Men's Basketball Set for Senior Day on Sunday Against Wright State
2/18/2023 2:57:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball program will honor four seniors on Sunday (Feb. 19) in the final regular season home game of the season. Tip at the Gates Sports Center is set for 2 p.m.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (15-13, 7-10 Horizon League) vs. Wright State Raiders (16-12, 9-8 Horizon League)
When: Sunday, February 19 | 2 p.m. ET
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Radio: Listen
Tickets: Link
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Wright State
Series Record: Wright State leads 11-3
'Dons and Ends:
// Sunday is Senior Day for the Mastodons. Ra Kpedi, Jarred Godfrey, Damian Chong Qui and Bobby Planutis will each be honored prior to the game. The group has combined to play in 378 games and score 4,035 points for the Mastodons. (Feature story on the Mastodon Seniors: link)
// Jarred Godfrey broke the program's all-time scoring record vs. Robert Morris (Feb. 12). He now owns 2,082 points. Godfrey passed John Konchar's 2,065 points. Godfrey broke the record on a free throw. Konchar also broke the record on a free throw when he set the previous record Jan. 24, 2019 against Omaha.
// Jarred Godfrey is closing in on the program's all-time 3-point record. Godfrey owns 252 3-pointers. Only Mo Evans (266 from 2013-17) had made more 3-pointers than Godfrey in program history.
// Jarred Godfrey is averaging 20.8 points over the last seven games. This includes a season-high 33 vs. Youngstown State (Feb. 10). He has 11 games of 20 or more points this season.
// Jarred Godfrey is the all-time leader in games played in program history with 149. He set the record on Jan. 25th at Northern Kentucky, when he passed former teammate Cameron Benford (2017-22) who played in 141 games for the previous record mark.
// Ra Kpedi on the season has six double-digit rebound games, including double-doubles at Northwestern (Nov. 18), vs. Oakland (Dec. 3) and vs. Cleveland State (Jan. 16).
// Jarred Godfrey has made 117 free throws this season. He'll need to make 121 to tie for 10th all-time in program history for single season free throws. Godfrey's total is already a career best for a single season.
// Ra Kpedi has already passed his rebound total from last season. He owns 225 rebounds this season, and had 208 last year. He'll need to reach 262 to crack the top 10 in program history in single-season rebounds.
// Ra Kpedi broke into the top 10 in career rebounds against Youngstown State on Friday, Feb. 10. He now owns 505 career rebounds as Mastodon, 8th in program history.
// Ra Kpedi is averaging 8.4 rebounds per game in league play. The last Mastodon to average that many rebounds per game in league play was John Konchar in 9.3 in the Summit League in 2016-17.
// Jarred Godfrey is the only active player in NCAA Division I men's basketball with 2,000 points, 600 rebounds, 400 assists, 200 3-pointers and 200 steals. Since 1992-93 only four other student-athletes have finished with such a career stat line. D.J Cooper (Ohio, 2010-13), Kerry Kittles (Villanova, 1993-96), Ricky Minard (Morehead State, 2001-04) and Marreon Jackson (2017-12, Toledo/Arizona State) are the others. (per sports-reference.com)
// The 'Dons are 13-2 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 15.2 percent. He is first in the league with 103 total offensive boards.
// Jarred Godfrey owns 630 rebounds, fourth in program history. He is also in the top five in points, assists, steals, field goals, free throws and 3-pointers in program history.
// Jarred Godfrey is shooting 90.0 percent (117-of-130) from the free throw line this season, 9th 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). The best free throw percentage in program history with 100 attempts in a season is Steve Bard in 1987-88 who made 88-of-102 (86.3 percent). The Division I era program record for best single-season free throw percentage in school history is Bryson Scott's 81.8 percent in 2017-18 on 202-of-247 shooting.
// Ra Kpedi has won the opening tip in 24-of-28 games this season. He also won the tip in overtime against Oakland (Dec. 3).
// The 'Dons are 17th in the nation in 3-pointers per game (9.6).
// The 'Dons are 12th in the nation in 3-point defense with teams shooting just 29.0 percent against them from three.
// Jarred Godfrey (2,082), Damian Chong Qui (1,538), Anthony Roberts (1,512), Bobby Planutis (1,168) and Deonte Billups (1,032) have each scored 1,000 career NCAA points.
// With a pair of student-athletes with 1,500 career points at the Division I level (Jarred Godfrey and Damian Chong Qui) 'Dons are one of 13 teams in the nation with two or three players who have reached that mark in Division I contests.
