This was the first season in which the IPFW athletic program has been officially branded as " Fort Wayne " , following a change in athletic department policy announced on August 8 , 2016 . The Summit League had started using " Fort Wayne " in 2012 as part of a conference initiative , and some IPFW teams had been using the " Fort Wayne " branding before the August 2016 announcement . The Mastodons finished the 2015 – 16 season 24 – 10 , 12 – 4 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for the regular season championship . They lost in the semifinals of the Summit League Tournament to North Dakota State . As a regular season league champion who was also the No. 1 seed in their league tournament , they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to San Diego State
Summit League Tournament
2016 Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team