Monday, January 16
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Cleveland State
Damian Chong Qui
Familiar Foe Cleveland State Comes to Fort Wayne on Monday
1/15/2023 1:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Mastodon men's basketball team is in action on Monday night against Cleveland State.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (12-6, 4-3 Horizon League) vs. Cleveland State Vikings (10-8, 5-2 Horizon League)
When: Monday, January 16 | 7 p.m. ET
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Talent: John Nolan, Michael Kibiloski
Radio: 1380 AM The Fan | Listen
Talent: Brett Rump, Justin Kenny
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Cleveland State
Series Record: Cleveland State leads 8-3
NICE TO C (S) U AGAIN:
// The 'Dons and Vikings have 11 total meetings and have played each other eight times sine the 'Dons joined the Horizon League in 2020-21. This includes a 3 OT Horizon League Quarterfinal game that the Vikings won and a 3 OT game last season in the regular season that the 'Dons won and led SportsCenter that night.
// The series dates back to 1994. CSU leads 8-3, but how close have the games been? Only two games have been decided by double digits. Plus, if you add up the combined score of the 11 games it is 875-872 in favor of Cleveland State.
'DONS AND ENDS:
// The 'Dons limited IUPUI (Jan. 12) to one made 3-pointer. The last time the 'Dons limited an opponent to one 3-pointer was Nov. 25, 2020 against Southeastern Louisiana.
// Jarred Godfrey has seven games of 20 or more points this season and has done it in three straight games. He has 32 career games of 20 or more points.
// In league play, Jarred Godfrey is averaging 18.9 points per game, second best in the league.
// The 'Dons took only 10 attempts from beyond the arc against Green Bay (Jan. 5). It was the fewest during the head coach tenure of Jon Coffman. The last time the 'Dons took 10 or fewer in a game was when they took 10 at IUPUI on Feb. 22, 2014.
// Anthony Roberts has five or more points in each of the last seven games.
// Ra Kpedi grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds at Robert Morris (Dec. 29) with a career-best nine offensive rebounds. Kpedi is the first Mastodon with 15 rebounds since John Konchar had 15 vs. North Dakota State (March 2, 2019). He is the first Mastodon to record nine offensive rebounds in a game since Kevin Harden had nine against UTPA (now UTRGV) on Nov. 16, 2012.
// The 'Dons are giving up 64.9 points per game, second best in the Horizon League. Should the Mastodons finish the season at this average, it would be the best during the Division I era (2001-present) in program history. The current record is the 66.0 points the 'Dons gave up in 2012-13.
// Jarred Godfrey has played in 139 career games, 2nd in program history. Former teammate Cameron Benford played in a program high 141 games from 2017-22.
// The 'Dons are 10-0 this season when scoring 71 or more points in a game.
// Per sports-reference.com, Ra Kpedi leads the Horizon League in offensive rebounding percentage at 15.6 percent. He has is tied for a league-best 66 offensive boards.
// Jarred Godfrey owns 1,899 career points, second place in program history. The only Mastodon ahead of Godfrey is his former teammate John Konchar. Konchar sits in first place in program history with 2,065 points.
// Jarred Godfrey owns 578 rebounds, sixth in program history. When he reaches 603 rebounds he'll enter the top five in program history. He is already in the top five in points, assists, steals, field goals and 3-pointers.
// Jarred Godfrey is shooting 93.2 percent (69-of-74) from the free throw line, 6th in the nation. Only once in program history has a player made 50 or more free throws in a season and finished at 90 percent or better. That was Ben Botts in 2009-09, making 65-of-71 (91.5 percent).
// Jarred Godfrey has the best free throw percentage of any player in NCAA Division I men's basketball with 70 or more attempts.
// Ra Kpedi has won the opening tip in 15-of-18 games this season. He also won the tip in overtime against Oakland (Dec. 3).
// The 'Dons are 12th in the nation in 3-pointers per game (10.1).
// The 'Dons are 10th in the nation in 3-point defense with teams shooting just 27.9 perecent against them from three.
// Jarred Godfrey (1,899), Damian Chong Qui (1,455), Anthony Roberts (1,446), and Bobby Planutis (1,082) have each scored 1,000 career NCAA points. Deonte Billups (931) could enter that group this season.
// The 'Dons have 12 games of double-digit offensive rebounds this season.
// Jarred Godfrey has failed to reach double-digits only once this season (nine points vs. Bluffton).
