Simon
Has Good Showing at T-Wolves Camp
Former
IPFW center David Simon put together a very solid performance
with the Minnesota Timberwolves Summer League team. (more)
Former
CMU Guard Nelson Transfers to IPFW
Central
Michigan shooting guard Kevin Nelson has decided to play his
final season of collegiate basketball at IPFW. (more)
Simon
to Participate in NBA Summer League
After
an average performance at the NBA Pre-Draft Camp earlier in the
month, former IPFW center David Simon was passed over at last
night's NBA Draft. (more)
Simon
Headed Back to Pre-Draft Camp
According
to his agent Mike Naiditch, former IPFW center David Simon has
again been invited to attend the NBA Pre-Draft camp. (more)
Men's
Basketball Gets Two More Commitments
IPFW
head men's basketball coach Dane Fife has announced the signings
of two more players to the Mastodons' program. (more)
Best
Signs with IPFW
Fresh
off an NJCAA Division I National Championship, forward Tyler
Best has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball
next season at IPFW. (more)
CBSsportsline.com
Gives IPFW an "A"
The
final grades are in, and according to cbssportsline.com, out
of the 37 coaching changes in Division I basketball, IPFW passed
the hiring test with flying colors. (more)
Men's
Basketball gets Prep School Standout
IPFW
men's basketball has announced the signing of blue-chip recruit,
guard Kyle Savely, for the 2005-06 basketball season. (more)
Mastodons
Sign JUCO Center
The
IPFW men's basketball team has signed 6'9" center Armend
Ademi for the 2005-06 season. (more)
Fife
Completes Staff
IPFW
men's basketball coach Dane Fife has completed his coaching staff
for the upcoming 2005-06 season. (more)
Mastodons
Ink Michigan Sniper
IPFW
men's head basketball coach Dane Fife has announced the signing
of Jakari Johnson to the Mastodons' squad for the 2005-06 season. (more)
IPFW
Names New Men's Basketball Coach
IU Assistant Dane Fife Takes over Mastodons
Program
IPFW
Director of Athletics Mark A. Pope announced today that former
Indiana University assistant Dane Fife has been selected as the
new men's basketball coach at IPFW. (more)
Division
I All-Independent Teams Announced
For
the second consecutive season, IPFW senior center David Simon
has been named to the Division I Men’s Basketball All-Independent
First-Team, in voting conducted by independent coaches and sports
information directors. (more)
Mastodons
Fall in Simon's Finale
IPFW
went cold in the second half, and Utah Valley State caught fire,
as the Wolverines topped the Mastodons 76-66 on Senior Night
at the Memorial Coliseum. (more)
Simon
Invited to Participate in Pre-NBA Camp Tournament
IPFW
senior center David Simon has been invited to participate in
the 53rd annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. (more)
Broncs
Busted
In
a defensive effort that resembled that of Nolan Richardson’s
Arkansas team of the early 90’s, IPFW put the lock down on UT-Pan
American, Sunday night at the Memorial Coliseum, holding the
Broncs to six second-half field goals, on the way to a 66-49
win. (more)
Valpo
Survives in OT
A
dunk by senior center David Simon with .02 left in overtime was
waived off by officials, giving Valparaiso a 74-72 win over the
Mastodons, on Wednesday night at the Athletics-Recreation Center. (more)
Bauer’s
21 Leads IPFW past Texas A&M Corpus Christi
IPFW
sophomore guard Beau Bauer broke out of his shooting slump
in a big way, on Monday night at the Memorial Coliseum. Bauer
ripped
the cords for 21 points, and senior center David Simon played
“lock-down” on defense, to lead IPFW past Texas A&M Corpus
Christi, 77-69. (more)
Simon
Selected District "Academic All-America"
For
the second consecutive year, IPFW senior center David Simon has
been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Basketball
Team, as selected by the CoSIDA District V Team. (more)
Charity
Begins at Home
Billikens Ride Huge Free-throw Advantage to Win
St. Louis
hit on 60-percent of their attempts from the field, IPFW nearly
50-percent, but in the end, it was the Billikens 33 free-throw
attempts that would seal a 78-66 win, Wednesday night at Savvis
Center. (more)
Simon
Dominates/IPFW Snaps Losing Streak
David
Simon was option number one…and there wasn’t much Northern Colorado
could do. The senior center scored 27 points, in IPFW’s 71-63
win over the Bears at the Memorial Coliseum on Thursday night. (more)
Simon
Named Independent Player of the Week
Senior
center David Simon was named Division-I Men’s
Basketball Independent Player of the Week for the second time
this season. (more)
IPFW
Falls to Eastern Michigan, 74-54
The
Eastern Michigan Eagles hosted the pre-Super Bowl party at the
