Thursday, January 5
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Green Bay
Eric Mulder
Photo by: Josh Gales
'Dons Welcome the Phoenix to Fort Wayne
1/4/2023 11:58:00 AM | Men's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne starts the heart of the Horizon League schedule with Green Bay on Thursday (Jan. 5) at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (10-5, 2-2 Horizon League) vs. Green Bay Phoenix (2-13, 1-3 Horizon League)
When: Thursday, January 5 | 7 p.m. ET
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Radio: 1380 AM The Fan | Listen
Talent: Brett Rump
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Green Bay
Series Record: Mastodons lead 3-2
KNOW YOUR FOE:
// Green Bay has wins over IUPUI and Kansas City.
'DONS AND ENDS:
// 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 64.7 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.
// The 'Dons are 9-1 this season when scoring 70 or more points in a game. Their only loss was 75-70 at Robert Morris (Dec. 29).
// Per sports-reference.com, Ra Kpedi leads the Horizon League in offensive rebounding percentage at 15.9 percent. He is tied for a league best 54 offensive boards.
// Jarred Godfrey owns 1,832 career points. He needs 10 points to take over second in program history. Frank Gaines is second with 1,841 points from 2008-13.
// Jarred Godfrey owns 566 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.
// Bobby Planutis is shooting 45.0 percent from three this season and has made exactly 45 3-pointers.
// The Mastodons have four of the top 10 spots in the league in made 3-pointers. Bobby Planutis (3rd, 45), Quinton Morton-Robertson (8th, 29), Deonte Billups (9th, 28) and Jarred Godfrey (10th, 27).
// The 'Dons are one of only two teams in the league (Youngstown State) with double-digit wins.
// Jarred Godfrey is shooting 92.9 percent (52-of-56) from the free throw line, fifth 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).
// Ra Kpedi has won the opening tip in 13-of-15 games this season. He also won the tip in overtime against Oakland (Dec. 3).
// The 'Dons are 7th in the nation in 3-pointers per game (10.5).
// Jarred Godfrey (1,832), Damian Chong Qui (1,423), Anthony Roberts (1,421), and Bobby Planutis (1,055) have each scored 1,000 career NCAA points. Deonte Billups (898) could enter that group this season.
// The 'Dons have 10 games of double-digit offensive rebounds this season.
// Jarred Godfrey has failed to reach double-digits only once this season (nine points vs. Bluffton).
// Jarred Godfrey is one of two current student-athletes in NCAA Division I men's basketball with 1,800 points, 500 rebounds and 400 assists. Taevion Kinsey (Marshall) is the other.
// Jon Coffman owns a 149-119 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.
// Jarred Godfrey saw his streak of consecutive made free throws come to an end in the second half at SEMO (Dec. 7). His streak, which started at the end of last season, was halted at 49. It was the longest streak in the Horizon League since Antoine Davis made 57 in a row at the end of the 2020-21 season and the start of the 2021-22 season.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (10-5, 2-2 Horizon League) vs. Green Bay Phoenix (2-13, 1-3 Horizon League)
When: Thursday, January 5 | 7 p.m. ET
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Radio: 1380 AM The Fan | Listen
Talent: Brett Rump
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Green Bay
Series Record: Mastodons lead 3-2
KNOW YOUR FOE:
// Green Bay has wins over IUPUI and Kansas City.
'DONS AND ENDS:
// 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 64.7 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.
// The 'Dons are 9-1 this season when scoring 70 or more points in a game. Their only loss was 75-70 at Robert Morris (Dec. 29).
// Per sports-reference.com, Ra Kpedi leads the Horizon League in offensive rebounding percentage at 15.9 percent. He is tied for a league best 54 offensive boards.
// Jarred Godfrey owns 1,832 career points. He needs 10 points to take over second in program history. Frank Gaines is second with 1,841 points from 2008-13.
// Jarred Godfrey owns 566 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.
// Bobby Planutis is shooting 45.0 percent from three this season and has made exactly 45 3-pointers.
// The Mastodons have four of the top 10 spots in the league in made 3-pointers. Bobby Planutis (3rd, 45), Quinton Morton-Robertson (8th, 29), Deonte Billups (9th, 28) and Jarred Godfrey (10th, 27).
// The 'Dons are one of only two teams in the league (Youngstown State) with double-digit wins.
// Jarred Godfrey is shooting 92.9 percent (52-of-56) from the free throw line, fifth 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).
// Ra Kpedi has won the opening tip in 13-of-15 games this season. He also won the tip in overtime against Oakland (Dec. 3).
// The 'Dons are 7th in the nation in 3-pointers per game (10.5).
// Jarred Godfrey (1,832), Damian Chong Qui (1,423), Anthony Roberts (1,421), and Bobby Planutis (1,055) have each scored 1,000 career NCAA points. Deonte Billups (898) could enter that group this season.
// The 'Dons have 10 games of double-digit offensive rebounds this season.
// Jarred Godfrey has failed to reach double-digits only once this season (nine points vs. Bluffton).
// Jarred Godfrey is one of two current student-athletes in NCAA Division I men's basketball with 1,800 points, 500 rebounds and 400 assists. Taevion Kinsey (Marshall) is the other.
// Jon Coffman owns a 149-119 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.
// Jarred Godfrey saw his streak of consecutive made free throws come to an end in the second half at SEMO (Dec. 7). His streak, which started at the end of last season, was halted at 49. It was the longest streak in the Horizon League since Antoine Davis made 57 in a row at the end of the 2020-21 season and the start of the 2021-22 season.
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