2022–23 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team

2022–23 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record17–15 (9–11 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Sims (13th season)
  • Adam Blaylock (5th season)
  • Mike Wolf (4th season)
  • Pat Lepper (2nd season)
Home arenaHilliard Gates Sports Center
Seasons
2022–23 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Youngstown State 15 – 5   .750 24 – 10   .706
Milwaukee 14 – 6   .700 22 – 12   .647
Cleveland State 14 – 6   .700 21 – 14   .600
Northern Kentucky † 14 – 6   .700 22 – 13   .629
Oakland 11 – 9   .550 13 – 19   .406
Wright State 10 – 10   .500 18 – 15   .545
Robert Morris 10 – 10   .500 16 – 17   .485
Detroit Mercy 9 – 11   .450 14 – 19   .424
Purdue Fort Wayne 9 – 11   .450 17 – 15   .531
IUPUI 2 – 18   .100 5 – 27   .156
Green Bay 2 – 18   .100 3 – 29   .094
† 2023 Horizon League tournament winner

The 2022–23 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team represented Purdue University Fort Wayne in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mastodons, led by ninth-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. They finished the season 17–15, 9–11 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they lost to Detroit Mercy in the first round.

Previous season

The Mastodons finished the 2020–21 season 21–12, 15–6 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for first place, earning a share of the Horizon League regular season championship. As the No. 2 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they defeated UIC in the quarterfinals before losing to Northern Kentucky in the semifinals. The Mastodons accepted an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational and earned the No. 16 overall seed. The Mastodons lost to the No. 1 seed Drake in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jarvis Walker 4 G 6'2" 200 Sophomore Muskegon, MI Transferred to Indianapolis
RJ Ogom 23 F 6'6" 230 RS Freshman Chicago, IL Transferred to Indian Hills CC
Phil Robles II 24 G 5'8" 160 Freshman South Bend, IN Transferred to Holy Cross College
Max Polk 25 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Omaha, NE Transferred to Iowa Western CC
Cameron Benford 34 F 6'8" 240 Graduate Student Seattle, WA Graduated
Jalon Pipkins 50 G 6'4" 185 Graduate Student Paris, TX Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Deangelo Elisee 13 F 6'9" 220 Junior Nassau, Bahamas Triton College
Anthony Roberts 22 G 6'4" 210 Senior Oak Park, IL St. Cloud State
Dow Dunton 25 F 6'7" 210 Graduate Student Wake Forest, NC Lynchburg

