# 2021–22 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team represented Purdue University Fort Wayne in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mastodons, led by eighth-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 regular season 21–11, 15–6 to earn a share of the 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. They received a bid to the College Basketball Invitational, where they lost to top seed Drake in the first round.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Mastodons finished the 2020–21 season 8–15, 6–14 in Horizon League play to finish in 11th place. In the Horizon League tournament, they defeated Green Bay in the first round before losing to Cleveland State in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Justice Prentice | 2 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Freshman | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Transferred to Western Texas College |
| Matt Havey | 10 | G | 6'1" | 185 | RS Sophomore | Lansing, MI | Left team |
| Dylan Carl | 11 | F | 6'11" | 240 | RS Senior | Alma, MI | Graduated |
| Bryce Waterman | 22 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Sophomore | Colonie, NY | Transferred to College of Staten Island |
| DeMierre Black | 24 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Senior | Marietta, GA | Graduated |
| Demetric Horton | 25 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Junior | Raleigh, NC | Transferred to North Carolina A&T |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Damian Chong Qui | 2 | G | 5'8" | 155 | Senior | Baltimore, MD | Mount St. Mary's |
| Quinton Morton-Robertson | 11 | G | 5'8" | 165 | Junior | Radford, VA | Radford |
| RJ Ogom | 23 | F | 6'6" | 230 | RS Freshman | Chicago, IL | College of Charleston |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | Defiance | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Earlham | W 103–54 | 1–0 | 19 – Pipkins | 7 – Kpedi | 5 – Godfrey | Memorial Coliseum (246) Fort Wayne, IN |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | W 65–60 | 2–0 | 17 – Kpedi | 7 – Pipkins | 6 – Godfrey | Memorial Coliseum (1,157) Fort Wayne, IN |
| November 19, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Minnesota | L 49–78 | 2–1 | 19 – Pipkins | 9 – Kpedi | 2 – Tied | Williams Arena (9,451) Minneapolis, MN |
| November 26, 2021* 4:30 p.m. | | vs. Southeastern Louisiana Hilton Garden Inn FGCU Invitational | W 74–66 | 3–1 | 19 – Godfrey | 9 – Kpedi | 6 – Chong Qui | Alico Arena (113) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 27, 2021* 4:30 p.m. | | vs. Western Michigan Hilton Garden Inn FGCU Invitational | L 85–93 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | 35 – Godfrey | 6 – Godfrey | 5 – Pipkins | Alico Arena (212) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 28, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast Hilton Garden Inn FGCU Invitational | L 78–85 | 3–3 | 16 – Pipkins | 12 – Kpedi | 7 – Godfrey | Alico Arena (1,671) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 2, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wright State | L 73–86 | 3–4 (0–1) | 24 – Godfrey | 6 – Kpedi | 7 – Godfrey | Memorial Coliseum (1,229) Fort Wayne, IN |
| December 4, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | W 71–57 | 4–4 (1–1) | 21 – Pipkins | 9 – Kpedi | 5 – Godfrey | Memorial Coliseum (1,143) Fort Wayne, IN |
| December 8, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville | L 59–80 | 4–5 | 15 – Godfrey | 6 – Kpedi | 3 – Tied | First Community Arena (863) Edwardsville, IL |
| December 11, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 78–65 | 5–5 | 24 – Pipkins | 5 – Kpedi | 4 – Godfrey | Memorial Coliseum (1,073) Fort Wayne, IN |
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN | | at Michigan | Canceled due to COVID-19 complications within the Purdue Fort Wayne program | Canceled due to COVID-19 complications within the Purdue Fort Wayne program | Canceled due to COVID-19 complications within the Purdue Fort Wayne program | Canceled due to COVID-19 complications within the Purdue Fort Wayne program | Canceled due to COVID-19 complications within the Purdue Fort Wayne program | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI |
| December 30, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UIC | Canceled due to COVID-19 complications within the UIC program | Canceled due to COVID-19 complications within the UIC program | Canceled due to COVID-19 complications within the UIC program | Canceled due to COVID-19 complications within the UIC program | Canceled due to COVID-19 complications within the UIC program | Credit Union 1 Arena Chicago, IL |
