2020–21 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team

2020–21 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record8–15 (6–14 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Sims (11th season)
  • Adam Blaylock (3rd season)
  • Mike Wolf (2nd season)
Home arenaHilliard Gates Sports Center
Seasons
2020–21 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State 16 – 4   .800 18 – 6   .750
Cleveland State † 16 – 4   .800 19 – 8   .704
Detroit Mercy 10 – 6   .625 12 – 10   .545
Northern Kentucky 11 – 7   .611 14 – 11   .560
Oakland 10 – 10   .500 12 – 18   .400
Youngstown State 9 – 11   .450 15 – 12   .556
IUPUI 7 – 9   .438 8 – 10   .444
Milwaukee 7 – 10   .412 10 – 12   .455
Green Bay 8 – 12   .400 8 – 17   .320
UIC 6 – 10   .375 9 – 13   .409
Purdue Fort Wayne 6 – 14   .300 8 – 15   .348
Robert Morris 3 – 12   .200 4 – 15   .211
† 2021 Horizon League tournament winner

The 2020–21 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team represented Purdue University Fort Wayne in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mastodons, led by seventh-year head coach Jon Coffman, played their home games at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as members of the Horizon League.

This was the Mastodons' first season in the Horizon League; the school left the Summit League after the 2019–20 season.

Previous season

The Mastodons finished the 2019–20 season 14–19 overall, 6–10 in Summit League play, to finish in 7th place. In the Summit League tournament, they defeated South Dakota State in the quarterfinals, before falling to North Dakota in the semifinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Chase Johnston 0 G 6'2" 180 Freshman Boca Raton, FL Transferred to Stetson
Brian Patrick 2 G 6'5" 200 Junior Fort Lauderdale, FL Transferred to DePaul
Jalin Wimberly 4 G 6'4" 180 Junior Leesburg, GA Transferred to Reinhardt
Tionne Rollins 5 G 6'2" 180 Freshman Tallahassee, FL Transferred to Polk State
Matt Holba 13 F 6'7" 225 RS Senior Noblesville, IN Graduated
Josh Inkumsah 31 F 6'7" 265 RS Freshman Barrie, ON Transferred to Ottawa
Rylen Grundy 35 F 6'5" 200 Sophomore South Bend, IN Did not return to program
Marcus DeBerry 41 G 6'5" 195 RS Senior Union City, TN Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Bobby Planutis 0 F 6'8" 200 RS Junior Hazleton, PA St. Bonaventure
Bryce Waterman 22 G 6'6" 205 Sophomore Colonie, NY Pensacola State
Demetric Horton 25 G 6'5" 200 Junior Raleigh, NC Independence CC
Jalon Pipkins 50 G 6'4" 185 Senior Paris, TX Loyola–Chicago

