Men's Hoops Home Opener Set For Sunday

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The 2025-26 Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball home opener set for Sunday (Nov. 9) afternoon at the Gates Sports Center.

Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (0-2) vs. Dominican Stars (0-1)
When: Sunday, November 9 | 2 PM ET
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+ John Nolan (PBP) | Pat Murphy (analyst)
Listen: 1380 AM Brett Rump (PBP) | Dean Pantazi (analyst)
Game Notes: Link

Know Your Foe
Dominican opened the season with a 90-85 loss to Eureka College. Lucas Underwood had a career-high 24 points on 9-of-17 from the field.

Series History
Purdue Fort Wayne leads the all-time series 1-0 with an 89-76 win on Nov. 21, 1986.

'DONS & ENDS
// A smattering of tidbits on the game at Ohio State
- Mikale Stevenson finished with a career-high 21 points.
- Corey Hadnot II had a career-best six steals, besting the five he had at Penn State.
- The 'Dons forced 19 Ohio State turnovers.
- Darius Duffy was 5-of-5 for 10 points, his second-career double-digit scoring effort and first as a Mastodon.
- DeAndre Craig Jr. finished with 18 points for a second consecutive game.
- Yuval Levin recorded his first collegiate points, scoring four points with three rebounds and two steals.

// A couple tidbits from the opener vs. GCU
- All of DeAndre Craig Jr.'s game-high 18 points came in the second half.
- The 'Dons out-scored the 'Lopes 44-41 in the second half.
- Corey Hadnot II had a career-high six assists.
- The 'Dons had 13 turnovers while forcing 15 GCU turnovers.
- Ebrahim Kaba (3), EJ Mosley (3) and Mason Shrout (2) each recorded their first collegiate points in the contest.

// A few notes on the exhibition win over Ball State
- Mikale Stevenson had 23 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists
- Stevenson's second half dunk was No. 3 on ESPN SportsCenter that evening.
- The 'Dons led 17-0 in fast break points and 41-33 in rebounds.
- The 'Dons held a 54-30 advantage in points in the paint. For comparison, the 'Dons didn't record more than 50 points in the paint against a Division I opponent all of last season.

// Jon Coffman owns 198 career coaching victories. He needs just two more to reach 200 for his career. He is already the program leader in wins.

// In May 2025 head coach Jon Coffman was selected as a Red Coat recipient from the Mad Anthonys Foundation. Each year the Red Coat is given to an individual that has made a positive impact on the region and the state of Indiana. A few of the previous honorees include: Keith Busse, Chuck Surack, Brad Stevens, Bob Chase, Arnie Ball, Shelley Long, Matt Painter, Brian Kelly, Brad Stevens, Joe Tiller, Bob Knight and John Wooden. The Red Coat Gala began in 1958.

// The Mastodons have recorded double-digit wins at home in 11 of the last 13 years. Last season the 'Dons opened the season 9-0 at home, the best undefeated home stretch to start a season in the program's NCAA Division I history.

~ Feel The Rumble ~

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Players Mentioned

DeAndre Craig Jr.

Darius Duffy

Corey Hadnot II

Ebrahim Kaba

Yuval Levin

EJ Mosley

Mason Shrout

Mikale Stevenson

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