Convocation Center Sunday afternoon against the Dons. The Eagles
had as much as a 13 point lead, but finished the half ahead,
36-26. (more)
Islanders
Down Dons by 15
The
Islanders of Texas A&M Corpus Christi took their five point
lead at half and ran with it as they finished the Dons, 76-61. (more)
Simon's
Big Night Goes for Naught
IPFW
senior center David Simon showed that he is finally back from
the knee injury that has slowed him most of this season. Simon
scored 24 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, but it wasn't enough,
as IPFW falls to the Texas-Pan American Broncs, 83-74 on Monday
night in Texas. (more)
Big
Second Half Lifts Weber State to Win
In
a game that featured two of the top five scoring centers in the
country, it was IPFW's David Simon winning the scoring battle,
but Weber State's Lance Allred, and the rest of the Wildcats,
winning the game, 60-47, Tuesday night at the Dee Events Center
in Ogden, Utah. (more)
Mmm…
Mmm… Good
For the second consecutive week, IPFW freshman forward Pete
Campbell has been named the Division-I Men’s Basketball
Independent Newcomer of the Week. (more)
Balanced
Scoring leads Utah Valley State to Win
Utah
Valley State got double-figure nights from five players in their
74-57 win over IPFW, on Saturday night in Orem, Utah. (more)
“Soup”
Named Newcomer of the Week
For
the second time this year, IPFW freshman forward Pete “Soup”
Campbell has been named the Division-I Independent Newcomer
of the week, in voting conducted by Division-I Independent
Men’s Basketball Sports Information Directors. (more)
Turnovers
Cost IPFW
Freshman
forward Pete Campbell registered his first career double-double,
scoring a career high 28 points and 10 rebounds, but the number
IPFW couldn't overcome was twenty-four. That is how many times
the Mastodons turned the ball over, losing to Kent State, 81-72
on Monday night. (more)
IPFW
Blows Out Youngstown State in Pechota’s Debut
IPFW snapped an eight game losing streak, getting 21 points
from freshman forward Pete Campbell, in a 79-59 rout of Youngstown
State, Saturday afternoon at the Memorial Coliseum.
(more)
IPFW Announces Changes in Men's Basketball Staff
Head Coach Doug Noll Fired after 5-1/2
seasons
IPFW Head
Men's Basketball Coach Doug Noll has been relieved of his
duties, effective today. Associate Head Coach Joe Pechota
has been named Interim Head Coach for the remainder of the
2004-05 season. (more)
Donate
a Coat…Get in Free
In
conjunction with the Salvation Army and WLDE-FM, IPFW Athletics
will be conducting a “Coat Drive” on Saturday, January 15, 2005. (more)
Cowboys
Have No Trouble with Mastodons
Simon Tops 1,000 Point Mark
Wyoming
bolted out to a 10 point lead after three minutes, pushed the
margin to 20 points after ten minutes, and coasted to a 100-59
blasting of IPFW at the Arena-Auditorium Monday night. (more)
Bauer's
Career-High 22 Points Not Enough
Sophomore
guard Beau Bauer tossed in a career-high 22 points, including
seven three-pointers, but IPFW could not hold off a second half
surge by Middle Tennessee State University, losing to the Blue
Raiders, 66-61. (more)
Diener's
Double-Double leads Marquette over IPFW
Marquette
senior guard Travis Diener poured in a game-high 21 points
and dished out 11 assists, in the Golden Eagles' 91-57 win
over visiting
IPFW, Sunday night at the Bradley Center. (more)
Hot
Shooting Musketeers Hold off IPFW
Xavier
University did miss some shots against IPFW, on Tuesday night
in Cincinnati, Ohio. It just didn't seem like they did. The
Musketeers hit on nearly 60-percent of their attempts, on the
way to an 80-74 win over the Mastodons. (more)
Mastodons
Let One Slip Away
IPFW
had the University of Maine on the ropes, but couldn't finish
them off, Thursday night at the Memorial Coliseum. The Black
Bears tied the game with seven seconds left, and then topped
IPFW in overtime 67-64. (more)
Bowling Green Torches IPFW
Bowling
Green State shot a blistering 79-percent in the first half,
and cruised to an 86-70 win over IPFW, at Anderson Arena on
Tuesday night. (more)
Butler Dominates IPFW
The Butler Bulldogs shot 52-percent from the floor and had
no trouble in dropping the visiting IPFW Mastodons, 73-39,
Saturday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse. (more)
Simon/Campbell
Earn Weekly Honors
Senior
center David Simon and freshman forward Pete Campbell have
been tabbed for Division I Independent Men's Baskeball Weekly
honors, for the week ending December 11, 2004. (more)
Bullock’s
Barrage Lifts Skyhawks over IPFW
Senior
guard Earl Bullock scored 21 second half points to lift UT-Martin
over IPFW, 63-61, Saturday night at the Memorial Coliseum.
