Game Information
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NOVEMBER (0-1) PENN @ DePaul (FS1) @ Bucknell @ Richmond $ (CSN+) @ Kansas State $ (Fox Sports KC) vs. Hampton $ vs. Stony Brook / Towson $ YOUNGSTOWN STATE DECEMBER (0-0) @ Lehigh DUQUESNE + OAKLAND @ Virginia (ESPNU) BUFFALO + @ Sacred Heart * @ Fairleigh Dickinson * JANUARY (0-0) LIU BROOKLYN * ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * SAINT FRANCIS U * (MSG+, FCS) @ Wagner * CENTRAL CONNECTICUT * BRYANT * @ Mount St. Mary’s * (CBSSN) @ Saint Francis U * FEBRUARY (0-0) @ LIU Brooklyn * @ St. Francis Brooklyn * MOUNT ST. MARY’S * WAGNER * @ Bryant * @ Central Connecticut * FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * SACRED HEART * (ESPN3) MARCH (0-0) NEC Tournament Quarterfinals NEC Tournament Semifinals NEC Tournament Final
L, 50-67 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 5/7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 6:00 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. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. TBA TBA TBA
$ Barclays Classic; + PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh, Pa.) * Northeast Conference game
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Quick Hits • The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team opens a six-game road trip Sunday with a 7:00 p.m. tip against DePaul at McGrath-Phillips Arena in Chicago, Ill. • The Colonials christened the 2016-17 campaign and their 41st season of Division I basketball with a 67-50 setback to Penn (11/11/16) at the Charles L. Sewall Center. Sophomore guard Isaiah Still paced RMU with 15 points and added six rebounds and a steal. • Robert Morris returns three starters and nine letterwinners from a 2015-16 squad that finished with an overall record of 10-22 (.313), including a mark of 8-10 (.444) in the Northeast Conference. • RMU was tabbed sixth in the 2016 NEC Preseason Coaches Poll, the program’s lowest preseason prediction since being selected to finish 10th in 2005. The Colonials had been picked to finish in the top three, but never the preseason favorite, for 10 consecutive years from 2006 to 2015. • In all, RMU returns 54.3 percent (1,131-of-2,082) of its scoring this season to go along with 45.9 percent (478-of-1,041) of its rebounding, 72.8 percent (291-of-400) of its assists and 62.6 percent (166-of-265) of its steals. • Guard Kavon Stewart supplied Robert Morris with averages of 9.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game in 2015-16. He also finished second for the Colonials in steals with 55 and enters Sunday’s game @ DePaul having recorded at least one theft in 10 consecutive games. • Forward Aaron Tate, who played only three games in 2015-16 before sitting out the rest of the season due to injury, returns for his redshirt senior season in 2016-17. In RMU’s 2016-17 season opener against Penn (11/11/16), Tate finished with three points, a team-high eight rebounds and a block. He is the program’s active career leader in rebounds with 319. • Robert Morris finished 5-1 (.833) in 2015-16 when outrebounding its opponent and in seven seasons under head coach Andrew Toole has compiled a record of 77-16 (.828) when turning the trick. The Colonials tied the Quakers in rebounding, 44-44, in their 201617 season opener. • Since the beginning of the 2007-08 season, RMU has compiled an overall record of 193-118 (.621), with the 193 victories tied for 13th with Valparaiso among mid-major programs over the last nine years. During that same stretch, the Colonials have posted a mark of 119-41 (.774) against Northeast Conference opponents. • Robert Morris continues its six-game road swing with a 7:00 p.m. tip @ Bucknell (11/16/16) in Lewisburg, Pa., after taking on the Blue Demons Sunday. The Colonials will also play four games on the road as the part of the Barclays Classic, beginning Sunday, Nov. 20, with a 1:30 p.m. tip @ Richmond.
Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 24 5 10 3 1
P F C G G G
Name Aaron Tate (6-2, 195, R-Sr.) Braden Burke (6-11, 220, Fr.) Jordan Lester (6-2, 195, So.) Kavon Stewart (6-0, 190, Sr.) Isaiah Still (6-6, 190, So.)
Pts. 3.0 8.0 0.0 3.0 15.0
Reb. G/GS 8.0 1/1 2.0 1/1 0.0 1/1 7.0 1/1 6.0 1/1
# 20 23 4 32 11
P F G G F G
Name Billy Giles (6-7, 200, Sr.) Matty McConnell (6-2, 195, So.) Clive Allen (6-0, 180, Fr.) Roberto Mantovani (6-8, 235, Jr.) Dachon Burke (6-4, 180, Fr.)
Pts. 7.0 3.0 2.0 6.0 3.0
Reb. G/GS 4.0 1/0 3.0 1/0 0.0 1/0 6.0 1/0 2.0 1/0
Hometown Cove City, N.C. Stevensville, Mich. Sammamish, Wash. Paterson, N.J. Rahway, N.J.
Quick Fact RMU’s active career leader in rebounds (319) Shot 50% (4-for-8) from floor in collegiate debut In 11 minutes vs. Penn finished with three fouls, one assist Tied career high in rebounds (7) against Quakers Has scored in double figures in each of last nine games
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... Hometown Richmond, Va. Oakdale, Pa. Bronx, N.Y. Larnaca, Cyprus Orange, N.J.
Quick Fact Had streak of 26 consecutive starts snapped vs. Penn Led NEC in steals (1.97 per game) as a freshman Named the 2016 All-Bronx Player of the Year Finished 4-for-6 at the free-throw line against the Quakers Registered assist, two steals in collegiate debut vs. Penn