The 2022–23 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team represented Purdue University Fort Wayne in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mastodons, led by ninth-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 season 17–15, 9–11 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they lost to Detroit Mercy in the first round.
Previous season The Mastodons finished the 2020–21 season 21–12, 15–6 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for first place, earning a share of the Horizon League 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. The Mastodons accepted an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational and earned the No. 16 overall seed. The Mastodons lost to the No. 1 seed Drake in the first round.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Jarvis Walker 4 G 6'2" 200 Sophomore Muskegon, MI Transferred to Indianapolis RJ Ogom 23 F 6'6" 230 RS Freshman Chicago, IL Transferred to Indian Hills CC Phil Robles II 24 G 5'8" 160 Freshman South Bend, IN Transferred to Holy Cross College Max Polk 25 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Omaha, NE Transferred to Iowa Western CC Cameron Benford 34 F 6'8" 240 Graduate Student Seattle, WA Graduated Jalon Pipkins 50 G 6'4" 185 Graduate Student Paris, TX Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Deangelo Elisee 13 F 6'9" 220 Junior Nassau, Bahamas Triton College Anthony Roberts 22 G 6'4" 210 Senior Oak Park, IL St. Cloud State Dow Dunton 25 F 6'7" 210 Graduate Student Wake Forest, NC Lynchburg
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Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| Horizon League tournament
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