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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
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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
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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
Head Coach Andrew Toole Sixth Season • Penn, 2003 • @AndyToole When it came time for Robert Morris University Director of Athletics Craig Coleman, M.D., to name a new head coach for the men’s basketball program, he didn’t have to look far. Andrew Toole was introduced as the eighth head coach in the 40-year Division I history at a press conference at the Charles L. Sewall Center May 11, 2010, and the 2015-16 campaign marks his sixth season as head coach of the Colonials. Toole signed a two-year contract extension at Robert Morris April 15, 2015, meaning he will lead the Colonials through the 2019-20 campaign. In five seasons under Toole’s tutelage, the Colonials have posted an overall record of 110-66 (.625), including a mark of 65-23 (.739) against Northeast Conference opponents. Toole guided Robert Morris to an overall record of 20-15 (.571) in 2014-15, including a mark of 12-6 (.667) in the NEC. The Colonials finished in a tie for second place with Bryant in the league standings and as the No. 2 seed claimed the 2015 NEC Tournament title with a 66-63 win at No. 1 seed St. Francis Brooklyn (3/10/15). The win over the Terriers helped RMU secure its league-high eighth NEC Tournament title and subsequent bid to the NCAA Tournament. Robert Morris earned its first NCAA Tournament victory since 1983 and second overall in program history by posting an 81-77 victory over North Florida (3/18/15) as part of the 2015 NCAA First Four at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio. Two days later the Colonials fell to eventual 2015 national champion Duke (3/20/15), 85-56, in Charlotte, N.C. During Toole's five seasons as head coach at RMU, the Colonials have claimed two NEC reguThe Toole File lar-season championships (2013, 2014), appeared in four NEC Tournament championship games (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015) and have made four national postseason appearances. Robert Morris Birthdate: Sept. 11, 1980 played in its first CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) in 2012, earned automatic bids Hometown: Red Bank, N.J. to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in both 2013 and 2014 and appeared in the 2015 Age: 35 Alma Mater / Year: Penn / 2003 NCAA Tournament. Toole has presided over the most successful stretch in school history during his eight-year tenure Degree: Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) at Robert Morris. Named an assistant coach under former head coach Mike Rice in 2007, Toole High School: Christian Brothers Academy was elevated to associate head coach the following season before taking over the reigns as head COLLEGIATE COACHING EXPERIENCE: coach in 2010. Robert Morris University; Moon Township, Pa. Four of RMU's five victories in a national postseason tournament have come under Toole. In 2011- Head Coach (2010- ) 12, his second year as head coach, Toole led the Colonials to an overall record of 26-11 (.703). Robert Morris University; Moon Township, Pa. Robert Morris tied a school record for victories by advancing to the quarterfinals of the 2012 CIT - Associate Head Coach (2008-10) thanks to road wins over Indiana State (3/13/12) and Toledo (3/17/12). Robert Morris University; Moon Township, Pa. In 2012-13, RMU claimed its 10th NEC regular-season championship with a ledger of 14-4 - Assistant Coach (2007-08) (.778) in conference action and overall finished 24-11 (.686). Robert Morris earned a spot in the Lafayette College; Easton, Pa. 2013 NIT, advancing to the second round thanks to a landmark 59-57 victory over Kentucky - Assistant Coach (2006-07) (3/19/13) in front of 3,444 fans at the Charles L. Sewall Center. RMU earned its second straight NEC regular-season crown in 2013-14 with a record of 14-2 PLAYING EXPERIENCE: (.875) in league play and finished 22-14 (.611) overall. For his efforts, Toole was named the 2014 University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pa. NEC Jim Phelan Coach of the Year. Led by a career-high 38 points from 2014 NEC Player of the - Guard (2000-03) Year Karvel Anderson (2012-14), the Colonials notched a win in the first round of the NIT for the Elon University; Elon, N.C. second consecutive year with an 89-78 victory at St. John's (3/18/14). In the history of the NIT, a - Guard (1998-2000) Christian Brothers Academy; Lincroft, N.J. No. 8 seed has knocked off a No. 1 seed just four times, with Robert Morris owning two of those vic- Guard (1994-98) tories thanks to their wins over Kentucky and St. John's. In his first season at the helm in 2010-11, Toole guided RMU to an overall record of 18-14 (.563), including a mark of 12-6 (.667) in the NEC. The Colonials advanced to the championship game of the NEC Tournament, falling three minutes shy of earning their third straight title before falling in overtime at LIU Brooklyn (3/9/11), 85-82. Prior to joining the Robert Morris staff in 2007, Toole spent the 2006-07 season as an assistant at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. While an assistant with the Leopards, Toole was responsible for helping recruit student-athletes that helped lead Lafayette to the 2010 Patriot League Tournament championship game against Lehigh. Toole was a four-year starter at the Division I level, playing for Elon University (1998-2000) before transferring to the University of Pennsylvania (2000-03). Over his four-year career at Elon and Penn, Toole averaged 12.3 points per contest, finishing with 1,341 points in 109 games. Toole married the former Brooke Kelly June 3, 2011, and the couple resides in the Pittsburgh, Pa., suburb of Mt. Lebanon with their two sons, Ryan and Colin. Year-by-Year Coaching Record School Year Record (Pct.) NEC (Pct.) NEC Finish Postseason Robert Morris 2010-11 18-14 (.562) 12-6 (.667) 3rd --Robert Morris 2011-12 26-11 (.703) 13-5 (.722) 3rd CIT (Quarterfinals) Robert Morris 2012-13 24-11 (.686) 14-4 (.778) 1st NIT (Second Round) Robert Morris 2013-14 22-14 (.611) 14-2 (.875) 1st NIT (Second Round) Robert Morris 2014-15 20-15 (.571) 12-6 (.667) T-2nd NCAA (Second Round) 2015-16 0-1 (.000) 0-0 (.000) Robert Morris TOTALS 110-66 (.625) 65-23 (.739) Career Highlights: Named 2014 NEC Jim Phelan Coach of the Year ... Two NEC regular-season championships (2013, 2014) ... Led Colonials to automatic bid to 2015 NCAA Tournament ... Two National Invitation Tournament automatic bids (2013, 2014) ... Career Postseason Record: 5-4 (.556)
2015-16 RMU Basketball
NEC Champions: 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015
Statistical Trends Under Toole Robert Morris is ... At home ............................................................................... 57-17 On the road ........................................................................ 49-47 Neutral Site ........................................................................... 4-2 Overtime ................................................................................. 6-2 Day Games ......................................................................... 31-19 Night Games ...................................................................... 79-47 Home Northeast Conference ........................................... 34-10 Away Northeast Conference ........................................... 31-13 Games decided by 1 point ................................................. 4-4 Games decided by 2-5 points ........................................ 37-17 Games decided by 6-9 points ........................................ 23-16 Games decided by 10 points or more .......................... 46-29 When outrebounding opponent ...................................... 72-16 When outrebounded by opponent ................................. 36-49 When rebounds equal .......................................................... 2-1 When leading at the half ................................................ 83-13 When trailing at the half ................................................. 23-50 When tied at the half ........................................................... 4-3 When playing teams w/ winning record ...................... 29-40 When playing teams w/ losing record ......................... 73-19 When playing teams w/ .500 record ............................... 6-4 When outshooting opponent ........................................... 65-49 When outshot by opponent ............................................. 42-14 When tied in shooting w/ opponent .................................. 3-3 When team has 30+ rebounds ...................................... 85-45 When team has 40+ rebounds ........................................ 24-8 When team has 50+ rebounds .......................................... 1-0 When team shoots below 40% ...................................... 19-34 When team shoots 40% or above ................................. 91-32 When team shoots 50% or above ................................... 32-5 When RMU makes 5+ 3-pt. field goals ....................... 94-52 When RMU makes 10+ 3-pt. field goals ...................... 33-5 When an RMU player scores 20+ ................................. 56-29 When an RMU player scores 30+ ..................................... 6-2 When an RMU players scores 40+ .................................... 0-0 When an RMU player has 10+ rebounds .................... 19-10 When an RMU player has 10+ assists .............................. 5-0 When an RMU player has 5+ steals ................................. 9-2 FROM THE FIELD When scoring 80+ points .................................................. 27-3 When scoring 70-79 points ............................................. 39-16 When scoring 60-69 points ............................................. 36-24 When scoring below 60 points .......................................... 8-23 When opponents score under 60 points ......................... 42-2 When opponents score 60-69 points ............................ 45-20 When opponents score 70-79 points............................. 20-15 When opponents score 80+ points .................................. 3-29 STREAKS Coming off a win ............................................................... 69-43 Coming off a loss .............................................................. 36-19 Longest winning streak ......................... 8 (2/9/11 to 3/6/11) Longest losing streak ..................... 5 (11/23/13 to 12/7/13) Current Streak ............................................................................ L1 DAYS OF THE WEEK Monday .................................................................................. 3-6 Tuesday ................................................................................. 13-7 Wednesday ............................................................................ 8-7 Thursday ............................................................................. 34-17 Friday ..................................................................................... 3-6 Saturday .............................................................................. 45-18 Sunday ..................................................................................... 4-5
Penn Tidbits - Robert Morris dipped to 20-20 (.500) all-time in season openers by dropping a 76-75 decision @ Penn (11/13/15) ... The Colonials fell to 3-16 (.158) all-time in season openers on the road ... RMU shot 50 percent (16-for-32) from the field, including 50 percent (6-for-12) from beyond the arc, in the second half against the Quakers ... Sam Jones led Penn with 21 points on the strength of a 5-for-12 performance from beyond the arc ... The Colonials slipped to 0-2 in the all-time series against Penn, with both losses coming under head coach Andrew Toole, who is a 2003 graduate of the University of Penn ... Robert Morris held a 36-29 advantage in rebounding against the Quakers. Comeback Kids - Robert Morris has made a habit of climbing out of double-digit deficits under head coach Andrew Toole, and that bore fruit in RMU’s 2015-16 season opener. The Colonials trailed Penn at halftime, 44-28, and faced a 17-point deficit, 51-34, with 14:56 to play before roaring back to grab a 72-71 lead with under four minutes to play. It marks the 21st time under sixth-year head coach Andrew Toole the Colonials have erased a double-digit deficit. On 19 of those occasions Robert Morris has earned a victory. Picking Up Where He Left Off - Senior guard Rodney Pryor, who was tabbed to the 2015 Preseason All-NEC Team, picked up where he left off from last season in RMU’s 2015-16 season opener @ Penn (11/13/15). Thanks to a game-high 28 points against the Quakers, Pryor enters Sunday’s game @ Cincinnati having reached double figures in scoring in each of his last 11 games dating back to last season. During that stretch, Pryor is averaging 21.1 points per contest while converting an average of 3.27 three-pointers per game. Minnie Me - While senior guard Rodney Pryor is off to a good start in 2015-16, the same can be said of Elijah Minnie. The sophomore center scored a career-high 15 points and also tied for game-high honors in rebounds (9) in RMU’s 2015-16 season opener @ Penn (11/13/15). Minnie shot 6-for-13 from the field against the Quakers, including a 3-for-5 performance from beyond the arc, and over his last eight games dating back to last year is shooting 52.5 (32-for-61) from the floor. The Leader - Robert Morris head coach Andrew Toole picked up career victory No. 100 thanks to a 67-65 win @ St. Francis Brooklyn (1/24/15). In five seasons leading the Colonials, Tooled has posted an overall record of 110-66 (.625), including a mark of 65-23 (.739) against the Northeast Conference. Toole is just the second head coach in program history to eclipse 100 career wins, joining former head coach Jarrett Durham, who posted an overall record of 157-183 (.462) from 1984 to 1996. Toole is also the fastest to 100 career wins in Northeast Conference history, reaching the plateau in 160 contests. The Floor General - The 2015-16 campaign will mark junior guard Kavon Stewart’s second full season as the starting point guard for Robert Morris. He enters Sunday’s game @ Cincinnati with 243 career assists in 65 games, an average of 3.74 per contest. Stewart needs 57 dimes to become the 14th player in program history to eclipse 300 career assists and is 142 dimes short of cracking the top 10 in school history in the category. In helping lead RMU to the 2015 Northeast Conference Tournament title last year, Stewart ranked second in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.84) and fourth in assists per game (4.59). Stewart has also proven to be adept on defense, as he ranked fourth in the NEC last season in steals (1.65 per game) and enters Sunday’s game with 91 career thefts. Southpaw - Voted the 2015 Northeast Conference Tournament MVP, there wasn’t a member of the Colonials hotter during the stretch run of the 2014-15 campaign than junior guard Rodney Pryor. Pryor reached double figures in scoring in each of his last 10 games, averaging 20.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists during that span. Pryor shot 52 percent (78for-150) from the field during that stretch, including 49.2 percent (32-for-65) from deep, and 66.7 percent (16-for-24) at the free-throw line. Robert Morris finished with a record of 19-7 (.731) in 2014-15 when Pryor scored in double figures. Fresh Prince - Freshman guard Matty McConnell, who started in RMU’s 2015-16 season opener @ Penn (11/13/15), became just the seventh true freshman to earn a start in his collegiate debut in the program’s 40-year Division I history. McConnell played 34 minutes against the Quakers, supplying seven points, a team-high five assists and a pair of steals. McConnell is also the third true freshman to start his first Division I game under sixth-year head coach Andrew Toole, joining Yann Charles (2010) and Elijah Minnie (2014). Also earning starts in their first collegiate games were Forest Grant (1980), Keith Jones (1995), Jeremy Chappell (2005) and Jonathan Clark (2005).