// The 'Dons have 15 games of double-digit offensive rebounds this season.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (15-13, 7-10 Horizon League) vs. Wright State Raiders (16-12, 9-8 Horizon League)
When: Sunday, February 19 | 2 p.m. ET
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Radio: Listen
Tickets: Link
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Wright State
Series Record: Wright State leads 11-3
'Dons and Ends:
// Sunday is Senior Day for the Mastodons. Ra Kpedi, Jarred Godfrey, Damian Chong Qui and Bobby Planutis will each be honored prior to the game. The group has combined to play in 378 games and score 4,035 points for the Mastodons. (Feature story on the Mastodon Seniors: link)
// Jarred Godfrey broke the program's all-time scoring record vs. Robert Morris (Feb. 12). He now owns 2,082 points. Godfrey passed John Konchar's 2,065 points. Godfrey broke the record on a free throw. Konchar also broke the record on a free throw when he set the previous record Jan. 24, 2019 against Omaha.
// Jarred Godfrey is closing in on the program's all-time 3-point record. Godfrey owns 252 3-pointers. Only Mo Evans (266 from 2013-17) had made more 3-pointers than Godfrey in program history.
// Jarred Godfrey is averaging 20.8 points over the last seven games. This includes a season-high 33 vs. Youngstown State (Feb. 10). He has 11 games of 20 or more points this season.
// Jarred Godfrey is the all-time leader in games played in program history with 149. He set the record on Jan. 25th at Northern Kentucky, when he passed former teammate Cameron Benford (2017-22) who played in 141 games for the previous record mark.
// Ra Kpedi on the season has six double-digit rebound games, including double-doubles at Northwestern (Nov. 18), vs. Oakland (Dec. 3) and vs. Cleveland State (Jan. 16).
// Jarred Godfrey has made 117 free throws this season. He'll need to make 121 to tie for 10th all-time in program history for single season free throws. Godfrey's total is already a career best for a single season.
// Ra Kpedi has already passed his rebound total from last season. He owns 225 rebounds this season, and had 208 last year. He'll need to reach 262 to crack the top 10 in program history in single-season rebounds.
// Ra Kpedi broke into the top 10 in career rebounds against Youngstown State on Friday, Feb. 10. He now owns 505 career rebounds as Mastodon, 8th in program history.
// Ra Kpedi is averaging 8.4 rebounds per game in league play. The last Mastodon to average that many rebounds per game in league play was John Konchar in 9.3 in the Summit League in 2016-17.
// Jarred Godfrey is the only active player in NCAA Division I men's basketball with 2,000 points, 600 rebounds, 400 assists, 200 3-pointers and 200 steals. Since 1992-93 only four other student-athletes have finished with such a career stat line. D.J Cooper (Ohio, 2010-13), Kerry Kittles (Villanova, 1993-96), Ricky Minard (Morehead State, 2001-04) and Marreon Jackson (2017-12, Toledo/Arizona State) are the others. (per sports-reference.com)
// The 'Dons are 13-2 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 15.2 percent. He is first in the league with 103 total offensive boards.
// Jarred Godfrey owns 630 rebounds, fourth in program history. He is also in the top five in points, assists, steals, field goals, free throws and 3-pointers in program history.
// Jarred Godfrey is shooting 90.0 percent (117-of-130) from the free throw line this season, 9th 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). The best free throw percentage in program history with 100 attempts in a season is Steve Bard in 1987-88 who made 88-of-102 (86.3 percent). The Division I era program record for best single-season free throw percentage in school history is Bryson Scott's 81.8 percent in 2017-18 on 202-of-247 shooting.
// Ra Kpedi has won the opening tip in 24-of-28 games this season. He also won the tip in overtime against Oakland (Dec. 3).
// The 'Dons are 17th in the nation in 3-pointers per game (9.6).
// The 'Dons are 12th in the nation in 3-point defense with teams shooting just 29.0 percent against them from three.
// Jarred Godfrey (2,082), Damian Chong Qui (1,538), Anthony Roberts (1,512), Bobby Planutis (1,168) and Deonte Billups (1,032) have each scored 1,000 career NCAA points.
// With a pair of student-athletes with 1,500 career points at the Division I level (Jarred Godfrey and Damian Chong Qui) 'Dons are one of 13 teams in the nation with two or three players who have reached that mark in Division I contests.
// The 'Dons have 15 games of double-digit offensive rebounds this season.
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