2016 – 17 Fort Wayne Mastodons men 's basketball team , formerly known as the IPFW Mastodons , represented Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Mastodons , led by third-year head coach Jon Coffman , played their home games at the Gates Sports Center and the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum as members of The Summit League . They finished the season 20 – 13 , 8 – 8 in Summit League play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place . They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament to Omaha . They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Ball State in the first round and received a second round bye before losing in the quarterfinals to Texas A&M – Corpus Christi
Summit League Tournament
2017 Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team