NCAA Tournament: 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015 • NIT: 2008, 2013, 2014 • CIT: 2012
Quick Hits (2015-16 Starters) ... #33 • F • Andre Frederick • 6-8 • 220 • Sophomore • Detroit, Mich. Earned his first collegiate start in 2015-16 season opener @ Penn (11/13/15) and despite not scoring registered three rebounds, an assist and a pair of steals ... Scored six points and grabbed eight rebounds in a 77-57 exhibition win over Saint Vincent (11/3/15) ... Appeared in 24 contests in 2014-15 ... Averaged 1.3 points and 1.3 rebounds per game ... Tied for second on the Colonials in blocks with 14 ... Converted 53.8 percent (14-for-26) of his attempts from the field, which ranked second for Robert Morris ... Established career highs in points (7) and rebounds (8) in an 85-65 win over Sacred Heart (1/18/15) while registering two blocks
#5 • F/C • Elijah Minnie • 6-8 • 210 • Sophomore • Monessen, Pa. Scored a career-high 15 points and tied for game-high honors in rebounds (9) in 2015-16 season opener @ Penn ... Played in 32 contests in 2014-15, earning 21 starting assignments ... Started the final 10 games of the 2014-15 season ... Averaged 6.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per game ... Established an RMU single-season school record for blocks (36) while setting a freshman record for field goal percentage (.547) ... Shot 44.2 percent (23-for-52) from beyond the arc and 76.3 percent (29-for-38) at the free-throw line ... Registered his third career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in an 81-77 win over North Florida (3/18/15) in the NCAA First Four
#3 • G • Kavon Stewart • 6-0 • 190 • Junior • Paterson, N.J. Finished with 12 points, three assists and two steals in 2015-16 season opener @ Penn (11/13/15) ... Played in 34 games in 201415, including 32 starts ... Averaged 6.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists per contest ... Registered 56 steals to rank second for the Colonials ... Compiled seven points, six assists and a steal in an 81-77 victory over North Florida (3/18/15) in the NCAA First Four ... Scored 11 points, registered six assists and posted three steals in a 66-63 victory @ No. 1 St. Francis Brooklyn (3/10/15) in the NEC Tournament final ... Paced RMU in a 66-53 victory over No. 3 Bryant (3/7/15) in the semifinals of the NEC Tournament with career highs in points (19) and steals (7) while dishing out eight assists
#23 • G • Matty McConnell • 6-2 • 195 • Freshman • Oakdale, Pa. In his collegiate debut scored seven points, dished out a team-high five assists and recorded two steals @ Penn (11/13/15) ... Signed a National Letter of Intent with Robert Morris in November of 2014 ... Led Chartiers Valley to the 2015 Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) Class AAAA championship ... Led the WPIAL in 2014-15 in scoring at 29.5 points per game ... Averaged 9.1 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 4.9 steals per contest as a senior ... Converted 57 percent of his shots from the field and 78 percent at the free-throw line ... Named the 2015 Player of the Year by both the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ... Finished his prep career by scoring 2,018 points
#11 • G • Rodney Pryor • 6-5 • 205 • Senior • Evanston, Ill. Garnered game-high honors in scoring with 28 points @ Penn (11/13/15) and also grabbed eight rebounds ... Appeared in 35 games in 2014-15, including 28 starting assignments ... Paced the Colonials in scoring (15.6 ppg) while grabbing an average of 4.7 rebounds per contest ... Recorded 62 assists, 11 blocks and 41 steals ... Led Robert Morris against Duke (3/20/15) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament with 23 points while adding five rebounds and two assists ... In an 81-77 win over North Florida (3/18/15) in the NCAA First Four scored 20 points and grabbed three rebounds ... Averaged 14.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in three games of the NEC Tournament to earn MVP accolades
Quick Hits (Off the Bench) ... #1 - G - Isaiah Still • 6-6 • 190 • Freshman • Rahway, N.J. ... In his collegiate debut @ Penn (11/13/15) scored three points and grabbed a rebound ... Signed a National Letter of Intent with Robert Morris in November of 2014 ... As a senior in 2014-15 averaged 19.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.7 steals per contest at Union Catholic ... Earned a spot on the 2015 NJ.com All-Non Public Third Team ... #24 - F - Aaron Tate • 6-5 • 230 • Senior • Cove City, N.C. ... Finished with eight points and five rebounds @ Penn (11/13/15) ... Appeared in 33 games in 2014-15, including 30 starts ... Averaged 3.8 points and 4.4 rebounds per contest ... Shot 50 percent (55-for-110) from the field and 48.5 percent (16-for-33) at the free-throw line ... Tallied 13 assists, nine blocks and 15 steals ... Scored a career-high 10 points on three occasions in 2014-15 ... #10 - G - Jordan Lester • 6-2 • 195 • Freshman • Sammamish, Wash. ... Scored two points and dished out an assist in collegiate debut @ Penn (11/13/15) ... Joined the Colonials by signing a National Letter of Intent in May of 2015 ... Scored seven points in a 77-57 exhibition victory over Saint Vincent (11/3/15) ... As a senior in 2014-15 provided averages of 21.2 points, 7.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.1 steals per game at Eastlake High School ... Named to the 2015 All-Kingco Conference First Team ... Led the conference in free-throws attempted per game (9.1) and free throws made per contest (7.0) ... #20 - F - Billy Giles • 6-7 • 200 • Junior • Richmond, Va. ... Did not score in RMU debut @ Penn (11/13/15) but grabbed four rebounds and recorded a block ... In May of 2015 signed a National Letter of Intent with RMU ... Recorded four points, five rebounds and four blocks in a 77-57 exhibition victory over Saint Vincent (11/3/15) ... Started all 29 games for Allegany College of Maryland in 2014-15 ... Averaged 23.6 points and 14.9 rebounds per game ... Led the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I in rebounding while ranking third in scoring ... Compiled 111 blocks, an average of 3.8 per contest ... #2 - G - Steven Whitley • 6-4 • 210 • Freshman • Norfolk, Va. ... Played just three minutes in collegiate debut @ Penn (11/13/15) ... Signed a National Letter of Intent with Robert Morris in May of 2015 ... Scored nine points and grabbed three rebounds in a 77-57 exhibition win over Saint Vincent (11/3/15) ... Provided averages of 16.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game at Fork Union Military Academy in 2014-15
2015-16 RMU Basketball
NEC Champions: 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015
Northeast Conference Standings
NEC Weekly Honors
(2014-15 • Final)
(2015-16)
School 1. St. Francis Brooklyn * 2. Robert Morris * Bryant * 4. Mount St. Mary’s * 5. Saint Francis U. * Sacred Heart * 7. LIU Brooklyn * Wagner * 9. Fairleigh Dickinson Central Connecticut
NEC 15-3 12-6 12-6 11-7 9-9 9-9 8-10 8-10 3-15 3-15
Pct. .833 .667 .667 .611 .500 .500 .444 .444 .167 .167
Overall 23-12 20-15 16-15 15-15 16-16 15-17 12-18 10-20 8-21 5-26
Pct. Streak .657 L2 .571 L1 .516 L1 .500 L1 .500 L2 .469 L1 .400 L5 .333 L3 .276 W1 .161 L2
Home 13-4 10-6 9-5 9-4 10-3 10-6 6-8 8-5 4-9 4-9
Away 10-7 8-8 7-10 6-11 6-13 4-11 6-9 2-15 4-12 1-14
Neutral 0-1 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-3
* clinched NEC Tournament berth
2015-16 Preseason All-NEC Team
Northeast Conference 2015 Preseason Coaches Poll
Name BK Ashe Cane Broome Dan Garvin Gregory Graves Rodney Pryor
Team (First-Place Votes) 1. Mount St. Mary’s (6) 2. Robert Morris (3) 3. Bryant (1) 4. LIU Brooklyn 5. St. Francis Brooklyn 6. Wagner 7. Sacred Heart 8. Saint Francis U. 9. Fairleigh Dickinson 10. Central Connecticut
School Mount St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Bryant Mount St. Mary’s Robert Morris
Head-to-Head in 2015-16
Preseason Poll Notes: RMU has been picked to finish in the top three in the league 10 straight years ... Robert Morris was tabbed second in 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 and third in 2008, 2009 and 2014 ... The poll was released as part of the fourth annual NEC Social Media Day, held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. ... Conducted annually, NEC coaches have only managed to correctly forecast the eventual league champion two times in the last 16 years ... Over the last 28 years, NEC coaches have proven inaccurate on 24 occasions or 86 percent of the time ... Robert Morris has never been the preseason favorite to win an NEC title.
HOME Sacred Heart Wagner Mount St. Mary’s Fairleigh Dickinson Central Connecticut Bryant Saint Francis U. LIU Brooklyn St. Francis Brooklyn
Result
ROAD LIU Brooklyn St. Francis Brooklyn Central Connecticut Bryant Mount St. Mary’s Saint Francis U. Fairleigh Dickinson Sacred Heart Wagner
Result
All-Time 10-2 20-15 41-30 40-30 32-27 19-9 49-29 43-27 41-25
Streak W2 W2 W15 L2 W2 L1 W1 W2 W3
Home 5-2 10-8 22-11 28-7 20-12 12-2 25-14 27-9 27-7
Road 5-0 10-6 18-17 12-22 11-14 7-7 22-15 16-18 13-18
www.northeastconference.org NEC Player of the Week Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Dec. 7 Dec. 14 Dec. 21 Dec. 28 Jan. 5 Jan. 11 Jan. 18 Jan. 25 Feb. 1 Feb. 8 Feb. 15 Feb. 22 Feb. 29 -
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Most NEC Weekly Honors - Robert Morris
Team-by-Team vs. the Northeast Conference Opponent Bryant Central Connecticut Fairleigh Dickinson LIU Brooklyn Mount St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Saint Francis U. St. Francis Brooklyn Wagner
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Under Toole 8-2 4-4 10-0 5-5 8-2 7-2 10-1 6-4 8-3
No. 9 8 6 5 4
Type 3 Player, 6 Rookie 3 Player, 5 Rookie 6 Rookie 2 Player, 3 Rookie 3 Player, 1 Rookie 1 Player, 3 Rookie 4 Player 4 Player 2 Player, 2 Rookie 2 Player, 2 Rookie
Year 2014-15 2005-06 2009-10 1981-82 1988-89 1990-91 2006-07 2007-08 2011-12 2013-14
Notes: The longest winning streak for RMU against a league opponent in school history is against Fairleigh Dickinson at 15 games (active entering the 2015-16 season) … The longest losing streak for RMU against a league opponent in school history is 13 against Mount St. Mary’s from Jan. 29, 1994 to Jan. 17, 2000.
NCAA Tournament: 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015 • NIT: 2008, 2013, 2014 • CIT: 2012
Northeast Conference Rankings (All Games • Final) TEAM (2014-15) Scoring Offense ........................................................... 3rd (69.0) Scoring Defense ............................................................. 5th (68.5) Scoring Margin ........................................................... 2nd (+ 0.5) Free Throw Pct. .............................................................. 3rd (.709) Field Goal Pct. ............................................................... 2nd (.443) Field Goal Pct. Defense ................................................ 4th (.431) 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct. .............................................. 1st (.375) 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct. Defense ..................................... 4th (.341) 3-Pt. Field Goals Made ................................................ 6th (6.31) Rebounding Offense ..................................................... 6th (33.2) Rebounding Defense ..................................................... 7th (36.1) Rebounding Margin ...................................................... 8th (- 2.9) Blocked Shots .................................................................. 6th (2.86) Assists ............................................................................ 4th (12.23) Steals ............................................................................... 2nd (8.57) Turnover Margin ....................................................... 3rd (+ 1.29) Assist / Turnover Ratio ................................................... 6th (0.92) Offensive Rebounds .................................................... 7th (10.49) Defensive Rebounds ................................................... 6th (22.71) INDIVIDUAL (2014-15) Rodney Pryor Three-Point Field Goal Pct. ......................................... 2nd (.429) Three-Point Field Goals Made .................................... 4th (2.31) Scoring .......................................................................... 6th (15.6) 20-Point Scoring Games .................................................. 6th (10) Field Goal Pct. ............................................................ 8th (.471) Steals ............................................................................. 12th (1.17) Defensive Rebounds .................................................. 12th (3.51) Rebounding ..................................................................... 17th (4.7) Minutes ....................................................................... 25th (29.37) Lucky Jones Free-Throw Pct. ............................................................ 6th (.789) Three-Point Field Goals Made .................................... 7th (1.94) Defensive Rebounds ...................................................... 8th (4.55) Steals ................................................................................ 8th (1.35) Scoring ........................................................................... 9th (14.3) 20-Point Scoring Games ................................................... 9th (6) Rebounding ..................................................................... 10th (5.9) Minutes ....................................................................... 20th (29.81) Marcquise Reed Steals .................................................................. 1st (1.91) 20-Point Scoring Games .............................................. T-3rd (11) Scoring .......................................................................... 7th (15.1) Field Goal Pct. .............................................................. 7th (.490) Free-Throw Pct. ............................................................ 7th (.779) Assists ............................................................................. 18th (2.09) Minutes ....................................................................... 30th (27.80) Kavon Stewart Assist-to-Turnover Ratio ............................................... 2nd (1.84) Assists ................................................................................ 4th (4.59) Steals ............................................................................ 4th (1.65) Minutes ....................................................................... 29th (28.35) Elijah Minnie Blocked Shots .................................................................. 7th (1.13) Double-Doubles ............................................................... T-8th (3) Defensive Rebounds .................................................... 13th (3.41) Rebounding ..................................................................... 14th (4.9) Aaron Tate Rebounding ..................................................................... 19th (4.4)
2015-16 RMU Basketball
Career Double Figure Scoring Games Name (Years) Chappell, Jeremy (2005-09) Harris, Chipper (1980-84) Walker, Myron (1990-94) Jones, Lucky (2011-15) Lee, Tony (2004-08) McCrommon, Chaz (2000-05) Jackson, A.J. (2003-08) Jones, Velton (2008-13) Carter, Maurice (2001-05) Grant, Forest (1980-84) Thomas, Aaron (2000-04) Jones, Keith (1995-99) Boyd, Andre (1987-91) Luton, Vaughn (1986-89) Nabors, Gene (1995-2000) Cannon, Ricky (1987-92) Johnson, Russell (2008-13) Anderson, Karvel (2012-14) Coleman, Derek (2003-07) Jackson, Gabe (1992-95) Falletta, Joe (1988-92) Smith, Javier (1994-98) Fluellen, Wesley (1998-2002) Williams, Coron (2009-13) Abraham, Karon (2009-11) Timmerson, Wade (1988-92) Langhurst, Jimmy (2006-10) McFadden, Mike (2009-14) Donnelly, Bubba (1991-95) Dickens, Anthony (1985-90) Steals, Tyrone (1987-91) Brunson, Mike (1984-88) Shepherd, Scott (1988-91) Anderson, Mark (2003-05) Robinson, Rob (2008-10)
Fr. 23 19 17 13 11 8 1 12 13 15 12 11 4 -6 0 9 -3 -13 2 4 9 24 2 1 6 10 3 8 8 ----
So. 21 24 30 23 23 23 25 20 26 17 14 18 12 14 2 11 18 -11 11 11 12 6 20 16 6 17 10 9 5 15 14 19 ---
Jr. 25 25 20 26 22 25 23 32 25 20 17 18 20 20 22 23 12 22 17 14 9 17 21 12 -9 16 15 12 6 9 6 8 12 15
Sr. 31 28 25 26 28 27 31 15 14 22 24 17 24 25 26 21 16 33 21 25 13 11 10 --22 5 7 6 22 3 6 7 22 15
Total 100 96 92 88 84 83 80 79 78 74 67 64 60 59 56 55 55 55 52 50 46 42 41 41 40 39 39 38 37 36 35 34 34 34 30
Note: Players bold still active
Career 20-Point Scoring Games Name (Years) Walker, Myron (1990-94) Carter, Maurice (2001-05) Chappell, Jeremy (2005-09) Nabors, Gene (1995-2000) Jackson, A.J. (2003-08) Anderson, Karvel (2012-14) Harris, Chipper (1980-84) McCrommon, Chaz (2000-05) Luton, Vaughn (1986-89) Jones, Velton (2008-13) Jackson, Gabe (1991-95) Jones, Keith (1995-99) Winbush, Ron (1985-87) Jones, Lucky (2011-15) Boyd, Andre (1987-91) Fluellen, Wesley (1997-2001) Lee, Tony (2004-08) Cannon, Ricky (1988-92) Abraham, Karon (2009-11) Reed, Marcquise (2014-15) Rodney Pryor (2014- ) Grant, Forest (1980-84) Underman, Tom (1981-85)
