# 2024–25 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team represents Purdue University Fort Wayne in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mastodons, led by eleventh-year head coach Jon Coffman, play their home games at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as members of the Horizon League.

## Offseason
### Departures

Purdue Fort Wayne departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Destin Whitaker | 2 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Senior | Romeoville, IL | Transferred to McKendree |
| Jermaine Coleman | 12 | F | 6'7" | 190 | Freshman | Indianapolis, IN | Transferred to St. Thomas |
| Khoi Thurmon | 21 | G | 6'1" | 205 | Freshman | Chicago, IL | Transferred to Panola College |
| Anthony Roberts | 22 | G | 6'4" | 220 | Graduate student | Oak Park, IL | Graduated |
| Keyon Miller | 23 | G | 6'2" | 160 | Freshman | Indianapolis, IN | Transferred to Cloud County CC |

### Incoming transfers

Purdue Fort Wayne incoming transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Trey Lewis | 2 | G | 6'6" | 200 | RS Sophomore | Ferndale, MI | Loyola |
| De'Vion Lavergne | 6 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sophomore | Melville, LA | Lee College |
| Chandler Cuthrell | 7 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Senior | Baltimore, MD | UTSA |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Notre Dame | L 54–91 | | 13 – Jackson | 4 – Jackson | 3 – Morton-Robertson | Memorial Coliseum (5,905) Fort Wayne, IN |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bluffton | W 99–47 | 1–0 | 16 – Bello | 11 – Mulder | 5 – Bello | Hilliard Gates Sports Center (887) Fort Wayne, IN |
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UCF | L 68–75 | 1–1 | 11 – Tied | 7 – Jackson | 3 – Jackson | Addition Financial Arena (7,768) Orlando, FL |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bethune–Cookman | W 91–69 | 2–1 | 31 – Bello | 8 – Mulder | 5 – Morton-Robertson | Memorial Coliseum (1,956) Fort Wayne, IN |
| November 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Indiana | W 93–74 | 3–1 | 29 – Jackson | 9 – Mulder | 4 – Morton-Robertson | Memorial Coliseum (1,161) Fort Wayne, IN |
| November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Penn State Sunshine Slam campus game | L 89–102 | 3–2 | 31 – Jackson | 11 – Mulder | 8 – Morton-Robertson | Bryce Jordan Center (6,547) State College, PA |
| November 25, 2024* 12:30 p.m. | | vs. Drexel Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket semifinals | W 87–81 | 4–2 | 20 – Bello | 9 – Mulder | 8 – Bello | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 26, 2024* 6:30 p.m. | | vs. Radford Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket championships | L 56–69 | 4–3 | 23 – Jackson | 8 – Mulder | 3 – Morton-Robertson | Ocean Center (1,548) Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Texas A&M | W 77–57 | 5–3 | 16 – Jackson | 6 – Tied | 6 – Morton-Robertson | The Field House (334) Commerce, TX |
| December 5, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy | L 78–79 | 5–4 (0–1) | 17 – Tied | 6 – Elisee | 4 – Tied | Calihan Hall (977) Detroit, MI |
| December 8, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Robert Morris | W 82–77 | 6–4 (1–1) | 23 – Jackson | 6 – Tied | 5 – Bello | War Memorial Coliseum (1,358) Fort Wayne, IN |
| December 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | IU Indy | W 78–76 | 7–4 (2–1) | 18 – Tied | 7 – Mulder | 7 – Jackson | War Memorial Coliseum (1,407) Fort Wayne, IN |
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Michigan | W 99–76 | 8–4 | 19 – Bello | 6 – Mulder | 8 – Bello | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,239) Ypsilanti, MI |
| December 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Defiance | W 103–52 | 9–4 | 17 – Hadnot II | 9 – Cuthrell | 5 – Tied | War Memorial Coliseum (650) Fort Wayne, IN |
| December 22, 2024* 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at No. 24 Michigan | L 58–89 | 9–5 | 27 – Jackson | 3 – Nelson | 3 – Morton-Robertson | Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI |
| December 29, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | W 83–67 | 10–5 (3–1) | 16 – Morton-Robertson | 6 – Tied | 12 – Bello | Kress Events Center (1,885) Green Bay, WI |
| January 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | L 68–69 $^{OT}$ | 10–6 (3–2) | 19 – Morton-Robertson | 11 – Cuthrell | 4 – Morgan | Truist Arena (1,987) Highland Heights, KY |
| January 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Youngstown State | W 90–81 | 11–6 (4–2) | 25 – Jackson | 8 – Cuthrell | 7 – Jackson | War Memorial Coliseum (1,375) Fort Wayne, IN |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | W 78–73 | 12–6 (5–2) | 25 – Jackson | 9 – Jackson | 3 – Morton-Robertson | War Memorial Coliseum (1,788) Fort Wayne, IN |
| January 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | W 90–67 | 13–6 (6–2) | 26 – Bello | 10 – Cuthrell | 6 – Tied | War Memorial Coliseum (1,582) Fort Wayne, IN |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wright State | W 120–113 $^{2OT}$ | 14–6 (7–2) | 30 – Jackson | 16 – Cuthrell | 8 – Bello | Nutter Center Dayton, OH |
| January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oakland | L 72–76 | 14–7 (7–3) | 17 – Jackson | 7 – Cuthrell | 4 – Bello | Athletics Center O'rena (2,281) Rochester Hills, MI |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at IU Indy | W 91–80 | 15–7 (8–3) | 38 – Jackson | 7 – Tied | 6 – Jackson | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,102) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | L 58–68 | 15–8 (8–4) | 13 – Tied | 8 – Cuthrell | 5 – Jackson | War Memorial Coliseum (2,603) Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | W 81–79 | 16–8 (9–4) | 23 – Bello | 6 – Bello | 6 – Bello | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,939) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wright State | W 87–64 | 17–8 (10–4) | 22 – Bello | 8 – Tied | 3 – Bello | War Memorial Coliseum (1,437) Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Green Bay | W 89–74 | 18–8 (11–4) | 25 – Bello | 11 – Mulder | 4 – Jackson | War Memorial Coliseum (2,422) Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 12, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | L 71–93 | 18–9 (11–5) | 21 – Bello | 8 – Mulder | 6 – Bello | Beeghly Center (2,173) Youngstown, OH |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | L 69–76 | 18–10 (11–6) | 25 – Bello | 6 – Tied | 4 – Bello | UPMC Events Center (1,336) Moon Township, PA |
| February 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oakland | W 80–66 | 19–10 (12–6) | 14 – Jackson | 8 – Mulder | 8 – Bello | War Memorial Coliseum (1,147) Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | L 74–79 | 19–11 (12–7) | 20 – Bello | 8 – Cuthrell | 4 – Jackson | War Memorial Coliseum (1,721) Fort Wayne, IN |
| March 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Cleveland State | L 57–68 | 19–12 (12–8) | 20 – Bello | 7 – Mulder | 3 – Tied | Wolstein Center (1,849) Cleveland, OH |
| Horizon League tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (5) | at (4) Youngstown State Quarterfinals | L 67–72 | 19–13 | 21 – Morton-Robertson | 11 – Jackson | 6 – Bello | Beeghly Center (2,605) Youngstown, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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