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

Mode:Basketball
Year:2021–22
Prev Year:2020–21
Next Year:2022–23
Team:Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons
Conference:Horizon League
Short Conf:Horizon
Record:21–12
Conf Record:15–6
Hc Year:8th
Asst Coach1:Ryan Sims
Ac1 Year:12th
Asst Coach2:Adam Blaylock
Ac2 Year:4th
Asst Coach3:Mike Wolf
Ac3 Year:3rd
Asst Coach4:Pat Lepper
Ac4 Year:1st
Champion:Horizon League co-regular season champions
Bowl Result:First Round

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

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

Departures

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

Incoming transfers

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

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule. Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics. November 10, 2021. en.
  2. Web site: 2021-22 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Schedule. 2021-11-11. ESPN. en.