Fr. 8 1 5 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 -0 0 0 0 0 6 11 -1 0
So. 15 15 4 0 7 -4 4 2 4 1 2 -2 0 0 2 1 5 --3 0
Jr. 9 8 8 10 12 5 7 10 4 8 0 2 9 5 4 11 8 6 --10 2 3
Sr. 15 5 10 15 5 19 11 9 13 4 13 10 4 6 8 1 2 4 --1 4 7
Total 47 29 27 25 24 24 23 23 19 17 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 10 10
Note: Players bold still active
NEC Champions: 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015
Quick Facts THE UNIVERSITY Location: Moon Township, Pa. Founded: 1921 Enrollment: 5,359 Interim President: Dr. David Jamison Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Northeast (NEC) Home Court (capacity): Charles L. Sewall Center (3,056) Year Opened: 1985 School Colors: Blue (282) and White with Red (187) Nickname: Colonials University Website: www.rmu.edu Athletics Website: www.rmucolonials.com INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Director of Athletics: Craig Coleman, M.D. Senior Associate Athletic Director: Marty Galosi Associate Athletic Director: / SWA: Addie Muti Associate Athletic Director: Sean Simmons Associate Athletic Director: Don Smith Associate Athletic Director: Ryan Fleischer Faculty Representative: Scott Branvold, Ed.D. Division I Programs: 16 (Six men, 10 women) Athletics Phone: (412) 397-4913 THE PROGRAM Head Coach: Andrew Toole (Penn, 2003) Toole’s Record at RMU: 110-66 (.625 - sixth season) Toole’s Career Record: 110-66 (.625 - sixth season) Letterwinners Returning / Lost: 7 / 4 Starters Returning / Lost: 4 / 1 PROGRAM HISTORY First Season of Men’s Basketball: 1976-77 (40th season) All-Time Record: 571-581 (.496) All-Time NEC Record (1981 - present): 336-250 (.573) NEC Regular-Season Division Championships: 2 1982, 1983 NEC Regular-Season Championships: 9 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 NEC Tournament Championships: 8 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015 NCAA Tournament Appearances / Last: 8 / 2015 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015 NIT Appearances / Last: 3 / 2014 2008, 2013, 2014 CIT Appearances / Last: 1 / 2012 All-Northeast Conference Selections: 39 All-Time Sewall Center Record (1985- ): 269-134 (.667) Last Postseason Opponent/Year: Duke / 2015 (NCAA) Result: L, 56-85 MEDIA RELATIONS Director (Men’s Basketball Contact): Jim Duzyk Office: (412) 397-4919 Cell: (412) 498-8359 E-mail: duzyk@rmu.edu Twitter: @jim_duzyk
The Chase for 1,000 - Senior guard Rodney Pryor is RMU’s active leading scorer with 574 points as the Colonials close out a two-game road swing to open the 2015-16 campaign Sunday @ Cincinnati. Pryor scored a game-high 28 points @ Penn (11/13/15), a year after leading the Colonials with 546 points in 2014-15, and he is looking to become the second player in the last three years to eclipse the 1,000-point plateau in just two seasons at RMU. Former guard Karvel Anderson scored 1,123 points in 69 career games from 2012 to 2014. Pryor needs to average 14.2 points over RMU’s final 30 games of the 2015-16 campaign to eclipse 1,000 career points. The Rock - Named RMU’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2014-15, senior forward Aaron Tate entered his final season of eligibility in 2015-16 with an outside chance of eclipsing 500 career rebounds. In his first two seasons with the Colonials after spending the 201213 campaign at Dodge City Community College, Tate grabbed 303 rebounds, an average of 4.4 per contest. The active leading rebounder for Robert Morris, Tate would need to average 6.4 rebounds over RMU’s final 30 regular-season games to become the 18th player in school history to grab at least 500 boards. In RMU’s 2015-16 season opener @ Penn (11/13/15), Tate finished with five rebounds. Jersey Strong - Kavon Stewart played the most complete basketball of his career in helping lead Robert Morris to the 2015 Northeast Conference Tournament championship. In three games, Stewart averaged 13.3 points, 6.3 assists and 3.7 steals, including a career-high 19 points in a 66-53 win over Bryant (3/7/15) in the NEC Tournament semifinals. During RMU’s seven game-winning streak that led to the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament, Stewart supplied the Colonials with averages of 8.1 points, 6.1 assists and 2.0 steals per contest while owning an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.87. Block Party - Forward Elijah Minnie was a key component in Robert Morris earning its eighth Northeast Conference Tournament title in a 66-63 win @ No. 1 St. Francis Brooklyn (3/10/15) in the 2015 championship game. Minnie supplied 14 points, nine rebounds and a career-high four blocks. Minnie added a block in an 81-77 victory over North Florida (3/18/15) in the NCAA First Four, pushing his season total to 36 and establishing an RMU single-season school record. During RMU’s seven-game winning streak that led to the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament, Minnie averaged 10.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per contest while shooting 55.3 percent (26-for-47) from the field, including 50 percent (12-for-24) from beyond the arc. High Percentage - While sophomore forward Elijah Minnie proved to be adept at blocking shots in his rookie campaign last season, he also is smooth around the basket. Minnie led the Colonials in field goal percentage last year, converting at a rate of 54.7 percent (82-for-150), including 44.2 percent (23-for-52) from beyond the arc. Minnie established a Robert Morris freshman record for field goal percentage in supplying the Colonials with averages of 6.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per contest. Board Games - Part of following the formula in regard to being successful for Robert Morris over the last eight seasons has been the program’s ability to crash the boards. Since the beginning of 2007-08, Robert Morris owns a record of 129-22 (.854) when the Colonials are even or better in rebounding in a game, including a 124-20 (.861) mark when outrebounding their opponent. In Andrew Toole’s six seasons as head coach, Robert Morris has posted a record of 72-16 (.818) when outrebounding its opponent. International Waters - RMU has consistently been at the top of the Northeast Conference much of the previous decade in regard to its three-point shooting, and the Colonials will look to continue that in 2015-16. Robert Morris returns its top three-point threat in senior guard Rodney Pryor, who drilled 81 triples last season. A year after ranking second in the NEC in three-point field goal percentage (.429) and fourth in three-point field goals made per game (2.31), Pryor shot 4-for-9 from beyond the arc in RMU’s season opener @ Penn (11/13/15). In five seasons under head coach Andrew Toole, the Colonials are 33-5 (.868) when draining at least 10 three-pointers in a game. Did You Know? Robert Morris rejected four shots in its 2015-16 season opener @ Penn (11/13/15), the most blocked shots in a season opener under sixth-year head coach Andrew Toole. Senior guard Rodney Pryor finished with a pair of blocks, while RMU’s active leader, sophomore forward Elijah Minnie, also rejected a shot. Junior forward Billy Giles notched RMU’s other block.
NCAA Tournament: 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015 • NIT: 2008, 2013, 2014 • CIT: 2012
Close Out
By the Numbers .654 - Winning percentage for Robert Morris overall since the start of the 2007-08 campaign
.782 -
Winning percentage for Robert Morris against Northeast Conference opponents since the start of the 2007-08 season
7 - Postseason appearances by RMU in the last eight years, including three appearances each in the NCAA Tournament (2009, 2010, 2015) and NIT (2008, 2013, 2014) and a bid to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
8 -
Number of Northeast Conference Tournament titles for Robert Morris, the most in league history
10 - Consecutive winning seasons for Robert Morris 14.2 - Average number of points per game senior guard Rodney Pryor needs to average during RMU’s 2015-16 regular-season slate to join the Robert Morris 1,000-point club
22.88 - Average number of victories for Robert Morris the last eight seasons. During that span Andrew Toole was an assistant coach for three years and head coach for five.
34 - Age of Head Coach Andrew Toole, the third youngest head
At the heart of the resurgence for Robert Morris since the beginning of the 200708 campaign has been one aspect: Defense. Over the last eight years, the Colonials have held 11 opponents to 45 points or less. The latest team the Colonials held under the mark was Mount St. Mary’s (1/3/15), as RMU earned a 70-45 win over the Mount at the Charles L. Sewall Center. Since the beginning of the 2007-08 season, Robert Morris has posted 11 of its top 15 best defensive performances against Division I opponents in regard to points allowed. A look at RMU’s top performances against Division I opponents in school history ... Pts 30 34 37 38 39 40 40 42 43 43 44 44 44 45 45 45 45
Date 11/13/10 1/17/87 12/10/88 2/3/11 2/18/10 1/24/09 2/16/12 2/13/10 1/31/83 3/6/04 1/3/08 2/7/09 11/25/11 1/18/86 1/18/92 2/7/08 1/3/15
Final Score W, 55-30 W, 58-34 W, 65-37 W, 91-38 W, 64-39 W, 74-40 W, 69-40 W, 52-42 W, 54-43 W, 58-43 W, 59-44 W, 64-44 W, 51-44 W, 66-45 W, 70-45 W, 95-45 W, 70-45
# NEC Tournament; + Philly Hoop Group Classic (Philadelphia, Pa.) Bold: Have come since the beginning of the 2007-08 campaign
coach in the Northeast Conference
Economical Margins
36 - Number of blocks by forward Elijah Minnie as a freshman in 2014-15, an RMU single-season school record
46.7 - Percent of RMU’s scoring returning in 2015-16 54.7 - Percent of shots converted by forward Elijah Minnie in 2014-15, an RMU freshman record 59.6 - Percent of the time Robert Morris has held an opponent under 70 points since the beginning of the 2007-08 season, with the Colonials posting a record of 138-29 (.826) in that span
111 - Victories for Robert Morris in the Northeast Conference since the beginning of the 2007-08 campaign
116 - Victories for Robert Morris at the Charles L. Sewall Center since the beginning of the 2005-06 campaign
183 - Wins by Robert Morris 2007-08 to 2014-15, a school and NEC record for an eight-year span
243 - Career assists by junior guard Kavon Stewart, RMU’s active leader in the category 574 - Points scored by guard Rodney Pryor since the beginning of 2014-15 campaign and, RMU’s active leading scorer 2015-16 RMU Basketball
Opponent vs. Saint Peter’s vs. St. Francis Brooklyn vs. Brooklyn vs. Bryant vs. Sacred Heart @ Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Bryant @ Bryant @ Baltimore vs. Saint Francis U. # vs. Monmouth @ Central Connecticut State vs. La Salle + @ St. Francis Brooklyn @ Saint Francis U. vs. Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Mount St. Mary’s
The defensive pressure that Robert Morris has employed over the last eight seasons has allowed the program to post each of its top four totals for largest margin of victory against a Northeast Conference opponent in school history. The Colonials earned a 91-38 victory over Bryant (2/3/11) at the Charles L. Sewall Center to not only establish a new school record in an NEC game but also tie the league mark. The record was originally set when Wagner defeated Sacred Heart, 116-63, on February 22, 2000. In fact, only four games in league annals have been decided by 50 or more points, and RMU owns two of them. Robert Morris posted a 95-45 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson (2/7/08) at the Sewall Center, while LIU Brooklyn defeated Wagner, 127-77, Feb. 11, 1998. A look at the largest margins of victory for Robert Morris against NEC foes since the league was created in1981 ... Pts 53 50 48 43 36 35 34 34 33 33 32 32 31 30
Date 2/3/11 2/7/08 1/17/09 2/23/13 2/12/00 1/18/92 1/24/09 1/10/13 2/4/83 2/27/88 2/15/92 2/26/15 1/5/12 2/6/90
Opponent vs. Bryant vs. Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Wagner vs. Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Sacred Heart @ Saint Francis U. @ Fairleigh Dickinson @ Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Long Island vs. St. Francis Brooklyn vs. Saint Francis U. vs. Wagner @ Bryant vs. LIU Brooklyn
Score 91-38 95-45 104-56 89-46 86-50 70-45 74-40 88-54 95-62 91-58 93-61 91-59 84-53 110-80
Bold: Have come since the beginning of the 2007-08 campaign
NEC Champions: 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015
Just The Digits
RMU vs. Cincinnati Series Record ................................................................. Cincinnati leads, 1-0 At Home ........................................................................................................ 0-0 On The Road ................................................................................................. 0-1 First Meeting ..................................................... Cincinnati, 84-59 (12/28/93) Last Meeting ...................................................... Cincinnati, 84-59 (12/28/93) Last RMU Win ................................................................................................... NA Current Streak ................................................................................................... L1 Toole vs. Cincinnati ....................................................................................... 0-0
Games leading RMU in scoring (w/ties)... 12-13 13-14 Player Rodney Pryor --Kavon Stewart -0 Aaron Tate -0 Elijah Minnie --Andre Frederick ---
14-15 12 2 0 0 0
15-16 1 0 0 0 0
Career 13 2 0 0 0
Games leading RMU in rebounding (w/ties)... 12-13 13-14 14-15 Player Aaron Tate -8 5 Elijah Minnie --9 Rodney Pryor --9 Kavon Stewart -0 1 Andre Frederick --0
15-16 0 1 0 0 0
Career 13 10 9 1 0
Games leading RMU in assists (w/ties)... 12-13 13-14 Player Kavon Stewart -10 Rodney Pryor --Aaron Tate -1 Matty McConnell --Elijah Minnie ---
14-15 27 6 0 -0
15-16 0 0 0 1 0
Career 37 6 1 1 0
Games leading RMU in steals (w/ties)... 12-13 13-14 Player Kavon Stewart -9 Aaron Tate -6 Elijah Minnie --Rodney Pryor --Andre Frederick --Matty McConnell ---
14-15 9 2 7 7 0 --
15-16 1 1 0 0 1 1
Career 19 9 7 7 1 1
Dunks (2 in 2015-16) ... 12-13 Player Rodney Pryor -Aaron Tate -Elijah Minnie -Andre Frederick -Kavon Stewart --
13-14 -5 ----
14-15 12 6 9 5 0
15-16 1 0 1 0 0
Career 13 11 10 5 0
Charges Taken (0 in 2015-16) ... 12-13 Player Kavon Stewart -Rodney Pryor -Aaron Tate -Elijah Minnie -Andre Frederick --
13-14 1 -0 ---
14-15 4 4 1 0 0
15-16 0 0 0 0 0
Career 5 4 1 0 0
- The Bearcats return all five starters, its top six scorers and nine letterwinners in 2015-16.
Consecutive Games ... Player Rodney Pryor Aaron Tate Kavon Stewart Elijah Minnie Andre Frederick
12-13 ------
13-14 ------
14-15 35 33 24 11 11
15-16 1 1 1 1 1
Career 36 34 25 12 12
- Mick Cronin (Cincinnati ’97) is in his ninth season as head coach at Cincinnati. He has led the Bearcats to the NCAA Tournament in each of the last five seasons, and he ranks as the winningest college basketball coach age 44 or younger entering the 2015-16 campaign. He owns an overall record 255-142, including a mark of 186-118 at Cincinnati.
Consecutive Starts ... Player Rodney Pryor Kavon Stewart Elijah Minnie
12-13 ----
13-14 ----
14-15 27 19 10
15-16 1 1 1
Starts 28 20 11
The All-Time Series Date 12/28/93
Venue Away
Result L, 59-84
+/-25
Statistical Comparison Category Record Streak Last 5 Games
RMU 0-1 L1 ---
UC 1-0 W1 ---
Points Per Game Points Allowed Per Game Scoring Margin Field Goal Percentage Three-Point FG Percentage Free-Throw Percentage Opponent FG Percentage Opponent Three-Point FG Percentage Opponent Free-Throw Percentage Rebound Average Rebound Margin
75.0 76.0 - 1.0 .467 .450 .556 .509 .385 .727 36.0 + 7.0
97.0 72.0 + 25.0 .610 .429 .704 .371 .281 .786 43.0 + 16.0
Series Notes - Sunday’s game marks the second in the all-time series between Robert Morris and Cincinnati. The Bearcats posted an 84-59 win over the Colonials in the first meeting between the two programs Dec. 28, 1993. - Cincinnati opened its 2015-16 campaign with a 97-72 victory over Western Carolina (11/13/15) at Fifth Third Arena. The Bearcats shot 61 percent (36-for-59) from the field, including 42.9 percent (6-for-14) from beyond the arc. - Sophomore forward Gary Clark led four Bearcats in double figures scoring against Western Carolina with a career-high 21 points. Clark shot 9-for-10 from the field and was a perfect 3-for-3 at the free-throw line. He also grabbed eight rebounds. - Cincinnati posted an overall record of 23-11 (.676) in 2014-15, including a mark of 13-5 (.722) in the American Athletic Conference (AAC). The Bearcats tied for third in the AAC standings and advanced to the Round of 32 in the 2015 NCAA Tournament.
