The 2023–24 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team represented Purdue University Fort Wayne in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mastodons, led by tenth-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 23–13, and 11–9 in Horizon League play to tie with Cleveland State for seventh place.
Previous season The Mastodons finished the 2020–21 season 17–15, 9–11 in Horizon League play, to finish tied for eighth place. They went to lose in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Detroit Mercy.
Offseason Departures Purdue Fort Wayne departuresNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometown Reason for departure Bobby Planutis 0 F 6' 8" 205 Graduate student Hazleton, PA Graduated Jarred Godfrey 1 G 6' 5" 190 Graduate student Atlanta, GA Graduated Damian Chong Qui 2 G 5' 8" 155 Graduate student Baltimore, MD Graduated Ra Kpedi 3 F 6' 9" 245 Graduate student Indianapolis, IN Graduated Dow Dunton 25 F 6' 7" 210 Graduate student Wake Forest, NC Graduated Deonte Billups 15 G 6' 4" 200 Senior Moline, IL Graduated Redford Dunton 14 F 6' 7" 195 RS freshman Raleigh, NC Transferred to Mount Olive JoJo Peterson 10 G 6' 5" 185 Sophomore Johns Creek, GA Transferred to North Georgia
Incoming transfers Purdue Fort Wayne incoming transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometown Previous school Jalen Jackson 1 G 6' 2" 200 Sophomore Fort Wayne, IN UIC Rasheed Bello 0 G 6' 0" 185 Junior Chicago, IL UW–Parkside Maximus Nelson 11 F 6' 8" 215 Sophomore Appleton, WI Valparaiso Destin Whitaker 2 G 6' 5" 180 Senior Romeoville, IL Fresno State
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| Horizon League tournament
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