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MASTODON BASKETBALL @FortWayneMBB #GoDons 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Fort Wayne NOVEMBER (5-3) Central Michigan 10 at Oakland L, 85-71 MASTODONS CHIPPEWAS 12 DEFIANCE # W, 114-59 15 DELAWARE ST. CN81 W, 85-71 18-14 19-14 18 at UIC ESPN3 W, 67-51 22 at #8 Kentucky SEC L, 86-67 GAME NO. 33 MEMORIAL COLISEUM (12,000) MARCH 12, 2018 - NOON 25 at East Tennessee St. ESPN3 L, 83-73 28 DETROIT MERCY CN81 W, 91-82 GAMEDAY INFORMATION SERIES HISTORY 30 IU KOKOMO CN81 W, 99-63 TV/Video: CBS Sports Network Talent: Matt Harmon, Rob Kennedy First meeting DECEMBER (6-3) Radio: ESPN 1380 AM/100.9 FM 3 SIUE CN81 W, 86-71 Talent: Brett Rump STATISTICAL COMPARISON 6 at Akron ESPN3 L, 83-79 FW CMU 9 at Miami Ohio ESPN3 L, 81-73 ‘DONS AND ENDS Overall Record 18-14 19-14 16 STETSON CN81 W, 88-84 • This will be Fort Wayne’s fifth consecutive postseason bid. The Mid-Major Top 25 Rank - - Mastodons are the only Division I program in the state of Indiana that 18 at Indiana BTN W, 92-72 Scoring Offense 82.1 77.9 21 vs. Liberty & W, 75-64 has qualified for the postseason each of the previous five seasons. Scoring Defense 76.3 72.5 22 vs. Louisiana Tech & L, 85-76 • Select CIT games are chosen to honor legendary coaches. Monday’s game will be the Hugh Durham Classic. He is the only coach in NCAA 28 OLIVET # W, 99-93 Scoring Margin +5.8 +5.4 history to be the winningest coach (pct. or wins) at three different 30 CONCORDIA (MICH.) # W, 92-59 FG Percentage .457 .432 Division I schools (Jacksonville, Florida State and Georgia). FG Percentage Defense .461 .435 • Bryson Scott and John Konchar earned All-Summit League First JANUARY (3-4) Team honors this year. Konchar has been a Summit League First Team 3FG Percentage .368 .336 4 at Oral Roberts • L. 76-60 selection each of his first three years, making him the first ‘Don in 3FGs Per Game 10.3 9.5 6 at Denver • W, 82-63 program history (DI or DII eras) to become a three-time all-league first FT Percentage .718 .805 11 South Dakota • CN81 L, 68-58 team honoree. Rebounding 35.3 36.5 13 omaha • CN81 W, 82-78 • John Konchar was named to 2018 Summit League All-Tournament 17 at Western Illinois • L, 75-74 OT Team. The last time a student-athlete earned Summit League All- Rebounding Margin -0.4 +0.8 20 North Dakota St. • CN81 W, 92-88 Tournament Team honors playing just one game in the tournament was Assists Per Game 14.7 13.2 27 at South Dakota St. • L, 78-76 in 1990 when Lee Campbell of Missouri State earned the honor after Turnovers Per Game 11.9 11.7 a 63-61 loss to Northern Iowa in the semifinals. Missouri State had Turnover Margin +3.3 +1.6 earned a bye in the quarterfinals. FEBRUARY (4-3) Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.2 1.1 • Over the last nine games, John Konchar is averaging 21.9 points, 8.0 1 oraL robertS • CN81 W, 85-75 Steals Per Game 8.3 6.5 3 DeNver • CN81 W, 91-63 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.6 blocks per game. He is 74-of- 8 at South Dakota • L, 86-69 134 (55.2 percent) from the floor. Blocks Per Game 3.3 3.5 10 at Omaha • L, 90-85 14 WeSterN ILLINoIS • # W, 90-74 PROBABLE Starters SUBJECT TO CHANGE 17 at North Dakota St. • ESPN3 W, 84-72 55 5 1 32 22 24 South Dakota St. • # L, 97-90 MARCH (0-1) 4 vs. North Dakota State ! ESPN3 L, 86-82 12 CENTRAL MICHIGAN + CBSN NOON All Times Eastern & New Orleans Shootout JOH0N MO KON EVANSCHAR JAX LEVITCH 11BRYSON ISAIAH MSCcCORAYTT 53KASON JOE EDWARDSHARRELL XZAVIER TAYLOR # at Gates Center • Summit League No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% ! Summit League Tournament + CIT 55 John Konchar R-Jr. G 6-5 West Chicago, Ill. 15.0 8.1 4.8 .483 .392 .654 5 Jax Levitch So. G 6-7 Louisville, Ky. 5.3 4.2 1.1 .419 .427 .629 FORT WAYNE REFERENCES 1 Bryson Scott R-Sr. G 6-1 Fort Wayne, Ind. 22.4 4.6 2.7 .449 .291 .822 As a part of the Fort Wayne athletic department’s re-brand- 32 Kason Harrell Jr. G 6-2 Pittsburgh, Pa. 13.8 2.9 1.3 .440 .369 .826 ing effort that began in 2016, we respectfully ask for any 22 Xzavier Taylor R-Sr. F 6-9 Chicago, Ill. 7.5 4.3 0.9 .554 .417 .549 athletic-related subject to be referred to as “Fort Wayne” or the “Fort Wayne Mastodons.” Please refer to the school as “IPFW” or “Indiana University - Purdue University Fort OFF THE BENCH Wayne.” “IPFW” is not an acceptable when referring to the 2 Chris Rollins R-Fr. G 6-0 Detroit, Mich. 2.4 0.5 0.5 .522 .143 .500 athletic teams. References of “Fort Wayne University,” or 11 Dylan Carl R-Fr. F 6-11 Alma, Mich. 4.7 3.0 0.6 .445 .378 .515 “University of Fort Wayne” are not acceptable in any context. 