and limiting opponents to 73.2.
• John Konchar is averaging 25.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.
• John Konchar is shooting from the field: 61.7 percent (50-of-81), from three: 48.6 percent (17-of-35) and from the free throw line: 80.5 percent (33-of-41).
• Kason Harrell is shooting 60.5 percent (46-of-76) from the floor to average 19.7 points per game.
• Dee Montgomery is shooting 55.6 percent (20-of-36) from the floor, making 10-of-22 from three. The 'Dons are 6-0 when he starts.
• John Konchar leads the team with 33 assists.
JOHN KONCHAR AWARDS KEEP COMING
John Konchar, who has two Summit League Player of the Week Awards this year, received the Summit League Male Athlete of the Month for December 2018. He averaged 23.5, 10.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists in eight games in December. He is the second Mastodon to receive a monthly honor this year, cross country's Emma Rafuse was named the Female Athlete of the Month in October. The last Mastodon to receive the Male Athlete of the Month for the Summit League was men's basketball's Max Landis in February 2016.
ON JOHN KONCHAR'S PERFORMANCE IN THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE WIN
• John Konchar scored 22 of Purdue Fort Wayne's final 26 points starting with the 5:08 mark of the second half.
• His shot at 5:08 started a stretch of six consecutive made field goals from the floor for Konchar. The streak was only stopped when his deep three at the end of regulation which could have won the game, rimmed out.
• His 38 points were not only a career best but the second most points for a Mastodon in the Division I era (2001-present). Only Max Landis had a better game, scoring 44 at South Dakota on Feb. 4, 2016.
ONLY ONE
According to sports-reference.com, since 1992-93 John Konchar is the only player in all of NCAA Division I men's basketball to reach 1,800 points, 1,000 rebounds, 400 assists and 200 steals in a career.
MORE SPORTS-REFERENCE.COM KONCHAR STATS
• John Konchar's sports-reference.com career offensive rating of 132.0 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). This year at 4.0, he ranks second.
YES, MORE JOHN KONCHAR NOTES
• John Konchar's 2.25 career assist/turnover ratio is the fifth best among active NCAA Division I players.
• John Konchar has 94 career games with double-digit points and 45 career games with double-digit rebounds.
• He has 56 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.
• 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 owns seven career Summit League Player of the Week honors, tied for fifth most in league history.
KONCHAR CAREER STEALS
• John Konchar is in second place in Purdue Fort Wayne career history with 235 steals. First on the list is Lawrence Jordan's (1985-86, 87-90) 324. Konchar's total is sixth in Summit League history. He could shoot up the league leader board in the next few weeks.
1. 341 Ken Robertson, Cleveland State 1986-90
2. 245 Ken McFadden, Cleveland State 1985-89
3. 242 Ceola Clark III, Western Illinois 2008-13
4. 240 Clinton Ransey, Cleveland State 1983-87
5. 237 Kenny Williams, Illinois-Chicago 1990-94
• Konchar's steal total is third in NCAA Division I among active student-athletes.
KONCHAR CAREER REBOUNDS
• His 1,045 total rebounds ranks fourth in Summit League history.
• Konchar is first in school history in rebounds. He passed with Sean Gibson's (1989-93) 965 rebounds on Dec. 5 vs. Akron.
• Konchar's career total rebounds total is fourth among active NCAA Division I players.
• John Konchar is averaging 8.8 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.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
John Konchar has 43 career double-doubles. It is the fifth most double-doubles of all active players in NCAA Division I.
KASON HARRELL NOTES
• Kason Harrell entered the 1,000-point club on Dec. 5 vs. Akron. He is the 16th player in school history to reach 1,000 points.
• His 89 3-pointers last season ranked fifth in school history for a single-season.
• Kason Harrell has 21 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.
• Kason Harrell has 217 career 3-pointers, fourth place all-time in program history. In third place is Ben Botts (2007-11) with 237.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
What: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (12-7, 4-0 Summit) at South Dakota Coyotes (7-9, 1-2 Summit)
When: Sunday, Jan. 13 | 2:00 PM ET
Where: Sanford Coyote Sports Center (6,000) | Vermillion, S.D.
All-Time Series: Series tied 8-8
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM/100.9 FM
Talent: Brett Rump
TV: Midco2, ESPN3
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | South Dakota
KNOW YOUR FOE
South Dakota is 7-9 on the season. They have a league win at Denver 71-70 and losses to North Dakota State and South Dakota State. Leading scorer Trey Burch-Manning did not play in their last game, a 79-61 loss at home to South Dakota State.
THE SERIES
Series tied 8-8. South Dakota owns wins in the last four games. The 'Dons are 0-2 all-time at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
LAST TIME OUT
The Mastodons connected on 15-of-30 attempts from long range to defeat Oral Roberts 94-69. Kason Harrell and John Konchar each reached 20 points in the game. The 'Dons have won six in a row and are the only undefeated team in league play.
'DONS AND ENDS
• The 'Dons are 4-0 in league play. The last time the 'Dons started a league season 4-0 was 2010-11 when the 'Dons opened the season 5-0.
• Kason Harrell and John Konchar have scored in double-digits in every game this year.
• The 'Dons committed just six turnovers against Oral Roberts on Thursday. They now have four games this season with single-digit turnovers.
• The 'Dons have seven games with 20 or more assists this season. They had three all of last season.
• At 641 minutes, John Konchar is third in the nation in total minutes.
• John Konchar is ninth in the nation in total rebounds (177) and ninth in total field goals (139).
• Over the last eight games John Konchar is 45-of-53 (85.0 percent) from the free throw line.
