Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons

1-2 overall, 0-0 Horizon, margin +3.0

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-13.5

net rating per 100 · #317 in D-I · model

98.6

adjusted offense · #303

112.1

adjusted defense · #292

71.5

pace, possessions / 40 · #100

-17.8

strength of schedule so far · #317

Rotation

#	Player	Pos	Cl	Ht	GP/GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	eFG%	TS%	Rating
9	DeAndre Craig Jr.	G	SR	6' 0"	3/3	26.3	9.7	4.0	3.3	48.0	53.3	-3.3
0	Ashton Williamson	G	JR	6' 3"	3/3	24.7	8.3	3.3	3.0	38.9	42.2	-4.6
1	Anthony Isaac Jr.	F	SR	6' 6"	3/3	21.7	13.3	4.0	0.7	72.0	70.1	+1.6
5	EJ Mosley	G	SO	6' 0"	3/3	21.3	6.3	1.0	1.3	38.1	41.7	-6.4
20	Edir Ortiz	F	JR	6' 9"	3/3	21.0	4.7	3.3	0.7	45.8	50.9	-1.8
3	Carl Thompson III FR	G	FR	6' 5"	2/0	18.5	8.0	0.5	0.5	42.3	51.2	-4.1
4	Chris Morgan	G	SR	6' 2"	3/0	17.3	3.7	1.3	2.7	50.0	55.7	-4.6
2	DeAndre Lewis	G	JR	6' 5"	3/0	16.3	4.3	1.7	0.3	68.8	73.2	-1.2
7	Tamaje Izuagbe	G	JR	6' 6"	3/0	15.3	9.7	2.7	0.0	75.0	71.8	-1.3
11	Jaiden Arnold FR	G	FR	6' 1"	2/0	9.5	5.0	1.0	1.5	50.0	50.0	-2.6
24	Mason Shrout	G	SO	6' 5"	3/0	7.3	7.0	1.7	0.0	90.9	88.4	+0.0
34	Adam Walker FR	F	FR	6' 11"	2/0	6.0	3.0	4.0	0.0	75.0	61.5	+0.2
31	Quentin Morgan FR	F	FR	6' 9"	2/0	5.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-2.9
13	Luke Balanis FR	G	FR	6' 1"	1/0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-3.1
23	Solomon Richard FR	G	FR	6' 2"	1/0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	–	–	-2.3

Box scores from ESPN. eFG% weights threes; TS% includes free throws.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Watch	Result	Line	Rest	Miles
Tue 11/3	at Duquesne Dukes	ESPN+	L 71-78	+9.5 cover	–	273
Sat 11/7	vs Albion Britons	ESPN+	W 103-65	–	3	273
Thu 11/12	vs Western Michigan Broncos	ESPN+	L 59-81	+18.5 miss	4	–
Sun 11/15	at Eastern Illinois Panthers	ESPN+	3 PM ET	-3.0model +3.2 · 40% winUnderdogEIU +3.06.2Over 1460.7	2	196 -1h	odds
Wed 11/18	at Bradley Braves	ESPN+	8 PM ET	–model +10.6 · 19% win	2	111 -1h
Sat 11/21	vs Calumet St. Joseph Crimson Wave	ESPN+	2 PM ET	–model -32.5 · 100% win	2	235
Tue 11/24	at Southeast Missouri State Redhawks	ESPN+	7:30 PM ET	–model +10.0 · 20% win	2	354 -1h
Sat 11/28	vs Wofford Terriers	ESPN+	1 PM ET	–	3	354
Wed 12/2	vs Detroit Mercy Titans Horizon	ESPN+	7 PM ET	–	3	–
Sat 12/5	vs Cleveland State Vikings Horizon	ESPN+	2 PM ET	–	2	–
Wed 12/9	at Xavier Musketeers	ESPN+	7 PM ET	–	3	142
Sat 12/12	at Buffalo Bulls	ESPN+	2 PM ET	–	2	485
Sat 12/19	vs Kuyper Cougars	ESPN+	2 PM ET	–	6	343
Tue 12/22	at Wisconsin Badgers	BTN	8 PM ET	–	2	257 -1h
Wed 12/30	vs Robert Morris Colonials Horizon	ESPN+	7 PM ET	–	7	257
Sun 1/3	at Wright State Raiders Horizon	–	2 PM ET	–	3	107
Thu 1/7	at Milwaukee Panthers Horizon	–	8 PM ET	–	3	301 -1h
Sat 1/9	at Green Bay Phoenix Horizon	–	2 PM ET	–	1	100 -1h
Thu 1/14	vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies Horizon	–	7 PM ET	–	4	275
Sat 1/16	vs IU Indianapolis Jaguars Horizon	–	7 PM ET	–	1	–
Wed 1/20	at Robert Morris Colonials Horizon	–	7 PM ET	–	3	260
Sat 1/23	at Youngstown State Penguins Horizon	–	4:30 PM ET	–	2	46
Thu 1/28	vs Northern Kentucky Norse Horizon	–	6 PM ET	–	4	233
Sun 1/31	vs Wright State Raiders Horizon	–	2 PM ET	–	2	–
Thu 2/4	vs Milwaukee Panthers Horizon	–	7 PM ET	–	3	–
Sun 2/7	at IU Indianapolis Jaguars Horizon	–	2 PM ET	–	2	109
Wed 2/10	at Cleveland State Vikings Horizon	–	7 PM ET	–	2	289
Sat 2/13	vs Northern Illinois Huskies Horizon	–	2 PM ET	–	2	180
Wed 2/17	at Oakland Golden Grizzlies Horizon	–	7 PM ET	–	3	148
Sun 2/21	vs Youngstown State Penguins Horizon	–	2 PM ET	–	3	148
Wed 2/24	at Detroit Mercy Titans Horizon	–	7 PM ET	–	2	136
Sat 2/27	at Northern Kentucky Norse Horizon	–	2 PM ET	–	2	285

