2022–23 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2022–23
Prev Year:2021–22
Next Year:2023-24
Team:Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons
Conference:Horizon League
Short Conf:Horizon
Record:17–15
Conf Record:9–11
Hc Year:9th
Asst Coach1:Ryan Sims
Ac1 Year:13th
Asst Coach2:Adam Blaylock
Ac2 Year:5th
Asst Coach3:Mike Wolf
Ac3 Year:4th
Asst Coach4:Pat Lepper
Ac4 Year:2nd

The 2022–23 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team represents Purdue University Fort Wayne in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mastodons, led by ninth-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 season 17–15, 9–11 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they lost to Detroit Mercy in the first round.

Previous season

The Mastodons finished the 2020–21 season 21–12, 15–6 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for first place, earning a share of the Horizon League 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. The Mastodons accepted an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational and earned the No. 16 overall seed. The Mastodons lost to the No. 1 seed Drake in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jarvis Walker 4 G 6'2" 200 Sophomore Transferred to Indianapolis
RJ Ogom 23 F 6'6" 230 RS Freshman Transferred to Indian Hills CC
Phil Robles II 24 G 5'8" 160 Freshman Transferred to Holy Cross College
Max Polk 25 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Transferred to Iowa Western CC
Cameron Benford 34 F 6'8" 240 Graduate Student Graduated
Jalon Pipkins 50 G 6'4" 185 Graduate Student Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Deangelo Elisee 13 F 6'9" 220 Junior Triton College
Anthony Roberts 22 G 6'4" 210 Senior St. Cloud State
Dow Dunton 25 F 6'7" 210 Graduate Student Lynchburg

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule. Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics. November 6, 2022. en.
  2. Web site: 2022-23 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Schedule. 2022-11-06. ESPN. en.