Saturday, March 1
Cleveland, Ohio
4 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Cleveland State
Rasheed Bello
'Dons Play at Cleveland State on Saturday on ESPN2
2/28/2025 12:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Mastodons will close the 2024-25 regular season on Saturday (March 1) on ESPN2 against Cleveland State. The 'Dons have clinched a bye in the first round of the 2025 Barbasol Horizon League Championship. A win on Saturday and the 'Dons will earn a home game on March 6 in the Horizon League postseason.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (19-11, 12-7) at Cleveland State (19-11, 13-6)
When: Saturday, March 1 | 4 p.m. ET
Where: Cleveland, Ohio | Wolstein Center
Live Stats: Link
Listen: 1380 AM
Watch: ESPN2
Series History: Cleveland State leads 13-3
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Cleveland State
'DONS & ENDS
// Rasheed Bello and Jalen Jackson were named to the 2025 Horizon League All-Academic Team. The 'Dons picked up two of the five selections on the team.
// The 'Dons enter Saturday with 19 wins. A 20th win would be:
- Jon Coffman's fifth 20-win season as head coach
- The sixth 20-win season in program's Division I history (2013-13, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2021-22 & 2023-24)
- The first time with back-to-back 20-win seasons since 2015-16 and 2016-17
// The Mastodons have earned a bye in the first round of the 2025 Barbasol Horizon League Basketball Championship. A loss on Saturday, and the 'Dons will be the No. 5 seed and travel to the No. 4 seed on March 6.
A Purdue Fort Wayne win on Saturday over Cleveland State...
- and Youngstown State and Milwaukee win: MIL-2, YSU-3, PFW-4, CSU-5
- and Youngstown State wins and Milwaukee loses: YSU-2, PFW-3, CSU-4, MIL-5
- and Milwaukee wins and Youngstown State loses: MIL-2, PFW-3, CSU-4, YSU-5
- and Milwaukee and Youngstown State lose: PFW-2, CSU-3, MIL-4, YSU-5
// Rasheed Bello scored 19 points against Oakland (Feb. 21) to go over 1,000 for his Mastodon career. He had already gone over 1,000 in his NCAA career when his Purdue Fort Wayne and UW-Parkside numbers are combined.
// Rasheed Bello has seven consecutive games of 19 or more points. He is averaging 22.1 points, 4.3 assists and 2.1 steals while shooting 51.4 percent from the floor and 39.6 percent from three.
// Jalen Jackson owns 277 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 144 this year, seventh in program history for a single season.
// 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 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 198 wins, already a program record.
// 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 (2) and Frank Gaines (2). 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.
// Rasheed Bello is closing in on entering the same 500-point season territory as Jackson. Bello had 537 points last season and this year owns 484.
// The 'Dons are 7th in the nation in fewest turnovers per game (9.2) and 4th in turnover margin (+5.8).
- 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 (19-11, 12-7) at Cleveland State (19-11, 13-6)
When: Saturday, March 1 | 4 p.m. ET
Where: Cleveland, Ohio | Wolstein Center
Live Stats: Link
Listen: 1380 AM
Watch: ESPN2
Series History: Cleveland State leads 13-3
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Cleveland State
'DONS & ENDS
// Rasheed Bello and Jalen Jackson were named to the 2025 Horizon League All-Academic Team. The 'Dons picked up two of the five selections on the team.
// The 'Dons enter Saturday with 19 wins. A 20th win would be:
- Jon Coffman's fifth 20-win season as head coach
- The sixth 20-win season in program's Division I history (2013-13, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2021-22 & 2023-24)
- The first time with back-to-back 20-win seasons since 2015-16 and 2016-17
// The Mastodons have earned a bye in the first round of the 2025 Barbasol Horizon League Basketball Championship. A loss on Saturday, and the 'Dons will be the No. 5 seed and travel to the No. 4 seed on March 6.
A Purdue Fort Wayne win on Saturday over Cleveland State...
- and Youngstown State and Milwaukee win: MIL-2, YSU-3, PFW-4, CSU-5
- and Youngstown State wins and Milwaukee loses: YSU-2, PFW-3, CSU-4, MIL-5
- and Milwaukee wins and Youngstown State loses: MIL-2, PFW-3, CSU-4, YSU-5
- and Milwaukee and Youngstown State lose: PFW-2, CSU-3, MIL-4, YSU-5
// Rasheed Bello scored 19 points against Oakland (Feb. 21) to go over 1,000 for his Mastodon career. He had already gone over 1,000 in his NCAA career when his Purdue Fort Wayne and UW-Parkside numbers are combined.
// Rasheed Bello has seven consecutive games of 19 or more points. He is averaging 22.1 points, 4.3 assists and 2.1 steals while shooting 51.4 percent from the floor and 39.6 percent from three.
// Jalen Jackson owns 277 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 144 this year, seventh in program history for a single season.
// 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 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 198 wins, already a program record.
// 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 (2) and Frank Gaines (2). 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.
// Rasheed Bello is closing in on entering the same 500-point season territory as Jackson. Bello had 537 points last season and this year owns 484.
// The 'Dons are 7th in the nation in fewest turnovers per game (9.2) and 4th in turnover margin (+5.8).
- 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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