Line is this team's spread (DraftKings via ESPN for finished games, our snapshots for upcoming). "cover" / "miss" is against that number. Click a result for the box score. Rest is full days off; miles are estimated travel into the game, with any time-zone change. Season total: 6,046 miles. See the route on the travel map · TV schedule.

Around Fort Wayne

Home floor: Gates Sports Center

The town
Fort Wayne lies about 18 miles west of the Ohio border and about 50 miles south of the Michigan border. en.wikipedia.org
The building
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Purdue Fort Wayne's other home floor, opened in 1952 and seats 13,000 for basketball. en.wikipedia.org
The building
Wilt Chamberlain became the first NBA player to reach 3,000 points in a season on March 10, 1961, at the War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne. en.wikipedia.org
Rivalry
Purdue Fort Wayne plays IU Indy on Jan. 16 at Memorial Coliseum and again on Feb. 7 in Indianapolis. gomastodons.com
The program
The Mastodons reached the NCAA Division II tournament in 1993, eight years before the Fort Wayne program began playing in Division I. en.wikipedia.org
Alumni
Purdue Fort Wayne's John Konchar was a four-time first-team All-Summit League pick and in 2019 recorded the first triple-double in that league's tournament history. en.wikipedia.org

From the Hardwood Bricks research desk: 41 checked notes on Purdue Fort Wayne, its town and its history. A different set shows each day, and the same notes color our game stories.

Fieldhouse Notes

Latest headlines

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23h Mastodons Visit Eastern Illinois for MBB Contest Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics
44h Men's Basketball Hosts Purdue Fort Wayne On Sunday Eastern Illinois University Athletics
2d PFW men’s basketball falls to Western Michigan at the Coliseum WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN
3d Men's Basketball Begins Road Swing at Purdue Fort Wayne Western Michigan University Athletics
7d Mastodon MBB Rolls Past Albion for First Win Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics
8d Mastodon MBB Returns Home to Play Albion Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics
13d Men's Basketball Opens Regular Season at Duquesne Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics
17d Three takeaways from Ball State Men's Basketball's exhibition against Purdue Fort Wayne 78-70 Ball State Daily News
18d Hot Early Shooting not Enough for Men's Basketball in Exhibition with Purdue Fort Wayne Ball State University Athletics
18d Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Ball State men's basketball HIGHLIGHTS 10/28/26 WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN
19d Mastodon MBB Visits Ball State for Final Exhibition Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics

