Purdue Fort Wayne Welcomes Judson on Tuesday Evening

Tuesday, December 10

Fort Wayne, Ind.

7 PM

Purdue Fort Wayne

Judson

Tickets

Marcus DeBerry

Purdue Fort Wayne Welcomes Judson on Tuesday Evening

12/9/2019 9:36:00 AM | Men's Basketball

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The 'Dons will play their final home game of 2019 when Judson comes to the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Tuesday.

What: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (6-6) vs. Judson Eagles (2-9)
When: Tuesday, December 10 | 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: Kent Hormann, Jeff Parrish
Online Video: www.YouTube.com/GoMastodons
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Judson

'DONS AND ENDS
• In the nation, only Purdue Fort Wayne, Pacific and Florida Gulf Coast have played 12 games this season. Neither Pacific or FGCU play Tuesday. Thus after Tuesday's game the Mastodons will have played the most games in the nation.
• Deonte Billups has seven games this season with four or more rebounds, including each of the last five games. He had a career-high seven rebounds vs. UIC on Saturday. He is the first Mastodon freshman to grab seven rebounds in a game since Jax Levitch in 2017-18.
• Dylan Carl has 69 career blocks. He is in ninth place all-time in school history. Above Carl in eighth place is Jaraun Burrows (2006-08). Burrows had 73 blocks in his time as a Mastodon.
• Marcus DeBerry is shooting 40.5 (17-of-42) from three on the season. He is out performing his career 3-point average of 32.5 percent.
• The 54 points the Mastodons allowed to Niagara earlier this year is the Mastodons' best defensive effort against a Division I opponent since allowing 51 to UIC on Nov. 18, 2017.
• Dylan Carl is shooting 56.9 percent (37-of-65) this year. It bests the 50.5 he shot last year.
• Cameron Benford is averaging 4.7 rebounds per game, up from the 3.2 last season.
• With North Dakota joining to the Summit League last season and Marcus DeBerry starting his career at Northern Arizona, DeBerry has played in a league that featured North Dakota all four seasons of his career.
• Marcus DeBerry is averaging only 1.6 fouls per 40 minutes in his career, this includes his time at Northern Arizona and Purdue Fort Wayne.
• Cameron Benford played a career-high 23 minutes in the win over Eastern Illinois on Wednesday. He matched a season high with six points while adding seven rebounds.
• Over the last five games the 'Dons are averaging 8.6 steals per game.

IN GODFREY WE TRUST
• Jarred Godfrey picked up his first career Summit League Player of the Week honor on Dec. 2. He helped the 'Dons to wins over Niagara and Grand Canyon. He finished with a career-high 28 points against Grand Canyon.
• The sophomore guard has recorded eight rebounds in a game twice this season (vs. Manchester and at Kent State).
• He is 1st in the league in total points (196).
• Jarred Godfrey is 3rd in the Summit League in minutes per game (33.5).
• He is 4th in the league in assists (42).
• Jarred Godfrey recorded a career-high four 3-pointers against Stetson.
• The Mastodons are 3-1 when Godfrey scores 20 points or more.

TRIPLE DIGITS
Head coach Jon Coffman picked up his 100th career victory thanks to the Mastodons' win over Niagara on Nov. 27. 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.

AMONG ACTIVE PLAYERS...
Among active players in NCAA Division I, Matt Holba's career 3-point field goal percentage of 40.0 percent ranks 40th in the nation. The total includes his stats from his time at Lehigh.

IN THE RANKINGS
• Jarred Godfrey is 2nd in the nation in total minutes (402).
• Jarred Godfrey is 19th in the nation in made field goals (72).
• Jarred Godfrey is 27th in the nation in total points (196).
• In the nation, the 'Dons rank 4th in made 3-pointers (107).
• In the nation, the 'Dons rank 6th in 3-point field goal attempts (310).
• In the nation, the 'Dons rank 15th in total assists (159).

GETTING CLOSER TO 1,000
Marcus DeBerry owns 874 points in his career. This total combines his time at Northern Arizona and Purdue Fort Wayne.

LUCK OF THE MASTODON
Former Mastodon Kason Harrell signed a professional contract to play for Killester in Dublin, Ireland. Harrell was in camp with the G-League Fort Wayne Mad Ants earlier this month.

'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.

NO PLACE LIKE HOME
The Mastodons have attained an overall home record of 143-49 in Fort Wayne since 2006-07. The 'Dons are 88-28 in home games played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and 55-21 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.

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.

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