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 (4-2) 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 W, 74-60 L, 49-62 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 reaches the midway point of its 2017-18 Northeast Conference slate Friday by opening a four-game homestand at PPG Paints Arena with a 7:00 p.m. tip against Sacred Heart. • RMU is playing eight home games at PPG Paints Arena and four at the A.J. Palumbo Center on the campus of Duquesne University in 2017-18 while construction of the UPMC Events Center takes place on RMU’s Moon Township campus. Friday’s game against the Pioneers is the fifth of eight contests at PPG Paints Arena. • The Colonials concluded a three-game road trip with a 62-49 setback @ Wagner (1/20/18). Robert Morris was led by freshman forward Koby Thomas, who notched his third career double-double with 16 points and a career-high tying 12 rebounds. He shot 5-for-10 from the field while going 6-for-7 at the free-throw line. • Sophomore guard Dachon Burke contributed 12 points, nine rebounds, two assists and three steals against the Seahawks, while off the bench freshman guard Leondre Washington scored 11 points, grabbed four rebounds and dished out three assists. • Robert Morris enters Friday’s game against Sacred Heart leading the Northeast Conference in turnover margin (+2.95) and three-point field goal percent defense (.306) while ranking second in the circuit in scoring defense (71.1 ppg), steals (8.00 per game) and offensive rebounds (12.81 per contest). • In Northeast Conference games, the Colonials lead the league in three-point field goal percent defense (.290), steals (8.00 per game) and offensive rebounds (13.38 per contest) while ranking second in the conference in scoring defense (69.4 ppg) and scoring margin (+4.5). • In four games at PPG Paints Arena in 2017-18, Robert Morris is averaging 80.0 points per contest while owning a scoring margin of +4.3. Sophomore guard Dachon Burke is averaging 20.3 points and 6.0 rebounds in home games at PPG Paints Arena, while freshman forward Koby Thomas supplies averages of 19.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per contest. • The Colonials won their second straight road contest with a 74-60 victory @ Sacred Heart (1/18/18). RMU jumped out to a 14-0 lead and owned a 42-15 advantage in the first half en route to the victory over the Pioneers. Robert Morris grabbed its biggest lead of the season by posting a 20-1 run that spanned five minutes in the first half. Six different Colonials scored during the surge. • Sophomore guard Dachon Burke paced RMU against Sacred Heart with a game-high 19 points and also added four rebounds and two steals. Junior guard Matty McConnell contributed 16 points, four rebounds and three assists, while freshman forward Koby Thomas added 10 points and six rebounds.
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 4.2 4.2 17/9 13.4 6.6 21/21 6.7 1.9 21/21 17.0 6.1 20/20 10.0 3.7 21/21
Hometown Nairobi, Kenya Philadelphia, Pa. Akron, Ohio Orange, N.J. Oakdale, Pa.
Quick Fact Owns 11 blocks in nine games (1.2 per contest) as a starter Third career double-double (16 pts, 12 reb) @ Wagner Second in the NEC in three-point field goal percent (.469) Has scored in double figures in six consecutive games Finished with 16 points, four rebounds @ Sacred Heart
# 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. 8.3 6.2 4.6 3.0 2.8
Hometown Englewood, N.J. Waterbury, Conn. Freeport, Bahamas North Babylon, N.Y. Corona, N.Y.
Quick Fact Shooting 86.7% (26-for-30) at free-throw line in January Has not played eight of last nine games due to injury Paced RMU in win @ CCSU with career-high 18 points Scored five points in victory @ Fairleigh Dickinson Contributed six points, four rebounds in win over Pioneers
Reb. 2.1 6.2 2.1 1.3 1.6
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... G/GS 18/0 13/4 21/0 21/0 21/8