Too many first-half mistakes to overcome. That, in a nutshell, explains the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons’ loss to South Dakota State, 70-61, Saturday night at the Allen County Memorial [...]

The story followed a somewhat familiar script for the Purdue-Fort Wayne Mastodons at Southeast Missouri Sunday evening…come out strong, take a lead, go ice cold offensively for an extended [...]

Fort Wayne Mastodons women’s basketball coach Niecee Nelson has a busy summer ahead. Nelson will hold a number of different summer basketball camps for everyone to improve their game, work [...]

By Brett Rump (@BrettRumpSports) Can they turn it on for the tournament? That’s the question facing a talented Fort Wayne Mastodons’ squad as they open Summit League Tourney play this Sunday at [...]

Forget the numberr 6. The teams are seeded and therefore labeled for this week’s Summit League Championships in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Fort Wayne Mastodons “earned” the 6th seed in an [...]

The next two games are potentially the round-robin for 2nd place, and will determine if the Mastodons are within reach of first place in the Summit League by season’s end. By Brett Rump [...]

By Brett Rump (@BrettRumpSports) The Fort Wayne Mastodons had a good night in Summit League action Wednesday night. What’s nice is they didn’t have to play a game to have it. Two of [...]

By Brett Rump (@BrettRumpSports) The road is tough. It’s not just the games played in front of thousands of hostile fans, but the travel for a mid-major with long bus rides and airport layovers [...]

By Brett Rump (@BrettRumpSports) They say when you are making shots in basketball, you are a “hot” shooter. So it’s no surprise that with about three and a half minutes [...]

By Brett Rump The Fort Wayne Mastodons missed a great opportunity to move into a first-place tie with North Dakota State, falling at South Dakota in the final minute, 66-63. Fort Wayne was down [...]