• Over his first three seasons, John Konchar averaged 3.3 free throw attempts per game. This season he is averaging 5.7 attempts per game.
• John Konchar has 667 career made field goals, most all-time in program history. He set the new record on Dec. 15 vs. Austin Peay.
• Kason Harrell is shooting 53.9 percent from the floor on the year. He entered the season shooting 45.5 percent over his first three seasons.
• Over Kason Harrell's first three seasons, 66.8 percent of his shot attempts were 3-pointers. This season only 90-of-228 (39.4 percent) shots have been beyond the arc.
• The 'Dons are 8-3 when Matt Holba scores 10 points or more.
IN THE NATION THE 'DONS RANK...
• No. 1 in made 3-pointers (209).
• No. 3 in attempted 3-pointers (551).
• No. 4 in total assists (314).
• No. 7 in total steals (150).
• No. 15 in total rebounds (669).
• No. 17 in points per game (84.8).
• No. 20 in field goal percentage (49.4 percent).
KONCHAR SCORING WATCH
• John Konchar owns 1,802 career points. Second all-time in program history. He is nearing first place Frank Gaines (2008-13). Gaines recorded 1,841.
• For those keeping track at home, should Konchar pass Gaines Konchar would hold the program record for points, field goals and rebounds in addition to holding the Division I era records for steals and assists.
• If you were wondering, his 58 blocks rank 11th in program history.
OVER THE SIX-GAME WINNING STREAK
• The 'Dons are shooting 53.4 from the floor and limiting opponents to 41.8 percent shooting. The 'Dons have shot better than 50 percent in each game.
• The 'Dons are shooting 40.6 percent (83-of-105) from beyond the arc.
• The 'Dons are scoring 94.2 points per game and limiting opponents to 73.2.
• John Konchar is averaging 25.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.
• John Konchar is shooting from the field: 61.7 percent (50-of-81), from three: 48.6 percent (17-of-35) and from the free throw line: 80.5 percent (33-of-41).
• Kason Harrell is shooting 60.5 percent (46-of-76) from the floor to average 19.7 points per game.
• Dee Montgomery is shooting 55.6 percent (20-of-36) from the floor, making 10-of-22 from three. The 'Dons are 6-0 when he starts.
• John Konchar leads the team with 33 assists.
JOHN KONCHAR AWARDS KEEP COMING
John Konchar, who has two Summit League Player of the Week Awards this year, received the Summit League Male Athlete of the Month for December 2018. He averaged 23.5, 10.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists in eight games in December. He is the second Mastodon to receive a monthly honor this year, cross country's Emma Rafuse was named the Female Athlete of the Month in October. The last Mastodon to receive the Male Athlete of the Month for the Summit League was men's basketball's Max Landis in February 2016.
ON JOHN KONCHAR'S PERFORMANCE IN THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE WIN
• John Konchar scored 22 of Purdue Fort Wayne's final 26 points starting with the 5:08 mark of the second half.
• His shot at 5:08 started a stretch of six consecutive made field goals from the floor for Konchar. The streak was only stopped when his deep three at the end of regulation which could have won the game, rimmed out.
• His 38 points were not only a career best but the second most points for a Mastodon in the Division I era (2001-present). Only Max Landis had a better game, scoring 44 at South Dakota on Feb. 4, 2016.
ONLY ONE
According to sports-reference.com, since 1992-93 John Konchar is the only player in all of NCAA Division I men's basketball to reach 1,800 points, 1,000 rebounds, 400 assists and 200 steals in a career.
MORE SPORTS-REFERENCE.COM KONCHAR STATS
• John Konchar's sports-reference.com career offensive rating of 132.0 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). This year at 4.0, he ranks second.
YES, MORE JOHN KONCHAR NOTES
• John Konchar's 2.25 career assist/turnover ratio is the fifth best among active NCAA Division I players.
• John Konchar has 94 career games with double-digit points and 45 career games with double-digit rebounds.
• He has 56 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.
• 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 owns seven career Summit League Player of the Week honors, tied for fifth most in league history.
KONCHAR CAREER STEALS
• John Konchar is in second place in Purdue Fort Wayne career history with 235 steals. First on the list is Lawrence Jordan's (1985-86, 87-90) 324. Konchar's total is sixth in Summit League history. He could shoot up the league leader board in the next few weeks.
1. 341 Ken Robertson, Cleveland State 1986-90
2. 245 Ken McFadden, Cleveland State 1985-89
3. 242 Ceola Clark III, Western Illinois 2008-13
4. 240 Clinton Ransey, Cleveland State 1983-87
5. 237 Kenny Williams, Illinois-Chicago 1990-94
• Konchar's steal total is third in NCAA Division I among active student-athletes.
KONCHAR CAREER REBOUNDS
• His 1,045 total rebounds ranks fourth in Summit League history.
• Konchar is first in school history in rebounds. He passed with Sean Gibson's (1989-93) 965 rebounds on Dec. 5 vs. Akron.
• Konchar's career total rebounds total is fourth among active NCAA Division I players.
• John Konchar is averaging 8.8 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.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
John Konchar has 43 career double-doubles. It is the fifth most double-doubles of all active players in NCAA Division I.
KASON HARRELL NOTES
• Kason Harrell entered the 1,000-point club on Dec. 5 vs. Akron. He is the 16th player in school history to reach 1,000 points.
• His 89 3-pointers last season ranked fifth in school history for a single-season.
• Kason Harrell has 21 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.
• Kason Harrell has 217 career 3-pointers, fourth place all-time in program history. In third place is Ben Botts (2007-11) with 237.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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