2024–25 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team

2024–25 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	19–13 (12–8 Horizon)
Head coach	Jon Coffman (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Ryan Sims (15th season) Adam Blaylock (7th season) Mike Wolf (6th season) Pat Lepper (4th season)
Home arena	Hilliard Gates Sports Center

2024–25 Horizon League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Robert Morris †	15	–	5		.750			26	–	9		.743
Cleveland State	14	–	6		.700			23	–	13		.639
Milwaukee	14	–	6		.700			21	–	11		.656
Youngstown State	13	–	7		.650			21	–	13		.618
Purdue Fort Wayne	12	–	8		.600			19	–	13		.594
Oakland	11	–	9		.550			16	–	18		.471
Northern Kentucky	11	–	9		.550			17	–	16		.515
Wright State	8	–	12		.400			15	–	18		.455
IU Indy	6	–	14		.300			10	–	22		.313
Detroit Mercy	4	–	16		.200			8	–	24		.250
Green Bay	2	–	18		.100			4	–	28		.125
† 2025 Horizon League tournament winner

The 2024–25 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team represented Purdue University Fort Wayne in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mastodons, led by eleventh-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.

Offseason

Departures

Purdue Fort Wayne departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Destin Whitaker	2	G	6'5"	180	Senior	Romeoville, IL	Transferred to McKendree
Jermaine Coleman	12	F	6'7"	190	Freshman	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to St. Thomas
Khoi Thurmon	21	G	6'1"	205	Freshman	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Panola College
Anthony Roberts	22	G	6'4"	220	Graduate student	Oak Park, IL	Graduated
Keyon Miller	23	G	6'2"	160	Freshman	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to Cloud County CC

Incoming transfers

Purdue Fort Wayne incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Trey Lewis	2	G	6'6"	200	RS Sophomore	Ferndale, MI	Loyola
De'Vion Lavergne	6	G	6'3"	190	Sophomore	Melville, LA	Lee College
Chandler Cuthrell	7	F	6'8"	220	Senior	Baltimore, MD	UTSA

