RMU MBB Game Notes vs. Savannah State (11/9/13)

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Game #1 • Savannah State (0-0) vs. Robert Morris (0-0)

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NOVEMBER (0-0) SAVANNAH STATE @ Lafayette @ Eastern Michigan # @ Kentucky # TEXAS-ARLINGTON # @ Cleveland State # @ Buffalo @ Delaware DECEMBER (0-0) @ Youngstown State TOLEDO @ Duquesne CAMPBELL @ Oakland @ Oklahoma State JANUARY (0-0) @ Alabama @ Sacred Heart * @ Bryant * SAINT FRANCIS U. * @ Mount St. Mary’s * SACRED HEART * WAGNER * BRYANT * FEBRUARY (0-0) CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE * @ LIU Brooklyn * @ St. Francis Brooklyn * @ Saint Francis U. * MOUNT ST. MARY’S * LIU BROOKLYN * ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * @ Fairleigh Dickinson * MARCH (0-0) @ Wagner * NEC Tournament Quarterfinals NEC Tournament Semifinals NEC Tournament Final

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Saturday, November 9, 2013 • 7:00 p.m. • Sewall Center (3,056) • Moon Township, Pa. Radio: ESPN 970 AM with Chris Shovlin (play-by-play) & Jim Elias (color) Follow RMU Men’s Basketball on Twitter and Instagram: RMUMBasketball

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Top Story - The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team opens its 2013-14 regular season and 38th campaign of Division I basketball Friday when it welcomes Savannah State to the Charles L. Sewall Center for a 7:00 p.m. tip. Led by fourth-year head coach Andrew Toole, the Colonials return two starters and six letterwinners from a 2012-13 team that posted an overall record of 24-11 (.686), RMU’s eighth straight winning season. Robert Morris claimed its 10th Northeast Conference regular season championship in 2012-13 thanks to a mark of 14-4 (.778) in league play but fell in the semifinals of the NEC Tournament. Despite the loss, the Colonials advanced to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) for the second time in program history, earning a 59-57 win over Kentucky in the first round before falling @ Providence, 77-68, in the second round. Robert Morris returns its top two scorers from last season, as senior guard Karvel Anderson scored at a 12.5 points per game clip, while junior forward Lucky Jones averaged 11.6 points and a team-high 6.0 rebounds per contest. Senior forward Mike McFadden is also a returning starter in 2013-14 after averaging 8.5 points and 3.5 rebounds last season.

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Quick Stat of the Night - Robert Morris enters Saturday’s tilt against Savannah State with a record of 19-18 (.514) all-time in season openers. The Colonials are opening their season at home in the Charles L. Sewall Center for the third time in four seasons under head coach Andrew Toole. In its last season opener at home, RMU posted an 83-57 victory over Rider (11/11/11), while the Colonials defeated Saint Peter’s (11/13/10), 55-30, in Toole’s collegiate debut as the head coach at Robert Morris. All-time in season openers at home the Colonials have posted a 15-2 (.875) record, including a mark of 9-2 (.800) in openers at the Sewall Center since the facility opened in 1985.

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Saturday’s Opponent and The All-Time Series - Sa- Series Record ..... Savannah State leads, 1-0 vannah State and Robert Morris will meet for just First Meeting ............ SSU, 61-52 (11/26/12) the second time Saturday at the Sewall Center, Last Meeting ............. SSU, 61-52 (11/26/12) as the 2013-14 season opener against the Tigers Last RMU Win ................................................ NA Current Streak ......................................... SSU, 1 wraps up a home-and-home series that began Toole vs. Savannah State ........................... 0-1 last season. In the inaugural meeting between the two programs, SSU posted a 61-52 victory over the Colonials at Tiger Arena in Savannah, Ga., Nov. 26, 2012. In that contest Robert Morris shot just 28.6 percent (16-for-56) but rallied late. Five straight points from Lucky Jones, including a three-point play, made it a two-possession game, 48-42 in favor of SSU, with 2:26 to play. Savannah State, however, shot 13-for-16 at the freethrow line in the final 2:11 of action to seal the victory. Jones paced RMU, scoring 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field and a perfect 6-for-6 performance at the free-throw line. Guard Karvel Anderson added 10 points and four rebounds off the bench, but the rest of the squad shot just 18.2 percent (6-for-33) from the floor.

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# Keightley Classic; * NEC game

RMU vs. Savannah State

Robert Morris Projected Starters ... # 22 24 1 5 15

P F F F G G

Name Lucky Jones (6-6, 210, Jr.) Aaron Tate (6-5, 220, So.) Mike McFadden (6-8, 220, Sr.) Anthony Myers-Pate (5-11, 170, Sr.) Karvel Anderson (6-2, 190, Jr.)

Pts. 11.6 -8.5 5.9 12.5

Reb. 6.0 -3.5 2.2 2.6

# 10 3 45 11 4

P G G F F G

Name Desjuan Newton (6-2, 185, Jr.) Kavon Stewart (6-0, 180, Fr.) Stephan Hawkins (6-9, 205, So.) Jeremiah Worthem (6-6, 215, Fr.) David Appolon (6-4, 190, Jr.)

Pts. --2.5 -2.8

Reb. --2.2 -1.7

G/GS 34/31 -- / -33/28 32/8 33/10

Hometown Newark, N.J. New Bern, N.C. Newark, N.J. Washington, D.C. Elkhart, Ind.

Quick Fact Led RMU in 2012-13 with 23 double-figure scoring games Transfer from Dodge City Community College Paced RMU in field goal percentage at 56.5% Enters 2013-14 season with 315 career assists Established junior class record for 3-point field goals (82)

Robert Morris Off The Bench ... G/GS -- / --- / -35/7 -- / -29/0

Hometown Seattle, Wash. Paterson, N.J. Gary, Ind. Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa.

Quick Fact Averaged 17.4 points, 6.6 reb at Central Arizona College Averaged 10.5 points, 8.3 assists at Hudson Catholic One of two Colonials to play all 35 games in 2012-13 Helped lead MCSCS to a 26-3 record in 2012-13 Averaging 11.9 minutes per game over his career


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