NCAA Tournament: 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015 • NIT: 2008, 2013, 2014 • CIT: 2012
Miscellaneous Statistics (2015-16) Double-Figure Scoring Games (3 in 2015-16) ... 12-13 13-14 14-15 Player Rodney Pryor --26 Kavon Stewart -3 9 Elijah Minnie --9 Aaron Tate -0 3 Andre Frederick --0
15-16 1 1 1 0 0
Career 27 13 10 3 0
RMU’s Record When (Player) scores in double figures ... 12-13 13-14 14-15 Player Rodney Pryor --19-7 Kavon Stewart -2-1 6-3 Elijah Minnie --7-2 Aaron Tate -0-0 2-1 Andre Frederick --0-0
15-16 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0
Career (Pct.) 19-8 (.704) 8-5 (.615) 7-3 (.700) 2-1 (.667) 0-0 (.000)
40-Point Scoring Games (0 in 2015-16) ... None Last @ Eastern Michigan (11/26/02) by Maurice Carter (42 points)
RMU’s Record When (Player) scores 40+ Points ... None Last @ Eastern Michigan (11/26/02) by Maurice Carter (42 points)
30-Point Scoring Games (0 in 2015-16) ... 12-13 13-14 Player Rodney Pryor ---
RMU’s Record When (Player) scores 30+ Points ... 12-13 13-14 14-15 Player Rodney Pryor --0-1
14-15 1
15-16 0
Career 1
Last @ Sacred Heart (2/19/15) by Rodney Pryor (31 points) 20-Point Scoring Games (1 in 2015-16) ... 12-13 13-14 Player Rodney Pryor ---
14-15 10
15-16 1
Career 0-1 (.000)
Last @ Sacred Heart (2/19/15) by Rodney Pryor (31 points)
Career 11
Last @ Penn (11/13/15) by Rodney Pryor (28 points) Double-Figure Rebounding Games (0 in 2015-16) ... 12-13 13-14 14-15 Player Elijah Minnie --4 Aaron Tate -2 0 Rodney Pryor --1
15-16 0-0
RMU’s Record When (Player) scores 20+ Points ... Player 12-13 13-14 14-15 Rodney Pryor --8-2
15-16 0-1
Career (Pct.) 8-3 (.727)
15-16 0-0 0-0 0-0
Career (Pct.) 3-1 (.750) 1-1 (.500) 1-0 (1.000)
Last @ Penn (11/13/15) by Rodney Pryor (28 points)
15-16 0 0 0
Career 4 2 1
RMU’s Record When (Player) grabs 10+ rebounds ... Player 12-13 13-14 14-15 Elijah Minnie --3-1 Aaron Tate -1-1 0-0 Rodney Pryor --1-0
Last vs. North Florida (3/18/15) by Elijah Minnie (10 rebounds)
Last vs. North Florida (3/18/15) by Elijah Minnie (10 rebounds)
Double-Doubles (0 in 2015-16) ... 12-13 13-14 Player Elijah Minnie --Rodney Pryor --Kavon Stewart -0
RMU’s Record When (Player) records a double-double ... Player 12-13 13-14 14-15 Elijah Minnie --2-1 Rodney Pryor --1-0 Kavon Stewart -0-0 1-0
14-15 3 1 1
15-16 0 0 0
Career 3 1 1
15-16 0-0 0-0 0-0
Career (Pct.) 2-1 (.667) 1-0 (1.000) 1-0 (1.000)
Last vs. North Florida (3/18/15) by Elijah Minnie (12 points, 10 reb)
Last vs. North Florida (3/18/15) by Elijah Minnie (12 points, 10 reb)
Triple-Doubles (0 in 2015-16) ... None Last @ CCSU (2/14/08) by Tony Lee (12 pts, 10 reb, 10 assists)
RMU’s Record When (Player) records a triple-double ... None Last @ CCSU (2/14/08) by Tony Lee (12 pts, 10 reb, 10 assists)
10 + Assist Games (0 in 2015-16) ... 12-13 13-14 Player Kavon Stewart -0
RMU’s Record When (Player) dishes out 10+ assists ... 12-13 13-14 14-15 Player Kavon Stewart -0-0 1-0
14-15 1
15-16 0
Career 1
Last vs. Duquesne (12/13/14) by Kavon Stewart (11 assists) 5+ Steal Games (0 in 2015-16) ... 12-13 13-14 Player Kavon Stewart --Rodney Pryor ---
14-15 2 1
15-16 0 0
15-16 0
Career 2 1
RMU’s Record When (Player) posts 5+ steals ... Player 12-13 13-14 14-15 Kavon Stewart --1-1 Rodney Pryor --1-0
15-16 0-0 0-0
Career (Pct.) 1-1 (.500) 1-0 (1.000)
Last vs. North Florida (3/18/15) by Lucky Jones (five steals)
Career 3
Pryor in 2014-15: 6-for-7 @ Bradley (11/19/14) ... 7-for-10 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (1/29/15) ... 5-for-6 vs. Wagner (2/26/15)
2015-16 RMU Basketball
Career 1-0 (1.000)
Last vs. Duquesne (12/13/14) by Kavon Stewart (11 assists)
Last vs. North Florida (3/18/15) by Lucky Jones (five steals) 5+ Three-Pointers in a Game (0 in 2015-16) ... 12-13 13-14 14-15 Player Rodney Pryor --3
15-16 0-0
RMU’s Record When (Player) hits 5+ three-pointers in a game ... Player 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 Career (Pct.) Rodney Pryor --3-0 0-0 3-0 (1.000) Pryor in 2014-15: 6-for-7 @ Bradley (11/19/14) ... 7-for-10 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (1/29/15) ... 5-for-6 vs. Wagner (2/26/15)
NEC Champions: 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015
Northeast Conference Rankings (NEC Games • Final) TEAM (2014-15) Scoring Offense ............................................................ 2nd (71.2) Scoring Defense ............................................................ 3rd (64.7) Scoring Margin ........................................................... 2nd (+ 6.4) Free Throw Pct. .............................................................. 2nd (.734) Field Goal Pct. ...................................................... 1st (.477) Field Goal Pct. Defense .............................................. 3rd (.413) 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct. .............................................. 1st (.415) 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct. Defense ..................................... 6th (.341) 3-Pt. Field Goals Made ................................................ 6th (6.39) Rebounding Offense ..................................................... 8th (33.2) Rebounding Defense .................................................... 2nd (33.7) Rebounding Margin ...................................................... 7th (- 0.5) Blocked Shots ............................................................... T-8th (2.44) Assists ............................................................................ 3rd (13.39) Steals ............................................................................... 2nd (7.78) Turnover Margin ......................................................... 4th (+ 1.17) Assist / Turnover Ratio ................................................. 3rd (1.03) Offensive Rebounds ...................................................... 8th (9.89) Defensive Rebounds .................................................... 8th (23.33) INDIVIDUAL (2014-15) Rodney Pryor Three-Point Field Goals Made .................................... 4th (2.22) Three-Point Field Goal Pct. .......................................... 5th (.417) Scoring ............................................................................. 5th (16.3) Field Goal Pct. ........................................................... 11th (.487) Steals .......................................................................... T-11th (1.28) Rebounding ..................................................................... 12th (5.4) Assists ............................................................................ 20th (2.06) Marcquise Reed Three-Point Field Goal Pct. ..................................... 1st (.474) Steals ............................................................... T-1st (1.83) Free-Throw Pct. ............................................................ 5th (.851) Scoring ......................................................................... 6th (16.1) Field Goal Pct. ............................................................. 8th (.495) Assists ............................................................................. 14th (2.50) Lucky Jones Three-Point Field Goal Pct. .......................................... 6th (.400) Three-Point Field Goals Made .................................... 6th (2.13) Free-Throw Pct. ............................................................ 6th (.848) Scoring ........................................................................... 8th (15.1) Rebounding ........................................................................ 9th (7.5) Elijah Minnie Field Goal Pct. ............................................................... 2nd (.588) Blocked Shots .................................................................. 9th (1.07) Steals ........................................................................... 14th (1.20) Rebounding ..................................................................... 14th (5.1) Kavon Stewart Steals ............................................................... T-1st (1.83) Assists ................................................................................ 4th (4.44) Assist-to-Turnover Ratio ................................................. 5th (1.60)
Did You Know? Guards Kavon Stewart and Marcquise Reed each recorded 33 steals in 18 league games in 2014-15, tying for leaguehigh honors against Northeast Conference foes with an average of 1.83 steals per game. It marks the first time a student-athlete from RMU paced the league in steals since Velton Jones averaged 2.4 thefts per game in 2011-12.
On The Offensive - Robert Morris opened the 2015 Northeast Conference Tournament at the Charles L. Sewall Center with a 91-68 win over No. 7 Wagner (3/4/15) by shooting 53.6 percent (30-for-56) from the field. In five seasons under head coach Andrew Toole, RMU owns a mark of 32-5 (.865) when shooting 50 percent or better from the field, including a mark of 25-1 (.962) against NEC opponents. Broken down against league foes, Robert Morris is 22-1 in the regular season and 3-0 in the NEC Tournament when converting at least half of its shots. Against non-conference opponents under Toole, RMU is 7-4 (.636) when turning the trick. Defense Wins Championships - At the heart of the resurgence of the Robert Morris basketball program since 2007-08 is defense. Thanks to a 66-63 win @ No. 1 St. Francis Brooklyn (3/10/15) in the 2015 NEC Tournament championship game, RMU improved to 138-29 (.826) over the last eight seasons when holding their opponent to under 70 points. In five years under the direction of Andrew Toole, the Colonials own a mark of 85-21 (.802) when turning the trick. Overall in the last eight years, RMU has held its opponent to under 70 points 59.6 percent (167-of-280) of the time. Put Me In, Coach - The 2015-16 Robert Morris roster features just three upperclassmen, which includes seniors Rodney Pryor and Aaron Tate and junior Kavon Stewart. Combined, the Colonials entered the 20115-16 season with 224 combined games of experience. Compare that to the beginning of last season, when RMU owned a total of 355 games of experience entering the 2014-15 campaign. Pryor, Tate and Stewart will provide a large bulk of the leadership for the Colonials in 2015-16, and the trio will do that best by playing. Pryor is RMU’s active leader in both consecutive games played (36) and consecutive starts (28). Tate and Stewart have appeared in 34 and 25 consecutive games, respectively, with Stewart having started 20 straight games dating to last year. Protect This House - Thanks to a 66-53 victory over Bryant in the semifinals of the 2015 Northeast Conference Tournament, Robert Morris concluded the 2014-15 season with a record of 10-6 (.625) at the Charles L. Sewall Center. It marked the 10th consecutive year that the Colonials have posted at least 10 wins at home. Since 2005-06, RMU has posted a record of 116-32 (.784) at the Sewall Center. In five seasons at “The Chuck” under head coach Andrew Toole, Robert Morris has compiled a record of 57-17 (.770). Robert Morris played its 30th season at the Sewall Center in 2014-15, and overall the Colonials own a record of 269-134 (.667) in the building. Free Is For Me - Robert Morris was able to seal its first victory in the NCAA Tournament since 1983 in an 81-77 over North Florida (3/18/15) by converting at the free-throw line. The Colonials converted 21 of their 33 attempts (63.6 percent) at the charity stripe against the Ospreys, including 17-for-26 (65.4 percent) in the second half. RMU finished 4-1 (.800) in 2014-15 when visiting the chalk at least 30 times in a game and in five seasons under head coach Andrew Toole own a record of 19-4 (.826) when turning the trick. In The Clutch - You certainly could say that Robert Morris has a flair for the dramatic. In a 53-52 victory over Central Connecticut State (2/14/15) at the Charles L. Sewall Center that wrapped up a two-game homestand, junior forward Aaron Tate became the latest member of the Colonials to hit a buzzer beater for RMU. Tate scored on a tip-in as time expired to help lift Robert Morris to the win. A look at the last 10 Colonials to sink a buzzer beater in the final 15 seconds for RMU: Player Aaron Tate Lucky Jones Velton Jones Karvel Anderson Velton Jones Coron Williams Velton Jones Russell Johnson Dallas Green Jeremy Chappell
Opponent (Date) vs. Central Connecticut (2/14/15) vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (2/22/14) @ LIU Brooklyn (2/2/13) @ Campbell (12/4/12) @ Sacred Heart (2/23/12) @ Youngstown State (12/22/11) @ Quinnipiac (3/6/11) * @ Monmouth (2/19/11) vs. Mount St. Mary’s (3/11/09) * @ Sacred Heart (1/10/09)
Time (sec) 0.0 3.1 (OT) 9.8 4.5 # 0.1 # 0.3 # 4.3 3.3 2.5 2.1 (OT)
Score W, 53-52 W, 71-70 W, 60-57 W, 61-58 W, 55-53 W, 59-56 W, 64-62 W, 62-60 W, 48-46 W, 72-70
* NEC Tournament; # three-pointer
NCAA Tournament: 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015 • NIT: 2008, 2013, 2014 • CIT: 2012
Starting Lineups
RMU’s Record with (Player) in Starting Lineup
(F, F, C, G, G) Lineup 1. Frederick, Minnie (C), Pryor, McConnell, Stewart @ Penn
Record 0-1
@ Cincinnati BUCKNELL @ Air Force + @ New Mexico State + @ Tennessee Tech + vs. Mississippi Valley State + @ Youngstown State OAKLAND @ Columbia LEHIGH @ Duquesne @ Georgia SACRED HEART * WAGNER * @ LIU Brooklyn * @ St. Francis Brooklyn * MOUNT ST. MARY’S * FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * @ Central Connecticut * @ Bryant * @ Mount St. Mary’s * @ Saint Francis U. * CENTRAL CONNECTICUT * BRYANT * SAINT FRANCIS U. * @ Fairleigh Dickinson * LIU BROOKLYN * ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * @ Sacred Heart * @ Wagner * NEC Tournament Quarterfinals NEC Tournament Semifinals NEC Tournament Final
Year 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 TOTAL
2015-16 RMU Basketball
13-14 14-15 15-16 5-7 18-12 0-0 0-0 18-14 0-1 -18-10 0-1 -12-9 0-1 -0-0 0-1 --0-1 --0-0 --0-0 --0-0 --0-0 --0-0
Career (Pct.) 23-19 (.548) 18-15 (.545) 18-11 (.621) 12-10 (.545) 0-1 (.000) 0-1 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000)
No. 9 7 10 7 9 1 43
CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll (Nov. 2, 2015)
Career Starts Player-by-Player 12-13 ------------
12-13 ------------
Number of Different Starting Lineups Under Toole
+ Air Force Classic * Northeast Conference game
Player Aaron Tate Kavon Stewart Rodney Pryor Elijah Minnie Andre Frederick Matty McConnell Billy Giles Joe Hugley Jordan Lester Isaiah Still Steven Whitley
Player Aaron Tate Kavon Stewart Rodney Pryor Elijah Minnie Andre Frederick Matty McConnell Billy Giles Joe Hugley Jordan Lester Isaiah Still Steven Whitley
13-14 12 0 ----------
14-15 30 32 28 21 0 -------
