2015–16 IPFW Mastodons men's basketball team

2015–16 Summit League men's basketball standings
	† 2016 Summit League Tournament winner ;

Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball
2015–16 Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball
The Summit League regular season co–champions
NIT, First round
Conference	The Summit League
2015–16 record	24–10 (12–4 The Summit)
Head coach	Jon Coffman (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Mark Downey (1st season); Ryan Sims (5th season); Ben Botts (2nd season);
Home arena	Gates Sports Center; Allen County War Memorial Coliseum

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.

Roster

2015–16 IPFW Mastodons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Mo Evans	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Indianapolis, IN
G	2	DeAngelo Stewart	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Detroit, MI
G	4	John Konchar	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	RS Fr	Chicago, IL
G	5	Charles Ruise, Jr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Glen St. Mary, FL
G	10	Max Landis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Indianapolis, IN
G	12	Michael Calder	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Fort Lauderdale, FL
F	14	Filip Serwatka	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Fr	Elkhart, IN
G	21	Trevor Osborn	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Jr	Fort Wayne, IN
F	22	Xzavier Taylor	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Chicago, IL
G	23	Bryson Scott (I)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Fort Wayne, IN
G	32	Kason Harrell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Fr	Pittsburgh, PA
F	34	Racine Talla	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Dakar, Senegal
F	44	Joe Reed	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Greenwood, IN
C	45	Brent Calhoun	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS Jr	Indianapolis, IN
C	50	Andrew Poulter	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	RS Jr	New Braunfels, TX

Head coach

Jon Coffman (Washington & Lee)

Assistant coach(es)

Mark Downey (Charleston)
Ryan Sims (Indianapolis)
Ben Botts (IPFW)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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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	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.

References

"2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". Go Mastodons. IPFW. Retrieved September 24, 2015.

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[1] "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". Go Mastodons. IPFW. Retrieved September 24, 2015.

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