| December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | L 81–90 | 5–6 (1–2) | 18 – Chong Qui | 5 – Godfrey | 6 – Godfrey | Wolstein Center (617) Cleveland, OH |
| January 1, 2022 2:00 p.m. | | at IUPUI | Canceled due to COVID-19 complications within the IUPUI program | Canceled due to COVID-19 complications within the IUPUI program | Canceled due to COVID-19 complications within the IUPUI program | Canceled due to COVID-19 complications within the IUPUI program | Canceled due to COVID-19 complications within the IUPUI program | Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN |
| January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | L 58–65 | 5–7 (1–3) | 18 – Godfrey | 5 – Tied | 5 – Chong Qui | Wolstein Center (1,642) Cleveland, OH |
| January 7, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | W 71–61 | 6–7 (2–3) | 18 – Godfrey | 7 – Kpedi | 3 – Tied | Beeghly Center (1,290) Youngstown, OH |
| January 9, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | W 76–70 | 7–7 (3–3) | 18 – Pipkins | 6 – Tied | 6 – Godfrey | UPMC Events Center (572) Moon Township, PA |
| January 13, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | W 62–60 | 8–7 (4–3) | 10 – Chong Qui | 10 – Kpedi | 4 – Godfrey | Memorial Coliseum (1,113) Fort Wayne, IN |
| January 15, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oakland | L 68–76 | 8–8 (4–4) | 25 – Godfrey | 7 – Kpedi | 7 – Chong Qui | Memorial Coliseum (1,868) Fort Wayne, IN |
| January 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | Michigan–Dearborn | W 102–59 | 9–8 | 18 – Walker | 10 – Kpedi | 7 – Peterson | Gates Sports Center (406) Fort Wayne, IN |
| January 21, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Robert Morris | W 86–62 | 10–8 (5–4) | 20 – Chong Qui | 4 – Tied | 5 – Chong Qui | Memorial Coliseum (1,716) Fort Wayne, IN |
| January 23, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Youngstown State | W 82–71 | 11–8 (6–4) | 19 – Pipkins | 6 – Kpedi | 6 – Godfrey | Memorial Coliseum (1,822) Fort Wayne, IN |
| January 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | L 49–59 | 11–9 (6–5) | 18 – Planutis | 6 – Planutis | 4 – Chong Qui | BB&T Arena (2,563) Highland Heights, KY |
| January 30, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wright State | L 63–75 | 11–10 (6–6) | 14 – Godfrey | 8 – Godfrey | 3 – Tied | Nutter Center (2,877) Dayton, OH |
| February 4, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | W 70–60 | 12–10 (7–6) | 15 – Pipkins | 7 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Memorial Coliseum (1,304) Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 6, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Green Bay | W 71–55 | 13–10 (8–6) | 19 – Pipkins | 6 – Tied | 6 – Chong Qui | Memorial Coliseum (1,163) Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | IUPUI | W 72–57 | 14–10 (9–6) | 21 – Godfrey | 7 – Pipkins | 2 – Tied | Memorial Coliseum (1,188) Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UIC | W 73–66 | 15–10 (10–6) | 20 – Chong Qui | 6 – Godfrey | 5 – Godfrey | Gates Sports Center (1,370) Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 14, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | W 102–98 $^{3OT}$ | 16–10 (11–6) | 27 – Pipkins | 8 – Kpedi | 6 – Chong Qui | Memorial Coliseum (1,165) Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 18, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | W 74–55 | 17–10 (12–6) | 16 – Chong Qui | 7 – Planutis | 5 – Chong Qui | Kress Events Center (1,664) Green Bay, WI |
| February 20, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | W 81–71 | 18–10 (13–6) | 24 – Pipkins | 7 – Tied | 5 – Godfrey | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,144) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oakland | W 81–70 | 19–10 (14–6) | 18 – Tied | 10 – Godfrey | 8 – Godfrey | Athletics Center O'rena (3,183) Auburn Hills, MI |
| February 26, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy | W 81–78 | 20–10 (15–6) | 18 – Billups | 6 – Tied | 5 – Godfrey | Calihan Hall (2,524) Detroit, MI |
| Horizon League tournament |||||||||
| March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | (8) UIC Quarterfinals | W 78–72 | 21–10 | 21 – Godfrey | 8 – Kpedi | 3 – Chong Qui | Memorial Coliseum (2,135) Fort Wayne, IN |
| March 7, 2022 9:30 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | vs. (3) Northern Kentucky Semifinals | L 43–57 | 21–11 | 11 – Godfrey | 7 – Kpedi | 4 – Godfrey | Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN |
| CBI |||||||||
| March 19, 2022 12:00 pm, FloHoops | (16) | vs. (1) Drake First Round | L 65–87 | 21–12 | 16 – Godfrey | 9 – Kpedi | 3 – Tied | Ocean Center (367) Daytona Beach, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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