15-16 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Career 42 33 29 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
School 1. Wichita State (21) 2. Gonzaga (9) 3. Valparaiso (1) 4. Stephen F. Austin 5. BYU 6. Iona 7. Northern Iowa 8. Belmont 9. Evansville 10. Central Michigan 11. Yale 12. UL Lafayette 13. North Florida 14. Oakland 15. Illinois State 16. Akron 17. Montana 18. UC Irvine 19. Harvard 20. Pepperdine 21. Western Michigan 22. Hofstra 23. Saint Mary's 24. NJIT 25. Bucknell
Record 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Points 764 751 638 579 561 549 537 504 388 369 254 242 239 238 236 222 221 219 201 187 180 160 149 148 116
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OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: South Dakota State 101, Kent State 95, Chattanooga 94, Murray State 92, Columbia 87, Wofford 79, Stony Brook 68, New Mexico State 65, Georgia State 57, Albany 54, Buffalo 53, Eastern Washington 40, Green Bay 39, Princeton 39, Sam Houston State 32, James Madison 31, Northeastern 31, Robert Morris 29, Loyola 28, UC Davis 27, North Dakota State 25, High Point 22, Lehigh 21, Toledo 19, North Carolina Central 18, Indiana State 17, Winthrop 17
NEC Champions: 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015
Leads and Deficits / Specialty Stats Largest Lead November @ Penn +1 (75-74, 1:00, 2nd) @ Cincinnati Bucknell @ Air Force @ New Mexico State Tennesee Tech vs. MVSU December @ Youngstown State Oakland @ Columbia Lehigh @ Duquesne @ Georgia January Sacred Heart Wagner @ LIU Brooklyn @ St. Francis Brooklyn Mount St. Mary’s Fairleigh Dickinson @ Central Connecticut @ Bryant @ Mount St. Mary’s @ Saint Francis U. February Central Connecticut Bryant Saint Francis U. @ Fairleigh Dickinson LIU Brooklyn St. Francis Brooklyn @ Sacred Heart @ Wagner March NEC Quarterfinals NEC Semifinals NEC Final Totals (RMU) Average Totals (Opponent) Average
Largest Deficit
Paint
TO
2nd
FB
- 17 (34-51, 14:56, 2nd)
28
19
11
9
Bench Tie 13
3
LC
Result
+/-
8
L, 75-76
-1
Notes: Season high totals in bold ... Robert Morris erased a 17-point deficit, 51-34, @ Penn to grab a 72-71 lead before falling, 76-75
Top Comebacks Under Andrew Toole Deficit -16 -15 -15 -15
Score 30-46 38-53 47-62 12-27
Time 17:11 12:20 8:34 5:48
Half 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st
Deficit -23 -19 -16
Score 34-57 34-53 30-46
Time 16:07 14:55 17:11
Half 2nd 2nd 2nd
Final Score 73-64 81-73 (OT) 69-64 68-61
Margin +9 +9 +5 +7
Opponent LIU Brooklyn @ Monmouth @ Fairleigh Dickinson @ Bradley
Date 2/20/14 1/21/12 2/27/14 11/19/14
Top Comebacks In School History Final Score 74-72 73-63 73-64
Margin +2 +10 +9
Opponent Youngstown State St. Francis Brooklyn LIU Brooklyn
Date 11/25/08 1/10/00 2/20/14
Notes: Robert Morris outscored Youngstown State, 40-15, over the final 15:29 of the second half ... RMU has climbed out of a 15-point deficit a total of five times since 1991, including three times under sixth-year head coach Andrew Toole
NCAA Tournament: 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015 • NIT: 2008, 2013, 2014 • CIT: 2012
The Last Time it Happened (Individual) ... AN RMU PLAYER SCORED 40+ POINTS (span of 420 games overall) Home - None Road - 42 by Maurice Carter in a 99-85 loss @ Eastern Michigan, 11/26/02 (span of 219 games) Neutral - None AN RMU PLAYER SCORED 30+ POINTS (span of 9 games overall) Home - 31 by Karvel Anderson in 71-70 OT win over SFC, 2/22/14 (span of 19 games) Road - 31 by Rodney Pryor in an 80-76 loss @ Sacred Heart, 2/19/15 (span of 3 games) Neutral - 35 by Gene Nabors in an 80-61 win over Mount St. Mary’s, 3/4/00 (span of 21 games) # TWO RMU PLAYERS RECORDED A DOUBLE-DOUBLE (span of 27 games overall) Home - By Kavon Stewart (12 points, 11 assists) and Elijah Minnie (10 points, 10 rebounds) in a 75-59 win over Duquesne, 12/13/14 (span of 12 games) Road - By Russell Johnson (12 points, 11 rebounds) and Dallas Green (10 points, 10 rebounds) in a 72-67 win @ Youngstown State, 12/30/09 (span of 108 games) Neutral - By Ricky Cannon (24 points, 10 rebounds) and Joe Falletta (12 points, 12 rebounds) in a 105-86 victory over Texas A&M in Huntington, W. Va., 11/30/90 (span of 30 games) + THREE RMU PLAYERS SCORED 20+ POINTS (span of 289 games overall) Home - By Kevin Covert (24), Steve Pettyjohn (23) and Gene Nabors (20) in a 102-99 overtime loss to Quinnipiac, 2/19/00 (span of 208 games) Road - By A.J. Jackson (28), Tony Lee (23) and Derek Coleman (20) in a 94-75 victory @ Saint Francis U., 1/23/07 (span of 150 games) Neutral - By Scott Shepherd (24), Ricky Cannon (21) and Andre Boyd (20) in a 105-86 victory over Texas A&M in Huntington, W. Va., 11/30/90 (span of 30 games) + SIX RMU PLAYERS SCORED IN DOUBLE FIGURES (span of 52 games overall) Home - By Lucky Jones (18), Karvel Anderson (15), Charles Oliver (13), Stephan Hawkins (12), Anthony Myers-Pate (11) and Kavon Stewart (11) in a 91-65 win over Sacred Heart, 1/23/14 (span of 25 games) Road - By Jeremy Chappell (21), Jimmy Langhurst (21), Tony Lee (19), A.J. Jackson (13), Bateko Francisco (12) and Dallas Green (11) in a 111-107 overtime loss @ Seton Hall, 11/18/07 (span of 145 games) Neutral - By Scott Shepherd (24), Ricky Cannon (21), Andre Boyd (20), Joe Falletta (12), Magdi Billal (12) and Wade Timmerson (10) in a 105-86 victory over Texas A&M in Huntington, W. Va., 11/30/90 (span of 30 games) + AN RMU PLAYER HIT 7+ THREE-POINTERS (span of 15 games overall) Home - By Rodney Pryor (7-for-10) in an 87-65 win over Fairleigh Dickinson, 1/29/15 (span of 7 games) Road - By Karvel Anderson (9-for-15) in an 89-78 victory @ St. John’s, 3/18/14 (span of 18 games; also tied an RMU single-game school record) % Neutral - By Gene Nabors (7-for-10) in a 72-52 victory against Saint Francis U., 3/3/00 (span of 22 games) # MISCELLANEOUS INDIVIDUAL An RMU player finished with 20 or more rebounds: By Mike Morton (20) in a 67-63 loss against Baltimore, 1/12/80 (span of 1,063 games overall) An RMU player finished with 15 or more rebounds: By Russell Johnson (15) in a 71-61 loss @ St. Francis Brooklyn, 1/31/13 (span of 85 games overall) An RMU player had 10 or more assists: By Kavon Stewart (11) in a 75-59 win over Duquesne, 12/13/14 (span of 27 games overall) An RMU player had five or more steals: By Lucky Jones (5) in an 81-77 win over North Florida, 3/18/15 (span of 2 games overall) $ Three RMU players with 10+ rebounds: By Steve Pettyjohn (11), Gene Nabors (10) and Matt Smith (10) in an 73-58 win over Mount St. Mary’s, 1/29/00 (span of 492 games overall) Two RMU players with 10+ rebounds: By Tony Lee (12) and A.J. Jackson (10) in a 74-69 loss @ LIU Brooklyn, 2/16/06 (span of 309 games overall) + Marshall Memorial Classic (Huntington, W. Va.) # Northeast Conference Tournament % National Invitation Tournament (NIT) $ NCAA Tournament
2015-16 RMU Basketball
Top Performances INDIVIDUAL (2014-15) Points 31 Pryor @ Sacred Heart * 28 Pryor vs. Fairleigh Dickinson * 27 Jones vs. Wagner # 26 Pryor @ Bradley 25 Pryor vs. Duquesne 25 Pryor vs. Wagner * 24 Reed @ North Carolina 24 Reed vs. Sacred Heart * 24 Jones @ Fairleigh Dickinson * 24 Pryor @ Bryant * 23 Pryor vs. Duke $ 22 Pryor vs. ULM + 22 Reed @ Saint Francis U. * 22 Jones vs. Sacred Heart * 22 Reed @ LIU Brooklyn * 22 Pryor vs. Saint Francis U. * 22 Reed vs. Wagner # 22 Reed vs. Duke % Rebounds 12 Jones @ Saint Francis U. * 12 Minnie vs. Saint Francis U. * Assists 11 Stewart vs. Duquesne 8 Stewart @ LIU Brooklyn * 8 Stewart vs. Bryant # Steals 7 Stewart vs. Bryant # Blocks 4 Frederick vs. Duquesne 4 Frederick @ LIU Brooklyn * 4 Minnie @ St. Francis Brooklyn #
2/19/15 1/29/15 3/4/15 11/19/14 12/13/14 2/26/15 11/16/14 1/18/15 2/7/15 2/21/15 3/20/15 11/27/14 1/5/15 1/18/15 2/5/15 2/28/15 3/4/15 3/20/15
1/5/15 2/28/15
12/13/14 2/5/15 3/7/15
3/7/15
12/13/14 2/5/15 3/10/15
Field Goals 12 Pryor @ Sacred Heart *
2/19/15
Three-Point Field Goals 7 Pryor vs. Fairleigh Dickinson *
1/29/15
TEAM (2014-15) Scoring 91 vs. Wagner (91-59) * 91 vs. Wagner (91-68) # 87 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (87-65) *
2/26/15 3/4/15 1/29/15
Scoring Defense 45 vs. Mount St. Mary’s (70-45) * 52 vs. Central Connecticut (53-52) * 54 vs. ULM (71-54)
1/3/15 2/14/15 11/27/14
Field Goal Percentage .612 @ Fairleigh Dickinson (30-for-49) * 2/7/15 .556 vs. Delaware (25-for-45) 12/22/14 .547 vs. Sacred Heart (35-for-64) * 1/18/15 Field Goal Percentage Defense .250 vs. Mount St. Mary’s (13-for-52) * 1/3/15 .311 vs. Duquesne (19-for-61) 12/13/14 .358 @ Bradley (19-for-53) 11/19/14 * NEC game; + Battle 4 Atlantis # NEC Tournament; $ NCAA Tournament
NEC Champions: 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015
The Last Time it Happened (Team) ... TEAM Won in Overtime Won in Double Overtime Lost in Overtime Lost in Double Overtime Won by 30+ points (32) Won by 40+ points (43) Lost by 30+ points (38) Lost by 40+ points (44) Scored 100+ points (107) Allowed 100+ points (103) Both teams scored 100 points Scored 90+ points (91) Allowed 90+ points (90) Scored >50 points (46) Allowed >50 points (45) Shot 60% from the field (61.2) Opponent shot 60% (63.0) Shot less than 30% (27.8) Opp. shot less than 30% (25.0) Made 10+ three-point FG’s (12) Made 15+ three-point FG’s (20) Att. 25+ three-point FG’s (26) Made 30+ free throws (30) 50+ rebounds (56) 25+ assists (26) 10+ steals (12) 15+ steals (15) Blocked 5+ shots (7) Forced 25+ turnovers (25) Committed 25+ turnovers (31)
Bold: Occurred during 2015-16 season 71-70 vs. Saint Francis U. (2/28/15) 81-76 vs. LIU Brooklyn (1/8/00) 82-85 @ LIU Brooklyn (3/9/11) # 97-102 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (2/17/07) 91-59 vs. Wagner (2/26/15) 89-46 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (2/23/13) 49-87 @ No. 1 Kentucky (11/17/13) 59-103 @ North Carolina (11/16/14) W, 107-76 vs. Alcorn State (11/21/09) L, 59-103 @ North Carolina (11/16/14) L, 111-107 @ Seton Hall (11/18/07) (OT) W, 91-68 vs. Wagner (3/4/15) # L, 90-73 @ LIU Brooklyn (3/7/12) # L, 46-61 @ Chattanooga (11/26/14) W, 70-45 vs. Mount St. Mary’s (1/3/15) W, 76-62 @ Fairleigh Dickinson (2/7/15) L, 56-85 vs. Duke (3/20/15) $ L, 46-61 @ Chattanooga (11/26/14) W, 70-45 vs. Mount St. Mary’s (1/3/15) W, 91-68 vs. Wagner (3/4/15) # W, 89-78 @ St. John’s (3/18/14) % L, 68-71 vs. Bryant (1/31/15) W, 71-64 @ Wagner (3/4/12) # W, 89-46 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (2/23/13) W, 91-38 vs. Bryant (2/3/11) W, 81-77 vs. North Florida (3/18/15) $ W, 66-53 vs. Bryant (3/7/15) # L, 65-72 @ LIU Brooklyn (2/5/15) W, 91-69 vs. Duquesne (12/15/12) W, 70-67 @ Ohio (1/2/12)
# NEC Tournament $ NCAA Tournament % NIT
Call To The Hall Vaughn Luton (1986-89) and Jeremy Chappell (2005-09) are part of a six-person class that makes up the 25th annual class of inductees into the RMU Athletic Hall of Fame. The pair will be inducted at the third annual RMU Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner, which takes place Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, at the Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport. A closer look at Luton and Chappell ... Vaughn Luton (1986-89) The class of 2015 veteran's choice to be inducted into the RMU Athletic Hall of Fame, Luton scored 1,134 points and grabbed 517 rebounds in three seasons with the Colonials after transferring from Youngstown State. He was named the 1989 Northeast Conference Player of the Year after averaging 17.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game while shooting 55.7 percent from the field. Luton, a native of Coraopolis, Pa., scored 25 points in the 1989 NEC Tournament championship game, a 67-66 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson at the Charles L. Sewall Center, to help Robert Morris clinch its third NEC Tournament title and NCAA Tournament bid. For those efforts was named the 1989 NEC Tournament MVP. Jeremy Chappell (2005-09) Chappell scored 1,875 points and grabbed 681 rebounds, totals that rank third and sixth, respectively, all-time in program history. Named the 2006 Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year, Chappell helped guide RMU to NEC regular-season crowns in both 2008 and 2009. In his senior season in 2008-09, Chappell averaged 16.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per contest and was named the 2009 NEC Player of the Year. Chappell helped guide Robert Morris to its first NEC Tournament championship and subsequent bid to the NCAA Tournament in 17 years in 2009 by averaging 19.7 points and 6.3 rebounds in three games of the tourney to garner MVP accolades. He is the program's all-time leader for three-pointers (243) and double-figure scoring games (100). Chappell is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio.
2015-16 Roster No. 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 13 15 20 23 24 25 33
Player Isaiah Still Steven Whitley Kavon Stewart ** Anthony Pugh Elijah Minnie * Jordan Lester Rodney Pryor * Nate Johnson Seth Rouse Joe Hugley Billy Giles Matty McConnell Aaron Tate ** Conrad Stephens * Andre Frederick *
Pos. G G G G F G G G F F F G F F F
Ht. 6-6 6-4 6-0 5-8 6-9 6-2 6-5 5-11 6-3 6-7 6-7 6-2 6-5 6-4 6-8
Wt. 190 210 190 150 210 195 210 170 205 210 200 195 230 210 220
Yr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So.
Hometown / High School or Junior College Rahway, N.J. / Union Catholic Norfolk, Va. / Fork Union Military Academy Paterson, N.J. / Hudson Catholic Canfield, Ohio / McDonald Monessen, Pa. / Lincoln Park Sammamish, Wash. / Eastlake Evanston, Ill. / Clouad County Community College Linden, N.J. / Union Catholic Pittsburgh, Pa. / Kiski School Gaithersburg, Md. / Magruder Richmond, Va. / Allegany College of Maryland Oakdale, Pa. / Chartiers Valley New Bern, N.C. / Dodge City Community College Columbus, Ohio / Centennial Detroit, Mich. / Daniel Hand (Conn.)
Major Communication Sport Management Communication Sport Management Communication Undeclared Business Organizational Leadership Psychology Undecided Communication Organizational Leadership Undecided Engineering Data Analytics Accounting
* letters earned Head Coach: Andrew Toole (sixth year @ RMU; sixth year overall; Penn ’03) Assistant Coaches: Robby Pridgen (seventh year @ RMU; Roanoke ’03), Joe Gallo (fourth year @ RMU; Merrimack ’04), Tim Lawrence (third year @ RMU; Randolph-Macon ’10); Director of Basketball Operations: David Richards (sixth year @ RMU; Westminster ’09); Video Coordinator: Nick Lackey (third year @ RMU; Robert Morris ’13); Graduate Manager: Adam Dutton (first year @ RMU; Shenandoah ’08) Note: Toole is in his ninth year overall at RMU, serving as an assistant coach (2007-08) and associate head coach (2008-10) Pronunciation Guide: Kavon: K-von Pugh: Pew
2015-16 RMU Basketball
NEC Champions: 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015
Statistical Trends
1,000-Point Club
In 2015-16 Robert Morris is ...
