2021–22 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team

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2021–22 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball
Horizon League co-regular season champions
CBI, First Round
ConferenceHorizon League
Record21–12 (15–6 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Sims (12th season)
  • Adam Blaylock (4th season)
  • Mike Wolf (3rd season)
  • Pat Lepper (1st season)
Home arenaHilliard Gates Sports Center
Seasons
2021–22 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cleveland State 15 6   .714 20 11   .645
Purdue Fort Wayne 15 6   .714 21 12   .636
Northern Kentucky 14 6   .700 20 12   .625
Wright State 15 7   .682 22 14   .611
Oakland 12 7   .632 20 12   .625
Detroit Mercy 10 7   .588 14 15   .483
Youngstown State 12 9   .571 19 15   .559
UIC 9 10   .474 14 16   .467
Milwaukee 8 14   .364 10 22   .313
Robert Morris 5 16   .238 8 23   .258
Green Bay 4 16   .200 5 25   .167
IUPUI 1 16   .059 3 26   .103
2022 Horizon League tournament winner

The 2021–22 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team represented Purdue University Fort Wayne in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mastodons, led by eighth-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 regular season 21–11, 15–6 to earn a share of the 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. They received a bid to the College Basketball Invitational, where they lost to top seed Drake in the first round.

Previous season[edit]

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Mastodons finished the 2020–21 season 8–15, 6–14 in Horizon League play to finish in 11th place. In the Horizon League tournament, they defeated Green Bay in the first round before losing to Cleveland State in the quarterfinals.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Justice Prentice 2 G 6'1" 175 Freshman Toronto, Ontario, Canada Transferred to Western Texas College
Matt Havey 10 G 6'1" 185 RS Sophomore Lansing, MI Left team
Dylan Carl 11 F 6'11" 240 RS Senior Alma, MI Graduated
Bryce Waterman 22 G 6'6" 205 Sophomore Colonie, NY Transferred to College of Staten Island
DeMierre Black 24 G 6'0" 185 Senior Marietta, GA Graduated
Demetric Horton 25 G 6'5" 200 Junior Raleigh, NC Transferred to North Carolina A&T

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Damian Chong Qui 2 G 5'8" 155 Senior Baltimore, MD Mount St. Mary's
Quinton Morton-Robertson 11 G 5'8" 165 Junior Radford, VA Radford
RJ Ogom 23 F 6'6" 230 RS Freshman Chicago, IL College of Charleston

Roster[edit]

2021–22 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 Sr Hazleton, Pennsylvania
G 1 Jarred Godfrey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Atlanta, Georgia
G 2 Damian Chong Qui 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sr Baltimore, Maryland
F 3 Ra Kpedi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 4 Jarvis Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Muskegon, Michigan
F 5 Johnathan Dejurnett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Memphis, Tennessee
G 10 JoJo Peterson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Johns Creek, Georgia
G 11 Quinton Morton-Robertson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Radford, Virginia
F 14 Redford Dunton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Raleigh, North Carolina
G 15 Deonte Billups 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Moline, Illinois
F 23 RJ Ogom 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Chicago, Illinois
G 24 Phil Robles II 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr South Bend, Indiana
G 25 Max Polk 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Omaha, Nebraska
F 34 Cameron Benford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Seattle, Washington
G 50 Jalon Pipkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Paris, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2021

