2020–21 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team represented Purdue University Fort Wayne in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mastodons, led by seventh-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.

2020–21 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	8–15 (6–14 Horizon)
Head coach	Jon Coffman (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Ryan Sims (11th season) Adam Blaylock (3rd season) Mike Wolf (2nd season)
Home arena	Hilliard Gates Sports Center
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Horizon League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Wright State	16	–	4		.800			18	–	6		.750
Cleveland State †	16	–	4		.800			19	–	8		.704
Detroit Mercy	10	–	6		.625			12	–	10		.545
Northern Kentucky	11	–	7		.611			14	–	11		.560
Oakland	10	–	10		.500			12	–	18		.400
Youngstown State	9	–	11		.450			15	–	12		.556
IUPUI	7	–	9		.438			8	–	10		.444
Milwaukee	7	–	10		.412			10	–	12		.455
Green Bay	8	–	12		.400			8	–	17		.320
UIC	6	–	10		.375			9	–	13		.409
Purdue Fort Wayne	6	–	14		.300			8	–	15		.348
Robert Morris	3	–	12		.200			4	–	15		.211
† 2021 Horizon League Tournament winner

This was the Mastodons' first season in the Horizon League; the school left the Summit League after the 2019–20 season.

Previous season

The Mastodons finished the 2019–20 season 14–19 overall, 6–10 in Summit League play, to finish in 7th place. In the Summit League tournament, they defeated South Dakota State in the quarterfinals, before falling to North Dakota in the semifinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Chase Johnston	0	G	6'2"	180	Freshman	Boca Raton, FL	Transferred to Stetson
Brian Patrick	2	G	6'5"	200	Junior	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Transferred to DePaul
Jalin Wimberly	4	G	6'4"	180	Junior	Leesburg, GA	Transferred to Reinhardt
Tionne Rollins	5	G	6'2"	180	Freshman	Tallahassee, FL	Transferred to Polk State
Matt Holba	13	F	6'7"	225	RS Senior	Noblesville, IN	Graduated
Josh Inkumsah	31	F	6'7"	265	RS Freshman	Barrie, ON	Transferred to Ottawa
Rylen Grundy	35	F	6'5"	200	Sophomore	South Bend, IN	Did not return to program
Marcus DeBerry	41	G	6'5"	195	RS Senior	Union City, TN	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Bobby Planutis	0	F	6'8"	200	RS Junior	Hazleton, PA	Transferred from St. Bonaventure
Bryce Waterman	22	G	6'6"	205	Sophomore	Colonie, NY	Transferred from Pensacola State
Demetric Horton	25	G	6'5"	200	Junior	Raleigh, NC	Transferred from Independence CC
Jalon Pipkins	50	G	6'4"	185	Senior	Paris, TX	Transferred from Loyola–Chicago