In 40 years as a Division I program, a total of 23 student-athletes have eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau at Robert Morris. RMU’s active leader for career points is senior guard Rodney Pryor, who has scored 574 points since the beginning of the 2014-15 campaign.
At home ................................................................ 0-0 On the road ........................................................ 0-1 Neutral Site ......................................................... 0-0 Overtime .............................................................. 0-0 Day Games ......................................................... 0-0 Night Games ....................................................... 0-1 Home Northeast Conference ........................... 0-0 Away Northeast Conference ........................... 0-0 Games decided by 1 point .............................. 0-1 Games decided by 2-5 points ........................ 0-0 Games decided by 6-9 points ........................ 0-0 Games decided by 10 points or more .......... 0-0 When outrebounding opponent ...................... 0-1 When outrebounded by opponent ................. 0-0 When rebounds equal ...................................... 0-0 When leading at the half ................................ 0-0 When trailing at the half .................................. 0-1 When tied at the half ....................................... 0-0 When playing teams w/ winning record ....... 0-0 When playing teams w/ losing record .......... 0-0 When playing teams w/ .500 record ............ 0-0 When outshooting opponent ............................ 0-1 When outshot by opponent .............................. 0-0 When tied in shooting w/ opponent .............. 0-0 When team has 30+ rebounds ....................... 0-1 When team has 40+ rebounds ....................... 0-0 When team has 50+ rebounds ....................... 0-0 When team shoots below 40% ....................... 0-0 When team shoots 40% or above .................. 0-1 When team shoots 50% or above .................. 0-0 When RMU makes 5+ 3-pt FG ....................... 0-1 When RMU makes 10+ 3-pt FG .................... 0-0 When an RMU player scores 20+ .................. 0-1 When an RMU player scores 30+ .................. 0-0 When an RMU players scores 40+ ................ 0-0 When an RMU player has 10+ rebounds ..... 0-0 When an RMU player has 10+ assists .......... 0-0 When an RMU player has 5+ steals .............. 0-0 FROM THE FIELD When scoring 80+ points ................................. 0-0 When scoring 70-79 points ............................. 0-1 When scoring 60-69 points ............................. 0-0 When scoring below 60 points ........................ 0-0 When opponents score under 60 points ........ 0-0 When opponents score 60-69 points ............. 0-0 When opponents score 70-79 points ............. 0-1 When opponents score 80+ points ................ 0-0 STREAKS Coming off a win ............................................... 0-0 Coming off a loss ............................................... 0-0 Longest winning streak ......................................... NA Longest losing streak ............................................ NA Current Streak ....................................................... L1 DAYS OF THE WEEK Monday ................................................................ 0-0 Tuesday ................................................................ 0-0 Wednesday ......................................................... 0-0 Thursday ............................................................. 0-0 Friday .................................................................. 0-1 Saturday .............................................................. 0-0 Sunday ................................................................. 0-0
2015-16 RMU Basketball
Name (Hometown) 1. Myron Walker (Aliquippa, Pa.) 2. Chipper Harris (New Kensington, Pa.) 3. Jeremy Chappell (Cincinnati, Ohio) 4. Lucky Jones (Newark, N.J.) 5. Chaz McCrommon (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 6. Velton Jones (Philadelphia, Pa.) 7. Maurice Carter (Richmond, Va.) 8. Forest Grant (Beaver Falls, Pa.) 9. Tony Lee (Boston, Mass.) 10. A.J. Jackson (Monessen, Pa.) 11. Gene Nabors (Beckley, W. Va.) 12. Keith Jones (Youngstown, Ohio) 13. Aaron Thomas (Middlebury, Ind.) 14. Tom Underman (Elyria, Ohio) 15. Russell Johnson (Chester, Pa.) 16. Andre Boyd (Baltimore, Md.) 17. Vaughn Luton (Coraopolis, Pa.) 18. Ricky Cannon (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 19. Karvel Anderson (Elkhart, Ind.) 20. Joe Falletta (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 21. Derek Coleman (Dorchester, Mass.) 22. Tom Parks (Belle Vernon, Pa.) 23. Wesley Fluellen (Cleveland, Ohio) Chronological Order Name 1. Chipper Harris 2. Forest Grant 3. Tom Parks 4. Tom Underman 5. Vaughn Luton 6. Andre Boyd 7. Ricky Cannon 8. Joe Falletta 9. Myron Walker 10. Keith Jones 11. Gene Nabors 12. Wesley Fluellen 13. Aaron Thomas 14. Maurice Carter 15. Chaz McCrommon 16. Derek Coleman 17. Tony Lee 18. A.J. Jackson 19. Jeremy Chappell 20. Velton Jones 21. Russell Johnson 22. Lucky Jones 23. Karvel Anderson
Date 12/22/82 2/24/83 3/12/83 1/14/84 2/9/89 1/10/91 2/11/92 2/11/92 12/5/92 12/22/98 1/17/00 3/1/02 1/10/04 2/2/04 2/7/04 2/24/07 2/24/07 11/14/07 12/30/07 1/21/12 1/24/13 2/1/14 3/1/14
Points 1,965 1,940 1,875 1,632 1,623 1,588 1,506 1,494 1,489 1,455 1,328 1,277 1,256 1,210 1,208 1,204 1,134 1,124 1,123 1,054 1,042 1,027 1,000
Opponent @ Wake Forest @ Saint Francis U. LIU Brooklyn # @ Army @ Florida International Fairleigh Dickinson Canisius Canisius Ohio @ West Virginia @ Mount St. Mary’s vs. UMBC # LIU Brooklyn @ LIU Brooklyn Wagner @ Quinnipiac @ Quinnipiac @ Navy Lafayette @ Monmouth @ Saint Francis U. Central Connecticut @ Wagner
Seasons 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 4
Time (Half) ----8:59 (1st) --1:39 (2nd) 16:17 (2nd) 16:41 (1st) 7:30 (2nd) 15:33 (2nd) 12:59 (2nd) 2:46 (2nd) 4:40 (1st) 11:48 (1st) 15:20 (1st) 4:19 (2nd) 2:00 (1st) 14:13 (2nd) 12:50 (2nd) 1:48 (2nd) 11:56 (1st) 2:31 (1st) 12:07 (1st) 18:11 (1st)
Years 1990-94 1980-84 2005-09 2011-15 2000-05 2008-13 2001-05 1980-84 2004-08 2003-08 1995-2000 1995-99 2000-04 1981-85 2008-13 1987-91 1986-89 1987-92 2012-14 1988-92 2003-07 1978-83 1997-2000
Result L, 69-100 W, 64-62 W, 79-67 L, 77-83 L, 85-92 W, 76-66 W, 91-76 W, 91-76 W, 72-70 L, 67-82 L, 69-74 L, 76-85 W, 79-57 L, 76-89 W, 75-68 L, 75-81 L, 75-81 W, 93-77 W, 88-76 W, 81-73 (OT) W, 84-70 L, 70-71 L, 48-59
# Northeast Conference Tournament
Notes: A.J. Jackson scored 1,429 points in three seasons at Robert Morris after transferring from East Tennessee State ... Nabors scored 1,029 points in two seasons for RMU after transferring from Louisiana State University (LSU) ... Cannon scored 1,060 points in three seasons for the Colonials after transferring from Ohio ... Nabors, Karvel Anderson and former junior college guard Don Mackey (1963-65) are the only student-athletes in school history to score 1,000 points in just two seasons in a Robert Morris uniform. Mackey scored 1,034 points, and his 43 points in a 125-111 win over Walsh (1/30/65) stands as the most points scored in a game by a player at Robert Morris.
NEC Champions: 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015
Single Game
The RMU Record Book Single Season
Points 1. Maurice Carter 2. Aaron Thomas A.J. Jackson 4. Gene Nabors Velton Jones Karvel Anderson 7. Mike Morton Karvel Anderson 9. Tom Underman Myron Walker Gene Nabors Maurice Carter Velton Jones
No. 42 39 39 38 38 38 36 36 35 35 35 35 35
Opponent (Date) @ Eastern Michigan (11/26/02) @ UMKC (11/22/02) Quinnipiac (2/12/06) vs. Saint Francis U. (3/3/00) # @ James Madison (11/12/11) @ St. John’s (3/18/14) % Towson State (1/9/80) @ Sacred Heart (1/9/14) @ Bucknell (12/1/84) @ UMBC (12/4/93) vs. Mount St. Mary’s (3/4/00) # Sacred Heart (2/5/04) @ Monmouth (1/21/12)
Rebounds 1. Mike Morton 2. Anthony Dickens 3. Earl Cureton Vaughn Luton Vaughn Luton
No. 20 18 17 17 17
Opponent (Date) Baltimore (1/12/80) St. Francis Brooklyn (2/10/90) @ UW-Milwaukee (2/26/77) Loyola (Md.) (2/1/89) Monmouth (2/18/89)
Assists 1. Robert Roache Mike Brunson Wade Timmerson Wade Timmerson Ricky Richburg Tony Lee
No. 12 12 12 12 12 12
Opponent (Date) LIU Brooklyn (1/19/85) @ Marist (2/6/85) Canisius (2/11/92) Saint Francis U. (2/15/92) Sacred Heart (12/20/00) @ Seton Hall (11/18/07)
Steals 1. Chipper Harris 2. Chipper Harris (1/22/83) 3. Forest Grant 4. Tony Lee 5. Gene Nabors Kavon Stewart
No. 12 10
Opponent (Date) Marist (1/20/83) @ St. Francis Brooklyn
9 8 7 7
@ Wagner (2/14/83) Duquesne (12/2/06) vs. Saint Francis U. (3/3/00) # Bryant (3/7/15) #
Field Goals 1. Maurice Carter 2. Vaughn Luton Chipper Harris Karvel Anderson
No. 16 15 15 15
Opponent (Date) @ Eastern Michigan (11/26/02) @ Monmouth (2/20/88) vs. VCU (12/18/82) @ St. John’s (3/18/14) #
3-Point Field Goals No. 1. Scott Shepherd 9 Gene Nabors 9 Karvel Anderson 9 4. Kevin Covert 8 Scott Shepherd 8 Dan Alcorn 8 Karon Abraham 8 Coron Williams 8 Karvel Anderson 8 Coron Williams 8 Karvel Anderson 8
Opponent (Date) @ Wagner (1/12/89) @ Monmouth (2/5/00) @ St. John’s (3/18/14) % Brown (12/28/98) LIU Brooklyn (2/8/90) LIU Brooklyn (2/3/97) Youngstown State (12/11/10) Monmouth (3/1/12) # Ohio (12/1/12) @ Fairleigh Dickinson (1/10/13) UT Arlington (11/21/13)
# NEC Tournament; % NIT
Career
Points 1. Karvel Anderson (2013-14) 2. Myron Walker (1991-92) 3. Velton Jones (2011-12) 4. Jeremy Chappell (2008-09) 5. Gene Nabors (1999-2000) 6. Myron Walker (1993-94) 7. Chipper Harris (1983-84) 8. Rodney Pryor (2014-15) 9. Chipper Harris (1982-83) 10. Vaughn Luton (1987-88)
No. 710 614 591 585 572 563 553 546 540 537
Rebounds 1. Lucky Jones (2011-15) 2. Anthony Dickens (1985-90) Tony Lee (2004-08) 4. Russell Johnson (2008-13) 5. A.J. Jackson (2003-08) 6. Jeremy Chappell (2005-09) 7. Keith Jones (1995-99) 8. Skip Koskoski (1979-84) 9. Myron Walker (1990-94) 10. Aaron Thomas (2000-04)
No. 846 751 751 746 685 681 642 608 603 584
Rebounds 1. Earl Cureton (1976-77) 2. Anthony Dickens (1989-90) 3. A.J. Jackson (2005-06) 4. Lucky Jones (2013-14) 5. Anthony Dickens (1985-86) 6. Mike Morton (1979-80) 7. Tony Lee (2007-08) 8. Tom Underman (1984-85) Jeremy Chappell (2008-09) 10. Steve Pettyjohn (1999-2000)
No. 274 271 259 246 237 234 225 221 221 219
Assists 1. Forest Grant (1980-84) 2. Velton Jones (2008-13) 3. Tony Lee (2004-08) 4. Wade Timmerson (1988-92) 5. Javier Smith (1994-98) 6. Anthony Myers-Pate (2010-14) 7. Derek Coleman (2003-07) 8. Chipper Harris (1980-84) 9. Andre Boyd (1987-91) 10. Gene Nabors (1995-00)
No. 555 551 487 484 459 449 440 436 434 385
Assists 1. Tony Lee (2007-08) 2. Wade Timmerson (1991-92) 3. Forest Grant (1981-82) 4. Javier Smith (1997-98) 5. Velton Jones (2011-12) 6. Velton Jones (2012-13) 7. Kavon Stewart (2014-15) 8. Forest Grant (1982-83) Derek Coleman (2006-07) 10. Hosea Champine (1978-79)
No. 217 204 189 173 167 158 156 152 152 150
Steals 1. Chipper Harris (1980-84) 2. Forest Grant (1980-84) 3. Tony Lee (2004-08) 4. Jeremy Chappell (2005-09) 5. Gene Nabors (1995-2000) 6. Velton Jones (2008-13) 7. Mark McCloud (1983-87) 8. Lucky Jones (2011-15) 9. Andre Boyd (1987-91) 10. Brandon Jackson (1977-81)
No. 450 332 275 266 244 220 187 171 162 161
Field Goals 1. Karvel Anderson (2013-14) 2. Chipper Harris (1983-84) 3. Chipper Harris (1981-82) Myron Walker (1991-92) 5. Chipper Harris (1982-83) 6. Vaughn Luton (1988-89) 7. Jeremy Chappell (2008-09) 8. Myron Walker (1993-94) 9. Rodney Pryor (2014-15) 10. Gene Nabors (1999-2000)
No. 248 233 232 232 226 215 213 205 201 198
Field Goals 1. Chipper Harris (1980-84) 2. Myron Walker (1990-94) 3. Jeremy Chappell (2005-09) 4. Chaz McCrommon (2000-05) 5. Forest Grant (1980-84) 6. Tony Lee (2004-08) 7. A.J. Jackson (2003-08) 8. Lucky Jones (2011-15) 9. Keith Jones (1995-99) 10. Maurice Carter (2001-05)
No. 821 741 710 627 620 555 535 494 489 470
Three-Point Field Goals 1. Karvel Anderson (2013-14) 2. Scott Shepherd (1988-89) 3. Coron Williams (2011-12) 4. Karon Abraham (2009-10) 5. Maurice Carter (2002-03) Jeremy Chappell (2008-09) 7. Karvel Anderson (2012-13) 8. Rodney Pryor (2014-15) 9. Aaron Thomas (2003-04) 10. Derek Coleman (2005-06) Coron Williams (2012-13)
No. 119 93 87 85 84 84 82 81 78 74 74
Three-Point Field Goals 1. Jeremy Chappell (2005-09) 2. Aaron Thomas (2000-04) 3. Maurice Carter (2001-05) 4. Bubba Donnelly (1991-95) 5. Coron Williams (2009-13) 6. Scott Shepherd (1988-91) 7. Derek Coleman (2003-07) 8. Karvel Anderson (2012-14) 9. Lucky Jones (2011-15) 10. Gene Nabors (1995-00)
No. 243 218 217 215 210 207 203 201 196 161
NCAA Tournament: 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015 • NIT: 2008, 2013, 2014 • CIT: 2012
