# 2015–16 IPFW Mastodons men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team represented Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mastodons, led by second year head coach Jon Coffman, played their home games at the Gates Sports Center, with five home games at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 24–10, 12–4 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for the regular season championship. They lost in the semifinals of the Summit League tournament to North Dakota State. As a regular season league champion who was also the #1 seed in their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to San Diego State.

## Previous season

The Mastodons finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 16–15, 9–7 in conference. They lost to South Dakota State in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament. IPFW received a bid to the CIT where they lost in the first round to Evansville.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2015* 7:00 pm | | Otterbein | W 99–55 | | Gates Sports Center (833) Fort Wayne, IN |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Valparaiso | L 64–78 | 0–1 | Athletics–Recreation Center (4,117) Valparaiso, IN |
| 11/16/2015* 7:30 pm | | Manchester Spartan Showcase | W 85–53 | 1–1 | Gates Sports Center (1,204) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 11/18/2015* 8:00 pm | | at Austin Peay | W 80–77 | 2–1 | Dunn Center (1,715) Clarksville, TN |
| 11/21/2015* 2:30 pm | | SIU Edwardsville | W 87–67 | 3–1 | Memorial Coliseum (1,388) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 11/24/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Miami (OH) | W 57–53 | 4–1 | Millett Hall (1,224) Oxford, OH |
| 11/27/2015* 4:30 pm | | vs. Jacksonville Spartan Showcase | W 71–63 | 5–1 | Greensboro Coliseum (1,383) Greensboro, NC |
| 11/28/2015* 7:00 pm | | at UNC Greensboro Spartan Showcase | W 64–58 | 6–1 | Greensboro Coliseum (1,389) Greensboro, NC |
| 11/29/2015* 12:30 pm | | vs. Navy Spartan Showcase | L 53–75 | 6–2 | Greensboro Coliseum (1,349) Greensboro, NC |
| 12/03/2015* 10:00 pm | | at Cal Poly | W 75–73 | 7–2 | Mott Athletic Center (1,465) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 12/05/2015* 2:00 pm | | at Utah | L 79–96 | 7–3 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,241) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Indiana | L 65–90 | 7–4 | Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN |
| 12/12/2015* 2:30 pm | | Austin Peay | W 85–68 | 8–4 | Memorial Coliseum (1,605) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 12/19/2015* 1:00 pm | | Stetson | W 95–89 | 9–4 | Memorial Coliseum (1,075) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Western Michigan | W 89–86 $^{OT}$ | 10–4 | University Arena (2,676) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 12/30/2015 7:00 pm | | Oral Roberts | W 90–84 | 11–4 (1–0) | Memorial Coliseum (1,368) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 01/02/2016* 7:00 pm | | Purdue North Central | W 126–95 | 12–4 | Memorial Coliseum (798) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm | | South Dakota | W 85–65 | 13–4 (2–0) | Memorial Coliseum (1,077) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 01/09/2016 6:00 pm | | at Denver | W 65–64 | 14–4 (3–0) | Magness Arena (2,054) Denver, CO |
| 01/14/2016 8:00 pm | | at South Dakota State | L 76–92 | 14–5 (3–1) | Frost Arena (2,496) Brookings, SD |
| 01/16/2016 2:00 pm | | at Omaha | W 106–101 $^{OT}$ | 15–5 (4–1) | Baxter Arena (2,220) Omaha, NE |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm | | North Dakota State | W 79–74 | 16–5 (5–1) | Gates Sports Center (964) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 01/23/2016 7:00 pm | | IUPUI | L 82–84 | 16–6 (5–2) | Gates Sports Center (1,530) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 01/28/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Oral Roberts | W 68–63 | 17–6 (6–2) | Mabee Center (2,895) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/31/2016 2:00 pm | | Western Illinois | W 88–67 | 18–6 (7–2) | Gates Sports Center (1,079) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 02/04/2016 2:00 pm | | at South Dakota | W 95–82 | 19–6 (8–2) | DakotaDome (1,510) Vermillion, SD |
| 02/06/2016 5:00 pm | | at North Dakota State | L 46–62 | 19–7 (8–3) | Scheels Arena (3,230) Fargo, ND |
| 02/13/2016 7:00 pm | | Denver | W 88–84 | 20–7 (9–3) | Gates Sports Center (1,248) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 02/18/2016 7:00 pm | | South Dakota State | W 91–79 | 21–7 (10–3) | Gates Sports Center (1,452) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 02/20/2016 7:00 pm | | Omaha Homecoming | W 94–90 | 22–7 (11–3) | Gates Sports Center (1,832) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 02/25/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Illinois | W 87–75 | 23–7 (12–3) | Western Hall (1,213) Macomb, IL |
| 02/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at IUPUI | L 77–80 | 23–8 (12–4) | Fairgrounds Coliseum (1,675) Indianapolis, IN |
| The Summit League tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (8) South Dakota Quarterfinals | W 86–70 | 24–8 | Premier Center (10,306) Sioux Falls, SD |
| 03/07/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (5) North Dakota State Semifinals | L 68–69 | 24–9 | Premier Center (9,735) Sioux Falls, SD |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/15/2016* 10:00 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | at (2) San Diego State First round – South Carolina Bracket | L 55–79 | 24–10 | Viejas Arena (8,324) San Diego, CA |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||