Game #14 • Bryant (7-4 / 0-0 NEC) vs. Robert Morris (8-5 / 0-0 NEC)
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NOVEMBER (3-4) SAINT VINCENT (Ex.) @ Rider vs. Lehigh # vs. Fordham # @ Xavier BOWLING GREEN # CLEVELAND STATE # @ Savannah State DECEMBER (5-1) OHIO Campbell Hampton DUQUESNE @ Louisiana-Lafayette @ Arkansas (ESPN3) JANUARY (0-0) BRYANT * CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE * @ Fairleigh Dickinson * @ Monmouth * (MSG) SACRED HEART * QUINNIPIAC * @ Saint Francis (Pa.) * MOUNT ST. MARY’S * @ St. Francis (N.Y.) * FEBRUARY (0-0) @ LIU Brooklyn * (ESPNU) SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) * (ROOT) WAGNER * @ Quinnipiac * @ Sacred Heart * MONMOUTH * FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * @ Bryant * MARCH (0-0) @ Central Connecticut State * NEC Tournament Quarterfinals NEC Tournament Semifinals NEC Tournament Final
Thursday, January 3, 2013 • 7:00 p.m. • Charles L. Sewall Center (3,056) • Moon Township, Pa. Radio: WPIT-AM (730) with Chris Shovlin (play-by-play) & Jim Elias (color) Audio and Video available at www.rmucolonials.com Follow RMU Men’s Basketball on Twitter: @RMUMBasketball
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Top Story - The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team returns to action after a 13-day break and opens the Northeast Conference portion of its 2012-13 schedule Thursday by welcoming Bryant to the Charles L. Sewall Center for a 7:00 p.m. tip. RMU concluded its non-conference season by splitting a pair of road games, earning a 66-61 victory @ Louisiana-Lafayette (12/18/12) before falling @ Arkansas (12/20/12), 79-74, which snapped a season-high five-game winning streak. Against the Razorbacks, junior guard Coron Williams and Karvel Anderson paced the Colonials with 17 points each, as the duo combined to shoot 10-for-20 (50 percent) from the field, including 9-of-17 (52.9 percent) from beyond the arc. Junior forward Mike McFadden and redshirt senior forward Russell Johnson each scored 10 points against Arkansas, with Johnson adding eight rebounds. The Colonials close out a two-game homestand to open NEC play after taking on Bryant Thursday by hosting Central Connecticut State Saturday, Jan. 5, in a 7:00 p.m. tip at the Sewall Center.
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Quick Stat of the Night - Robert Morris opens its 32nd season of competition in the Northeast Conference Thursday against Bryant and all-time owns a record of 15-16 (.484) in league openers. The Colonials are opening their NEC slate at home for the fifth time in the last six years and have had tremendous success against league foes at the Charles L. Sewall Center in recent years. Since the 2005-06 season, RMU has posted a 50-13 (.794) mark against NEC competition and all-time owns a record of 147-90 (.620) at the Chuck against league foes. Robert Morris also enters Thursday’s NEC opener against Bryant having finished .500 or better at home against league opposition for 14 consecutive seasons. The last time the Colonials had a losing record at home against the league was the 1997-98 campaign, when RMU finished 1-7 at home against the NEC.
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Thursday’s Opponent and The All-Time Series RMU vs. Bryant Robert Morris and Bryant will meet on the hardwood for the sixth time Thursday, with the Colo- Series Record .............. Robert Morris leads, 5-0 nials having won each of the previous five First Meeting ....................... 1/29/09; RMU, 72-47 meetings in the all-time series. RMU swept the Last Meeting ........................ 2/16/12; RMU, 69-40 2011-12 season series from the Bulldogs, posting Last RMU Win ...................... 2/16/12; RMU, 69-40 an 84-53 victory at the Chace Athletic Center Current Streak .......................................... RMU, 5 Toole vs. Bryant ............................................... 3-0 (1/5/12) in Smithfield, R.I., followed by a 69-40 win at the Charles L. Sewall Center (2/16/12). In the two-game series, guard Velton Jones averaged 17.0 points, 5.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game while shooting 40 percent (8-for-20) from the field and 73.7 percent (14-for-19) at the free-throw line. In the win at the Sewall Center last season, forward Lijah Thompson contributed 13 points and seven rebounds off the bench, while forward Lawrence Bridges finished with 10 points and six rebounds.
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# 2012 NIT Season Tip-Off * Northeast Conference game
Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 22 1 2 3 15
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Name Lucky Jones (6-6, 205, So.) Mike McFadden (6-8, 220, Jr.) Velton Jones (6-0, 170, R-Sr.) Coron Williams (6-2, 170, R-Jr.) Karvel Anderson (6-2, 190, Jr.)
Pts. 9.7 8.6 11.6 10.2 12.5
Reb. 5.8 4.2 1.7 2.5 3.0
G/GS 13/13 13/12 13/13 13/13 13/6
Hometown Newark, N.J. Newark, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Midlothian, Va. Elkhart, Ind.
Quick Fact Has paced Colonials in rebounding in nine of RMU’s 13 games Shooting 69 percent (20-for-29) from the field last six games Ranks third all-time at Robert Morris in career starts (111) Shooting 64% (16-for-25) from beyond the arc last four games Averaging 15.8 points, 3.8 rebounds in six games as a starter
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... # 34 5 4 20 24
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Name Russell Johnson (6-6, 180, R-Sr.) Anthony Myers-Pate (5-11, 170, Jr.) David Appolon (6-2, 180, So.) Stephan Hawkins (6-9, 205, Fr.) Vaughn Morgan (6-6, 235, Jr.)
Pts. 7.2 3.8 5.0 2.2 2.2
Reb. 5.3 2.2 2.0 2.8 2.5
G/GS 9/4 11/0 7/0 13/1 13/3
Hometown Chester, Pa. Washington, D.C. Philadelphia, Pa. Gary, Ind. Pittsburgh, Pa.
Quick Fact Averaged 8.0 pts, 8.0 reb in two-game swing split down south In 11 games owns 28 assists against 17 turnovers Over last five games is averaging 5.2 points, 1.8 rebounds Finished with six points, four rebounds vs. Duquesne Six rebounds, two blocks, four steals @ Louisiana-Lafayette