The Charles L. Sewall Center aka “The Chuck” Robert Morris celebrated its 30th season of playing its home games at the Charles L. Sewall Center in 2014-15. The facility was dedicated in 1985 and named for the man who served Robert Morris as president from 1967 until 1989. The Sewall Center has been the site where the Northeast Conference Tournament champion has been crowned in men’s basketball a total of six times in the last 30 years, with the Colonials winning four of those titles. RMU won the NEC Tournament on its home court in 1989, 1990, 1992 and 2009. The 2009 NEC Tournament men’s basketball championship game held at the Sewall Center featured the first sell-out crowd in school history, with 3,227 fans packed into the arena to watch Robert Morris post a 48-46 win over Mount St. Mary’s that was televised nationally on ESPN2. Former forward Dallas Green (2006-10) hit the game-winning shot with 2.2 seconds to play to help lift the Colonials to their sixth NEC Tournament title. Year 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 TOTALS
Year-by-Year Record Overall Pct. 8-8 .500 8-6 .571 10-4 .714 14-1 .933 12-3 .800 9-1 .900 13-2 .867 6-5 .545 6-4 .600 4-8 .333 3-9 .250 3-8 .272 3-10 .231 10-3 .769 9-3 .750 5-6 .455 8-7 .533 6-5 .545 9-3 .750 7-6 .538 11-2 .846 11-4 .733 11-4 .733 14-2 .875 12-3 .800 11-2 .846 11-3 .786 13-3 .813 12-3 .800 10-6 .625 0-0 .000 269-134 .667
NEC 4-4 3-5 5-3 7-1 6-2 7-1 7-1 5-4 5-4 2-7 1-8 2-7 1-7 7-3 6-2 5-5 8-2 5-4 6-3 5-4 7-2 6-3 7-2 8-1 8-1 7-2 7-2 7-2 7-1 6-3 0-0 167-96
Pct. .500 .375 .625 .875 .750 .875 .875 .556 .556 .222 .111 .222 .125 .700 .750 .500 .800 .556 .667 .556 .778 .667 .778 .889 .889 .778 .778 .778 .875 .667 .000 .635
Notes: RMU has won at least 10 games at home over the last 10 seasons, averaging 11.6 victories over that span ... The Colonials have posted a winning record against Northeast Conference opponents at home for 14 consecutive seasons and haven’t had a losing season against league foes at home since 1997-98, a stretch of 17 years ... Robert Morris has won 14 games at the Sewall Center on two occasions, going 14-1 (.933) in 1988-89 and 14-2 (.875) in 2008-09. Both years the Colonials hosted the NEC Tournament final and won. NOTABLE SEWALL CENTER VICTORIES Result No. 1 Robert Morris 67, Coppin State 55 50 Robert Morris 67, Wagner 66 100 Robert Morris 66, Bucknell 51 150 Robert Morris 81, Central Connecticut 75 200 Robert Morris 48, Mount St. Mary’s 46 * 250 Robert Morris 72, Campbell 61
Date Dec. 7, 1985 Feb. 24, 1990 Nov. 14, 1998 Jan. 29, 2005 March 11, 2009 Dec. 18, 2013
Top Performances Scoring Points 41 39 36 35 34
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Name Brent McCollin Chris McGuthrie A.J. Jackson Charles Jones Maurice Carter Andre Harris A.J. Jackson Kyle Vinales Lamont Harris Dan Alcorn
Rebounds No. Name 19 Brian Clifford 18 Anthony Dickens 17 Vaughn Luton Vaughn Luton 16 Gabe Jackson Keith Jones A.J. Jackson Marc Egerson Assists No. 12
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Name Wade Timmerson Andre Durity Deon Hames Ricky Richburg Samba Johnson Javier Smith Derek Coleman Derek Coleman Derek Coleman Tony Lee Kavon Stewart
School LIU Brooklyn Mount St. Mary’s Robert Morris LIU Brooklyn Robert Morris Fairleigh Dickinson LIU Brooklyn Central Connecticut Saint Francis U. Robert Morris
Date 2/8/90 2/17/96 2/12/06 1/22/98 2/5/04 2/1/07 2/26/07 1/5/13 2/8/86 2/3/97
School Niagara Robert Morris Robert Morris Robert Morris Robert Morris Robert Morris Robert Morris Delaware
Date 12/27/90 2/10/90 2/1/89 2/18/89 12/12/94 2/3/97 12/12/05 11/18/08
School Robert Morris Fairleigh Dickinson Rider Robert Morris Robert Morris Robert Morris Robert Morris Robert Morris Robert Morris Robert Morris Robert Morris
Date 2/11/92 2/27/93 1/9/95 12/7/00 1/13/94 12/28/97 1/4/07 1/20/07 2/17/07 2/9/08 12/13/14
TRIPLE-DOUBLES: Nate Pondexter, Quinnipiac (1/16/99) (14 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists) Tony Lee, Robert Morris (2/9/08) (13 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists)
Notable Anthony Dickens posts double-double (11 pts, 11 reb) in first win Colonials notch 20th victory of the year in 1989-90 regular-season finale Gene Nabors (19 pts, 9 reb) leads RMU to win in 1998-99 season opener Mark Anderson (9-for-10 from field) paces Robert Morris with 19 points Colonials clinch their first NEC Tournament championship in 17 years Lucky Jones (18 pts), Karvel Anderson (16 pts) lead RMU to wire-to-wire win
* 2009 NEC Tournament championship game
2015-16 RMU Basketball
NEC Champions: 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015
Mid-Major Basketball: An Eight-Year Study (2007 to 2015) ... Since the beginning of the 2007-08 season, Robert Morris has become one of the nation’s elite in regard to mid-major basketball. From 2007-08 through the 2014-15 campaign, the Colonials compiled an overall record of 183-96 (.656), with the 183 victories ranked ninth among mid-major programs in the country. A look at the top 50 Division I programs at the mid-major level from 2007-08 to 2014-15 ... School (Conference) 1. Gonzaga (West Coast) 2. BYU (West Coast) 3. Saint Mary’s (West Coast) 4. Wichita State (MVC) 5. Stephen F. Austin (Southland) 6. Murray State (OVC) Belmont (OVC) 8. Akron (MAC) 9. Robert Morris (NEC) 10. Northern Iowa (MVC) 11. Kent State (MAC) 12. Vermont (America East) New Mexico State (WAC) 14. Cleveland State (Horizon) 15. Sam Houston State (SL) Ohio (MAC) 17. Iona (MAAC) Valparaiso (Horizon) 19. Weber State (Big Sky) Oral Roberts (Summit) Illinois State (MVC) 22. Harvard (Ivy) Montana (Big Sky) 24. Wofford (Southern) 25. Coastal Carolina (Big South) 26. North Dakota State (Summit) 27. Charleston (CAA) 28. Oakland (Horizon) Mercer (Southern) 30. Green Bay (Horizon) Morehead State (OVC) 32. Stony Brook (America East) 33. South Dakota State (Summit) Rider (MAAC) 35. UC Santa Barbara (Big West) Wright State (Horizon) ETSU (Southern) Western Michigan (MAC) 39. Bucknell (Patriot) 40. Lehigh (Patriot) Buffalo (MAC) American (Patriot) UNC-Asheville (Big South) 44. Pacific (West Coast) 45. Quinnipiac (MAAC) Siena (MAAC) 47. UT Arlington (Sun Belt) 48. Albany (America East) 49. LIU Brooklyn (NEC) 50. Morgan State (MEAC) Indiana State (MVC)
2007-08 25-8 27-8 25-7 11-20 26-6 18-13 25-9 24-11 26-8 18-14 28-7 16-15 21-14 21-13 23-8 20-13 12-20 22-14 16-14 24-9 25-10 8-22 14-16 16-16 13-15 16-13 16-17 17-14 11-19 15-15 15-15 7-23 8-21 23-11 23-9 21-10 19-13 20-12 12-19 14-15 10-20 21-12 23-10 21-10 15-15 23-11 21-12 15-15 15-15 22-11 15-16
2008-09 28-6 25-8 28-7 17-17 24-8 19-12 20-13 23-13 24-11 23-11 19-15 24-9 17-15 26-11 18-12 15-17 12-19 9-22 21-10 16-15 24-10 14-14 17-12 16-14 11-20 26-7 27-9 23-13 17-15 22-11 20-16 16-14 13-20 19-13 16-15 20-13 23-11 10-21 7-23 15-14 21-12 24-8 15-16 21-13 15-16 27-8 16-14 15-16 16-14 23-12 11-21
2009-10 27-7 30-6 28-6 25-10 23-9 31-5 19-12 24-11 23-12 30-5 24-10 25-10 22-12 16-17 25-8 22-15 21-10 15-17 20-11 20-13 22-11 21-8 22-10 26-9 28-7 11-18 22-12 26-9 16-17 22-13 24-11 22-10 14-16 17-16 20-10 20-12 20-15 18-15 14-17 22-11 18-12 11-20 15-16 23-12 23-10 27-7 16-14 7-25 14-17 27-10 17-15
2010-11 25-10 32-5 25-9 29-8 18-11 23-9 30-5 23-13 18-14 20-14 25-12 23-9 16-17 27-9 18-13 19-16 25-12 23-12 18-14 19-16 12-19 23-7 21-11 21-13 28-6 14-15 26-11 25-10 15-18 14-18 25-10 15-17 19-12 23-11 18-14 19-14 24-12 21-13 25-9 16-15 20-14 22-9 20-14 16-15 22-10 13-18 13-16 16-16 27-6 17-14 20-14
2011-12 26-7 26-9 27-6 27-6 20-12 31-2 27-8 22-12 26-11 20-14 21-12 24-12 26-10 22-11 13-19 29-8 25-8 22-12 25-7 27-7 21-14 26-5 25-7 19-14 19-12 17-14 19-12 20-16 27-11 15-15 18-15 22-10 27-8 13-19 20-11 13-19 17-14 14-20 25-10 27-8 20-11 20-12 24-10 11-19 18-14 14-17 24-9 19-15 25-9 9-20 18-15
2012-13 32-3 24-12 28-7 30-9 27-5 21-10 26-7 26-7 24-11 21-15 21-14 21-12 24-11 14-18 17-17 24-10 20-14 26-8 30-7 20-15 18-15 20-10 25-7 13-19 14-15 24-10 24-11 16-17 24-12 18-16 15-18 25-8 25-10 19-15 11-20 23-13 10-22 22-13 28-6 21-10 14-20 10-20 16-16 22-13 15-16 8-24 19-14 24-11 20-14 17-15 18-15
2013-14 29-7 23-12 23-12 35-1 32-3 23-11 26-10 21-13 22-14 16-15 16-16 22-11 26-10 21-12 24-11 25-12 22-11 18-16 19-12 17-16 18-16 27-5 17-13 20-13 21-13 26-7 14-18 13-20 27-9 24-7 20-14 23-9 19-13 14-17 21-9 21-15 19-16 23-10 16-14 14-18 19-10 20-13 17-15 18-16 20-12 20-18 15-17 19-15 9-20 15-16 23-11
2014-15 35-3 25-10 21-10 30-5 29-5 29-6 22-11 21-14 20-15 31-4 23-12 20-14 23-11 19-15 26-9 10-20 26-9 28-6 13-17 19-15 22-13 22-8 20-13 28-7 24-10 23-10 9-24 16-17 19-16 24-9 17-17 23-12 24-11 21-12 19-14 11-20 16-14 20-14 19-15 16-14 23-10 17-16 15-16 12-19 15-15 11-20 16-15 24-9 12-18 7-24 15-16
Overall 227-51 (.817) 212-70 (.752) 205-63 (.765) 204-76 (.729) 199-59 (.771) 195-68 (.741) 195-75 (.722) 184-94 (.662) 183-96 (.656) 179-92 (.661) 177-98 (.644) 175-92 (.655) 175-100 (.636) 166-106 (.610) 164-97 (.628) 164-111 (.596) 163-103 (.613) 163-107 (.604) 162-92 (.638) 162-106 (.604) 162-108 (.600) 161-79 (.671) 161-89 (.644) 159-105 (.602) 158-98 (.617) 157-94 (.625) 157-114 (.579) 156-116 (.574) 156-117 (.571) 154-104 (.597) 154-116 (.570) 153-103 (.598) 149-111 (.573) 149-114 (.567) 148-102 (.592) 148-116 (.561) 148-117 (.558) 148-118 (.556) 146-113 (.564) 145-105 (.580) 145-109 (.571) 145-110 (.569) 145-113 (.562) 144-117 (.552) 143-108 (.570) 143-123 (.538) 140-111 (.558) 139-122 (.533) 138-113 (.550) 137-122 (.529) 137-123 (.527)
Notes: Mid-major programs include teams from the following conferences: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast and Western Athletic ... Robert Morris owns a record of 111-31 (.782) against Northeast Conference (NEC) foes over the last eight years, a school and league record for wins over a eight-year span ... Over the last eight seasons, the Colonials have registered their first wins in school history against members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (Boston College), Southeastern Conference (Kentucky) and Big East (St. John’s) ... Robert Morris owns a record of 28-22 (.560) against mid-major programs ranked in the top 50 over the last eight years, including a mark of 4-0 against Ohio (MAC), 2-0 vs. Iona (MAAC), 9-6 against LIU Brooklyn (NEC) and 7-5 vs. Quinnipiac (MAAC) ... RMU also owns victories over Cleveland State (2-3), Morgan State (1-1), Rider (1-1), Indiana State (1-0) and UT Arlington (1-0)
Game-by-Game Comparison Opponent Penn Robert Morris Cincinnati Robert Morris Bucknell Robert Morris Air Force Robert Morris New Mexico State Robert Morris Tennessee Tech Robert Morris Mississippi Valley State Robert Morris Youngstown State Robert Morris Oakland Robert Morris Columbia Robert Morris Lehigh Robert Morris Duquesne Robert Morris Georgia Robert Morris Sacred Heart Robert Morris Wagner Robert Morris LIU Brooklyn Robert Morris St. Francis Brooklyn Robert Morris Mount St. Mary’s Robert Morris Fairleigh Dickinson Robert Morris Central Connecticut Robert Morris Bryant Robert Morris Mount St. Mary’s Robert Morris Saint Francis U. Robert Morris Central Connecticut Robert Morris Bryant Robert Morris Saint Francis U. Robert Morris Fairleigh Dickinson Robert Morris LIU Brooklyn Robert Morris St. Francis Brooklyn Robert Morris Sacred Heart Robert Morris Wagner Robert Morris NEC Quarterfinals Robert Morris NEC Semifinals Robert Morris NEC Final Robert Morris
A A H A A A N A H A H A A H H A A H H A A A A H H H A H H A A TBA TBA TBA
Result L, 75-76
FG-FGA 29-57 28-60
Pct. .509 .467
3FG-3FGA 10-26 9-20
Pct. .385 .450
FT-FTA 8-11 10-18
Pct. .727 .556
A 25 15
TO 14 11
B 1 4
S 4 8
Reb 29 36
Att. 2,587
Season / Career Highs same same same same same same
2015-16 #13 - SETH ROUSE (Fr., F, Pittsburgh, Pa.) Pts: 0 Reb: 0 Ast: 0 Blk: 0 Stl: 0 Min: 0
same same same same same same
#15 - JOE HUGLEY (Fr., F, Gaithersburg, Md.) Pts: 0 Reb: 0 Ast: 0 Blk: 0 Stl: 0 Min: 0
same same same same same same
#3 - KAVON STEWART (Jr., G, Paterson, N.J.) Pts: 12 @ Penn (11/13/15) 19 vs. Bryant (So.) Reb: 0 7 vs. Duquesne (So.) Ast: 3 @ Penn (11/13/15) 11 vs. Duquesne (So.) Blk: 0 1 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (Fr.), @ Clemson (So.) Stl: 2 @ Penn (11/13/15) 7 vs. Bryant (So.) Min: 29 @ Penn (11/13/15) 34 (x3) vs. North Florida (So.) last
#20 - BILLY GILES (Jr., F, Richmond, Va.) Pts: 0 Reb: 4 @ Penn (11/13/15) Ast: 0 Blk: 1 @ Penn (11/13/15) Stl: 0 Min: 11 @ Penn (11/13/15)
same same same same same same
#4 - ANTHONY PUGH (Fr., G, Canfield, Ohio) Pts: 0 Reb: 0 Ast: 0 Blk: 0 Stl: 0 Min: 0
#23 - MATTY McCONNELL (Fr., G, Oakdale, Pa.) Pts: 7 @ Penn (11/13/15) Reb: 3 @ Penn (11/13/15) Ast: 5 @ Penn (11/13/15) Blk: 0 Stl: 2 @ Penn (11/13/15) Min: 34 @ Penn (11/13/15)
same same same same same same
2015-16 #1 - ISAIAH STILL (Fr., G, Rahway, N.J.) Pts: 3 @ Penn (11/13/15) Reb: 1 @ Penn (11/13/15) Ast: 0 Blk: 0 Stl: 0 Min: 14 @ Penn (11/13/15)
CAREER
#2 - STEVEN WHITLEY (Fr., G, Norfolk, Va.) Pts: 0 Reb: 0 Ast: 0 Blk: 0 Stl: 0 Min: 0
#5 - ELIJAH MINNIE (Fr., F, Monessen, Pa.) Pts: 15 @ Penn (11/13/15) Reb: 9 @ Penn (11/13/15) Ast: 2 @ Penn (11/13/15) Blk: 1 @ Penn (11/13/15) Stl: 0 Min: 25 @ Penn (11/13/15)
same same same same same same
same 12 vs. Saint Francis U. (Fr.) 2 (x3) vs. Duke last 4 @ St. Francis Brooklyn (Fr.) 3 (x2) vs. Bryant (Fr.) last 33 @ St. Francis Brooklyn (Fr.)