Roster

2023–24 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Rasheed Bello 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr UW–Parkside Chicago, IL G 1 Jalen Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr UIC Fort Wayne, IN G 2 Trey Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Loyola Ferndale, MI G 3 Quinton Morton-Robertson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) GS Radford Radford, VA G 4 Chris Morgan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Kaukauna Kaukauna, WI F 5 Johnathan Dejurnett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Lausanne Collegiate Memphis, TN G 6 De'Vion Lavergne 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Lee College Melville, LA F 7 Chandler Cuthrell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr UTSA Baltimore, MD G 10 Corey Hadnot II 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Cypress Creek Atlanta, GA F 11 Maximus Nelson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Valparaiso Appleton, WI F 13 Deangelo Elisee 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Sr Triton Nassau, Bahamas G 22 Mason Shrout 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Preble Shawnee Camden, OH G 23 Jordan Lomax 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Brownsburg Brownsburg, IN G 24 Keaton Dukes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Wawasee Syracuse, IN G 32 Eric Mulder 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Pella Christian Oskaloosa, IA	Head coach Jon Coffman (Washington and Lee) Assistant coach(es) Ryan Sims (Indianapolis) Mike Wolf (William Peace) Adam Blaylock (Peru State) Pat Lepper (IPFW) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 18, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Notre Dame	L 54–91		13 – Jackson	4 – Jackson	3 – Morton-Robertson	Memorial Coliseum (5,905) Fort Wayne, IN
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bluffton	W 99–47	1–0	16 – Bello	11 – Mulder	5 – Bello	Hilliard Gates Sports Center (887) Fort Wayne, IN
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UCF	L 68–75	1–1	11 – Tied	7 – Jackson	3 – Jackson	Addition Financial Arena (7,768) Orlando, FL
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bethune–Cookman	W 91–69	2–1	31 – Bello	8 – Mulder	5 – Morton-Robertson	Memorial Coliseum (1,956) Fort Wayne, IN
November 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Indiana	W 93–74	3–1	29 – Jackson	9 – Mulder	4 – Morton-Robertson	Memorial Coliseum (1,161) Fort Wayne, IN
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		at Penn State Sunshine Slam campus game	L 89–102	3–2	31 – Jackson	11 – Mulder	8 – Morton-Robertson	Bryce Jordan Center (6,547) State College, PA
November 25, 2024* 12:30 p.m.		vs. Drexel Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket semifinals	W 87–81	4–2	20 – Bello	9 – Mulder	8 – Bello	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
November 26, 2024* 6:30 p.m.		vs. Radford Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket championships	L 56–69	4–3	23 – Jackson	8 – Mulder	3 – Morton-Robertson	Ocean Center (1,548) Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at East Texas A&M	W 77–57	5–3	16 – Jackson	6 – Tied	6 – Morton-Robertson	The Field House (334) Commerce, TX
December 5, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Detroit Mercy	L 78–79	5–4 (0–1)	17 – Tied	6 – Elisee	4 – Tied	Calihan Hall (977) Detroit, MI
December 8, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Robert Morris	W 82–77	6–4 (1–1)	23 – Jackson	6 – Tied	5 – Bello	War Memorial Coliseum (1,358) Fort Wayne, IN
December 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		IU Indy	W 78–76	7–4 (2–1)	18 – Tied	7 – Mulder	7 – Jackson	War Memorial Coliseum (1,407) Fort Wayne, IN
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Michigan	W 99–76	8–4	19 – Bello	6 – Mulder	8 – Bello	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,239) Ypsilanti, MI
December 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Defiance	W 103–52	9–4	17 – Hadnot II	9 – Cuthrell	5 – Tied	War Memorial Coliseum (650) Fort Wayne, IN
December 22, 2024* 1:00 p.m., B1G+		at No. 24 Michigan	L 58–89	9–5	27 – Jackson	3 – Nelson	3 – Morton-Robertson	Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI
December 29, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Green Bay	W 83–67	10–5 (3–1)	16 – Morton-Robertson	6 – Tied	12 – Bello	Kress Events Center (1,885) Green Bay, WI
January 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Kentucky	L 68–69 ^OT	10–6 (3–2)	19 – Morton-Robertson	11 – Cuthrell	4 – Morgan	Truist Arena (1,987) Highland Heights, KY
January 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Youngstown State	W 90–81	11–6 (4–2)	25 – Jackson	8 – Cuthrell	7 – Jackson	War Memorial Coliseum (1,375) Fort Wayne, IN
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Milwaukee	W 78–73	12–6 (5–2)	25 – Jackson	9 – Jackson	3 – Morton-Robertson	War Memorial Coliseum (1,788) Fort Wayne, IN
January 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Detroit Mercy	W 90–67	13–6 (6–2)	26 – Bello	10 – Cuthrell	6 – Tied	War Memorial Coliseum (1,582) Fort Wayne, IN
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Wright State	W 120–113 ^2OT	14–6 (7–2)	30 – Jackson	16 – Cuthrell	8 – Bello	Nutter Center  Dayton, OH
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Oakland	L 72–76	14–7 (7–3)	17 – Jackson	7 – Cuthrell	4 – Bello	Athletics Center O'rena (2,281) Rochester Hills, MI
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at IU Indy	W 91–80	15–7 (8–3)	38 – Jackson	7 – Tied	6 – Jackson	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,102) Indianapolis, IN
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cleveland State	L 58–68	15–8 (8–4)	13 – Tied	8 – Cuthrell	5 – Jackson	War Memorial Coliseum (2,603) Fort Wayne, IN
February 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Milwaukee	W 81–79	16–8 (9–4)	23 – Bello	6 – Bello	6 – Bello	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,939) Milwaukee, WI
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wright State	W 87–64	17–8 (10–4)	22 – Bello	8 – Tied	3 – Bello	War Memorial Coliseum (1,437) Fort Wayne, IN
February 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Green Bay	W 89–74	18–8 (11–4)	25 – Bello	11 – Mulder	4 – Jackson	War Memorial Coliseum (2,422) Fort Wayne, IN
February 12, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Youngstown State	L 71–93	18–9 (11–5)	21 – Bello	8 – Mulder	6 – Bello	Beeghly Center (2,173) Youngstown, OH
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Robert Morris	L 69–76	18–10 (11–6)	25 – Bello	6 – Tied	4 – Bello	UPMC Events Center (1,336) Moon Township, PA
February 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oakland	W 80–66	19–10 (12–6)	14 – Jackson	8 – Mulder	8 – Bello	War Memorial Coliseum (1,147) Fort Wayne, IN
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Kentucky	L 74–79	19–11 (12–7)	20 – Bello	8 – Cuthrell	4 – Jackson	War Memorial Coliseum (1,721) Fort Wayne, IN
March 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Cleveland State	L 57–68	19–12 (12–8)	20 – Bello	7 – Mulder	3 – Tied	Wolstein Center (1,849) Cleveland, OH
Horizon League tournament
March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(5)	at (4) Youngstown State Quarterfinals	L 67–72	19–13	21 – Morton-Robertson	11 – Jackson	6 – Bello	Beeghly Center (2,605) Youngstown, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source[1][2]

References

1. "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
2. "2024-25 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2024.