Game Information
Schedule / Results OCTOBER (0-0) 21 @ Kent State (Exhibition) NOVEMBER (0-1) 6 @ USC $ 9 @ Missouri State $ 14 MOUNT ALOYSIUS 17 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE $ 19 @ Stetson $ 23 @ Purdue 28 YOUNGSTOWN STATE DECEMBER (0-0) 1 @ Drexel 5 @ Canisius 8 SIENA 15 @ Rider 21 @ Louisville 29 HOOD JANUARY (0-0) 3 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * 5 MOUNT ST. MARY’S * 10 @ St. Francis Brooklyn * 12 @ LIU Brooklyn * 19 @ Bryant * 21 @ Central Connecticut * 24 SACRED HEART * 26 WAGNER * 31 SAINT FRANCIS U * FEBRUARY (0-0) 2 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * 7 BRYANT * 9 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT * 14 @ Mount St. Mary’s * 15 @ Saint Francis U * 21 LIU BROOKLYN * 23 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * 28 @ Sacred Heart * MARCH (0-0) 2 @ Wagner * 6 NEC Tournament Quarterfinals 9 NEC Tournament Semifinals 12 NEC Tournament Final
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$ 2018 National College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic * Northeast Conference game
Quick Hits • The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team concludes a two-road trip to open its 2018-19 season by continuing play in the 2018 National College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic with an 8:00 p.m. EST tip against Missouri State at JQH Arena in Springfield, Mo. • The Colonials opened their 43rd NCAA Division I season and 2018-19 campaign with an 83-62 loss @ USC (11/6/18). RMU led, 53-49, with 12:17 to play but were outscored, 34-9, over the final 12 minutes of the contest. • In his Robert Morris debut, senior guard Josh Williams led the Colonials with 20 points while also grabbing three rebounds and three assists. He shot 7-for-17 from the floor, including 4-for-12 from the arc. • Sophomore forward Koby Thomas registered his fourth career double-double off the bench against the Trojans, finishing with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Of his 10 caroms, three came on the offensive glass. • Led by ninth-year head coach Andrew Toole, RMU returns four starters and nine letterwinners from a 2017-18 squad that finished with an overall record of 16-17 (.485), including a mark of 9-9 (.500) in the Northeast Conference. • The Colonials entered the 2018-19 campaign returning 62 percent (1,409-of-2,272) of their scoring, 61.4 percent (724-of-1,179) of their rebounding and 64.9 percent (248-of-382) of their assists. • Robert Morris was picked fifth in the 2018 NEC Preseason Coaches Poll. Robert Morris has never been the preseason favorite in the poll despite owning a league-high eight NEC Tournament titles, the last of which came in 2015. • RMU is one of 23 mid-major programs to average 20 victories over the last 11 years. Since the beginning of the 2007-08 campaign, the Colonials are 223-153 (.592), an average of 20.3 wins a year and tied with Oakland. • Senior guard Matty McConnell is RMU’s active leader in games played (95), starts (86), points (784), assists (207) and steals (177). He failed to score in the 2018-19 season opener @ USC (11/6/18) but tied a career high with 10 rebounds and added a gamehigh seven assists. Last season, McConnell averaged 10.8 points and 4.4 rebounds per game while ranking third in the NEC in steals per game (2.00). • Sophomore forward Koby Thomas was named the 2018 NEC Rookie of the Year in a vote of league head coaches. He produced averages of 12.0 points and a team-high 6.9 rebounds as a freshman in 2017-18. • Thomas and fellow rookie guard Jon Williams each started all 33 games for Robert Morris in 2017-18, establishing a school record for starts by a freshman. Williams posted averages of 6.7 points and 3.5 assists per game.
Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 15 20 1 0 23
P F F G G G
Name Yannis Mendy (6-8, 240, Jr.) Charles Bain (6-8, 200, So.) Jon Williams (6-1, 175, Fr.) Josh Williams (6-2, 195, Sr.) Matty McConnell (6-2, 195, Jr.)
Pts. Reb. G/GS 0.0 2.0 1/1 5.0 2.0 1/1 5.0 1.0 1/1 20.0 3.0 1/1 0.0 10.0 1/1
# 5 10 22 3 24
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Name Malik Petteway (6-8, 240, Sr.) Koby Thomas (6-6, 190, So.) Cameron Wilbon (6-5, 200, Fr.) Dante Treacy (6-0, 170, Fr.) Chris Coalmon (6-6, 185, So.)
Pts. Reb. G/GS 8.0 1.0 1/0 16.0 10.0 1/0 8.0 2.0 1/0 0.0 0.0 1/0 0.0 0.0 1/0
Hometown Metting, France Freeport, Bahamas Akron, Ohio Arkon, Ohio Oakdale, Pa.
Quick Fact Averaged 12.7 pts, 8.1 reb at Missouri State-West Plains Started seven of RMU’s last eight games in 2017-18 Dished out four assists, no turnovers @ USC Shot 4-for-12 from beyond the three-point arc @ USC Posted a team-high seven assists, two steals vs. Trojans
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... Hometown Waterbury, Conn. Philadelphia, Pa. Merrillville, Ind. Orlando, Fla. North Babylon, N.Y.
Quick Fact Missed 20 of RMU’s final 21 games last year due to injury Fourth career double-double in season opener @ USC Shot 2-for-5 from field, 4-for-6 at charity stripe @ USC In prep career was CFCA all-time leading scorer (1,808) Played in all 33 games for Colonials as a freshman