Game Information
Schedule / Results
OCTOBER (0-0) 27 @ Niagara (Exhibition) 30 @ Saint Vincent (Exhibition) NOVEMBER (4-3) 10 @ Ohio State 13 @ Grand Canyon $ 15 @ San Diego $ 19 @ Duquesne 24 vs. Norfolk State $ 25 @ Little Rock $ 29 @ Youngstown State DECEMBER (4-4) 2 @ Siena 6 RIDER 10 DREXEL 16 @ Buffalo 19 @ N.C. State 22 CANISIUS + 29 @ Bryant * 31 @ Central Connecticut * JANUARY (3-1) 4 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * + 6 LIU BROOKLYN * 11 SAINT FRANCIS U * 13 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * 18 @ Sacred Heart * 20 @ Wagner * 26 SACRED HEART * 28 WAGNER * FEBRUARY (0-0) 1 MOUNT ST. MARY’S * 3 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * 8 @ St. Francis Brooklyn * 10 @ LIU Brooklyn * 15 BRYANT * + 17 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT * + 22 @ Mount St. Mary’s * 24 @ Saint Francis U * 28 NEC Tournament Quarterfinals MARCH (0-0) 3 NEC Tournament Semifinals 6 NEC Tournament Final
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W, 73-70 W, 78-61
L, 64-95 L, 61-75 L, 53-65 W, 66-59 W, 75-53 W, 78-64 W, 81-74
L, 74-76 W, 78-75 W, 74-60 L, 70-86 L, 69-81 L, 62-76 W, 68-54 W, 71-57
(OT) W, 80-79 W, 88-79 L, 80-89 W, 81-75 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. TBA TBA TBA
$ Grand Canyon Classic; + A.J. Palumbo Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.) * Northeast Conference game
Quick Hits
• The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team continues a three-game road trip Thursday with a 6:00 p.m. tip against Sacred Heart at the William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, Conn. • RMU opened its three-game swing by earning an 81-75 victory @ Fairleigh Dickinson (1/13/18). The Colonials, which have won 19 of their last 20 games against the Knights, were led by sophomore guard Dachon Burke, who finished with a game-high 25 points and recorded seven rebounds and a pair of steals. • Freshman guard Leondre Washington contributed 14 points, two assists and two steals in the win over the Knights, while junior guard Matty McConnell chipped in 11 points, three assists and four steals. • Robert Morris enters Thursday’s game against Sacred Heart leading the Northeast Conference in turnover margin (+2.89) and three-point field goal percent defense (.311) while ranking second in the circuit in offensive rebounds and steals with per game averages of 12.58 and 7.95, respectively. • In Northeast Conference games, the Colonials lead the league in scoring margin (+5.8) and three-point field goal percent defense (.300) while ranking second in the conference in scoring offense (78.0 ppg) and steals (7.83 per game). Individually, freshman forward Koby Thomas leads the NEC against league foes with an average of 3.33 offensive rebounds per game. • Sophomore guard Dachon Burke leads the Colonials in scoring at 17.2 points per game, which ranks seventh in the Northeast Conference. Against league opposition, Burke is scoring at 19.0 points per game clip, and in road games he is averaging 17.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per contest. • The Colonials concluded a three-game homestand by having a four-game winning streak halted with an 89-80 loss to Saint Francis U (1/11/18) at PPG Paints Arena. Sophomore guard Dachon Burke paced RMU with 21 points and also added six rebounds and three assists. • Freshman forward Koby Thomas registered his second career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds against the Red Flash and also established a career high with four assists. Off the bench, freshman guard Leondre Washington contributed 12 points and four dimes. • Burke led Robert Morris during its three-game homestand by averaging 19.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game. He converted 48.9 percent (22-for-45) of his shots from the field. Freshman forward Koby Thomas nearly averaged a double-double during RMU’s homestand, producing averages of 17.7 points and 9.7 rebounds while shooting 48.8 percent (20-for-41) from the floor.
Robert Morris Probable Starters ...
# 22 10 1 11 23
P F F G G G
Name Ronnie Gombe (6-8, 240, Gr.) Koby Thomas (6-6, 190, Fr.) Jon Williams (6-1, 175, Fr.) Dachon Burke (6-4, 180, So.) Matty McConnell (6-2, 195, Jr.)
Pts. Reb. G/GS 4.3 4.3 15/7 13.5 6.3 19/19 6.9 1.9 19/19 17.2 6.1 18/18 10.2 3.6 19/19
Hometown Nairobi, Kenya Philadelphia, Pa. Akron, Ohio Orange, N.J. Oakdale, Pa.
Quick Fact Averaging 4.4 points, 6.4 rebounds as a starter Second career double-double (20 pts, 10 reb) vs. SFU Has hit at least two three-pointers in 12 of last 13 games Finished perfect 7-for-7 at free-throw line against Knights Ranks third in NEC in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.78)
# 3 5 20 24 2
P G F F F F
Name Leondre Washington (6-0, 175, Fr.) Malik Petteway (6-8, 240, Jr.) Charles Bain (6-8, 200, Fr.) Chris Coalmon (6-6, 185, Fr.) David Cole (6-7, 240, R-Fr.)
Pts. 8.6 6.2 4.5 3.2 2.6
Hometown Englewood, N.J. Waterbury, Conn. Freeport, Bahamas North Babylon, N.Y. Corona, N.Y.
Quick Fact Shooting 89.3% (25-for-28) from stripe against NEC foes Has not played six of last seven games due to injury Paced RMU in win @ CCSU with career-high 18 points Scored five points in victory @ Fairleigh Dickinson Posted four points, two rebounds in win over Knights
Reb. 1.8 6.2 2.1 1.2 1.4
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... G/GS 16/0 13/4 19/0 19/0 19/8