So appreciative for all of the support that
@CityofFortWayne
&
@purduefw
alums have provided
@MastodonMBB
during my tenure! Love the community service component! Fired up to find new & innovative ways to have our players engage with & give back to our community!
#Dons4FW
Promised my Georgia boys
@WaffleHouse
if we got a road kill tonight! 🦣🧇
Great
@MastodonMBB
team ATTACK tonight in 88-80 road win at Wright State! Loved the efficient offensive process—48% floor/40% 3 & only 10 turnovers!
.
@MastodonMBB
just dropped a tough OT road game at buzzer & got this text from my wife
@Coach_Coffman
who drove to campus at midnight & shoveled the snow off 20 cars for the entire team!
Thx Tracy! You’re right—-this is a special group!
Another great week of
@MastodonMBB
development on & off the court! Ballroom dancing class w/
@MastodonWBB
— “Get comfortable being uncomfortable” ! Proud of how our organization embraces my crazy!
.
@MastodonMBB
Nation—look who joined us 4 Gameday practice…The Dons’ 🏀 Godfather—
@CoachDaneFife
who has the call on ESPNplus tonight! In 2005, Fife’s Dons started practice the same way we do in 2023 with player’s creed…”to this practice, I promise to…” 🦣👊🏻
It’s a Great Day to be a Don! This group of
@MastodonMBB
had a SPECIAL RESPONSE in 2nd half. Outscored USD 57-40 in 2nd half for 93-81 Championship win in Arizona Tip-Off! 🦣👊🏻
My mother—Mary Lou Coffman would have been 80 today. Unfortunately, we lost her to cancer in 2005. So appreciative that she pushed me to leave finance & pursue my passion for coaching in 1998! Happy 80th Birthday mom!
Love
@MastodonMBB
growth opportunities!!! Scout presentation in the airport! This group dominates “Whatever It Takes” mentality! 🦣👊🏻
Won at Tarleton State last night & adjusting flights at DFW this morning to get to Norfolk State for Championship tomorrow!
Lost my mother in 2005 who battled cancer for a decade.
@CoachesvsCancer
week means a little more to me when I put on my sneakers for the games. Thx to everyone who works to raise money for the fight against cancer!
Thx
@MastodonMBB
fans 4 support this year! Unfortunately last night did not go as hoped BUT proud of growth this yr, proud of t’ment win over SDSU in their backyard & proud of how guys represented
@purduefw
& Fort Wayne both on & off the court! Excited 4 future in
@HorizonLeague
Happy Thanksgiving from the Coffman’s in Cancun, Mexico with
@MastodonMBB
! So appreciative for all of the friends & experiences that we have enjoyed through both of our coaching careers. 🦣 🦃 👊🏻
.
@MastodonMBB
didn’t get result last night that wanted BUT showed RELENTLESS D—holding Pitt to 36% from field, 10% from 3 & ALL ACC guard to 2-10/0-4 from 3!
And this is 10am next day after returning to the Fort at 3am! This is why 11-2!!!! Tough group 🦣👊🏻
12/29 NKU!
Thx
@purduefw
student section &
@GoMastodons
fans! 2 types of crowds earned win
#21
,
#10
in a row & trip to
@HorizonLeague
semi’s in Indy!
1st— Defensive crowds caused 16 TO’s & 10 steals
More impressively- Fort Wayne & PFW students were ELITE 2night!!!!
🦣👊🏻& See you in Indy!
Juiced & proud—
@MastodonMBB
@konchjitty55
got his first
@NBA
bucket tonight! He will work & work & work and I have no doubt that there will be many more along with every other stat that he can possibly post! 4 years and never had a bad game!
#Pro
.
@MastodonMBB
is PUMPED to head to Europe tomorrow! They put in the work on the floor & weight room this summer!!!! Now get 9 days in Portugal & Spain!!!!
Tommy & I are challenging the city of Fort Wayne to the
#FWDrivewayShootingChallenge
to see what parent/child combo can out shoot
@coachcoffman
& Tommy during the month of April! Win free voucher & sit on
@MastodonMBB
bench for a home game w/ your child!