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
Defiance Cancelled Gates Sports Center 
Fort Wayne, IN
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Earlham W 103–54  1–0
 19  Pipkins   7  Kpedi   5  Godfrey  Memorial Coliseum (246)
Fort Wayne, IN
November 16, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Austin Peay W 65–60  2–0
 17  Kpedi   7  Pipkins   6  Godfrey  Memorial Coliseum (1,157)
Fort Wayne, IN
November 19, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
at Minnesota L 49–78  2–1
 19  Pipkins   9  Kpedi   2  Tied  Williams Arena (9,451)
Minneapolis, MN
November 26, 2021*
4:30 p.m.
vs. Southeastern Louisiana
Hilton Garden Inn FGCU Invitational
W 74–66  3–1
 19  Godfrey   9  Kpedi   6  Chong Qui  Alico Arena (113)
Fort Myers, FL
November 27, 2021*
4:30 p.m.
vs. Western Michigan
Hilton Garden Inn FGCU Invitational
L 85–93 OT 3–2
 35  Godfrey   6  Godfrey   5  Pipkins  Alico Arena (212)
Fort Myers, FL
November 28, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast
Hilton Garden Inn FGCU Invitational
L 78–85  3–3
 16  Pipkins   12  Kpedi   7  Godfrey  Alico Arena (1,671)
Fort Myers, FL
December 2, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wright State L 73–86  3–4
(0–1)
 24  Godfrey   6  Kpedi   7  Godfrey  Memorial Coliseum (1,229)
Fort Wayne, IN
December 4, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Kentucky W 71–57  4–4
(1–1)
 21  Pipkins   9  Kpedi   5  Godfrey  Memorial Coliseum (1,143)
Fort Wayne, IN
December 8, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at SIU Edwardsville L 59–80  4–5
 15  Godfrey   6  Kpedi   3  Tied  First Community Arena (863)
Edwardsville, IL
December 11, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State W 78–65  5–5
 24  Pipkins   5  Kpedi   4  Godfrey  Memorial Coliseum (1,073)
Fort Wayne, IN
December 21, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BTN
at Michigan Canceled due to COVID-19 complications within the Purdue Fort Wayne program[1] Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
December 30, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UIC Canceled due to COVID-19 complications within the UIC program[2] Credit Union 1 Arena 
Chicago, IL
December 30, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cleveland State L 81–90  5–6
(1–2)
 18  Chong Qui   5  Godfrey   6  Godfrey  Wolstein Center (617)
Cleveland, OH
January 1, 2022
2:00 p.m.
at IUPUI Canceled due to COVID-19 complications within the IUPUI program[2] Indiana Farmers Coliseum 
Indianapolis, IN
January 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cleveland State L 58–65  5–7
(1–3)
 18  Godfrey   5  Tied   5  Chong Qui  Wolstein Center (1,642)
Cleveland, OH
January 7, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Youngstown State W 71–61  6–7
(2–3)
 18  Godfrey   7  Kpedi   3  Tied  Beeghly Center (1,290)
Youngstown, OH
January 9, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Robert Morris W 76–70  7–7
(3–3)
 18  Pipkins   6  Tied   6  Godfrey  UPMC Events Center (572)
Moon Township, PA
January 13, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Detroit Mercy W 62–60  8–7
(4–3)
 10  Chong Qui   10  Kpedi   4  Godfrey  Memorial Coliseum (1,113)
Fort Wayne, IN
January 15, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Oakland L 68–76  8–8
(4–4)
 25  Godfrey   7  Kpedi   7  Chong Qui  Memorial Coliseum (1,868)
Fort Wayne, IN
January 17, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
Michigan–Dearborn W 102–59  9–8
 18  Walker   10  Kpedi   7  Peterson  Gates Sports Center (406)
Fort Wayne, IN
January 21, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Robert Morris W 86–62  10–8
(5–4)
 20  Chong Qui   4  Tied   5  Chong Qui  Memorial Coliseum (1,716)
Fort Wayne, IN
January 23, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Youngstown State W 82–71  11–8
(6–4)
 19  Pipkins   6  Kpedi   6  Godfrey  Memorial Coliseum (1,822)
Fort Wayne, IN
January 28, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Kentucky L 49–59  11–9
(6–5)
 18  Planutis   6  Planutis   4  Chong Qui  BB&T Arena (2,563)
Highland Heights, KY
January 30, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wright State L 63–75  11–10
(6–6)
 14  Godfrey   8  Godfrey   3  Tied  Nutter Center (2,877)
Dayton, OH
February 4, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Milwaukee W 70–60  12–10
(7–6)
 15  Pipkins   7  Tied   4  Tied  Memorial Coliseum (1,304)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 6, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Green Bay W 71–55  13–10
(8–6)
 19  Pipkins   6  Tied   6  Chong Qui  Memorial Coliseum (1,163)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 10, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
IUPUI W 72–57  14–10
(9–6)
 21  Godfrey   7  Pipkins   2  Tied  Memorial Coliseum (1,188)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UIC W 73–66  15–10
(10–6)
 20  Chong Qui   6  Godfrey   5  Godfrey  Gates Sports Center (1,370)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 14, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cleveland State W 102–98 3OT 16–10
(11–6)
 27  Pipkins   8  Kpedi   6  Chong Qui  Memorial Coliseum (1,165)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 18, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Green Bay W 74–55  17–10
(12–6)
 16  Chong Qui   7  Planutis   5  Chong Qui  Kress Events Center (1,664)
Green Bay, WI
February 20, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Milwaukee W 81–71  18–10
(13–6)
 24  Pipkins   7  Tied   5  Godfrey  UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,144)
Milwaukee, WI
February 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Oakland W 81–70  19–10
(14–6)
 18  Tied   10  Godfrey   8  Godfrey  Athletics Center O'rena (3,183)
Auburn Hills, MI
February 26, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Detroit Mercy W 81–78  20–10
(15–6)
 18  Billups   6  Tied   5  Godfrey  Calihan Hall (2,524)
Detroit, MI
Horizon League tournament
March 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) (8) UIC
Quarterfinals
W 78–72  21–10
 21  Godfrey   8  Kpedi   3  Chong Qui  Memorial Coliseum (2,135)
Fort Wayne, IN
March 7, 2022
9:30 pm, ESPN2
(2) vs. (3) Northern Kentucky
Semifinals
L 43–57  21–11
 11  Godfrey   7  Kpedi   4  Godfrey  Indiana Farmers Coliseum 
Indianapolis, IN
CBI
March 19, 2022
12:00 pm, FloHoops
(16) vs. (1) Drake
First Round
L 65–87  21–12
 16  Godfrey   9  Kpedi   3  Tied  Ocean Center (367)
Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Game at Michigan Canceled". gomastodons.com. December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Trip to Cleveland State Replaces UIC and IUPUI Games For Men's Hoops". gomastodons.com. Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics. December 28, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 11, 2021.