Purdue Fort Wayne
Robert Morris
Men's Hoops Hosts Robert Morris This Weekend
12/24/2020 11:33:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Presented by Glenbrook Dodge
Game Day Information
TV: Marquee
Video: ESPN+
Play-by-Play: John Nolan
Color Commentary: Steve Gansey
Radio: The Fan 1380 AM
Play-by-Play: Brett Rump
Color Commentary: Art Saltsberg
Series History: First meeting
Last Meeting: NA
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Robert Morris | Horizon League
GAME 1
When: Saturday, December 26 | 7 p.m.
Where: Gates Sports Center | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Live Stats: Link
Listen: Link
Video: ESPN+
GAME 2
When: Sunday, December 27 | 5 p.m.
Where: Gates Sports Center | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Live Stats: Link
Listen: Link
Video: ESPN+
KNOW YOUR FOE:
• This will be the first ever meeting between the two teams.
• These will be Robert Morris' first ever Horizon League games after last weekend's contests with Cleveland State were canceled.
• Aj Bramah is averaging 18.7 points per game.
• Robert Morris is located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh. Famous alumni include WWE wrestler and executive Stephanie McMahon as well as rapper Wale.
• The Colonials were 20-14 last season and won the NEC Championship with a 77-67 victory over Saint Francis U in the title game.
'DONS AND ENDS:
• The 'Dons are forcing 16.3 turnovers per game, 80th best in the nation.
• Jarred Godfrey made a career-high five 3-pointers on Sunday against Cleveland State.
• With back-to-back games of 20 or more points against Cleveland State, Jarred Godfrey has now recorded back-to-back 20 point games three times in his career.
• While a small sample size, Jarred Godfrey has made 12-of-13 free throws on the season for a 92.3 percent mark. He entered the season shooting 69.6 percent from the line in his career.
• Newcomer Demetric Horton has seen significant time for the 'Dons off the bench. He has played 28, 23 and 28 minutes, respectively, this season. He has finished in double-digits in all three games for an average of 11.7 points per game. He also has a team-best seven steals on the season.
• Cameron Benford picked up his first career start on Saturday against Cleveland State.
• Bobby Planutis is averaging in double-digits through three games with 12.7 points per contest. He is shooting 50.0 percent from the floor, making 12-of-14 shots while connecting on all nine attempts from the free throw line.
• Boosted by limiting Southeastern Louisiana to 1-of-28 from three in the first game of the season, the Mastodons are 18th in the nation in three-point defense. Opponents are 19-of-73 (26.0 percent) from three.
• This weekend's contests are two of three which will air on the Marquee Sports network. The third contest will be a January 30th date with Oakland in a 5 p.m. start.
MORE BLOCKS THAN A TWITTER TROLL: Dylan Carl owns 93 career blocks. He is one block away from moving into the top five in program history. Fifth place Sean Gibson (1989-93) had 94 blocks. In fourth place is Brent Calhoun (2012-17) with 109. Carl and Calhoun were teammates in 2016-17.
GOTTA BE EXTRA: The Mastodons' overtime win in the opener was their first overtime game since an 85-79 loss to Omaha on Jan. 24, 2019. Jon Coffman is 7-3 in overtime game as the Mastodons' head coach.
SMART TOO: The men's basketball program earned a perfect 100 in the most recent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) announced Nov. 17. Only three other Horizon League men's basketball programs earned a GSR of 100. Evansville and Indiana State were the only other men's basketball teams in the state of Indiana to record a 100.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
