# 2020–21 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team represented Purdue University Fort Wayne in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mastodons, led by seventh-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.
This was the Mastodons' first season in the Horizon League; the school left the Summit League after the 2019–20 season.

## Previous season

The Mastodons finished the 2019–20 season 14–19 overall, 6–10 in Summit League play, to finish in 7th place. In the Summit League tournament, they defeated South Dakota State in the quarterfinals, before falling to North Dakota in the semifinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Chase Johnston | 0 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Freshman | Boca Raton, FL | Transferred to Stetson |
| Brian Patrick | 2 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Junior | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Transferred to DePaul |
| Jalin Wimberly | 4 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Junior | Leesburg, GA | Transferred to Reinhardt |
| Tionne Rollins | 5 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Freshman | Tallahassee, FL | Transferred to Polk State |
| Matt Holba | 13 | F | 6'7" | 225 | RS Senior | Noblesville, IN | Graduated |
| Josh Inkumsah | 31 | F | 6'7" | 265 | RS Freshman | Barrie, ON | Transferred to Ottawa |
| Rylen Grundy | 35 | F | 6'5" | 200 | Sophomore | South Bend, IN | Did not return to program |
| Marcus DeBerry | 41 | G | 6'5" | 195 | RS Senior | Union City, TN | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Bobby Planutis | 0 | F | 6'8" | 200 | RS Junior | Hazleton, PA | St. Bonaventure |
| Bryce Waterman | 22 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Sophomore | Colonie, NY | Pensacola State |
| Demetric Horton | 25 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Junior | Raleigh, NC | Independence CC |
| Jalon Pipkins | 50 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | Paris, TX | Loyola–Chicago |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| November 25, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 67–63 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | 18 – Pipkins | 6 – Billups/Kpedi | 4 – Horton | Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN |
| November 30, 2020* 5:00 pm | | at Kent State | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | MAC Center Kent, OH |
| December 3, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Adrian | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN |
| December 3, 2020* 7:00 pm | | Alcorn State | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN |
| December 5, 2020* 11:00 am, ACC Network | | at Notre Dame | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Purcell Pavilion South Bend, IN |
| December 8, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dayton | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | UD Arena Dayton, OH |
| December 12, 2020* 2:00 pm | | Defiance | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN |
| December 13, 2020* 2:00 pm | | Defiance | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN |
| December 19, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Cleveland State | L 61–63 | 1–1 (0–1) | 21 – Godfrey | 8 – Godfrey | 3 – Godfrey/Pipkins | Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN |
| December 20, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Cleveland State | L 80–89 | 1–2 (0–2) | 23 – Godfrey | 5 – Planutis | 4 – Planutis | Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN |
| December 26, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Robert Morris | L 88–102 | 1–3 (0–3) | 22 – Godfrey | 5 – Carl | 4 – Carl/Pipkins | Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN |
| December 27, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Robert Morris | W 87–82 | 2–3 (1–3) | 27 – Godfrey | 10 – Godfrey | 8 – Pipkins | Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN |
| January 1, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Kentucky | L 68–75 | 2–4 (1–4) | 22 – Billups | 4 – Planutis | 4 – Carl | BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY |
| January 2, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Kentucky | L 68–70 | 2–5 (1–5) | 16 – Pipkins | 6 – Godfrey/Carl | 3 – 3 Tied | BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY |
| January 8, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UIC | W 96–89 $^{OT}$ | 3–5 (2–5) | 41 – Godfrey | 11 – Billups | 4 – Godfrey/Pipkins | Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN |
| January 9, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UIC | W 88–55 | 4–5 (3–5) | 16 – Godfrey | 7 – Carl | 3 – 3 Tied | Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN |
| January 15, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | W 81–72 | 5–5 (4–5) | 23 – Godfrey | 10 – Godfrey/Billups | 7 – Godfrey | Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI |
| January 16, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | W 81–74 | 6–5 (5–5) | 18 – Godfrey | 6 – 3 Tied | 7 – Godfrey | Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI |
| January 22, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Green Bay | L 59–77 | 6–6 (5–6) | 11 – Pipkins | 6 – Godfrey/Horton | 2 – Godfrey/Pipkins | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI |
| January 23, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Green Bay | L 72–87 | 6–7 (5–7) | 16 – Pipkins | 5 – Carl/Billups | 4 – Pipkins | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI |
| January 29, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Oakland | L 66–81 | 6–8 (5–8) | 16 – Planutis | 9 – Godfrey | 4 – Carl | Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN |
| January 30, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Oakland | L 75–82 | 6–9 (5–9) | 21 – Pipkins | 7 – Billups | 6 – Godfrey | Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 5, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Detroit Mercy | L 72–82 | 6–10 (5–10) | 17 – Pipkins/Horton | 9 – Godfrey | 4 – Planutis/Walker | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI |
| February 6, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Detroit Mercy | L 56–83 | 6–11 (5–11) | 13 – Godfrey/Billups | 5 – Godfrey/Planutis | 5 – Pipkins | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI |
| February 12, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | L 70–84 | 6–12 (5–12) | 24 – Godfrey | 5 – 3 Tied | 4 – Godfrey | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| February 13, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | L 70–72 | 6–13 (5–13) | 17 – Godfrey | 7 – Pipkins | 6 – Godfrey | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| February 19, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | W 75–68 | 7–13 (6–13) | 19 – Pipkins | 7 – Kpedi | 3 – Godfrey/Carl | Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 20, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | L 55–67 | 7–14 (6–14) | 17 – Pipkins | 7 – Planutis | 4 – Godfrey | Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN |
| Horizon League tournament |||||||||
| February 25, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (10) | at (7) Green Bay First Round | W 89–84 $^{2OT}$ | 8–14 | 21 – Pipkins | 7 – Godfrey | 5 – Godfrey | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI |
| March 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (10) | at (1) Cleveland State Quarterfinals | L 104–108 $^{3OT}$ | 8–15 | 23 – Godfrey | 9 – Kpedi | 12 – Godfrey | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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