2014–15 IPFW Mastodons men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team represented Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mastodons, led by first year head coach Jon Coffman, played their home games at the Gates Sports Center, with one home game at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 16–15, 9–7 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League tournament to South Dakota. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Evansville

2014–15 Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball
CIT, First round
ConferenceThe Summit League
Record16–15 (9–7 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Betts
  • Ryan Sims
  • Ben Botts
Home arenaGates Sports Center
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
2014–15 The Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Dakota State 12 4   .750 23 10   .697
South Dakota State 12 4   .750 24 11   .686
Oral Roberts 10 6   .625 19 15   .559
IPFW 9 7   .563 16 15   .516
South Dakota 9 7   .563 17 16   .515
Denver 6 10   .375 12 18   .400
IUPUI 6 10   .375 10 21   .323
Omaha* 5 11   .313 12 17   .414
Western Illinois 3 13   .188 8 20   .286
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
2015 Summit League Tournament winner

Roster edit

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Mo Evans Guard 6–0 180 Sophomore Indianapolis, Indiana
3 Herbert Graham Guard 6–4 195 Junior North Miami Beach, Florida
4 John Konchar Guard 6–4 Freshman Chicago, Illinois
10 Max Landis Guard 6–2 175 Junior Indianapolis, Indiana
11 Isaiah McCray Guard 6–0 180 Senior Baltimore, Maryland
14 Nick Moschetti Guard 6–4 Freshman Perrysburg, Ohio
15 Gage Davis Guard 6–2 Freshman Chicago, Illinois
21 Trevor Osborn Guard 5–11 155 Sophomore Fort Wayne, Indiana
23 Kevin Harden Guard 6–2 180 Senior Orlando, Florida
32 Jure Gunjina Forward 6–8 Junior Zagreb, Croatia
44 Joe Reed Forward 6–8 220 Junior Greenwood, Indiana
50 Brent Calhoun Forward 6–8 280 Sophomore Indianapolis, Indiana
53 Joe Edwards Guard 6–4 195 Senior Chicago, Illinois
54 Steve Forbes Forward 6–9 295 Senior Clermont, Florida

Schedule edit

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2014*
2:00 pm
Olivet W 110–79 
Gates Sports Center (751)
Fort Wayne, IN
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
Manchester W 74–50  1–0
Gates Sports Center (1,090)
Fort Wayne, IN
11/17/2014*
8:00 pm
at SIU Edwardsville W 74–71  2–0
Vadalabene Center (1,216)
Edwardsville, IL
11/21/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia Tech L 69–78  2–1
Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,297)
Atlanta, GA
11/24/2014*
7:00 pm
Jacksonville W 89–71  3–1
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,808)
Fort Wayne, IN
11/28/2014*
3:00 pm
at Dartmouth L 67–68  3–2
Leede Arena (1,261)
Hanover, NH
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stetson W 87–76  4–2
Edmunds Center (780)
DeLand, FL
12/06/2014*
7:00 pm
Miami (OH) W 86–78  5–2
Gates Sports Center (1,246)
Fort Wayne, IN
12/08/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Purdue L 43–63  5–3
Mackey Arena (10,007)
West Lafayette, IN
12/11/2014*
7:00 pm
UM–Dearborn W 91–67  6–3
Gates Sports Center (959)
Fort Wayne, IN
12/20/2014*
7:00 pm, PBS 39
Valparaiso L 72–75  6–4
Gates Sports Center (1,249)
Fort Wayne, IN
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm
at Illinois State L 43–68  6–5
Redbird Arena (4,108)
Normal, IL
12/28/2014*
7:00 pm
Judson W 80–46  7–5
Gates Sports Center (1,108)
Fort Wayne, IN
12/30/2014*
8:00 pm
Cal Poly L 57–71  7–6
Gates Sports Center (1,235)
Fort Wayne, IN
01/02/2015
8:00 pm
at Western Illinois L 67–73  7–7 (0–1)
Western Hall (679)
Macomb, IL
01/04/2015
7:00 pm
IUPUI L 58–63  7–8 (0–2)
Gates Sports Center (1,048)
Fort Wayne, IN
01/08/2015
7:00 pm
Denver W 69–53  8–8 (1–2)
Gates Sports Center (683)
Fort Wayne, IN
01/10/2015
7:00 pm, PBS 39
South Dakota L 62–64  8–9 (1–3)
Gates Sports Center (1,153)
Fort Wayne, IN
01/17/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oral Roberts L 58–62  8–10 (1–4)
Mabee Center (3,404)
Tulsa, OK
01/21/2015
8:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3
at South Dakota State L 53–82  8–11 (1–5)
Frost Arena (2,394)
Brookings, SD
01/24/2015
6:00 pm, PBS 39
North Dakota State W 77–71  9–11 (2–5)
Gates Sports Center (1,839)
Fort Wayne, IN
01/29/2015
8:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3
at South Dakota W 66–55  10–11 (3–5)
DakotaDome (1,526)
Vermillion, SD
01/31/2015
2:00 pm
at Omaha W 75–65  11–11 (4–5)
Ralston Arena (1,109)
Ralston, NE
02/05/2015
7:00 pm
South Dakota State W 84–74  12–11 (5–5)
Gates Sports Center (804)
Fort Wayne, IN
02/07/2015
8:00 pm, PBS 39
Oral Roberts W 75–69  13–11 (6–5)
Gates Sports Center (1,068)
Fort Wayne, IN
02/11/2015
7:00 pm, HTSN/ESPN3
at IUPUI W 69–54  14–11 (7–5)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,734)
Indianapolis, IN
02/19/2015
9:00 pm
at Denver W 63–47  15–11 (8–5)
Magness Arena (1,378)
Denver, CO
02/21/2015
3:00 pm, MeTV ND
at North Dakota State L 62–66  15–12 (8–6)
Scheels Arena (4,318)
Fargo, ND
02/26/2015
7:00 pm
Omaha L 67–73  15–13 (8–7)
Gates Sports Center (1,015)
Fort Wayne, IN
02/28/2015
7:00 pm, PBS 39
Western Illinois W 84–64  16–13 (9–7)
Gates Sports Center (1,218)
Fort Wayne, IN
The Summit League tournament
03/08/2015
7:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3
vs. South Dakota
Quarterfinals
L 73–82  16–14
Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (6,653)
Sioux Falls, SD
CIT
03/18/2015*
8:00 pm
at Evansville
First round
L 77–82  16–15
Ford Center (1,826)
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References edit

  1. ^ "2013-14 Men's Basketball Schedule". Go Mastodons. IPFW. Retrieved August 27, 2014.