The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball team that represents

Purdue University Fort Wayne Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW) is a public university in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. A campus of Purdue University, Purdue Fort Wayne was founded on July 1, 2018, when its predecessor university, Indiana University–Purdue Universit ...

(PFW). They have been a member of the

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since 2020 (departing from the

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after thirteen years). Formerly, they represented the now defunct

Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

(IPFW). The team has yet to participate in the

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. The Mastodons are coached by

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and play their home games at the

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and the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in

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History

The Mastodons' first season was 1973–74. Two-time All-American and conference player of the year Sean Gibson (1993) is the current all-time leading rebounder and Hall of Fame member. In 2013, Frank Gaines passed Gibson to be the Mastodons all-time leading scorer. Their first season in Division I was 2001–02. In 2007, the Mastadons joined the

. Before joining NCAA Division I athletics, IPFW competed in

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. In 2014, IPFW reach their first Summit League tournament championship before losing to

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. Beginning in 2016, the school rebranded itself from IPFW to Fort Wayne to build a stronger tie to the Fort Wayne community. The transition only affected the athletic department's branding efforts. The university's IPFW academic brand remained unchanged. On November 22, 2016, the

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defeated the then No. 3-ranked

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71–68 in overtime in front of 11,076 in attendance at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. This defeat of Indiana was the Mastodons first victory over an

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ranked team in program history.

Conference affiliation

Postseason

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Mastodons have appeared in one NCAA Division II tournament. Their record is 0–2.

NIT results

The Mastodons have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Their record is 0–1.

CBI results

The Mastodons have appeared in one

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(CBI). Their combined record is 0–1.

CIT results

The Mastodons have appeared in four

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s (CIT). Their combined record is 2–4.

Division I season records

Source

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fort Wayne Mastadons men's basketball 1973 establishments in Indiana Basketball teams established in 1973