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NOVEMBER (2-4) 14 16 19 22 26 27 2 7 13 17 22 30 3 5 8 10 16 18 22 24 29 31 5 7 12 14 19 21 26 28 4 7 10
LAFAYETTE L, 50-77 @ No. 6 North Carolina $ (ESPNU) L, 59-103 @ Bradley W, 68-61 @ Georgetown $ L, 66-80 @ Chattanooga $ L, 46-61 vs. University of Louisiana at Monroe $ W, 71-54 DECEMBER (2-4) YOUNGSTOWN STATE L, 81-89 BUFFALO L, 59-74 DUQUESNE W, 75-59 @ Toledo (ESPN3) L, 57-83 DELAWARE W, 84-81 @ Clemson (ESPN3) L, 57-64 JANUARY (7-3) MOUNT ST. MARY’S * W, 70-45 @ Saint Francis U. * L, 59-66 @ Wagner * (CBSSN) W, 77-73 @ Central Connecticut State * W, 72-60 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * (ESPNU) L, 63-68 SACRED HEART * W, 85-65 @ Mount St. Mary’s * (OT) W, 63-59 @ St. Francis Brooklyn * (ESPN3) W, 67-65 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * W, 87-65 BRYANT * L, 68-71 FEBRUARY (1-1) @ LIU Brooklyn * L, 65-72 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * W, 76-62 LIU BROOKLYN * 7:00 p.m. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE * (FCS) Noon @ Sacred Heart * 7:00 p.m. @ Bryant * 4:00 p.m. WAGNER * 7:00 p.m. SAINT FRANCIS U. * 4:00 p.m. MARCH (0-0) NEC Tournament Quarterfinals TBA NEC Tournament Semifinals TBA NEC Tournament Final 7:00 p.m.
$ Battle 4 Atlantis (neutral site game played @ Chattanooga) * NEC game
Quick Hits • The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team opens a two-game homestand at the Charles L. Sewall Center Thursday, Feb. 12, with a 7:00 p.m. tip against LIU Brooklyn, beginning a stretch in which four of its final six regular-season games come at home. • RMU snapped a two-game slide in its last contest thanks to a 76-62 victory @ Fairleigh Dickinson (2/7/15). Senior forward Lucky Jones returned to the lineup after missing a game due to injury and led the Colonials in their win over the Knights with a season-high 24 points and also posted six rebounds, two assists and two steals. • Freshman guard Marcquise Reed contributed 15 points and four assists in the victory @ FDU, while sophomore guard Kavon Stewart chipped in 12 points, three assists and a pair of steals. • Robert Morris shot a season-high 61.2 percent (30-for-49) from the field in its 76-62 win @ Fairleigh Dickinson (2/7/15) and enters this week’s action leading the Northeast Conference against league opponents in field goal percentage (.484) and three-point field goal percentage (.405). • Freshman guard Marcquise Reed has been named Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week a league-high six times after garnering the honor Feb. 9, 2015. Reed averaged 18.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals in a pair of games last week and established a new program record for most NEC Rookie of the Week accolades. Former guard Jeremy Chappell (2005-09) was bestowed the freshman honor five times during his rookie campaign in 2005-06. • Senior forward Lucky Jones became RMU’s all-time leading rebounder by grabbing nine boards against St. Francis Brooklyn (1/16/15). Jones is RMU’s active leader in points (1,493) and rebounds (803) entering Thursday’s contest against LIU Brooklyn and also owns career totals of 178 assists and 159 steals. • Through 12 games against Northeast Conference opponents, sophomore guard Kavon Stewart has registered a league-high 26 steals, an average of 2.17 thefts per game that leads the circuit. Overall this season Stewart is tied for third in the NEC with an average of 1.57 steals per game. • Senior forward Lucky Jones enters Thursday’s game against LIU Brooklyn 14 points shy of moving into sixth place all-time in school history for career points. Former guard Forest Grant (1980-84) ranks seventh with 1,494 points, while former guard Maurice Carter (2001-05) ranks sixth with 1,506 points. Jones also ranks eighth all-time in school history with 179 career three-pointers. • Robert Morris concludes its two-game homestand after hosting LIU Brooklyn Thursday by welcoming Central Connecticut State to the Charles L. Sewall Center Saturday, Feb. 14, for a Noon tip. The game will be televised live on Fox College Sports.
Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 24 22 2 11 3
P F F G G G
Name Aaron Tate (6-5, 230, Jr.) Lucky Jones (6-6, 210, Sr.) Marcquise Reed (6-3, 185, Fr.) Rodney Pryor (6-5, 205, Jr.) Kavon Stewart (6-0, 190, So.)
Pts. 4.0 13.8 15.0 14.0 5.7
Reb. 4.1 6.4 2.5 4.6 2.5
# 4 5 45 33 1
P G F C F F
Name David Appolon (6-4, 195, Sr.) Elijah Minnie (6-8, 215, Fr.) Stephan Bennett (6-9, 215, Jr.) Andre Frederick (6-8, 220, Fr.) Lionel Gomis (6-9, 230, Jr.)
Pts. 6.0 5.8 4.3 1.5 1.1
Reb. 3.5 3.9 2.1 1.8 1.7
G/GS 22/19 22/18 24/17 24/17 23/21
Hometown Cove City, N.C. Newark, N.J. Landover, Md. Evanston, Ill. Paterson, N.J.
Quick Fact Contributed four points, seven rebounds in win @ FDU Paced RMU in win over Knights with season-high 24 points Six-time Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week Shooting 50.9% from the field in 10 home games Tallied 12 points, three assists, two steals against Knights
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... G/GS 21/10 21/11 24/7 13/0 16/1
Hometown Philadelphia, Pa. Monessen, Pa. Lake Station, Ind. Detroit, Mich. Dakar, Senegal
Quick Fact Has missed the last two games due to shoulder injury Ranks sixth in the NEC in blocks (1.10 per game) Finished with eight points, three rebounds @ FDU Tied a career high with four blocks @ LIU Brooklyn Posted four points, three rebounds @ Fairleigh Dickinson