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Players

DeAndre Craig Jr. #9 · G

Player rating-3.3#124 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense-2.6#141

Defense-0.7#73

135 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 25%

9.7 pts4.0 reb3.3 ast26.3 min 11-25 FG2-8 3PT5-5 FT 53.3 TS%17.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 0" · 180 lbs · Chicago, IL · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-04	at DUQ	L 71-78	30	17	7-13	1-4	2-2	5	5	2	0
11-08	vs ALBI	W 103-65	17	5	2-4	1-3	0-0	2	4	1	6
11-13	vs WMU	L 59-81	32	7	2-8	0-1	3-3	5	1	5	1

Ashton Williamson #0 · G

Player rating-4.6#141 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense-4.7#153

Defense+0.1#46

127 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 24%

8.3 pts3.3 reb3.0 ast24.7 min 9-27 FG3-13 3PT4-6 FT 42.2 TS%17.1 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 3" · 170 lbs · Gary, IN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-04	at DUQ	L 71-78	29	7	2-10	2-5	1-2	4	2	1	0
11-08	vs ALBI	W 103-65	21	9	4-9	1-6	0-0	5	5	1	2
11-13	vs WMU	L 59-81	24	9	3-8	0-2	3-4	1	2	0	4

Anthony Isaac Jr. #1 · F

Player rating+1.6#30 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense+1.6#26

Defense-0.1#55

111 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 30%

13.3 pts4.0 reb0.7 ast21.7 min 18-25 FG0-1 3PT4-8 FT 70.1 TS%21.2 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 6" · 230 lbs · Brooklyn, NY · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	at DUQ	L 71-78	28	10	4-7	0-0	2-2	5	2	3	1	0
11-08	vs ALBI	W 103-65	15	19	9-10	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	2	1
11-13	vs WMU	L 59-81	22	11	5-8	0-1	1-4	3	0	3	1	0

EJ Mosley #5 · G

Player rating-6.4#151 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense-2.3#136

Defense-4.1#145

110 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 22%

6.3 pts1.0 reb1.3 ast21.3 min 7-21 FG2-8 3PT3-4 FT 41.7 TS%16.1 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 0" · 175 lbs · Chicago, IL · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-04	at DUQ	L 71-78	19	4	1-9	0-2	2-2	0	1	1	0
11-08	vs ALBI	W 103-65	17	8	3-5	2-4	0-0	2	1	1	1
11-13	vs WMU	L 59-81	28	7	3-7	0-2	1-2	1	2	1	0

Edir Ortiz #20 · F

Player rating-1.8#92 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense-0.9#102

Defense-0.8#77

107 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 15%

4.7 pts3.3 reb0.7 ast21.0 min 4-12 FG3-8 3PT3-4 FT 50.9 TS%10.6 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 9" · 235 lbs · San Juan, Puerto Rico · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	at DUQ	L 71-78	27	4	1-1	1-1	1-2	5	0	3	0	2
11-08	vs ALBI	W 103-65	13	3	1-3	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0
11-13	vs WMU	L 59-81	23	7	2-8	1-6	2-2	3	1	0	2	1

Carl Thompson III #3 · G

Player rating-4.1#133 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense-1.1#107

Defense-3.0#136

61 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 25%

8.0 pts0.5 reb0.5 ast18.5 min 4-13 FG3-7 3PT5-6 FT 51.2 TS%16.9 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 5" · 180 lbs · Grand Rapids, MI · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	at DUQ	L 71-78	17	5	1-5	1-2	2-2	1	1	0	0	0
11-08	vs ALBI	W 103-65	DNP
11-13	vs WMU	L 59-81	20	11	3-8	2-5	3-4	0	0	0	0	0

Chris Morgan #4 · G

Player rating-4.6#142 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense-2.6#144

Defense-1.9#115

90 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 20%

3.7 pts1.3 reb2.7 ast17.3 min 3-9 FG3-8 3PT2-2 FT 55.7 TS%14.5 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 2" · 190 lbs · Kaukauna, WI · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-04	at DUQ	L 71-78	21	6	2-6	2-5	0-0	0	5	3	3
11-08	vs ALBI	W 103-65	18	5	1-2	1-2	2-2	2	3	5	1
11-13	vs WMU	L 59-81	13	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0

