Milwaukee is MBB's Next Stop

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne returns to the court after the holiday break with a league game at Milwaukee on Monday (Dec. 29). The last time the Mastodons were on the court was on Dec. 21, a victory at Notre Dame.

Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (8-6, 2-1) at Milwaukee (6-6, 2-0)
When: Monday, December 29 | 8 PM ET
Where: Milwaukee, Wis. | UWM Panther Arena
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: 1380 AM
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Milwaukee

Know Your Foe
Milwaukee was the preseason pick to win the league per the league's preseason poll. Josh Dixon was selected as the Lou Henson Award National Mid-Major Player of the Week after scoring 28 vs. Cleveland State and 24 against South Dakota State. The Panthers won both games. They were the freshman's first career starts and earned him Horizon League Freshman of the Week honors.

Series History
Purdue Fort Wayne leads 7-4. The 'Dons won both games with the Panthers last season.

'Dons & Ends
// The Mastodons have seven games this season with single-digit turnovers, including just two vs. Detroit- Mercy on Dec. 14.

// Corey Hadnot II is one of only five juniors or seniors in NCAA Division I men's basketball currently averaging 20 or more points who entered the season never having averaged 10 points in a season. (Cameron Carr, Baylor | Chandler Cuthrell, Elon | MJ Collins, Utah State | Dennis Parker Jr, Radford)

// Thanks to the win over Notre Dame, the 'Dons are on a four-game win streak. The 'Dons have now had a winning streak of at least four games in every season since 2009-10 except for one (2017-18). That is 16-of-17 seasons.

// The top two scoring games in the league this season belong to Corey Hadnot II. He had 33 at Oakland (Dec. 3) and 32 at Western Michigan (Nov. 12). Mikale Stevenson's 29 against Chicago State (Nov. 25) is the fifth best scoring performance in the league this season.

// Through three league games, Corey Hadnot II is averaging 24.3 points per game in league play, best in the league, and shooting 55.3 percent from the floor, seventh in the league.

// Jon Coffman picked up his 200th career victory on Nov. 15 against Boyce. He is the program's leader in victories.

// DeAndre Craig Jr. has scored double-digits 14-of-15 games this season. He has four games of exactly 18 points this year. The only game under 10 points was a seven-point outing vs. Chicago State (Nov. 25). He tied a career high with 22 points vs. Oakland.

// DeAndre Craig Jr. has demonstrated an ability to fill up the box score. Not only does he have 10+ points in all but one game this season, he has three games with six or more rebounds, three games with five or more assists and two games with three steals; all while turning the ball over only 16 times in 397 minutes.

// Darius Duffy ranks 79th in the nation in blocks with 19.

// Darius Duffy has 72 rebounds on the season, 40 have been on the offensive glass.

// Redshirt freshman Ebrahim Kaba has shown early results from beyond the arc, hitting 16-of-43 (38.1 percent) from three.

// How good has Corey Hadnot II been this year?
- Corey Hadnot II is 2nd in the nation with 111 field goals. He has 292 points this season, 3rd in the nation. He is 1st in the league at 20.2 points per game. Hadnot is also 9th in the nation in steals with 34.
- Hadnot is averaging 20.9 points per game, should he finish at that average, it would rank tie for 5th in Mastodon history for a single season.
- He has the most field goals made (tied, 12 at Oakland) and most field goals attempted (22 at WMU) by a Horizon League player this season.
- He has the third most steals in a game by a Horizon League player this season (6 at Ohio State).
- Through 14 games, Hadnot is on track to score 630 points in the regular season this year. This would rank 7th all time for points scored by a player in a single season in Mastodon history.
- Through 14 games, he is on track to have 74 steals in the regular season this year. This would rank 6th all time for steals by a player in a single season in Mastodon history.
- At 20.9 points per game, Hadnot's scoring is up this year as is his shooting percentage. He is shooting 57.2 percent from the floor. He shot 44.6 percent last year.
- His field goal percentage has improved each season.
(Freshman: 40.9 -> Sophomore: 44.6 -> Junior: 57.2)

// In the nation, the 'Dons are:
- 18th in steals per game (10.1)
- 13th in turnover margin (5.3)
- 28th in fast break points per game (16.92)
- 38th in turnovers forced per game (16.3)
- 44th in fewest turnovers per game (10.2)

// Weekly alumni spotlight:
- 22 former Mastodons have played professionally in the last 14 years.
Rasheed Bello (2023-25) is playing for the Windrose Giants Antwerp in Belgium. He had 41 points on 7-of-10 shooting from three in a win at Limburg United on Dec. 19.

// John Konchar to enter Mastodon Hall of Fame
- Former Mastodon John Konchar (2014-19) will be inducted into the Mastodon Hall of Fame on Jan. 31. Konchar, the seven-year NBA veteran with the Memphis Grizzlies, finished his collegiate career as the first student-athlete in NCAA Division I men's basketball history to record 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 500 assists and 200 steals.

// Here come the notes on the win at Notre Dame
- Only four players scored in the contest (Corey Hadnot II, Maximus Nelson, Mikale Stevenson and DeAndre Craig Jr.). It is the first game in the Division I era of the program with only four players scoring in a contest. The previous low was five, which has occurred multiple times.
- It was the Mastodons' first win over an ACC opponent.
- It was Purdue Fort Wayne's fourth win against a major conference foe. The Mastodons beat Indiana in 2016 and 2017 and DePaul in 2023. All four wins have come under head coach Jon Coffman.
- Corey Hadnot II scored 29 points, his sixth game of 25 or more points this season.

~ Feel The Rumble ~

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Players Mentioned

Rasheed Bello

DeAndre Craig Jr.

Chandler Cuthrell

Darius Duffy

Corey Hadnot II

Ebrahim Kaba

Maximus Nelson

Mikale Stevenson

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