Mastodons Visit Eastern Illinois for MBB Contest

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball visits Eastern Illinois on Sunday (Nov. 15) for a non-league matchup.

Game Day Information
Who: Eastern Illinois Panthers
When: Sunday, November 15 | 3 PM ET
Where: Charleston, Ill. | Groniger Arena
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: 92.3 FM

Know Your Foe
Eastern Illinois is 1-3 this season, with the Panthers' only win coming against Blackburn College. EIU fell in its three guarantee games at Indiana, Iowa and Notre Dame before picking up their win over Blackburn. Demar Burton is leading the team with 14.0 points per game.

Series History
Purdue Fort Wayne leads the series 6-1, but the loss was the only game not played in one of the two schools' venues. The Mastodons are 3-0 both in Fort Wayne and Charleston.

Thieves
Purdue Fort Wayne is top-30 nationally with 11.0 steals per contest.

Postman
Anthony Isaac Jr. is shooting 72.0 percent from the floor this season. That ranks first in the Horizon League and top-25 nationally.

Dre Will Take That
DeAndre Craig Jr. had six steals against Albion on November 7, which was the seventh-most in the country in the opening week of the season. That mark was also the fifth-most in program history.

No Place Like Home
Prior to a loss against Western Michigan on November 12, the Mastodons had won 29 consecutive regular season home games against non-league opponents, a streak that lasted just short of seven years.

Let Coffman Cook
Jon Coffman is the all-time winningest coach in Mastodon history with 216 wins. He earned win 200 on November 15, 2025 against Boyce.

Five-Year Man
Chris Morgan is one of 10 players in the country to play all five seasons of eligibility at the same institution. Morgan has been with the Mastodons since the 2023-24 season.

Cardinal Crushers
Purdue Fort Wayne beat Ball State 78-70 in an exhibition contest on October 28 behind a game-high 22 points from DeAndre Craig Jr. Ashton Williamson (16), Anthony Isaac Jr. (15) and Edir Ortiz (10) also pitched in double-digit scoring performances.

Hello, Fort Wayne!
For the Mastodons' exhibition game against Purdue on October 22, there was an announced crowd of 10,141, the second-most for the Purdue Fort Wayne event in program history. The most was the 11,076 that came to the Mastodons' 71-68 overtime win over No. 3 Indiana in 2016.

DeAndre Deep Dive
Senior DeAndre Craig averaged 14.0 points per game last season and is the second-leading returning scorer in the Horizon League, second to Wright State's C.J. O'Hara. Craig was selected to the All-Horizon League Preseason First Team for the 2026-27 season. He scored in double-figures in 25 games last season.

Going Streaking
Purdue Fort Wayne has a winning streak of at least four games in 16 of the last 17 seasons. The only exception was the 2017-18 season, which still saw the Mastodons win 18 games.

Lineup Love
The Mastodons used just two unique starting lineups all of last season and have only used one this season.

Last Time Out
Western Michigan topped Purdue Fort Wayne 81-59.

Next Time Up
The 'Dons will visit Bradley on Wednesday (Nov. 18) for another non-league contest.

~ Feel the Rumble ~

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Players Mentioned

DeAndre Craig Jr.

Anthony Isaac Jr.

Chris Morgan

Edir Ortiz

Ashton Williamson