DeAndre Lewis #2 · G

Player rating-1.2#70 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense+0.7#43

Defense-1.9#111

85 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 10%

4.3 pts1.7 reb0.3 ast16.3 min 4-8 FG3-5 3PT2-2 FT 73.2 TS%7.2 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 5" · 185 lbs · Canton, MS · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK
11-04	at DUQ	L 71-78	12	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	0	1	0
11-08	vs ALBI	W 103-65	18	8	3-5	2-3	0-0	1	0	1	1
11-13	vs WMU	L 59-81	19	2	0-2	0-1	2-2	2	1	0	0

Tamaje Izuagbe #7 · G

Player rating-1.3#76 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense-0.5#90

Defense-0.8#75

78 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 29%

9.7 pts2.7 reb0.0 ast15.3 min 11-18 FG5-9 3PT2-5 FT 71.8 TS%21.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 6" · 182 lbs · Burleson, TX · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	at DUQ	L 71-78	13	12	4-8	4-5	0-0	3	0	1	0
11-08	vs ALBI	W 103-65	16	12	5-8	0-3	2-3	2	3	2	1
11-13	vs WMU	L 59-81	17	5	2-2	1-1	0-2	3	1	0	1

Jaiden Arnold #11 · G

Player rating-2.6#109 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense-1.8#125

Defense-0.8#76

35 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 29%

5.0 pts1.0 reb1.5 ast9.5 min 5-10 FG0-3 3PT0-0 FT 50.0 TS%23.2 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 1" · 140 lbs · Cincinnati, OH · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	at DUQ	L 71-78	DNP
11-08	vs ALBI	W 103-65	18	10	5-10	0-3	0-0	2	3	1	2	0
11-13	vs WMU	L 59-81	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0

Mason Shrout #24 · G

Player rating+0.0#55 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense+0.3#55

Defense-0.3#59

40 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 30%

7.0 pts1.7 reb0.0 ast7.3 min 7-11 FG6-8 3PT1-2 FT 88.4 TS%23.4 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 5" · 200 lbs · Camden, OH · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	TO	STL
11-04	at DUQ	L 71-78	3	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0
11-08	vs ALBI	W 103-65	18	18	6-10	5-7	1-2	5	1	2
11-13	vs WMU	L 59-81	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0

Adam Walker #34 · F

Player rating+0.2#48 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense-0.8#97

Defense+1.0#24

22 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 21%

3.0 pts4.0 reb0.0 ast6.0 min 3-4 FG0-0 3PT0-2 FT 61.5 TS%16.3 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 11" · 215 lbs · Plainfield, IL · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	at DUQ	L 71-78	DNP
11-08	vs ALBI	W 103-65	11	6	3-4	0-0	0-2	8	0	0	0	2
11-13	vs WMU	L 59-81	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0

Quentin Morgan #31 · F

Player rating-2.9#116 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense-1.2#109

Defense-1.8#107

20 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 14%

0.0 pts1.0 reb0.0 ast5.5 min 0-3 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT 0.0 TS%10.9 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 9" · 215 lbs · Glen Allen, VA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	at DUQ	L 71-78	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-08	vs ALBI	W 103-65	10	0	0-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0
11-13	vs WMU	L 59-81	DNP

Luke Balanis #13 · G

Player rating-3.1#121 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense-1.8#127

Defense-1.3#89

7 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 25%

0.0 pts0.0 reb0.0 ast4.0 min 0-1 FG0-1 3PT0-0 FT 0.0 TS%20.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 1" · 140 lbs · Columbia, MD · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	at DUQ	L 71-78	DNP
11-08	vs ALBI	W 103-65	4	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
11-13	vs WMU	L 59-81	DNP

Solomon Richard #23 · G

Player rating-2.3#105 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense-1.0#106

Defense-1.3#90

7 possessions · still mostly last season's prior

0.0 pts0.0 reb0.0 ast4.0 min 0-0 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT – TS%0.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 2" · 210 lbs · Leo, IN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	at DUQ	L 71-78	DNP
11-08	vs ALBI	W 103-65	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-13	vs WMU	L 59-81	DNP