// When he scores his first point on Monday vs. Cleveland State, Jarred Godfrey will be the only active player in NCAA Division I men's basketball with 1,900 points, 500 rebounds, 400 assists and 200 3-pointers. Since 1992-93 only 24 student-athletes have finished with such a career stat line. The list includes Shabazz Napier, Jameer Nelson, Eddie House and Kerry Kittles. (per sports-reference.com)
// Jon Coffman owns a 151-120 career record. The Mastodons' victory over Bluffton (Nov. 27) 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.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (12-6, 4-3 Horizon League) vs. Cleveland State Vikings (10-8, 5-2 Horizon League)
When: Monday, January 16 | 7 p.m. ET
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Talent: John Nolan, Michael Kibiloski
Radio: 1380 AM The Fan | Listen
Talent: Brett Rump, Justin Kenny
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Cleveland State
Series Record: Cleveland State leads 8-3
NICE TO C (S) U AGAIN:
// The 'Dons and Vikings have 11 total meetings and have played each other eight times sine the 'Dons joined the Horizon League in 2020-21. This includes a 3 OT Horizon League Quarterfinal game that the Vikings won and a 3 OT game last season in the regular season that the 'Dons won and led SportsCenter that night.
// The series dates back to 1994. CSU leads 8-3, but how close have the games been? Only two games have been decided by double digits. Plus, if you add up the combined score of the 11 games it is 875-872 in favor of Cleveland State.
'DONS AND ENDS:
// The 'Dons limited IUPUI (Jan. 12) to one made 3-pointer. The last time the 'Dons limited an opponent to one 3-pointer was Nov. 25, 2020 against Southeastern Louisiana.
// Jarred Godfrey has seven games of 20 or more points this season and has done it in three straight games. He has 32 career games of 20 or more points.
// In league play, Jarred Godfrey is averaging 18.9 points per game, second best in the league.
// The 'Dons took only 10 attempts from beyond the arc against Green Bay (Jan. 5). It was the fewest during the head coach tenure of Jon Coffman. The last time the 'Dons took 10 or fewer in a game was when they took 10 at IUPUI on Feb. 22, 2014.
// Anthony Roberts has five or more points in each of the last seven games.
// Ra Kpedi grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds at Robert Morris (Dec. 29) with a career-best nine offensive rebounds. Kpedi is the first Mastodon with 15 rebounds since John Konchar had 15 vs. North Dakota State (March 2, 2019). He is the first Mastodon to record nine offensive rebounds in a game since Kevin Harden had nine against UTPA (now UTRGV) on Nov. 16, 2012.
// The 'Dons are giving up 64.9 points per game, second best in the Horizon League. Should the Mastodons finish the season at this average, it would be the best during the Division I era (2001-present) in program history. The current record is the 66.0 points the 'Dons gave up in 2012-13.
// Jarred Godfrey has played in 139 career games, 2nd in program history. Former teammate Cameron Benford played in a program high 141 games from 2017-22.
// The 'Dons are 10-0 this season when scoring 71 or more points in a game.
// Per sports-reference.com, Ra Kpedi leads the Horizon League in offensive rebounding percentage at 15.6 percent. He has is tied for a league-best 66 offensive boards.
// Jarred Godfrey owns 1,899 career points, second place in program history. The only Mastodon ahead of Godfrey is his former teammate John Konchar. Konchar sits in first place in program history with 2,065 points.
// Jarred Godfrey owns 578 rebounds, sixth in program history. When he reaches 603 rebounds he'll enter the top five in program history. He is already in the top five in points, assists, steals, field goals and 3-pointers.
// Jarred Godfrey is shooting 93.2 percent (69-of-74) from the free throw line, 6th in the nation. Only once in program history has a player made 50 or more free throws in a season and finished at 90 percent or better. That was Ben Botts in 2009-09, making 65-of-71 (91.5 percent).
// Jarred Godfrey has the best free throw percentage of any player in NCAA Division I men's basketball with 70 or more attempts.
// Ra Kpedi has won the opening tip in 15-of-18 games this season. He also won the tip in overtime against Oakland (Dec. 3).
// The 'Dons are 12th in the nation in 3-pointers per game (10.1).
// The 'Dons are 10th in the nation in 3-point defense with teams shooting just 27.9 perecent against them from three.
// Jarred Godfrey (1,899), Damian Chong Qui (1,455), Anthony Roberts (1,446), and Bobby Planutis (1,082) have each scored 1,000 career NCAA points. Deonte Billups (931) could enter that group this season.
// The 'Dons have 12 games of double-digit offensive rebounds this season.
// Jarred Godfrey has failed to reach double-digits only once this season (nine points vs. Bluffton).
// When he scores his first point on Monday vs. Cleveland State, Jarred Godfrey will be the only active player in NCAA Division I men's basketball with 1,900 points, 500 rebounds, 400 assists and 200 3-pointers. Since 1992-93 only 24 student-athletes have finished with such a career stat line. The list includes Shabazz Napier, Jameer Nelson, Eddie House and Kerry Kittles. (per sports-reference.com)
// Jon Coffman owns a 151-120 career record. The Mastodons' victory over Bluffton (Nov. 27) 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.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
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