Roster

2020–21 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 Jr Hazleton, Pennsylvania G 1 Jarred Godfrey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia G 2 Justice Prentice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Toronto, Ontario F 3 Ra Kpedi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Indianapolis, Indiana G 4 Jarvis Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Muskegon, Michigan F 5 Johnathan Dejurnett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee G 10 Matt Havey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Lansing, Michigan F 11 Dylan Carl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Alma, Michigan G 15 Deonte Billups 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Moline, Illinois G 22 Bryce Waterman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Colonie, New York G 24 DeMierre Black 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Marietta, Georgia G 25 Demetric Horton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Raleigh, North Carolina F 34 Cameron Benford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Seattle, Washington G 50 Jalon Pipkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Paris, Texas	Head coach Jon Coffman (Washington & Lee) Assistant coach(es) Ryan Sims (Indianapolis) Mike Wolf (William Peace) Adam Blaylock (Peru State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 14, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 25, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Southeastern Louisiana	W 67–63 ^OT	1–0	18 – Pipkins	6 – Billups/Kpedi	4 – Horton	Hilliard Gates Sports Center  Fort Wayne, IN
November 30, 2020* 5:00 pm		at Kent State	Postponed^[1]					MAC Center  Kent, OH
December 3, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Adrian	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues					Hilliard Gates Sports Center  Fort Wayne, IN
December 3, 2020* 7:00 pm		Alcorn State	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues					Hilliard Gates Sports Center  Fort Wayne, IN
December 5, 2020* 11:00 am, ACC Network		at Notre Dame	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues^[2]					Purcell Pavilion  South Bend, IN
December 8, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dayton	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues^[3]					UD Arena  Dayton, OH
December 12, 2020* 2:00 pm		Defiance	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues					Hilliard Gates Sports Center  Fort Wayne, IN
December 13, 2020* 2:00 pm		Defiance	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues					Hilliard Gates Sports Center  Fort Wayne, IN
December 19, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Cleveland State	L 61–63	1–1 (0–1)	21 – Godfrey	8 – Godfrey	3 – Godfrey/Pipkins	Hilliard Gates Sports Center  Fort Wayne, IN
December 20, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Cleveland State	L 80–89	1–2 (0–2)	23 – Godfrey	5 – Planutis	4 – Planutis	Hilliard Gates Sports Center  Fort Wayne, IN
December 26, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Robert Morris	L 88–102	1–3 (0–3)	22 – Godfrey	5 – Carl	4 – Carl/Pipkins	Hilliard Gates Sports Center  Fort Wayne, IN
December 27, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Robert Morris	W 87–82	2–3 (1–3)	27 – Godfrey	10 – Godfrey	8 – Pipkins	Hilliard Gates Sports Center  Fort Wayne, IN
January 1, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Kentucky	L 68–75	2–4 (1–4)	22 – Billups	4 – Planutis	4 – Carl	BB&T Arena  Highland Heights, KY
January 2, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Kentucky	L 68–70	2–5 (1–5)	16 – Pipkins	6 – Godfrey/Carl	3 – 3 Tied	BB&T Arena  Highland Heights, KY
January 8, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UIC	W 96–89 ^OT	3–5 (2–5)	41 – Godfrey	11 – Billups	4 – Godfrey/Pipkins	Hilliard Gates Sports Center  Fort Wayne, IN
January 9, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		UIC	W 88–55	4–5 (3–5)	16 – Godfrey	7 – Carl	3 – 3 Tied	Hilliard Gates Sports Center  Fort Wayne, IN
January 15, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Milwaukee	W 81–72	5–5 (4–5)	23 – Godfrey	10 – Godfrey/Billups	7 – Godfrey	Klotsche Center  Milwaukee, WI
January 16, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Milwaukee	W 81–74	6–5 (5–5)	18 – Godfrey	6 – 3 Tied	7 – Godfrey	Klotsche Center  Milwaukee, WI
January 22, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Green Bay	L 59–77	6–6 (5–6)	11 – Pipkins	6 – Godfrey/Horton	2 – Godfrey/Pipkins	Kress Events Center  Green Bay, WI
January 23, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Green Bay	L 72–87	6–7 (5–7)	16 – Pipkins	5 – Carl/Billups	4 – Pipkins	Kress Events Center  Green Bay, WI
January 29, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Oakland	L 66–81	6–8 (5–8)	16 – Planutis	9 – Godfrey	4 – Carl	Hilliard Gates Sports Center  Fort Wayne, IN
January 30, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Oakland	L 75–82	6–9 (5–9)	21 – Pipkins	7 – Billups	6 – Godfrey	Hilliard Gates Sports Center  Fort Wayne, IN
February 5, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Detroit Mercy	L 72–82	6–10 (5–10)	17 – Pipkins/Horton	9 – Godfrey	4 – Planutis/Walker	Calihan Hall  Detroit, MI
February 6, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Detroit Mercy	L 56–83	6–11 (5–11)	13 – Godfrey/Billups	5 – Godfrey/Planutis	5 – Pipkins	Calihan Hall  Detroit, MI
February 12, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Youngstown State	L 70–84	6–12 (5–12)	24 – Godfrey	5 – 3 Tied	4 – Godfrey	Beeghly Center  Youngstown, OH
February 13, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Youngstown State	L 70–72	6–13 (5–13)	17 – Godfrey	7 – Pipkins	6 – Godfrey	Beeghly Center  Youngstown, OH
February 19, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cleveland State	W 75–68	7–13 (6–13)	19 – Pipkins	7 – Kpedi	3 – Godfrey/Carl	Hilliard Gates Sports Center  Fort Wayne, IN
February 20, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Cleveland State	L 55–67	7–14 (6–14)	17 – Pipkins	7 – Planutis	4 – Godfrey	Hilliard Gates Sports Center  Fort Wayne, IN
Horizon League tournament
February 25, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(10)	at (7) Green Bay First Round	W 89–84 ^2OT	8–14	21 – Pipkins	7 – Godfrey	5 – Godfrey	Kress Events Center  Green Bay, WI
March 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(10)	at (1) Cleveland State Quarterfinals	L 104–108 ^3OT	8–15	23 – Godfrey	9 – Kpedi	12 – Godfrey	Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[4]

References

1. "Mastodon Men's Basketball Game At Kent State Postponed". Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
2. "Home Opener With Purdue Fort Wayne Canceled". und.com. Notre Dame Athletics. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
3. "UD's cancels Tuesday's game after Purdue Fort Wayne reports positive COVID-19 test". wdtn.com. WDTN.com Staff. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
4. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics. Retrieved December 8, 2020.