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

The 2022–23 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team represented 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 | Muskegon, MI | Transferred to Indianapolis |
| RJ Ogom | 23 | F | 6'6" | 230 | RS Freshman | Chicago, IL | Transferred to Indian Hills CC |
| Phil Robles II | 24 | G | 5'8" | 160 | Freshman | South Bend, IN | Transferred to Holy Cross College |
| Max Polk | 25 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Freshman | Omaha, NE | Transferred to Iowa Western CC |
| Cameron Benford | 34 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Graduate Student | Seattle, WA | Graduated |
| Jalon Pipkins | 50 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Graduate Student | Paris, TX | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Deangelo Elisee | 13 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Junior | Nassau, Bahamas | Triton College |
| Anthony Roberts | 22 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Oak Park, IL | St. Cloud State |
| Dow Dunton | 25 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Graduate Student | Wake Forest, NC | Lynchburg |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 6:30 p.m., BTN | | at No. 22 Michigan | L 56–75 | 0–1 | 15 – Morton-Robertson | 12 – Planutis | 4 – Chong Qui | Crisler Center (11,107) Ann Arbor, MI |
| November 12, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 81–76 | 1–1 | 18 – Tied | 9 – Tied | 6 – Chong Qui | Memorial Coliseum (1,374) Fort Wayne, IN |
| November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Manchester | W 111–31 | 2–1 | 26 – Morton-Robertson | 10 – Peterson | 9 – Godfrey | Memorial Coliseum (1,740) Fort Wayne, IN |
| November 18, 2022* 8:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Northwestern Cancún Challenge campus game | L 52–60 | 2–2 | 14 – Planutis | 10 – Kpedi | 5 – Chong Qui | Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,931) Evanston, IL |
| November 22, 2022* 12:30 p.m. | | vs. Eastern Michigan Cancún Challenge (Mayan Division) Semifinal | W 74–67 | 3–2 | 21 – Godfrey | 7 – Godfrey | 5 – Godfrey | Riviera Maya (250) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 23, 2022* 3:00 p.m. | | vs. Southern Miss Cancún Challenge (Mayan Division) Final | L 58–70 | 3–3 | 14 – Godfrey | 6 – Tied | 4 – Chong Qui | Riviera Maya (107) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 27, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bluffton | W 106–41 | 4–3 | 23 – Roberts | 9 – DeJurnett | 7 – Chong Qui | Memorial Coliseum (1,352) Fort Wayne, IN |
| December 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | L 66–75 | 4–4 (0–1) | 20 – Godfrey | 9 – Godfrey | 3 – Chong Qui | Memorial Coliseum (1,495) Fort Wayne, IN |
| December 3, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Oakland | W 79–73 | 5–4 (1–1) | 20 – Planutis | 12 – Kpedi | 5 – Tied | Memorial Coliseum (1,017) Fort Wayne, IN |
| December 7, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 89–68 | 6–4 | 19 – Godfrey | 8 – Tied | 5 – Godfrey | Show Me Center (1,155) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| December 10, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Missouri State | W 65–61 | 7–4 | 17 – Godfrey | 14 – Kpedi | 4 – Godfrey | Great Southern Bank Arena (3,887) Springfield, MO |
| December 19, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Commerce Indiana Classic | W 85–68 | 8–4 | 15 – Planutis | 9 – Kpedi | 7 – Godfrey | Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN |
| December 20, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Indiana Indiana Classic | W 83–59 | 9–4 | 21 – Godfrey | 6 – Tied | 5 – Godfrey | Memorial Coliseum (2,145) Fort Wayne, IN |
| December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | L 70–75 | 9–5 (1–2) | 20 – Godfrey | 15 – Kpedi | 5 – Tied | UPMC Events Center (889) Moon Township, PA |
| December 31, 2022 2:45 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | W 76–71 | 10–5 (2–2) | 24 – Chong Qui | 8 – Godfrey | 6 – Godfrey | Beeghly Center (1,953) Youngstown, OH |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Green Bay | W 79–69 | 11–5 (3–2) | 23 – Godfrey | 9 – Tied | 4 – Chong Qui | Memorial Coliseum (1,473) Fort Wayne, IN |
| January 7, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | L 70–74 | 11–6 (3–3) | 22 – Godfrey | 10 – Kpedi | 7 – Chong Qui | Memorial Coliseum (1,552) Fort Wayne, IN |
| January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at IUPUI | W 70–55 | 12–6 (4–3) | 22 – Godfrey | 8 – Kpedi | 4 – Chong Qui | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (795) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | L 60–72 | 12–7 (4–4) | 13 – Kpedi | 13 – Kpedi | 5 – Godfrey | Memorial Coliseum (1,327) Fort Wayne, IN |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wright State | W 88–80 | 13–7 (5–4) | 19 – Morton-Robertson | 9 – Tied | 3 – Godfrey | Nutter Center (3,373) Dayton, OH |
| January 21, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | L 54–74 | 13–8 (5–5) | 10 – Tied | 6 – Mulder | 4 – Chong Qui | Truist Arena (2,872) Highland Heights, KY |
| January 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | IUPUI | W 81–75 | 14–8 (6–5) | 26 – Billups | 7 – Tied | 7 – Chong Qui | Gates Sports Center (874) Fort Wayne, IN |
| January 27, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | L 74–79 | 14–9 (6–6) | 31 – Chong Qui | 9 – Kpedi | 4 – Planutis | Wolstein Center (2,088) Cleveland, OH |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oakland | W 82–73 | 15–9 (7–6) | 32 – Godfrey | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Athletics Center O'rena (2,569) Rochester, MI |
| February 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy | L 52–85 | 15–10 (7–7) | 11 – Planutis | 7 – Kpedi | 3 – Godfrey | Calihan Hall (2,021) Detroit, MI |
| February 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Youngstown State | L 72–81 | 15–11 (7–8) | 33 – Godfrey | 7 – Godfrey | 4 – Tied | Memorial Coliseum (1,632) Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 12, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Robert Morris | L 64–71 | 15–12 (7–9) | 23 – Godfrey | 9 – Kpedi | 4 – Godfrey | Gates Sports Center (871) Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | L 50–63 | 15–13 (7–10) | 14 – Godfrey | 5 – Tied | 6 – Chong Qui | Memorial Coliseum (1,978) Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 19, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wright State | W 77–75 | 16–13 (8–10) | 25 – Godfrey | 15 – Kpedi | 4 – Chong Qui | Gates Sports Center (1,069) Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 23, 2023 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | L 94–96 | 16–14 (8–11) | 21 – Godfrey | 8 – Kpedi | 5 – Godfrey | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,790) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 25, 2023 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | W 78–61 | 17–14 (9–11) | 29 – Godfrey | 7 – Morton-Robertson | 5 – Morton-Robertson | Kress Events Center (1,361) Green Bay, WI |
| Horizon League tournament |||||||||
| February 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | at (8) Detroit Mercy First Round | L 68–81 | 17–15 | 20 – Planutis | 6 – Tied | 7 – Chong Qui | Calihan Hall (1,663) Detroit, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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