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 (1-3) 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
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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 W, 64-56 L, 64-77
L, 42-67 L, 67-73 L, 65-77 W, 96-82 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 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 opens its final homestand of the 2017-18 regular season Thursday by welcoming Bryant to the A.J. Palumbo Center on the campus of Duquesne University for a 7:00 p.m. tip. • The Colonials are playing eight home games at PPG Paints Arena and four at the A.J. Palumbo Center in 2017-18 while construction of the UPMC Events Center takes place on RMU’s Moon Township campus. Thursday’s game against the Bulldogs is the third of four contests at the A.J. Palumbo Center. • RMU closed out a two-game road swing through Brooklyn, N.Y., by snapping a fourgame losing streak with a 96-82 victory @ LIU Brooklyn (2/10/18). Sophomore guard Dachon Burke led four players in double figures for the Colonials with a career-high 29 points while also posting six rebounds, two assists and three steals. • Junior guard Matty McConnell also established a career high in scoring against the Blackbirds with 23 points while registering five rebounds and three steals, while freshman forward Charles Bain contributed 14 points and six caroms. Freshman forward Koby Thomas chipped in 11 points and five rebounds. • Robert Morris enters Thursday’s game against Bryant leading the Northeast Conference in three-point field goal percent defense (.324) and steals (7.74 per game) while ranking second in the circuit in turnover margin (+2.07) and offensive rebounds (12.52 per contest). • Against Northeast Conference opposition, the Colonials enter Thursday’s game leading the league in steals with an average of 7.50 per contest while ranking second in threepoint field goal percent defense (.329) and offensive rebounds (12.57 per game). • Robert Morris owns a record of 90-48 (.652) in eight seasons against Northeast Conference foes under head coach Andrew Toole. In those contests, the Colonials own identical records of 45-24 (.652) both at home and on the road. • Freshman forward Charles Bain is averaging 10.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in four games during the month of February while shooting 46.7 percent (14-for-30) from the field, including 53.8 percent (7-for-13) from beyond the arc. RMU has posted a record of 4-1 (.800) this season when Bain scores in double figures. • Sophomore guard Dachon Burke has scored at least 25 points on five occasions this season and has also scored in double figures in 24 of his 26 contests. He is looking to become the 17th player in school history with at least 25 double-figure scoring games in a season, including the seventh under head coach Andrew Toole. • The Colonials enter Thursday’s game having posted a record of 43-16 (.729) in the month of February in eight seasons under head coach Andrew Toole. Over the last 11 years, RMU owns a record of 63-22 (.741) in February.
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 5.3 2.6 27/2 12.6 6.8 27/27 6.4 2.0 27/27 17.3 6.3 26/26 10.5 4.1 26/26
Hometown Freeport, Bahamas Philadelphia, Pa. Akron, Ohio Orange, N.J. Oakdale, Pa.
Quick Fact Hit all three of his attempts from deep in win @ LIU Brooklyn Ranks sixth in the Northeast Conference in rebounding Shooting 80.8% (21-for-26) at the free-throw line Reigning Northeast Conference Co-Player of the Week Scored a career-hgh 23 points in victory over Blackbirds
# 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 3.8 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 14 of last 15 games due to injury Posted two points, two rebounds in win @ LIU Brooklyn Tied career-high with nine points @ St. Francis Brooklyn Scored two points in 18 minutes in victory over Blackbirds
Reb. 2.1 6.2 4.0 1.3 1.5
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... G/GS 23/1 13/4 23/11 27/0 26/10