'Dons and Oakland set for Saturday at Gates on ESPNU

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The ESPNU cameras await Purdue Fort Wayne and Oakland on Saturday from the Gates Sports Center. Saturday's game will be the Mastodons' first-ever home game on an ESPN network.

Game Day Information
Who: Oakland Golden Grizzlies (2-7, 0-1 Horizon League) at Purdue Fort Wayne (4-4, 0-1 Horizon League)
When: Saturday, December 3 | 3 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPNU
Talent: Jordan Bernfield, David Padgett
Tickets: Link
Radio: 1380 AM The Fan | Listen
Talent: Brett Rump, Justin Kenny
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Oakland
Series Record: Oakland leads 20-7

'DONS & ENDS
// Ra Kpedi has won the tip in all eight games this season.
// Jon Coffman owns a 143-118 career record. The Mastodons' victory on Sunday over Bluffton set a new program record for coaching wins for Coffman. He passed Andy Piazza who went 142-108 with the 'Dons from 1987 to 1996.
// Saturday's game will be the Mastodons' first-ever home game on an ESPN network.
// Jarred Godfrey has scored in double-digits in six of the seven previous games. He had his best game of the season in a win over Eastern Michigan (Nov. 22), leading the team in points (21), rebounds (7), assists (5) and steals (5). His five steals tied a career best.
// Jarred Godfrey could take over second place in career field goals on Saturday. Godfrey owns 604 field goals. Currently in second is Bruce Roland. He made 608 field goals from 1986-89. First place in program history is held by current Memphis Grizzlies member John Konchar. He had 759 baskets from 2014-19.
// Jarred Godfrey enters Saturday seven assists shy of 400 for his career.
// The Mastodons have attained an overall home record of 170-62 in Fort Wayne since 2006-07. The 'Dons are 106-33 in home games played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and 64-29 in home games played on campus at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center.
// Freshman Eric Mulder has recorded 38 points and 34 rebounds with only four turnovers in 92 minutes this season.
// Jarred Godfrey and Damian Chong Qui were named to the Cancun Challenge All-Tournament Team. Chong Qui made the game clinching 3-pointer with 18 seconds left against Eastern Michigan to put the 'Dons up by five.
// The 80-point margin of victory over Manchester on Nov. 14 was the largest in program history. The 'Dons tied a school record with 21 3-pointers in the game.
// 10 Mastodons are averaging 11 or more minutes per contest.
// Bobby Planutis is 29th in the nation in made 3-pointers (24) and 52nd in 3-point percentage at (44.4 percent).
// Two Mastodons have yet to miss a free throw this season: Bobby Planutis (18-for-18) and Jarred Godfrey (24-of-24).
// Jarred Godfrey (1,716), Damian Chong Qui (1,355) and Anthony Roberts (1,359) have each scored 1,000 career NCAA points. Deonte Billups (854) and Bobby Planutis (969) could enter that group this season.
// All five starters scored in double-digits in the win over SIUE (Nov. 12).
// Jarred Godfrey has been named to the CollegeInsider.com Lou Henson Award Watch List.
// Purdue Fort Wayne was picked to win the Horizon League in the preseason poll. The 'Dons tied with Northern Kentucky for the first spot.
// The Mastodon roster has an average age of 21. The 'Dons have a 35 combined seasons of NCAA collegiate experience.
// The 2022-23 roster features student-athletes from Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Illinois, Iowa, Virginia, North Carolina and the Bahamas.

~ Feel The Rumble ~

'Dons and Oakland set for Saturday at Gates on ESPNU

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Players Mentioned

Deonte Billups

Damian Chong Qui

Jarred Godfrey

Ra Kpedi

Eric Mulder

Bobby Planutis

Anthony Roberts

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