Roster

2020–21 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Bobby Planutis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Hazleton, Pennsylvania
G 1 Jarred Godfrey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
G 2 Justice Prentice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Toronto, Ontario
F 3 Ra Kpedi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 4 Jarvis Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Muskegon, Michigan
F 5 Johnathan Dejurnett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
G 10 Matt Havey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Lansing, Michigan
F 11 Dylan Carl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Alma, Michigan
G 15 Deonte Billups 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Moline, Illinois
G 22 Bryce Waterman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Colonie, New York
G 24 DeMierre Black 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Marietta, Georgia
G 25 Demetric Horton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Raleigh, North Carolina
F 34 Cameron Benford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Seattle, Washington
G 50 Jalon Pipkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Paris, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 14, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 25, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Southeastern Louisiana W 67–63 OT 1–0
  18 – Pipkins   6 – Billups/Kpedi   4 – Horton  Hilliard Gates Sports Center 
Fort Wayne, IN
November 30, 2020*
5:00 pm 		at Kent State Postponed[1] MAC Center 
Kent, OH
December 3, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Adrian Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues Hilliard Gates Sports Center 
Fort Wayne, IN
December 3, 2020*
7:00 pm 		Alcorn State Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues Hilliard Gates Sports Center 
Fort Wayne, IN
December 5, 2020*
11:00 am, ACC Network 		at Notre Dame Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues[2] Purcell Pavilion 
South Bend, IN
December 8, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Dayton Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues[3] UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
December 12, 2020*
2:00 pm 		Defiance Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues Hilliard Gates Sports Center 
Fort Wayne, IN
December 13, 2020*
2:00 pm 		Defiance Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues Hilliard Gates Sports Center 
Fort Wayne, IN
December 19, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Cleveland State L 61–63  1–1
(0–1) 		 21 – Godfrey   8 – Godfrey   3 – Godfrey/Pipkins  Hilliard Gates Sports Center 
Fort Wayne, IN
December 20, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		Cleveland State L 80–89  1–2
(0–2) 		 23 – Godfrey   5 – Planutis   4 – Planutis  Hilliard Gates Sports Center 
Fort Wayne, IN
December 26, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Robert Morris L 88–102  1–3
(0–3) 		 22 – Godfrey   5 – Carl   4 – Carl/Pipkins  Hilliard Gates Sports Center 
Fort Wayne, IN
December 27, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Robert Morris W 87–82  2–3
(1–3) 		 27 – Godfrey   10 – Godfrey   8 – Pipkins  Hilliard Gates Sports Center 
Fort Wayne, IN
January 1, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Kentucky L 68–75  2–4
(1–4) 		 22 – Billups   4 – Planutis   4 – Carl  BB&T Arena 
Highland Heights, KY
January 2, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Kentucky L 68–70  2–5
(1–5) 		 16 – Pipkins   6 – Godfrey/Carl   3 – 3 Tied  BB&T Arena 
Highland Heights, KY
January 8, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		UIC W 96–89 OT 3–5
(2–5) 		 41 – Godfrey   11 – Billups   4 – Godfrey/Pipkins  Hilliard Gates Sports Center 
Fort Wayne, IN
January 9, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		UIC W 88–55  4–5
(3–5) 		 16 – Godfrey   7 – Carl   3 – 3 Tied  Hilliard Gates Sports Center 
Fort Wayne, IN
January 15, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Milwaukee W 81–72  5–5
(4–5) 		 23 – Godfrey   10 – Godfrey/Billups   7 – Godfrey  Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 16, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Milwaukee W 81–74  6–5
(5–5) 		 18 – Godfrey   6 – 3 Tied   7 – Godfrey  Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 22, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Green Bay L 59–77  6–6
(5–6) 		 11 – Pipkins   6 – Godfrey/Horton   2 – Godfrey/Pipkins  Kress Events Center 
Green Bay, WI
January 23, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Green Bay L 72–87  6–7
(5–7) 		 16 – Pipkins   5 – Carl/Billups   4 – Pipkins  Kress Events Center 
Green Bay, WI
January 29, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Oakland L 66–81  6–8
(5–8) 		 16 – Planutis   9 – Godfrey   4 – Carl  Hilliard Gates Sports Center 
Fort Wayne, IN
January 30, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Oakland L 75–82  6–9
(5–9) 		 21 – Pipkins   7 – Billups   6 – Godfrey  Hilliard Gates Sports Center 
Fort Wayne, IN
February 5, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Detroit Mercy L 72–82  6–10
(5–10) 		 17 – Pipkins/Horton   9 – Godfrey   4 – Planutis/Walker  Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
February 6, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Detroit Mercy L 56–83  6–11
(5–11) 		 13 – Godfrey/Billups   5 – Godfrey/Planutis   5 – Pipkins  Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
February 12, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Youngstown State L 70–84  6–12
(5–12) 		 24 – Godfrey   5 – 3 Tied   4 – Godfrey  Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
February 13, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Youngstown State L 70–72  6–13
(5–13) 		 17 – Godfrey   7 – Pipkins   6 – Godfrey  Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
February 19, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cleveland State W 75–68  7–13
(6–13) 		 19 – Pipkins   7 – Kpedi   3 – Godfrey/Carl  Hilliard Gates Sports Center 
Fort Wayne, IN
February 20, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cleveland State L 55–67  7–14
(6–14) 		 17 – Pipkins   7 – Planutis   4 – Godfrey  Hilliard Gates Sports Center 
Fort Wayne, IN
Horizon League tournament
February 25, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(10) at (7) Green Bay
First Round 		W 89–84 2OT 8–14
  21 – Pipkins   7 – Godfrey   5 – Godfrey  Kress Events Center 
Green Bay, WI
March 2, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(10) at (1) Cleveland State
Quarterfinals 		L 104–108 3OT 8–15
  23 – Godfrey   9 – Kpedi   12 – Godfrey  Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[4]

References

  1. ^ "Mastodon Men's Basketball Game At Kent State Postponed". Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Home Opener With Purdue Fort Wayne Canceled". und.com. Notre Dame Athletics. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "UD's cancels Tuesday's game after Purdue Fort Wayne reports positive COVID-19 test". wdtn.com. WDTN.com Staff. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics. Retrieved December 8, 2020.