(more)
It Finally All Came Together
Some nights they defended well but couldn’t score. Some night’s
they could score but didn’t defend well, or they turned it
over, or were beat on the glass. But, IPFW put together one
of their best games since turning Division I, on Tuesday night,
beating Utah State, 64-59, at the Memorial Coliseum. (more)
Eagles
Knock Down Freebies to Top 'Dons
Morehead
State went to the foul line 17 times over the final 6:33 of
the game, converting 14 shots, to top IPFW, 64-52, Saturday
night at Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky. (more)
Campbell Tosses in 18 in Loss to UTEP
The
University of Texas-El Paso Miners used a 17-11 run, over
the last seven minutes of the game, to top IPFW, 67-58, at
the Don Haskins Center on Tuesday night.
(more)
Air
Force Shoots Down IPFW in Simon’s Return
IPFW
got senior center David Simon back for the first time this
season, but it was the sharp shooting and smothering defense
of the Air Force Academy that led the Falcons to a 58-40 win,
Friday night at the Memorial Coliseum.
(more)
IPFW
No Match for #21 Notre Dame
The
21st ranked Fighting Irish of Notre Dame opened the game on
a 12-0 run, and never looked back, beating IPFW, 73-45 on Tuesday
night at the Joyce Center.
(more)
Mastodons
Use “Q's” for a “W”
IPFW
got double-doubles from Quintin Carouthers and Quintin Butler
in downing Grand Valley State 61-54, Saturday night at Memorial
Coliseum, before a homecoming crowd of 3,810. (more)
Butler
and Bauer Double up Tigers
IPFW
got career nights from junior forward Quintin Butler,
and sophomore guard Beau Bauer, in topping Savannah
State 71-60, in the consolation game of the 2004 Coaches vs.
Cancer Classic in Memphis, Tennessee, Saturday night. (more)
Patriots'
Missiles Shoot Down IPFW
George
Mason University shot 7-9 from behind the arc in the first half,
in the opening round of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic against
IPFW, on Thursday night at the FedEx Forum. The Patriots used
that cushion to hold off the Mastodons 69-51. (more)
Bauer
Saves the Day
The
IPFW Mastodons only led one time in the second half of their
final exhibition game against Hillsdale College, on Thursday
night at the Coliseum. But that lead came with 15-seconds left,
and they held on to win 65-64. (more)
Butler
Leads IPFW past Huntington
A
highly ranked NAIA opponent, no David Simon, and opening night
jitters. All three were overcome by IPFW on Monday night, as
the Mastodons opened up the 2004-05 season with an 87-77 win
over Huntington College at the War Memorial Coliseum. (more)
Schiffman,
Pantazi, and Hormann, OH MY!
IPFW Announces 2004-05 Broadcast Teams
The
IPFW men’s basketball team will have an All-Star lineup
announcing their games to fans in Fort Wayne this season. (more)
The
Madness is Here!!!
Friday
night marks the start of the IPFW Basketball season and with
it comes via Midnight Madness. (more)
Coaches
vs. Cancer Pairings Announced
The
Gazelle Group is pleased to announce a new expanded format for
the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, the nation's premier preseason
college basketball tournament. This year's event features 16
teams from 15 conferences competing at four regional sites hosted
by top-ranked teams - Syracuse, Memphis, Cal and Mississippi
State. (more)
Men’s
Basketball to Face Notre Dame
The
IPFW men’s basketball team’s 2004-05 season schedule is highlighted
by nine teams that either played in the NCAA or NIT tournaments,
including a first ever meeting with the Fighting Irish of Notre
Dame. (more)
IPFW
Ranked Nationally in Attendance Increase
According
to figures just released by the NCAA, IPFW showed one of the
largest increases in men’s basketball attendance in the nation
during the 2003-04 season. (more)
Mastodons
Continue to add Depth
IPFW
Men’s Head Basketball Coach Doug Noll has announced the signing
of two more players to the Mastodons’ program. (more)
Simon
Declares for the NBA Draft
IPFW
junior center David Simon has made himself eligible for the 2004
National Basketball Association Draft. (more)
South
Carolina "Mr. Basketball" Signs with IPFW
IPFW
men’s basketball coach Doug Noll has announced the Mastodon’s
recruiting class for the 2004-05 season. (more)
Simon
Named First-Team
IPFW
junior center David Simon has been selected
to the Division-I All-Independent First-Team in voting conducted
by the Independent men’s basketball coaches. (more)
