'Dons Set For Stetson On Saturday

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball welcomes Stetson on Saturday (Nov. 16) night at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.

What: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (1-3) vs. Stetson Hatters (2-0)
When: Saturday, November 16 | 7 p.m.
Where: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | Fort Wayne, Ind.
All-Time Series: 'Dons lead 4-0
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM/100.9 FM
Talent: Brett Rump Listen
Television: CN81
Talent: John Nolan, Jeff Parrish
Online Video: www.YouTube.com/GoMastodons
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Stetson

KNOW YOUR FOE
Stetson is 2-0 on the year including a 77-75 win over Summit League opponent Western Illinois on November 9th. Stetson erased a 31-26 halftime deficit. Freshman Rob Perry scored 34 points in the game.

THE SERIES
The Mastodons lead the series 4-0. This includes a 2-0 record in Fort Wayne. The teams last played in 2017. Mastodon head coach Jon Coffman knows the Hatters well, he served as an assistant coach at Stetson for eight seasons.

'DONS SIGN JARVIS WALKER
Jarvis Walker, a 6-2 guard from Muskegon, Mich. and Muskegon High School, signed a National Letter of Intent this week to join the Mastodons. He is a two-time all-state player and has scored 1,000 points in his prep career.

20/20 VISION
This season a Mastodon has scored 20 points in consecutive games two times. Jarred Godfrey scored 24 against UNLV and 20 against Manchester. Brian Patrick scored 24 at SEMO and then 23 against Miami (Ohio).

MAKING 3-POINTERS AGAIN
The 'Dons are 11th in the nation in total made 3-pointers (35).

AMONG ACTIVE PLAYERS...
Among active players in NCAA Division I, Matt Holba's career 3-point field goal percentage of 42.9 percent ranks 15th in the nation. The total includes his stats from his time at Lehigh.

'DONS AND ENDS
• Matt Holba ranks 22nd in the nation in made 3-pointers (11).
• Brian Patrick is 28th in the nation in total points (65).
• Brian Patrick ranks 30th in the nation in shot attempts (50).
• Jarred Godfrey is 37th in the nation in total assists (18).
• Matt Holba has scored in double-digits in every game.
• Matt Holba is shooting 45.8 percent (11-of-24) from three.
• Four Mastodons are averaging double-digit points (Brian Patrick, Jarred Godfrey, Matt Holba and Dylan Carl). All four are shooting better than 50 percent from the floor.

BP ARE YOU WITH ME
Kansas State transfer Brian Patrick is 18-of-33 (54.5 percent) from the floor over the last two games. He is averaging nine rebounds in the two games also.

NEARING TRIPLE DIGITS
Head coach Jon Coffman owns a 97-71 record. He has the most wins in the NCAA Division I era (2001 to present) in program history. Only Andy Piazza has more wins on the Mastodon bench. Piazza went 142-108 from 1987-96 when the 'Dons were a member of NCAA Division II.

YEAH... BUT...
The 'Dons do not return an All-Summit League First Team, Second Team or Honorable Mention selection this season. But... the last time the 'Dons didn't return an all-league performer was 2015-16... and all the 'Dons did that year was win the Summit League Regular Season Championship.

NO PLACE LIKE HOME
The Mastodons have attained an overall home record of 139-49 in Fort Wayne since 2006-07. The 'Dons are 85-28 in home games played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and 54-21 in home games played on campus at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center.

SMART TOO
In the latest Graduation Success Rate scores released by the NCAA in October, men's basketball earned a 92. It tied with Notre Dame for third best in the state of Indiana among men's hoops programs.

A BIT ON THE NEW GUYS
Jalin Wimberly and DeMierre Black were both named to the Honorable Mention list of 2019's www.JucoRecruiting.com's Top 100 Ranking.

FOR THE KIDS
Each year in October the Mastodons host a kids basketball clinic with the other two college basketball programs in Fort Wayne (Saint Francis and Indiana Tech). The proceeds from the one-day camp benefit the American Cancer Society. This year over 100 kids attended the camp.

FINAL SUMMIT
The 2019-20 campaign will be the final for the Mastodons in the Summit League. Next season the Mastodons will join the Horizon League. The longest trip in the Horizon League, Green Bay at six hours, will match the shortest trip for the Mastodons in the Summit League (Western Illinois). The Mastodons joined the Summit League in 2007-08 making the 2019-20 season a 13-year run.

LONG DISTANCE INFORMATION, GIVE ME MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
Following last season's historic campaign when John Konchar finished his collegiate career as the first student-athlete in NCAA Division I men's basketball history to record 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 500 assists and 200 steals, Konchar earned a two-way contract with the Memphis Grizzlies. He will spend the majority of the 2019-20 season with the G-League Memphis Hustle but he can spend a maximum of 45 days on the NBA roster. On November 9, 2019 he made his NBA debut by playing seven minutes for the Grizzlies against the Dallas Mavericks. In doing so he became the first Mastodon in school history to play in the NBA.

~ Feel the Rumble ~

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Players Mentioned

DeMierre Black

Dylan Carl

Jarred Godfrey

Matt Holba

John Konchar

Brian Patrick

Jalin Wimberly

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