Friday, February 21
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Oakland
Oakland Comes to the Gates Sports Center on Friday
2/20/2025 10:18:00 AM | Men's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Friday night is Senior Night for the Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball team. The Mastodons and Oakland will play at the Gates Sports Center with Johnathan DeJurnett, Quinton Morton-Robertson and Rasheed Bello honored prior to the game. Free rally towels will be given away.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (18-10, 11-6) vs. Oakland (12-15, 7-9)
When: Friday, Feb. 21 | 7 p.m. ET
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Listen: 1380 AM
Watch: ESPN+
Tickets: Link
Series History: Oakland leads 23-10
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Oakland
'DONS & ENDS
// The March 1st contest at Cleveland State has been picked to air on live on ESPN2. The tip has been moved back to a 4 PM ET start. It is the final regular season game of the season for the 'Dons.
// Rasheed Bello enters Friday's game needing 18 points for 1,000 as a Mastodon. He sits at 982.
// Rasheed Bello has five consecutive games of 20 or more points. He is averaging 23.2 points per game and shooting 51.9 percent (42-of-81) in the five games while adding 4.4 assists.
// Jalen Jackson owns 267 made free throws as a Mastodon. His total ranks seventh in program history. He made 133 last season, ninth for a single season in program history. He has 134 this year, seventh in program history for a single season.
// Jalen Jackson is averaging 19.4 points per game. Should he finish the season at 20.0 per contest it would rank third in the program's Division I history in single-season scoring average. Bryson Scott (2017-18) averaged 22.6 and Frank Gaines (2011-12) averaged 21.2. All-time program history, including the DII era, only six players have averaged 20 points in a season.
// Jalen Jackson went over 500 points for the season on Feb. 5 against Wright State. He now has two 500 point seasons. Mastodons who own multiple 500-point seasons in the program's DI era: Jarred Godfrey (3), Bryson Scott and Frank Gaines. Nick Wise did it in the program's final year of DII and then the following season in 2001-02, the first in Division I. John Konchar reached 500 points in a season only once.
// The 'Dons are 11-1 at home at this season, but these next few notes are just on the Mastodons' nine home games against Division I teams.
- Jalen Jackson is averaging 20.9 points and Rasheed Bello is averaging 20.0 points.
- Scoring margin: +10.9
- The 'Dons are averaging 8.9 turnovers and forcing 15.0 turnovers with 9.3 steals from the 'Dons.
// The Mastodons drew a crowd of 2,603 to the home game vs. Cleveland State on Jan. 30 aired live on ESPNU. It was the largest crowd for a non-exhibition home game (excluding the 2016 game vs. Indiana) since Dec. 1, 2012 when 3,033 saw the 'Dons defeat Miami (Ohio) 57-56.
// Head coach Jon Coffman is nearing 200 coaching wins. He owns 197 wins, already a program record.
// The Mastodons opened the season 9-0 at home, the best undefeated home stretch to start a season in the program's NCAA Division I history.
// The 'Dons are 5th in the nation in fewest turnovers per game (9.1) and 4th in turnover margin (+5.9).
- The 'Dons committed no turnovers in a 103-52 win over Defiance on Dec. 20, tying an NCAA record.
- 17 times this year the 'Dons have committed single-digit turnovers in a game.
- The 'Dons had only seven turnovers in a double overtime win at Wright State.
- This isn't new. Last year: 10.4 turnovers/game (11th in the nation), +5.7 turnover margin (4th).
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (18-10, 11-6) vs. Oakland (12-15, 7-9)
When: Friday, Feb. 21 | 7 p.m. ET
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Listen: 1380 AM
Watch: ESPN+
Tickets: Link
Series History: Oakland leads 23-10
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Oakland
'DONS & ENDS
// The March 1st contest at Cleveland State has been picked to air on live on ESPN2. The tip has been moved back to a 4 PM ET start. It is the final regular season game of the season for the 'Dons.
// Rasheed Bello enters Friday's game needing 18 points for 1,000 as a Mastodon. He sits at 982.
// Rasheed Bello has five consecutive games of 20 or more points. He is averaging 23.2 points per game and shooting 51.9 percent (42-of-81) in the five games while adding 4.4 assists.
// Jalen Jackson owns 267 made free throws as a Mastodon. His total ranks seventh in program history. He made 133 last season, ninth for a single season in program history. He has 134 this year, seventh in program history for a single season.
// Jalen Jackson is averaging 19.4 points per game. Should he finish the season at 20.0 per contest it would rank third in the program's Division I history in single-season scoring average. Bryson Scott (2017-18) averaged 22.6 and Frank Gaines (2011-12) averaged 21.2. All-time program history, including the DII era, only six players have averaged 20 points in a season.
// Jalen Jackson went over 500 points for the season on Feb. 5 against Wright State. He now has two 500 point seasons. Mastodons who own multiple 500-point seasons in the program's DI era: Jarred Godfrey (3), Bryson Scott and Frank Gaines. Nick Wise did it in the program's final year of DII and then the following season in 2001-02, the first in Division I. John Konchar reached 500 points in a season only once.
// The 'Dons are 11-1 at home at this season, but these next few notes are just on the Mastodons' nine home games against Division I teams.
- Jalen Jackson is averaging 20.9 points and Rasheed Bello is averaging 20.0 points.
- Scoring margin: +10.9
- The 'Dons are averaging 8.9 turnovers and forcing 15.0 turnovers with 9.3 steals from the 'Dons.
// The Mastodons drew a crowd of 2,603 to the home game vs. Cleveland State on Jan. 30 aired live on ESPNU. It was the largest crowd for a non-exhibition home game (excluding the 2016 game vs. Indiana) since Dec. 1, 2012 when 3,033 saw the 'Dons defeat Miami (Ohio) 57-56.
// Head coach Jon Coffman is nearing 200 coaching wins. He owns 197 wins, already a program record.
// The Mastodons opened the season 9-0 at home, the best undefeated home stretch to start a season in the program's NCAA Division I history.
// The 'Dons are 5th in the nation in fewest turnovers per game (9.1) and 4th in turnover margin (+5.9).
- The 'Dons committed no turnovers in a 103-52 win over Defiance on Dec. 20, tying an NCAA record.
- 17 times this year the 'Dons have committed single-digit turnovers in a game.
- The 'Dons had only seven turnovers in a double overtime win at Wright State.
- This isn't new. Last year: 10.4 turnovers/game (11th in the nation), +5.7 turnover margin (4th).
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