Konchar makes history but Dons fall to North Dakota
by: Derrick Sloboda - PFW Sports Information
Thanks to a 3-pointer with seven minutes left in the first half, John Konchar entered the 2,000th point club on Thursday (Feb. 28) evening at the Gates Sports Center. However North Dakota used a second half rally to upend Purdue Fort Wayne 88-82.
Konchar finished with 27 points, eight rebounds and four steals. He becomes the first player in NCAA Division I men's basketball history with 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 500 assists and 200 steals.
The 'Dons led at the half 48-42 but the game shifted on a 15-0 North Dakota run starting with just under 17 minutes left in the second half and halting 4:35 later. Cortez Seales scored nine of his 32 points in the stretch.
The 'Dons fell behind by as many as 17 but cut it to 78-73 with 7:39 left following 10 straight points. It was on two occasions a four-point game, at 82-78 with 3:53 left and 86-82 with 1:31 left, but the 'Dons would get no closer.
North Dakota shot 53.1 percent (34-of-64) from the floor while the 'Dons finished at an even 50 percent (31-of-62).
Jarred Godfrey and Matt Weir both had 12 points. Weir did so on 4-of-4 shooting.
North Dakota improves to 12-16 (6-9 Summit League). Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 17-13 (9-6 Summit).
The 'Dons host North Dakota State on Saturday (March 2) in the regular season finale. Konchar and Kason Harrell will be honored prior to the game as part of Senior Day festivities. Tip is set for 5 p.m. against the visitors from Fargo.
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by Indiana Athletics / Jul 10, 2019
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Big Ten Conference announced on Tuesday that 1,098 students – including 67 from Indiana athletics teams – have earned the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award. The list includes students from all 14 institutions and 38 different sports, who have recorded a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year.
"We are extremely proud of these 67 individuals, who have separated themselves with their excellence in the classroom," said IU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass. "The Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award is the highest academic honor that the Big Ten Conference presents to individual student-athletes. To have our second-largest group of honorees ever this year is a credit to each as these individual students as well as our Academic Services and Excellence Academy staff for the tremendous work that they do."
Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Similar to the Academic All-Big Ten honor, Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must be letter winners in at least their second academic year at their institution. However, the Distinguished Scholar Award encompasses only students with a minimum GPA of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year, excluding summer school. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for a student's academic career.
A complete list of Indiana honorees by sports is below.
BaseballDrew Ashley
Men's BasketballVijay Blackmon
Women's BasketballBrenna WiseGrace Withrow
Field HockeySachi AnaniasJessica Morford
FootballHarry CriderMichael McGinnis
Men's GolfEvan Yakubov
Wome's RowingBayasgalan BatsaikhanConnie BrahmAntonia FrappellEllie MeinzerMaddie PierceLiz SaundersSydney ShuertPaige SpillerSophia Wickersham
Men's SoccerJohn BannecSean Caulfield
Women's SoccerAbby AllenCaroline DreherMelanie ForbesAllison JordenBethany KopelJustine LynnHanna NemethMaya PiperMeghan Scott
SoftballAnnika BaezKarly CombsMakayla FerrariSarah GalovichGabbi Jenkins
Men's Swimming and DivingWyeth BrockAndrew CapobiancoClark CarterJames ConnorGage HamillGary Kostbade
Women's Swimming and DivingMackenzie AtencioLaurel EiberJosie GroteChristine JensenLaura Morley
Men's TennisPayam AhmadiZac BrodneyBennett CraneAndrew Redding
Women's TennisAnna McCoyMichelle McKamey
Men's Track and FieldAdam CoulonDaniel KuhnKyle MauAlexander ShinnerlBenjamin VeatchCooper Williams
Women's Track and FieldJenna JunglesLeah MoranHannah StoffelGrace Walther
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Women's Water PoloRiley Beemer
WrestlingBuddy ConleyJake DanishekSpencer Irick
Bold Indicates 4.0 GPA
Konchar officially signs two-way contract with Memphis Grizzlies
by Memphis Grizzlies Staff / Jul 8, 2019
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WANE) - The Memphis Grizzlies announced today that the team has signed guard John Konchar to a two-way contract.
Konchar (6-5, 210) is the first player in NCAA Division I history to record at least 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 500 assists and 200 steals. Purdue Fort Wayne's all-time leading scorer (2,065 points), Konchar started all of his 33 appearances for the Mastodons last season and averaged 19.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.97 steals in 34.3 minutes while shooting 54.6 percent from the field, 38.1 percent from three-point range and 71.3 percent from the free throw line.
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The Celtics second round pick scored 20 points in the Celtics win in the NBA Summer League.