Roster

2022–23 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Bobby Planutis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS St. Bonaventure Hazleton, Pennsylvania
G 1 Jarred Godfrey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Sandy Creek Atlanta, Georgia
G 2 Damian Chong Qui 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) GS Mount St. Mary's Baltimore, Maryland
F 3 Ra Kpedi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) GS Vermont Indianapolis, Indiana
G 4 Chris Morgan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Kaukauna Kaukauna, Wisconsin
F 5 Johnathan Dejurnett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Lausanne Collegiate Memphis, Tennessee
G 10 JoJo Peterson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Mount Pisgah Johns Creek, Georgia
G 11 Quinton Morton-Robertson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Jr Radford Radford, Virginia
F 13 Deangelo Elisee 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Triton Nassau, Bahamas
F 14 Redford Dunton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Millbrook Raleigh, North Carolina
G 15 Deonte Billups 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Moline Moline, Illinois
G 22 Anthony Roberts 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr St. Cloud State Oak Park, Illinois
G 24 Keaton Dukes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Wawasee Syracuse, Indiana
F 25 Dow Dunton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Lynchburg Wake Forest, North Carolina
G 32 Eric Mulder 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Pella Christian Oskaloosa, Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 6, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
6:30 p.m., BTN 		at No. 22 Michigan L 56–75  0–1
  15 – Morton-Robertson   12 – Planutis   4 – Chong Qui  Crisler Center (11,107)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 12, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		SIU Edwardsville W 81–76  1–1
  18 – Tied   9 – Tied   6 – Chong Qui  Memorial Coliseum (1,374)
Fort Wayne, IN
November 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Manchester W 111–31  2–1
  26 – Morton-Robertson   10 – Peterson   9 – Godfrey  Memorial Coliseum (1,740)
Fort Wayne, IN
November 18, 2022*
8:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Northwestern
Cancún Challenge campus game 		L 52–60  2–2
  14 – Planutis   10 – Kpedi   5 – Chong Qui  Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,931)
Evanston, IL
November 22, 2022*
12:30 p.m. 		vs. Eastern Michigan
Cancún Challenge (Mayan Division) Semifinal 		W 74–67  3–2
  21 – Godfrey   7 – Godfrey   5 – Godfrey  Riviera Maya (250)
Cancún, Mexico
November 23, 2022*
3:00 p.m. 		vs. Southern Miss
Cancún Challenge (Mayan Division) Final 		L 58–70  3–3
  14 – Godfrey   6 – Tied   4 – Chong Qui  Riviera Maya (107)
Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bluffton W 106–41  4–3
  23 – Roberts   9 – DeJurnett   7 – Chong Qui  Memorial Coliseum (1,352)
Fort Wayne, IN
December 1, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Detroit Mercy L 66–75  4–4
(0–1) 		 20 – Godfrey   9 – Godfrey   3 – Chong Qui  Memorial Coliseum (1,495)
Fort Wayne, IN
December 3, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Oakland W 79–73  5–4
(1–1) 		 20 – Planutis   12 – Kpedi   5 – Tied  Memorial Coliseum (1,017)
Fort Wayne, IN
December 7, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southeast Missouri State W 89–68  6–4
  19 – Godfrey   8 – Tied   5 – Godfrey  Show Me Center (1,155)
Cape Girardeau, MO
December 10, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Missouri State W 65–61  7–4
  17 – Godfrey   14 – Kpedi   4 – Godfrey  Great Southern Bank Arena (3,887)
Springfield, MO
December 19, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Commerce
Indiana Classic 		W 85–68  8–4
  15 – Planutis   9 – Kpedi   7 – Godfrey  Memorial Coliseum 
Fort Wayne, IN
December 20, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Indiana
Indiana Classic 		W 83–59  9–4
  21 – Godfrey   6 – Tied   5 – Godfrey  Memorial Coliseum (2,145)
Fort Wayne, IN
December 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Robert Morris L 70–75  9–5
(1–2) 		 20 – Godfrey   15 – Kpedi   5 – Tied  UPMC Events Center (889)
Moon Township, PA
December 31, 2022
2:45 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Youngstown State W 76–71  10–5
(2–2) 		 24 – Chong Qui   8 – Godfrey   6 – Godfrey  Beeghly Center (1,953)
Youngstown, OH
January 5, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Green Bay W 79–69  11–5
(3–2) 		 23 – Godfrey   9 – Tied   4 – Chong Qui  Memorial Coliseum (1,473)
Fort Wayne, IN
January 7, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Milwaukee L 70–74  11–6
(3–3) 		 22 – Godfrey   10 – Kpedi   7 – Chong Qui  Memorial Coliseum (1,552)
Fort Wayne, IN
January 12, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at IUPUI W 70–55  12–6
(4–3) 		 22 – Godfrey   8 – Kpedi   4 – Chong Qui  Indiana Farmers Coliseum (795)
Indianapolis, IN
January 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cleveland State L 60–72  12–7
(4–4) 		 13 – Kpedi   13 – Kpedi   5 – Godfrey  Memorial Coliseum (1,327)
Fort Wayne, IN
January 19, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Wright State W 88–80  13–7
(5–4) 		 19 – Morton-Robertson   9 – Tied   3 – Godfrey  Nutter Center (3,373)
Dayton, OH
January 21, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Kentucky L 54–74  13–8
(5–5) 		 10 – Tied   6 – Mulder   4 – Chong Qui  Truist Arena (2,872)
Highland Heights, KY
January 25, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		IUPUI W 81–75  14–8
(6–5) 		 26 – Billups   7 – Tied   7 – Chong Qui  Gates Sports Center (874)
Fort Wayne, IN
January 27, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cleveland State L 74–79  14–9
(6–6) 		 31 – Chong Qui   9 – Kpedi   4 – Planutis  Wolstein Center (2,088)
Cleveland, OH
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oakland W 82–73  15–9
(7–6) 		 32 – Godfrey   7 – Tied   3 – Tied  Athletics Center O'rena (2,569)
Rochester, MI
February 4, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Detroit Mercy L 52–85  15–10
(7–7) 		 11 – Planutis   7 – Kpedi   3 – Godfrey  Calihan Hall (2,021)
Detroit, MI
February 10, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Youngstown State L 72–81  15–11
(7–8) 		 33 – Godfrey   7 – Godfrey   4 – Tied  Memorial Coliseum (1,632)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 12, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Robert Morris L 64–71  15–12
(7–9) 		 23 – Godfrey   9 – Kpedi   4 – Godfrey  Gates Sports Center (871)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 17, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Kentucky L 50–63  15–13
(7–10) 		 14 – Godfrey   5 – Tied   6 – Chong Qui  Memorial Coliseum (1,978)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 19, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Wright State W 77–75  16–13
(8–10) 		 25 – Godfrey   15 – Kpedi   4 – Chong Qui  Gates Sports Center (1,069)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 23, 2023
8:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Milwaukee L 94–96  16–14
(8–11) 		 21 – Godfrey   8 – Kpedi   5 – Godfrey  UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,790)
Milwaukee, WI
February 25, 2023
8:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Green Bay W 78–61  17–14
(9–11) 		 29 – Godfrey   7 – Morton-Robertson   5 – Morton-Robertson  Kress Events Center (1,361)
Green Bay, WI
Horizon League tournament
February 28, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(9) at (8) Detroit Mercy
First Round 		L 68–81  17–15
  20 – Planutis   6 – Tied   7 – Chong Qui  Calihan Hall (1,663)
Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 6, 2022.