The 2020–21 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team represented Purdue University Fort Wayne in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mastodons, led by seventh-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.
This was the Mastodons' first season in the Horizon League; the school left the Summit League after the 2019–20 season.
Previous season The Mastodons finished the 2019–20 season 14–19 overall, 6–10 in Summit League play, to finish in 7th place. In the Summit League tournament, they defeated South Dakota State in the quarterfinals, before falling to North Dakota in the semifinals.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Chase Johnston 0 G 6'2" 180 Freshman Boca Raton, FL Transferred to Stetson Brian Patrick 2 G 6'5" 200 Junior Fort Lauderdale, FL Transferred to DePaul Jalin Wimberly 4 G 6'4" 180 Junior Leesburg, GA Transferred to Reinhardt Tionne Rollins 5 G 6'2" 180 Freshman Tallahassee, FL Transferred to Polk State Matt Holba 13 F 6'7" 225 RS Senior Noblesville, IN Graduated Josh Inkumsah 31 F 6'7" 265 RS Freshman Barrie, ON Transferred to Ottawa Rylen Grundy 35 F 6'5" 200 Sophomore South Bend, IN Did not return to program Marcus DeBerry 41 G 6'5" 195 RS Senior Union City, TN Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Bobby Planutis 0 F 6'8" 200 RS Junior Hazleton, PA St. Bonaventure Bryce Waterman 22 G 6'6" 205 Sophomore Colonie, NY Pensacola State Demetric Horton 25 G 6'5" 200 Junior Raleigh, NC Independence CC Jalon Pipkins 50 G 6'4" 185 Senior Paris, TX Loyola–Chicago
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=| Horizon League tournament
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