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 (5-3) 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 (0-3) 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
Radio: ESPN 970 AM & 106.3 FM w/ Chris Shovlin (pxp) & Jim Duzyk (color) Video: LIUAthletics.com • NECFrontRow.com Twitter: @RMUMBasketball • Instagram: @RMUMBasketball
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 W, 64-56 L, 64-77
L, 42-67 L, 67-73 L, 65-77 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 concludes a two-game road swing through Brooklyn, N.Y., Saturday with a 4:30 p.m. tip against LIU Brooklyn at the Steinberg Wellness Center. • RMU lost its fourth consecutive game to open its trip to Brooklyn, N.Y., by dropping a 77-65 decision @ St. Francis Brooklyn (2/8/18). Sophomore guard Dachon Burke was the only student-athlete to reach double figures against the Terriers, finishing with a career-high 27 points on 11-of-19 shooting from the field and a 5-for-6 performance at the free-throw line. He also added eight rebounds, a block and two steals. • During their four-game slide, the Colonials are shooting just 36.4 percent (84-for-231) from the field, including 28.6 percent (26-for-91) from beyond the arc, in averaging 59.5 points per game. • Robert Morris enters Saturday’s game @ LIU Brooklyn leading the Northeast Conference in steals (7.77 per game) while ranking second in the circuit in three-point field goal percent defense (.324), turnover margin (+2.04) and offensive rebounds (12.65 per contest). • On the flip side, the Colonials rank last in the Northeast Conference in field goal percentage (.405), assists (11.54 per game) and assist-to-turnover ratio (0.77). RMU also ranks ninth in the circuit in three-point field goal percentage (.308) and free-throw percentage (.673). • The Colonials suffered their third consecutive loss in concluding a four-game homestand at PPG Paints Arena with a 73-67 setback to Fairleigh Dickinson (2/3/18). Sophomore guard Dachon Burke paced RMU with 18 points and also added eight rebounds, five assists and a pair of steals. • Freshman forward Koby Thomas contributed 18 points, eight rebounds and two blocks against the Knights, while off the bench freshman forward Charles Bain finished with 15 points and four rebounds. • Robert Morris dropped its second consecutive game with a 67-42 loss to Mount St. Mary’s (2/1/18). Sophomore guard Dachon Burke finished with 11 points and a career-high 14 rebounds to record his second double-double of the season and third of his career. In his first career start, freshman guard Leondre Washington finished with 11 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals. • The Colonials concluded the month of January with a 5-3 (.625) record after a 77-64 loss to Wagner (1/28/18) at PPG Paints Arena. Robert Morris held a 42-32 edge at halftime but the Seahawks shot 64 percent (16-for-25) from the field in the second half in erasing a double-digit deficit. Freshman guard Leondre Washington paced the Colonials against Wagner with a career-high 20 points off the bench.
Robert Morris Probable Starters ...
# 20 10 1 11 23
P F F G G G
Name Charles Bain (6-8, 200, Fr.) 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 4.0 4.1 26/1 12.7 6.8 26/26 6.3 2.0 26/26 16.8 6.4 25/25 10.0 4.1 25/25
Hometown Freeport, Bahamas Philadelphia, Pa. Akron, Ohio Orange, N.J. Oakdale, Pa.
Quick Fact Seven points, seven boards in first career start vs. Terriers Ranks fifth in the Northeast Conference in rebounding Averaging 4.0 points over RMU’s last six games Paced RMU @ St. Francis Brooklyn w/ career-high 27 points Tallied six points, seven boards against the Terriers
# 3 5 22 24 2
P G F F F F
Name Leondre Washington (6-0, 175, Fr.) Malik Petteway (6-8, 240, Jr.) Ronnie Gombe (6-8, 240, Gr.) Chris Coalmon (6-6, 185, Fr.) David Cole (6-7, 240, R-Fr.)
Pts. 8.5 6.2 3.9 3.0 2.5
Hometown Englewood, N.J. Waterbury, Conn. Nairobi, Kenya North Babylon, N.Y. Corona, N.Y.
Quick Fact In first career start vs. Mount posted 11 points, four assists Has not played in 13 of last 14 games due to injury Posted two points, two rebounds @ St. Francis Brooklyn Tied career-high with nine points against Terriers DNP @ St. Francis Brooklyn (first missed game of season)
Reb. 2.1 6.2 4.0 1.3 1.5
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... G/GS 23/1 13/4 22/11 26/0 25/10