FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s basketball program has announced the date of the program’s annual fundraiser “An Evening with Mastodon Basketball Casino Night” presented Don and Leah Palmer. This year’s event will be held Saturday, November 2 at the Fort Wayne Country Club.
 
“An Evening with Mastodon Basketball” will begin with a cocktail hour from 6-7 p.m. and the main event from 7-10 p.m. There will be heavy hors d’oeuvres and an opportunity to meet the men’s basketball staff and student-athletes. Packages include markers for the gaming tables, which will include poker, blackjack, roulette and craps. There will also be multiple televisions broadcasting the evening’s college football games, a Las Vegas style band and photo booth.
 

Additionally, there will be auctions to help raise funds for the basketball program. Featured auction items will include a luxury Box at Churchill Downs, Final Four Experience in San Antonio, TX, Fort Wayne SWAT Team Experience, behind the Scenes Indy 500 Experience, US Open & ESPN Experience, Memphis Grizzlies Experience w/ John Konchar, join the team with VIP Experience at Sunshine Slam Tournament in Daytona Beach, Fla., Fort Wayne Bench Experience vs Michigan, Penn State, UCF, or Sunshine Slam in Daytona Beach, Fla., Charter Walleye Fishing Trip on Lake Erie and more.