Mastodons Open 2022-23 at No. 22 Michigan
The Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball team hits the road to No. 22 Michigan on Monday (Nov. 7) night to open the season. The game will air on BTN.
Game Day Information
Who: Michigan Wolverines
When: Monday, November 7 | 6:30 PM
Where: Ann Arbor, Mich. | Crisler Center
Live Stats: Link
TV: BTN
Radio: 1380 AM The Fan | Listen
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Michigan
DONS & ENDS
// Purdue Fort Wayne was picked to win the Horizon League in the preseason poll. The 'Dons tied with Northern Kentucky for the first spot.
// The 'Dons are number 17 in the preseason CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25.
// The Mastodon roster has an average age of 21. The 'Dons have a 35 combined seasons of NCAA collegiate experience.
// Newcomer Anthony Roberts scored 1,312 points over three seasons at NCAA Division II St. Cloud State. He was an all-league first team selection each of his final two years when he averaged 20 points and eight rebounds per game.
// The 2022-23 roster features student-athletes from Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Illinois, Iowa, Virginia, North Carolina and the Bahamas.
// Jarred Godfrey (1,613), Damian Chong Qui (1,284) and Anthony Roberts (1,312) have each scored 1,000 career NCAA points. Deonte Billups (773) and Bobby Planutis (865) could enter that group this season.
// Monday's play-by-play announcer on BTN, Kevin Kugler, was on the call for the Mastodons' win over Indiana in Fort Wayne in 2016.
// Jon Coffman owns a 139-114 career record. He is already the Mastodons' all-time leader in Division I coaching victories. He is nearing the program record for career wins. That total is held by Andy Piazza who went 142-108 with the 'Dons from 1987 to 1996.
LAST SEASON THE MASTODONS... :
// ... earned a share of the 2022 Horizon League regular season title.
// ... earned their sixth postseason berth in program history, and their first trip to the CBI.
// ... went on a 10-game win streak, the longest streak in the program's Division I history.
// ... won nine games in February. It was only the ninth time since 2010-11 a Division I team won nine or more games in the month of February (sports-reference.com).
// ... went 14-2 at home, winning 14 games at home for the first time since 2016-17.
// ... held a lead for five minutes or more in all but four games.
// ... had seven different players lead the team in scoring.
// ... earned these national top 25 ranks: steals per game (19th/8.8), total steals (19th/289) and 3-pointers per game (21st/ 9.4)
// ... recorded the highest Effective field goal percentage in program history (77 percent) in a home win over Robert Morris (Jan. 21).
// ... saw their 3OT victory over Cleveland State featured on ESPN's SportsCenter as Scott Van Pelt's "Best Thing I Saw Today".
// ... earn a 98.7 defensive efficiency in league play, according to KenPom, the best in the Horizon League.
// ... finished with 14 games of double-digit steals.
// ... gave up 69.6 points per game, the sixth time as a Division I member they've finished a season allowing less than 70 points per game.
// ... had eight games where they committed 10 or fewer turnovers.
// ... saw Jon Coffman named the Horizon League Coach of the Year. He now owns two coaching honors, winning the 2016 Summit League Coach of the Year honor.
PORTUGAL & SPAIN TRIP:
// The 'Dons traveled to Portugal and Spain in August. Activities included a tuk tuk tour of Lisbon, attending an FC Barcelona soccer contest and a bike tour of Barcelona.
// The NCAA permits teams to take a foreign tour once every four years to allow student-athletes the opportunity to experience cultures abroad. The Mastodons traveled to Italy in 2018 and Canada in 2014. Jarred Godfrey went on both the Italy and the Portugal/Spain trips.
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