15 Jordan Coblin R-Fr. G 6-1 Boca Raton, Fla. 1.7 0.3 0.3 .571 .500 1.00 21 Jordon King Sr. G 6-4 Seattle, Wash. 5.3 1.7 0.3 .465 .397 .488 Although we are officially the Mastodons, using ‘Dons on 33 Matt Weir Fr. G 6-1 New Concord, Ohio 5.0 1.3 2.6 .374 .402 .878 second reference is also acceptable. 34 Cameron Benford Fr. F 6-8 Seattle, Wash. 1.0 2.0 0.2 .417 .000 .571 35 Jairus Stevens Fr. G 6-5 Merrillville, Ind. 3.0 1.6 0.2 .400 .111 1.00 13 Matt Holba Jr. F 6-7 Noblesville, Ind. Will redshirt in 2017-18 41 Marcus DeBerry Jr. G 6-5 Union City, Tenn. Will redshirt in 2017-18 ALL GOOD THINGS... Prior to Saturday’s game vs. Stetson, Fort Wayne made at least five 3-pointers in a game in 85 consecutive contests. The streak was busted after four treys against Stetson. It was a stretch that went back to Feb. 7, 2015 MORE ‘DONS AND ENDS Starting LINEUPS • The ‘Dons committed single-digit turnovers in eight of 14 Summit League games this season. They Game G G G G F had only seven turnovers against NDSU in the Summit League Tournament on March 4. Over the last at Oakland Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor nine games the ‘Dons have averaged only 8.11 turnovers per game. For reference, the national leader in Defiance Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor fewest turnovers per game is Virginia at 8.7. Delaware State Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor at UIC Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor • Fort Wayne finished Summit League play with 108 steals while their opponents recorded 50. at Kentucky Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor • John Konchar is the only active player in Division I with 1,400 points, 800 rebounds, 300 assists and at ETSU Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor 200 steals. Detroit Mercy Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor • John Konchar is the only player this season in the nation with 400 points, 200 rebounds, 100 steals IU Kokomo Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor and 75 assists. SIUE Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor • John Konchar earned his 800th career rebound earlier this year. He now owns 861 boards. Konchar at Akron Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor is second in school history in rebounds with only Sean Gibson (1989-93) and his 965 rebounds ranking at Miami Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor higher. STETSON Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor • Bryson Scott has led the ‘Dons in scoring in 21 of Fort Wayne’s 32 games this season. at Indiana Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor • Bryson Scott owns 31 career 20-point games. vs. Liberty Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor • Kason Harrell’s 174 career made 3-pointers ranks fifth in school history. His 87 3-pointers this season vs. Louisiana Tech Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor is fifth in school history for a single-season. OLIVET Weir Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor CONCORDIA Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor • Kason Harrell is averaging 13.8 points per game, up from the 10.9 he averaged last season. He has at Oral Roberts Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor failed to reach double-digits in only seven games this season. at Denver Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor • Kason Harrell has 11 games of four or more 3-pointers this season. SOUTH DAKOTA Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor • Bryson Scott is shooting 82.2 percent from the free throw line this year. Up from 69.3 percent last OMAHA Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor season. at Western Illinois Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor • The ‘Dons are 10-5 when attempting 19 or more free throws in a game this season. NORTH DAKOTA STATE Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor • Starting with the game at Indiana, John Konchar has 108 assists and only 26 turnovers for an assist/ at South Dakota State Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor turnover ratio of 4.2. That is a span of 20 games. ORAL ROBERTS Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor DENVER Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor POSTSEASON HISTORY at South Dakota Konchar Harrell Scott Levitch Taylor • This is the fourth appearance for the ‘Dons in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.