#HLMBB Play Starts Thursday With Detroit Mercy

By Press release submission

Dec 1, 2022

Purdue Fort Wayne welcomes Detroit Mercy to Fort Wayne on Thursday to open league play.

Game Day Information

Who: Detroit Mercy Titans (3-4, 0-0 Horizon League) at Purdue Fort Wayne (4-3, 0-0 Horizon League)

When: Thursday, December 1 | 7 p.m.

Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum

Live Stats: Link

Watch: ESPN+

Tickets: Link

Radio: 1380 AM The Fan | Listen

Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Detroit Mercy

Series Record: 'Dons lead 4-2

KNOW YOUR FOE

// The Titans' Antoine Davis enters the contest with a school-record 2,897 career points, second all-time in Horizon League history and just 17 shy of Loyola Chicago's Alfredrick Hughes' (1981-85) conference record 2,914.

'DONS & ENDS

// To coincide with the start of league play, the 2021-22 Horizon League Regular Season Championship banner will be unveiled prior to the start of Thursday's game. The first 200 students will receive a mini replica banner.

// Jon Coffman owns a 143-117 career record. The Mastodons' victory on Sunday over Bluffton set a new program record for coaching wins for Coffman. He passed Andy Piazza who went 142-108 with the 'Dons from 1987 to 1996.

// The home game on Saturday, Dec. 3 against Oakland will be featured on national television on ESPNU as part of the Horizon League's television package with ESPN. To accommodate the broadcast, the game will be played at 3 p.m. at the Gates Sports Center. The game was originally announced as a 1 p.m. tip at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. This will be the first ever ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU broadcast from campus.

// Jarred Godfrey has scored in double-digits in five out of the six previous games. He had his best game of the season in a win over Eastern Michigan (Nov. 22), leading the team in points (21), rebounds (7), assists (5) and steals (5). His five steals tied a career best.

// Jarred Godfrey and Damian Chong Qui were named to the Cancun Challenge All-Tournament Team. Chong Qui made the game clinching 3-pointer with 18 seconds left against Eastern Michigan to put the 'Dons up by five.

// The 80-point margin of victory over Manchester on Nov. 14 was the largest in program history. The 'Dons tied a school record with 21 3-pointers in the game.

// The combined record of the teams the Mastodons have losses to this season (Michigan (5-2), Northwestern (5-2) and Southern Miss (8-0)) is 18-4.

// In the nation, the 'Dons rank: 3rd in 3-point attempts per game (30.9) and 11th in 3-pointers per game (11.0).

// 10 Mastodons are averaging 11 or more minutes per contest.

// Jarred Godfrey is 59th in the nation in steals per game (2.17). He had five against Eastern Michigan and five against Southern Miss.

// Two Mastodons have yet to miss a free throw this season: Bobby Planutis (15-for-15) and Jarred Godfrey (16-of-16).

// Jarred Godfrey (1,696), Damian Chong Qui (1,349) and Anthony Roberts (1,357) have each scored 1,000 career NCAA points. Deonte Billups (845) and Bobby Planutis (951) could enter that group this season.

// All five starters scored in double-digits in the win over SIUE (Nov. 12).

// Jarred Godfrey has been named to the CollegeInsider.com Lou Henson Award Watch List.

// 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 Mastodon roster has an average age of 21. The 'Dons have a 35 combined seasons of NCAA collegiate experience.

// The 2022-23 roster features student-athletes from Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Illinois, Iowa, Virginia, North Carolina and the Bahamas.