Game Information
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NOVEMBER (2-6) PENN @ DePaul (FS1) @ Bucknell @ Richmond $ (CSN+) @ Kansas State $ (Fox Sports KC) vs. Hampton $ @ Towson $ YOUNGSTOWN STATE DECEMBER (3-4) @ Lehigh DUQUESNE + OAKLAND @ Virginia (ESPNU) BUFFALO + @ Sacred Heart * @ Fairleigh Dickinson * JANUARY (1-2) LIU BROOKLYN * ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * SAINT FRANCIS U * (MSG+, FCS) @ Wagner * CENTRAL CONNECTICUT * BRYANT * @ Mount St. Mary’s * (CBSSN) @ Saint Francis U * FEBRUARY (0-0) @ LIU Brooklyn * @ St. Francis Brooklyn * MOUNT ST. MARY’S * WAGNER * @ Bryant * @ Central Connecticut * FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * SACRED HEART * (ESPN3) MARCH (0-0) NEC Tournament Quarterfinals NEC Tournament Semifinals NEC Tournament Final
L, 50-67 L, 72-78 L, 62-75 L, 69-81 L, 40-61 W, 62-48 W, 67-66 L, 74-75 L, 58-64 W, 64-60 L, 53-74 L, 39-79 W, 74-71 W, 78-67 L, 77-81 L, 54-65 W, 62-58 L, 57-77 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. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. TBA TBA TBA
$ Barclays Classic; + PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh, Pa.) * Northeast Conference game
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Quick Hits • The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team takes to the road for the first time in 2017 by visiting Staten Island, N.Y., Saturday for a 4:00 p.m. tip against Wagner at the Spiro Sports Center. • RMU concluded a three-game homestand at the Charles L. Sewall Center with a 77-57 loss to Saint Francis U (1/12/17). Sophomore guard Matty McConnell paced the Colonials with a season-high 15 points while also adding six rebounds and four steals. • Also reaching double figures for Robert Morris against the Red Flash was senior guard Kavon Stewart and freshman guard Dachon Burke, as each scored 12 points. Stewart also tallied four rebounds and four assists, while Burke finished with three rebounds and a block. • The Colonials picked up their first win of the 2016-17 campaign at the Charles L. Sewall Center with a 62-58 victory over St. Francis Brooklyn (1/7/17). Sophomore guard Isaiah Still paced RMU with a game-high 23 points and also matched a career high in rebounds with seven. • Freshman guard Dachon Burke contributed nine points and five rebounds in the win over the Terriers, while senior guard Kavon Stewart returned to the starting lineup and tallied seven points, two assists and two steals. • RMU opened its homestand with a 65-54 loss to LIU Brooklyn (1/5/17). Freshman guard Dachon Burke led the Colonials with 13 points, five rebounds and four steals off the bench, while freshman forward Braden Burke added 10 points and five rebounds, also off the bench. • The Colonials concluded a two-game road swing to open Northeast Conference action with an 81-77 setback @ Fairleigh Dickinson (12/31/16). The Colonials had an 11point lead with 6:10 to play, 65-54, but the Knights used a 19-7 run and a 26-for-28 performance at the free-throw line to garner the victory. • Senior guard Kavon Stewart and freshman forward Braden Burke tied for team-high honors in scoring against FDU with 12 points each as eight different players scored between seven and 12 points. • Also reaching double figures for the Colonials against the Knights were sophomore guards Isaiah Still and Matty McConnell and redshirt senior forward Aaron Tate. Still and McConnell each scored 11 points, while Tate posted 10 points and a game-high eight rebounds. • Robert Morris opened league play with a 78-67 victory @ Sacred Heart (12/29/16), using a 14-3 run in the second half to take control and allowing the Colonials to erase a seven-point deficit from earlier in the stanza. Sophomore guard Isaiah Still paced RMU with 22 points while tying a career high with seven rebounds.
Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 24 32 23 3 1
P F F G G G
Name Aaron Tate (6-2, 195, R-Sr.) Roberto Mantovani (6-8, 235, Jr.) Matty McConnell (6-2, 195, So.) Kavon Stewart (6-0, 190, Sr.) Isaiah Still (6-6, 190, So.)
Pts. Reb. G/GS Hometown 5.8 7.0 18/18 Cove City, N.C. 1.9 2.8 18/12 Larnaca, Cyprus 4.9 3.4 18/13 Oakdale, Pa. 11.1 3.3 17/17 Paterson, N.J. 14.9 3.7 17/17 Rahway, N.J.
# 11 20 4 5 42
P G F G C G
Name Dachon Burke (6-4, 180, Fr.) Billy Giles (6-7, 200, Sr.) Clive Allen (6-0, 180, Fr.) Braden Burke (6-11, 220, Fr.) Lorenzen Wright, Jr. (6-3, 190, Jr.)
Pts. 6.2 5.8 5.4 4.8 3.1
Quick Fact RMU’s active leader for career rebounds with 437 Two points, two rebounds, steals vs. Saint Francis U Led RMU with a season-high 15 points against Red Flash Compiled 14 points, four assists against Saint Francis U Failed to reach double figures in two of last three games
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... Reb. 3.0 3.6 1.3 3.3 0.5
G/GS 18/2 18/0 18/1 17/6 15/0
Hometown Orange, N.J. Richmond, Va. Bronx, N.Y. Stevensville, Mich. Memphis, Tenn.
Quick Fact Contributed 12 points, three rebounds against Red Flash Played just three minutes against Saint Francis U Shot 15.3% (2-for-13) from field in three-game homestand Did not score vs. Saint Francis U, grabbed four rebounds Scored a career-high 12 points in victory over Buffalo