Game Information
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NOVEMBER (0-1) @ 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
L, 75-76 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 closes out a two-game road swing to open its 2015-16 campaign Sunday with a 2:00 p.m. tip against Cincinnati at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. • RMU opened its 2015-16 season with a 76-75 setback @ Penn (11/13/15). Senior guard Rodney Pryor’s jumper from the elbow with 3.2 seconds left that would have given the Colonials the win was off the mark. • Pryor scored 19 of his game-high 28 points in the second half against the Quakers and finished 12-for-19 shooting, including 4-for-9 from beyond the arc. He also grabbed eight rebounds and posted a pair of blocks. • Sophomore forward Elijah Minnie contributed a career-high 15 points and nine rebounds @ Penn (11/13/15), while junior guard Kavon Stewart finished with 12 points, three assists and a pair of steals. • 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. • 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 home portion of its 2015-16 slate Wednesday, Nov. 18, with a 7:00 p.m. tip against Bucknell at the Charles L. Sewall Center after taking on Cincinnati at Fifth Third Arena.
Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 33 5 23 11 3
P F C G G G
Name Andre Frederick (6-8, 220, So.) 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. 0.0 15.0 7.0 28.0 12.0
Reb. G/GS 3.0 1/1 9.0 1/1 -1/1 8.0 1/1 0.0 1/1
# 1 24 10 20 2
P G F G F G
Name Isaiah Still (6-6, 190, Fr.) Aarton Tate (6-5, 230, Sr.) Jordan Lester (6-2, 195, Fr.) Billy Giles (6-7, 200, Jr.) Steven Whitley (6-4, 210, Fr.)
Pts. 3.0 8.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
Reb. G/GS 1.0 1/0 5.0 1/0 0.0 1/0 4.0 1/0 0.0 1/0
Hometown Detroit, Mich. Monessen, Pa. Oakdale, Pa. Evanston, Ill. Paterson, N.J.
Quick Fact Earned first career start in 2015-16 season opener @ Penn Career-high 15 points in 2015-16 season opener @ Penn Seventh true frosh to earn start in first collegiate game Shot 12-for-19 from floor, added two blocks @ Penn RMU’s active leader in career assists with 243
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... Hometown Rahway, N.J. Cove City, N.C. Sammamish, Wash. Richmond, Va. Norfolk, Va.
Quick Fact Shot 1-for-3 from floor, 1-for-3 from stripe vs. Quakers Hit 4-of-6 shots from field @ Penn, recorded two steals Shot 1-for-3 from floor against Quakers, dished out assist Did not score in RMU debut but posted one block Played just three minutes in collegiate debut @ Penn