As I walked past my 13 year old’s room at 10:30pm tonight on my way to my office to put together tomorrow’s
@MastodonMBB
practice, I got inspired…I love watching driven young people!
Here is
@BrettRumpSports
's call of John Konchar's game winner tonight. Konchar had a career-high 38 points. 27 came in the second half and OT in the win over North Dakota State.
#SummitMBB
#GoDons
Proud of
@MastodonMBB
RESILIENCE in 73-72 win at Tarleton State in
@collegeinsider
Tournament Semifinals!
@eric_mulder16
is making game winners his thing! 🦣👊🏻
Fly to Norfolk State tomorrow for Wednesday CIT Championship!
So proud of
@MastodonMBB
logging our 11th win tonight!
Held Bethune to 24 pts on 26% shooting in 2nd half to get separation! Caused 19 TO’s with our crowds & took care of the ball—only 8 vs top steal team in country.
Challenged guys on No Talent Jobs tonight & RESPONDED—🦣👊🏻
Grateful for godfather of
@MastodonMBB
pro’s—
@DavidSimon55
‘05 coming back annually to
@purduefw
to share his 17-year story with our group! 20 pro’s in past decade…David set the table & shares “The Lifestyle” it takes! 🦣👊🏻
I’m living my
@MastodonMBB
mantras—“Whatever It Takes”, “Take Your Cool Jacket Off” & “Control What You Can Control”—Covid Robo-Coach Look:
☑️ Sport Mask
☑️ E-Whistle
☑️ COVID style “Flow” & budget savings on haircuts
☑️ Bluetooth Microphone
☑️ A sense of humor towards this ⬇️
Disappointed in outcome last night & have some work to do on the court BUT have no doubt that we will ATTACK our process! Love that
@MastodonMBB
@konchjitty55
was able to surprise us! His presence was a great message 4 team—”You are part of something bigger than yourself!”
Happy Holidays from The Coffman’s! Love the short break from CBB to hang with my crew!
As I get a moment to reflect…I’m so appreciative for so many people that make
@MastodonMBB
special, particularly our players’ families for pulling in the same direction!
.
@GoMastodons
fans, please keep
@MastodonMBB
@teamIMPACT
teammate Bolton Richardson in your thoughts & prayers as he begins his treatment for his transplant tomorrow!
.
@MastodonMBB
on the road to Green Bay tonight! This bus is a little different than what I had as a player in 1992. It’s got a kitchen & 18 bunk beds with individual TV’s for each bunk.
Look who came to visit
@GoMastodons
on Friday!
@MaxLandis
brought my 3 youngest “offers” to
@purduefw
for an unofficial visit. The 3rd missed my pitch b/c was napping in car. 🤞🏻for verbals soon! Fired up for how Class of ‘34 & ‘37 is developing!
I lost my mother—Mary Lou Coffman in 2005 to cancer. Suits & Sneakers week in CBB has a deeper meaning in my family.
Thx
@CoachesvsCancer
@NABC1927
@AmericanCancer
for your work & assistance in fundraising for research for the battle against cancer.
Happy Father’s Day from
@MastodonMBB
I’m so lucky to get to share so many special moments with Tommy & Lucy! And so grateful for the opportunities & lessons that my father provided for me! Who’s got it better than us? ‘NOBODY!’- The Coffman’s
Phenomenal 8 days in Arizona & California watching this group grow! Redeye after Wednesday’s game to do
@MastodonMBB
Thanksgiving downtown
@CityofFortWayne
with our families!
Who’s got it better than us?
NoooooBody!
Read if you want a laugh...Tracy tried to go Vegan in Feb...lasted 3 weeks & left us w/ a lot of hipster food in pantry...hadn’t been to grocery in 2 weeks so decided to try her vegan snacks...she caught me & said 1st vegans don’t eat salmon & 2nd those are Gameday’s treats????
When you have an incredible staff, you can have this look by 6:30pm after 4 straight days of 103 teams from 5 states at
@MastodonMBB
team camp! 12 years & my guys make it better each year! 🦣👊🏻
Found a way to enjoy Coney Island & Promenade Park today Covid-style! We miss sitting on the bar stools but the dogs still tasted good overlooking the river in the snow!
@CityofFortWayne