Men's Basketball Game Notes @ Penn (11/13/15)

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Game Information

Schedule / Results 13 15 18 22 24 27 28 2 5 14 17 19 29 2 4 7 9 14 16 21 23 28 30 4 6 11 13 18 20 25 27 2 5 8

NOVEMBER (0-0) @ Penn (ESPN3) @ Cincinnati (FSO/ESPN3) BUCKNELL @ Air Force + @ New Mexico State + (ESPN3) @ Tennessee Tech + vs. Mississippi Valley State + DECEMBER (0-0) @ Youngstown State OAKLAND @ Columbia LEHIGH @ Duquesne @ Georgia JANUARY (0-0) SACRED HEART * WAGNER * @ LIU Brooklyn * @ St. Francis Brooklyn * MOUNT ST. MARY’S * FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * @ Central Connecticut * @ Bryant * (ESPN3) @ Mount St. Mary’s * (CBSSN) @ Saint Francis U. * FEBRUARY (0-0) CENTRAL CONNECTICUT * BRYANT * SAINT FRANCIS U. * (ESPNU) @ Fairleigh Dickinson * (FCS) LIU BROOKLYN * ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * @ Sacred Heart * @ Wagner * MARCH (0-0) NEC Tournament Quarterfinals NEC Tournament Semifinals NEC Tournament Final

5:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. TBA TBA TBA

+ Air Force Classic; * Northeast Conference game

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Quick Hits • The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team opens its 2015-16 regular season and 40th season of Division I basketball Friday with a 5:30 p.m. tip against Penn at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pa. • Robert Morris returns four starters and six letterwinners from a 2014-15 squad that finished with an overall record of 20-15 (.571), including a 12-6 (.667) mark in the Northeast Conference. The Colonials posted their 10th consecutive winning season. • RMU earned its eighth NEC Tournament title and subsequent bid to the NCAA Tournament in 2015 and posted its first victory in the Big Dance since 1983 and second overall in program history with an 81-77 win over North Florida (3/18/15) in the 2015 NCAA First Four. In the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the Colonials fell to eventual national champion Duke (3/20/15), 85-56. • RMU was tabbed second in the 2015 NEC Preseason Coaches Poll, the 10th consecutive year the Colonials have been picked to finish in the top three in the league. Senior guard Rodney Pryor was named to the Preseason All-NEC Team. • Robert Morris opened its 2015-16 season with a 77-57 exhibition victory over Saint Vincent (11/3/15) at the Charles L. Sewall Center. Freshman guard Matty McConnell paced the Colonials in the win over the Bearcats with 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the floor, including a 7-for-12 perfromance from beyond the arc. • Entering Friday’s game @ Penn, RMU owns an overall record of 20-19 (.513) in season openers, including a mark of 3-2 (.600) under sixth-year head coach Andrew Toole. The Colonials are just 3-15 (.167) in season openers on the road, with their last win coming with a 96-86 victory @ UMKC (11/22/02) to christen the 2002-03 campaign. • Pryor led the Colonials in scoring last season at 15.6 points per game and was named the 2015 NEC Tournament MVP. In three games of the NEC Tournament, Pryor averaged 14.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game and scored a team-high 17 points in the NEC Tournament championship game, a 66-63 win @ St. Francis Brooklyn (3/10/15). • Since the beginning of the 2007-08 season, RMU has compiled an overall record of 183-96 (.656), with the 183 victories ranking ninth among mid-major programs in the last eight years. The Colonials have won at least 20 games in seven of the last eight seasons and have also appeared in seven postseason tournaments, including three appearances each in the NCAA Tournament (2009, 2010, 2105) and NIT (2008, 2013, 2014) as well as the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). • Robert Morris opens the 2015-16 season with a pair of road games, as the Colonials will travel to Cincinnati, Ohio, to face the University of Cincinnati Sunday, Nov. 15, after taking on Penn. RMU opens the home portion of its 2015-16 slate Wednesday, Nov. 18, with a 7:00 p.m. tip against Bucknell at the Sewall Center.

Robert Morris Probable Starters (2014-15 Statistics) ... # 24 5 23 11 3

P F C G G G

Name Aaron Tate (6-5, 230, Sr.) Elijah Minnie (6-9, 210, So.) Matty McConnell (6-2, 195, Fr.) Rodney Pryor (6-5, 205, Sr.) Kavon Stewart (6-0, 190, Jr.)

Pts. 3.8 6.8 -15.6 6.1

# 1 33 10 20 2

P G F G F G

Name Isaiah Still (6-6, 190, Fr.) Andre Frederick (6-8, 220, So.) Jordan Lester (6-2, 195, Fr.) Billy Giles (6-7, 200, Jr.) Steven Whitley (6-4, 210, Fr.)

Pts. -1.3 ----

Reb. 4.4 4.9 -4.7 2.4

G/GS 33/30 32/21 --/-35/28 34/32

Hometown Cove City, N.C. Monessen, Pa. Oakdale, Pa. Evanston, Ill. Paterson, N.J.

Quick Fact Shot 50% (55-for-110) from the field in 2014-15 Established RMU single-season record for blocks (36) as frosh Scored 23 points in 77-57 exhibition win over Saint Vincent Connected for a team-high 81 three-pointers in 2014-15 RMU’s active leader in career assists with 240

Robert Morris Off The Bench (2014-15 Statistics) ... Reb. G/GS ---/-1.3 24/0 ---/----/----/--

Hometown Rahway, N.J. Detroit, Mich. Sammamish, Wash. Richmond, Va. Norfolk, Va.

Quick Fact Averaged 19.6 points, 7.2 rebounds at Union Catholic Shot 54.8% from field, tied for second on team w/ 14 blocks Scored seven points in exhibition win vs. Saint Vincent Posted 111 blocks (3.8 per game) at Allegany College Scored nine points in exhibition victory over Saint Vincent


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