Game Information
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NOVEMBER (1-6) @ Penn (ESPN3) @ Cincinnati (FSO/ESPN3) BUCKNELL @ Air Force + @ New Mexico State + (ESPN3) @ Tennessee Tech + vs. Mississippi Valley State + DECEMBER (1-5) @ Youngstown State (ESPN3) OAKLAND @ Columbia LEHIGH @ Duquesne @ Georgia (SEC Network) JANUARY (0-2) SACRED HEART * WAGNER * @ LIU Brooklyn * @ St. Francis Brooklyn * MOUNT ST. MARY’S * FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * @ Central Connecticut * @ Bryant * (ESPN3) @ Mount St. Mary’s * (CBSSN) @ Saint Francis U. * FEBRUARY (0-0) CENTRAL CONNECTICUT * BRYANT * SAINT FRANCIS U. * (ESPNU) @ Fairleigh Dickinson * (FCS) LIU BROOKLYN * ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * @ Sacred Heart * @ Wagner * MARCH (0-0) NEC Tournament Quarterfinals NEC Tournament Semifinals NEC Tournament Final
L, 75-76 L, 44-106 L, 76-81 L, 52-64 (OT) L, 71-81 L, 72-85 W, 67-64 L, 58-65 L, 74-92 L, 71-78 W, 69-67 L, 65-72 L, 67-79 L, 65-69 L, 69-72 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. TBA TBA TBA
+ Air Force Classic; * Northeast Conference game
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Quick Hits • The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team opens a two-game road trip through Brooklyn, N.Y., Thursday night with a 7:00 p.m. tip against LIU Brooklyn at the Steinberg Wellness Center. • RMU slipped to 0-2 in the Northeast Conference for the first time since 2013 by dropping a 72-69 decision to Wagner (1/4/16) at the Charles L. Sewall Center in its last contest. Junior guard Kavon Stewart led the Colonials with a career-high 23 points and also added seven assists and a season-high five steals. • Junior forward Billy Giles contributed a career-high 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the floor and posted six rebounds and a block against the Seahawks. Giles is leading the Northeast Conference in field goal percentage at 64 percent (48-for-75). • Also reaching double figures in scoring against Wagner were sophomore forward Elijah Minnie and senior guard Rodney Pryor. Minnie finished with 13 points, seven caroms and two blocks, while Pryor scored 10 points and grabbed six boards. • Of RMU’s 13 losses so far in 2015-16, seven have decided by seven points or less and another was lost in overtime (New Mexico State). In addition, the Colonials dropped their first two Northeast Conference games by a total of seven points. Dating back to last season, 14 of RMU’s last 19 games against NEC foes have been decided by seven points or less, with Robert Morris owning a record of 6-8 (.429) in those contests. • RMU opened its NEC schedule with a 69-65 loss to Sacred Heart (1/2/16). Junior guard Kavon Stewart paced the Colonials against the Pioneers with 19 points and also added six assists and three steals. • Also reaching double figures in scoring for Robert Morris against Sacred Heart was senior guard Rodney Pryor, who finished with 16 points and nine rebounds, and freshman guard Isaiah Still, who scored 10 points and added three boards and two steals. • Despite converting just 29.6 percent (103-for-348) of its attempts from beyond the arc through 15 games, RMU is shooting 50.2 percent (253-for-504) in two-point field goal attempts. Senior guard Rodney Pryor has converted 56.4 percent (79-for-140) of his attempts inside the three-point arc. • Sophomore forward Elijah Minnie, who ranks second in the Northeast Conference in blocks per game (1.79) and is the tallest member of the Colonials at 6’9”, is shooting 51.4 percent (38-for-74) inside the arc, but 51.6 percent (79-of-153) of his shots from the field have come from beyond the three-point line. • Robert Morris concludes its annual swing through Brooklyn, N.Y., after taking on the Blackbirds Thursday with a 4:00 p.m. tip Saturday, Jan. 9, against St. Francis Brooklyn at the Pope P.E. Center in Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. The Colonials will then return to the Charles L. Sewall Center for a pair of league home games before a four-game road trip.
Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 20 3 11 23 1
P F G G G G
Name Billy Giles (6-7, 200, Jr.) Kavon Stewart (6-0, 190, Jr.) Rodney Pryor (6-5, 205, Sr.) Matty McConnell (6-2, 195, Fr.) Isaiah Still (6-6, 190, Fr.)
Pts. 7.7 8.4 20.5 5.7 7.4
Reb. 5.1 1.9 7.2 2.0 3.3
# 5 33 10 2 24
P F F G G F
Name Elijah Minnie (6-9, 210, So.) Andre Frederick (6-8, 220, So.) Jordan Lester (6-2, 195, Fr.) Steven Whitley (6-4, 210, Fr.) Aaron Tate (6-5, 230, Sr.)
Pts. 12.3 2.5 2.3 1.4 4.0
Reb. 6.4 1.8 1.4 1.2 2.7
G/GS 15/9 15/13 15/13 12/9 15/13
Hometown Richmond, Va. Paterson, N.J. Evanston, Ill. Oakdale, Pa. Rahway, N.J.
Quick Fact Scored a career-high 17 points against Wagner Shot 63.2% (12-for-19) from field in two-game homestand Has scored in double figures in 25 consecutive games Finished with four assists, career-high five steals vs. Wagner Contributed 10 points, three rebounds vs. Sacred Heart
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... G/GS 14/10 15/6 11/2 14/0 3/0
Hometown Monessen, Pa. Detroit, Mich. Sammamish, Wash. Norfolk, Va. Cove City, N.C.
Quick Fact Finished with 13 points, seven rebounds vs. Wagner Shooting 62.1% (18-for-29) from the field on the year Played just 10 minutes over last two games Three turnovers in seven minutes vs. Sacred Heart Has missed RMU’s last 12 games due to leg injury