Game Information
Schedule / Results 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 (5-3) @ LIU Brooklyn * L, 65-72 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * W, 76-62 LIU BROOKLYN * L, 62-63 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE * (FCS) W, 53-52 @ Sacred Heart * L, 76-80 @ Bryant * W, 76-70 WAGNER * W, 91-59 SAINT FRANCIS U. * (OT) W, 71-70 MARCH (2-0) WAGNER # W, 91-68 BRYANT (FCS) # W, 66-53 @ St. Francis Brooklyn (ESPN2) # 7:00 p.m.
$ Battle 4 Atlantis (neutral site game played @ Chattanooga) * NEC game; # NEC Tournament
TV: ESPN2 with John Brickley (play-by-play) & Craig Robinson (color) Radio: 970 ESPN AM with Chris Shovlin (play-by-play) & Jim Duzyk (color) Radio: Westwood One with Jason Benetti (play-by-play) & Alaa Abdelnaby (color) Twitter: @RMUMBasketball • Instagram: @RMUMBasketball
Quick Hits • The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team concludes its quest for a league-high eighth Northeast Conference Tournament championship Tuesday in Brooklyn Heights, N.Y., with a 7:00 p.m. tip against No. 1 seed St. Francis Brooklyn at the Pope P.E. Center. • RMU is making its sixth appearance in the championship game of the Northeast Conference Tournament in the last seven years after earning a 66-53 victory in the semifinals over No. 3 Bryant (3/7/15) at the Charles L. Sewall Center. Sophomore guard Kavon Stewart led the Colonials in their win over the Bulldogs with career highs in points (19) and steals (7) while dishing out eight assists. • Also reaching double figures in scoring in the win over the Bulldogs for Robert Morris was junior guard Rodney Pryor and senior forward Lucky Jones. Pryor contributed 12 points, while Jones finished with 11 points, two assists and three steals. • RMU opened the 2015 NEC Tournament with a 91-68 win over No. 7 Wagner (3/4/15) in the quarterfinals at the Sewall Center. Senior forward Lucky Jones paced the Colonials in the victory by tying a career high with 27 points. • Also reaching double figures in scoring in the victory over the Seahawks for the Colonials was freshman guard Marcquise Reed, junior guard Rodney Pryor and sophomore guard Kavon Stewart. Reed supplied 22 points, five assists and three steals, Pryor chipped in 15 points, a team-high eight rebounds and a career-high seven assists and Stewart finished with 10 points and five dimes. • The win over Bryant helped Robert Morris stretch its winning streak to a season-high five games. During their winning streak, the Colonials are averaging 79.0 points per contest while shooting 47.5 percent (141-for-297) from the field, including 44.9 percent (48-for107) from beyond the arc, and 75.6 percent (65-for-86) at the free-throw line. • RMU is making its 12th consecutive appearance in the Northeast Conference Tournament, the longest streak by a member institution. All-time in the postseason tourney the Colonials own a record of 38-23 (.623). • In a vote of league head coaches, freshman guard Marcquise Reed was named the 2015 Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year. Reed is the fourth student-athlete from RMU to be named NEC Rookie of the Year. Reed also earned a spot on the 2015 All-NEC Rookie Team and joined senior forward Lucky Jones and junior guard Rodney Pryor on the 2015 All-NEC Second Team. • RMU’s 71-70 overtime win over Saint Francis U. (2/28/15) in the 2014-15 regular-season finale secured the program’s 10th straight winning season, extending a school record. Since the beginning of the 2005-06 campaign, the Colonials own a record of 213-120 (.640), including a mark of 130-48 (.730) in the NEC.
Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 24 5 2 11 3
P F C G G G
Name Aaron Tate (6-5, 230, Jr.) Elijah Minnie (6-8, 215, Fr.) Marcquise Reed (6-3, 185, Fr.) Rodney Pryor (6-5, 205, Jr.) Kavon Stewart (6-0, 190, So.)
Pts. 4.1 6.6 14.9 15.2 6.1
Reb. 4.4 4.6 2.6 4.8 2.5
# 22 45 33 1 4
P F C F F G
Name Lucky Jones (6-6, 210, Sr.) Stephan Bennett (6-9, 215, Jr.) Andre Frederick (6-8, 220, Fr.) Lionel Gomis (6-9, 230, Jr.) David Appolon (6-4, 195, Sr.)
Pts. 14.4 4.3 1.4 1.2 6.0
Reb. 6.0 2.0 1.3 1.6 3.5
G/GS 30/27 29/18 32/25 32/25 31/29
Hometown Cove City, N.C. Monessen, Pa. Landover, Md. Evanston, Ill. Paterson, N.J.
Quick Fact Shooting 51.5% (53-for-103) from the field on the year Averaging 9.2 points, 7.0 rebounds last five games Owns RMU freshman record for points scored (478) Leads Robert Morris in three-pointers with 72 Career-high 19 points, eight assists, seven steals vs. Bryant
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... G/GS 28/19 32/7 21/0 24/1 21/10
Hometown Newark, N.J. Lake Station, Ind. Detroit, Mich. Dakar, Senegal Philadelphia, Pa.
Quick Fact Averaging 17.4 points, 4.4 rebounds over last five games Scored four points, grabbed three rebounds vs. Bryant Tied a career high with four blocks @ LIU Brooklyn Played nine minutes vs. Wagner and grabbed two boards Has missed the last 10 games due to shoulder injury