#10 - JORDAN LESTER (Fr., G, Sammamish, Wash.) Pts: 2 @ Penn (11/13/15) Reb: 0 Ast: 1 @ Penn (11/13/15) Blk: 0 Stl: 0 Min: 11 @ Penn (11/13/15)
same same same same same same
#11 - RODNEY PRYOR (Jr., G, Evanston, Ill.) Pts: 28 @ Penn (11/13/15) Reb: 8 @ Penn (11/13/15) Ast: 2 @ Penn (11/13/15) Blk: 2 @ Penn (11/13/15) Stl: 0 Min: 36 @ Penn (11/13/15)
31 @ Sacred Heart (Jr.) 11 vs. Fairleigh DIckinson (Jr.) 7 vs. Wagner (Jr.) 1 (x11) vs. Bryant (Jr.) last 5 vs. Mount St. Mary’s (Jr.) 43 vs. Saint Francis U. (Jr.)
#12 - NATE JOHNSON (Fr., G, Linden, N.J.) Pts: 0 Reb: 0 Ast: 0 Blk: 0 Stl: 0 Min: 0
same same same same same same
CAREER same same same same same same
#24 - AARON TATE (Jr., F, Cove City, N.C.) Pts: 8 @ Penn (11/13/15) 10 (x3) vs. LIU Brooklyn (Jr.) last Reb: 5 @ Penn (11/13/15) 11 @ LIU Brooklyn (So.) Ast: 1 @ Penn (11/13/15) 3 vs. Mount St. Mary’s (Jr.) Blk: 0 1 (x11) vs. Bryant (Jr.) last Stl: 2 @ Penn (11/13/15) 3 (x3) vs. Delaware (Jr.) last Min: 25 @ Penn (11/13/15) 31 vs. Saint Francis U. (Jr.) #25 - CONRAD STEPHENS (So., F, Columbus, Ohio) Pts: 0 Reb: 0 Ast: 0 Blk: 0 Stl: 0 Min: 0
same same 1 vs. Wagner (So.) same same 2 vs. Wagner (So.)
#33 - ANDRE FREDRICK (Fr., F, Detroit, Mich.) Pts: 0 7 vs. Sacred Heart (Fr.) Reb: 3 @ Penn (11/13/15) 8 vs. Sacred Heart (Fr.) Ast: 1 @ Penn (11/13/15) 1 (x2) vs. Sacred Heart (Fr.) last Blk: 0 4 (x2) @ LIU Brooklyn (Fr.) last Stl: 2 @ Penn (11/13/15) 2 vs. North Florida (Fr.) Min: 12 18 vs. Sacred Heart (Fr.)
Toole Era High / Low Analysis ROBERT MORRIS Points Points (First Half) Points (Second Half) Halftime Margin Win/Loss Margin Rebounds Rebound Margin Field Goals FG Attempted FG Percentage 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point FG Attempted 3-Point FG Pct. Free Throws Free-Throws Attempted Free-Throw Pct. Assists Turnovers Blocked Shots Steals Personal Fouls
HIGH 94 50 60 +24 +53 56 +29 36 74 .633 16 37 .800 30 45 1.000 26 31 8 19 32
@ Oakland (2013-14) Youngstown State (2010-11) Duquesne (2012-13) on two occasions (both 2010-11) (91-38), Bryant (2010-11) Fairleigh Dickinson (2012-13) (56-27), Fairleigh Dickinson (2012-13) @ Lafayette (2013-14) @ Clemson (2014-15) (31-for-49), Toledo (2013-14) Monmouth (2011-12) & @ St. John’s (2013-14) @ Byrant (2012-13) (8-for-10), @ St. Francis Brooklyn (2013-14) @ Wagner (2011-12) Savannah State (2013-14) (14-for-14), Kentucky (2012-13) Bryant (2010-11) @ Ohio (2011-12) Bryant (2012-13) & Duquesne (2014-15) on two occasions @ LIU Brooklyn (2011-12)
LOW 46 15 21 -24 -44 18 -25 13 39 .232 0 6 .000 2 2 .364 4 2 0 1 6
@ Chattanooga (2014-15) vs. Saint Francis U. (2013-14) two occasions (20-44) @ Kentucky (2013-14) (59-103) @ North Carolina (2014-15) @ Providence (2012-13) (18-43) @ Providence (2012-13) on two occasions vs. Ohio (2012-13) on two occasions vs. La Salle (2011-12) vs. La Salle (2011-12) (0-for-6) vs. La Salle (2011-12) vs. Central Connecticut (2014-15) vs. Central Connecticut (2014-15) (4-for-11) @ Pittsburgh (2010-11) @ Chattanooga (2014-15) @ Bryant (2012-13) on 19 occasions vs. Ohio (2011-12) vs. Central Connecticut (2014-15)
OPPONENT Points Points (First Half) Points (Second Half) Halftime Margin Win/Loss Margin Rebounds Rebound Margin Field Goals FG Attempted FG Percentage 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point FG Attempted 3-Point FG Pct. Free Throws FT Attempted FT Percentage Assists Turnovers Blocked Shots Steals Personal Fouls
HIGH 103 53 50 +24 +44 56 +25 36 71 .630 16 34 .700 34 44 .950 29 25 13 15 32
@ North Carolina (2014-15) @ North Carolina (2014-15) @ North Carolina (2014-15) (44-20) @ Kentucky (2013-14) @ North Carolina (2014-15) @ Kentucky (2013-14) (43-18) @ Providence (2012-13) @ North Carolina (2014-15) on two occasions (34-for-54) vs. Duke (2014-15) @ James Madison (2011-12) @ James Madison (2011-12) (7-for-10) Quinnipiac (2011-12) on two occasions @ Cleveland State (2013-14) (19-for-20) vs. LIU Brooklyn (2011-12) on two occasions on four occasions on two occasions @ Ohio (2011-12) Savannah State (2013-14)
LOW 30 13 17 -24 -53 17 -29 6 34 .167 0 6 .000 0 0 .250 4 3 0 0 8
Saint Peter’s (2010-11) Saint Peter’s (2010-11) Saint Peter’s (2010-11) on two occasions (both 2010-11) (38-91) Bryant (2010-11) Monmouth (2011-12) (27-56) Fairleigh Dickinson (2012-13) Saint Peter’s (2010-11) Monmouth (2010-11) (6-for-36) vs. Saint Peter’s (2010-11) @ Campbell (2012-13) @ Campbell (2012-13) (0-for-6) @ Cambpell (2012-13) vs. Central Connecticut (2014-15) vs. Central Connecticut (2014-15) (2-for-8) St. Francis Brooklyn (2013-14) on two occasions @ Youngstown State (21013-14) on six occasions on two occasions vs. Duke (2014-15)
INDIVIDUAL Points Rebounds
ROBERT MORRIS 38 Velton Jones @ James Madison (2011-12) 38 Karvel Anderson @ St. John’s (2013-14) 15 Russell Johnson @ St. Francis Brooklyn (2012-13)
Field Goals
15
FG Attempted
23 23 FG Percentage (min. 5 made) 1.000 3-Point Field Goals 9 3-Point FG Attempted 15 3-Point FG Pct. (min. 3 made) 1.000 Free Throws 15 FT Attempted 19 FT Percentage (min. 3 made) 1.000 Assists 11 Blocked Shots 5 Steals 7
Karvel Anderson @ Sacred Heart (2013-14) Velton Jones, St. Francis Brooklyn (2011-12) Karvel Anderson @ Bryant (2013-14) (10-for-10) Anderson, Ohio (2012-13) Karvel Anderson @ St. John’s (2013-14) Karvel Anderson @ St. John’s (2013-14) (8-for-8) Karvel Anderson, Ohio (2012-13) Velton Jones @ James Madison (2011-12) Velton Jones @ James Madison (2011-12) (13-for-13) Lucky Jones, SFU (2012-13) Two players, two occasions Vaughn Morgan, Lehigh (2011-12) Kavon Stewart, Bryant (2014-15)
OPPONENT 38 James Johnson @ Quinnipiac (2010-11) 18 18 12 12 24
Brandon Peel @ Central Connecticut (1/10/15) Tevin Falzon @ Sacred Heart (2/19/15) James Johnson @ Quinnipiac (2010-11) Kyle Vinales, Central Conn. State (2012-13) Lonnie Hayes, Fairleigh Dickinson (2010-11)
1.000 8 15 .875 15 17 1.000 15 7 5
(5-for-5) John Flowers @ West Virginia (2010-11) Kyle Vinales, Central Conn. State (2011-12) Reger Dowell, UT Arlington (7-for-8) Julius Brown @ Toledo (2014-15) Latif Rivers @ Wagner (2011-12) Latif Rivers @ Wagner (2011-12) (10-for-10), Four players, four times Jerell Thompson @ Sacred Heart (2010-11) Tarik Black @ Memphis (2011-12) Four players (four times)
2014-15 High / Low Analysis ROBERT MORRIS Points Points (First Half) Points (Second Half) Halftime Margin Win/Loss Margin Rebounds Rebound Margin Field Goals Field Goals Attempted Field Goal Percentage Three-Point Field Goals Three-Point Field Goals Attempted Three-Point Field Goal Percentage Free Throws Free-Throws Attempted Free-Throw Percentage Assists Turnovers Blocked Shots Steals Personal Fouls
HIGH 91 (x2) vs. Wagner (twice) 48 vs. Youngstown State 52 vs. Wagner & vs. North Florida +20 (36-16) vs. Mount St. Mary’s +25 (70-45) vs. Mount St. Mary’s 46 vs. Duquesne +14 (44-30) vs. Sacred Heart 35 vs. Sacred Heart 74 @ Clemson .612 (30-for-49) @ Fairleigh Dickinson 14 vs. Wagner 26 vs. Bryant .667 (6-for-9) @ St. Francis Brooklyn 28 vs. Delaware 40 vs. Delaware 1.000 (2-for-2) vs. Central Connecticut State 22 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 24 vs. Buffalo 8 vs. Duquesne 15 vs. Bryant 27 @ North Carolina
LOW 46 @ Chattanooga 16 vs. Lafayette 21 @ Chattanooga -20 (16-36) vs. Lafayette -44 (59-103) @ North Carolina 26 @ Central Connecticut State -20 (27-47) @ St. Francis Brooklyn 13 vs. Lafayette 43 vs. Mount St. Mary’s & @ Mount St. Mary’s .250 (13-for-52) vs. Lafayette 1 @ Saint Francis U. 9 @ St. Francis Brooklyn & @ FDU .091 (1-for-11) @ Saint Francis U. 2 vs. Central Connecticut State & vs. Duke 2 vs. Central Connecticut State .500 on four occasions 4 @ Chattanooga 5 vs. North Florida 0 @ CCSU & vs. St. Francis Brooklyn 2 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn 6 vs. Central Connecticut State
OPPONENT Points Points (First Half) Points (Second Half) Halftime Margin Win/Loss Margin Rebounds Rebound Margin Field Goals Field Goals Attempted Field Goal Percentage Three-Point Field Goals Three-Point Field Goals Attempted Three-Point Field Goal Percentage Free Throws Free-Throws Attempted Free-Throw Percentage Assists Turnovers Blocked Shots Steals Personal Fouls
HIGH 103 @ North Carolina 53 @ North Carolina 51 vs. Delaware +20 (36-16) vs. Lafayette +44 (103-59) @ North Carolina 49 @ North Carolina +20 (47-27) @ St. Francis Brooklyn 36 @ North Carolina 71 @ North Carolina .630 (34-for-54) vs. Duke 14 @ Bryant 35 vs. Duquesne .529 (9-for-17) @ Toledo 27 @ North Carolina 36 @ North Carolina .917 (11-for-12) vs. Bryant 29 @ North Carolina 19 on four occasions 9 @ Clemson 14 @ Sacred Heart 26 vs. Delaware
LOW 45 vs. Mount St. Mary’s 16 vs. Mount St. Mary’s 28 vs. ULM -20 (16-36) vs. Mount St. Mary’s -25 (45-70) vs. Mount St. Mary’s 23 @ Fairleigh Dickinson -14 (30-44) vs. Sacred Heart 13 vs. Mount St. Mary’s 41 @ Chattanooga .250 (13-for-52) vs. Mount St. Mary’s 3 @ LIU Brooklyn & vs. Wagner 13 on three occasions .229 (8-for-35) vs. Duquesne 0 vs. Central Connecticut State 0 vs. Central Connecticut State .000 (0-for-0) vs. Central Connecticut State 6 vs. Wagner 7 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn 0 vs. Wagner 1 on three occasions 8 vs. Duke
INDIVIDUAL Points Points (First Half) Points (Second Half) Rebounds Field Goals Field Goals Attempted Field Goal Percentage (min. 5 made)
ROBERT MORRIS 31 Pryor @ Sacred Heart 18 Reed @ North Carolina 25 Pryor @ Sacred Heart 12 Jones @ SFU & Minnie vs. SFU 10 Two players, three times 22 Reed vs. Duke 1.000 (5-for-5) Minnie @ C. Conn. State 1.000 (5-for-5) Tate vs. Sacred Heart 7 Pryor vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 11 Jones vs. Bryant 1.000 (4-for-4) Pryor vs. ULM 12 Jones @ Wagner 14 Jones @ Wagner 1.000 (8-for-8) Reed @ Mount St. Mary’s 11 Stewart vs. Duquesne 4 Two players, three occasions 7 Stewart vs. Bryant
OPPONENT 30 Earl Brown vs. Saint Francis U. 15 Three players, three times 21 Jones vs. St. Francis Brooklyn 18 Peel @ CCSU, Falzon @ Sacred Heart 10 Three players, three times 18 Three players, three times .857 (6-for-7) Meeks @ North Carolina
Three-Point Field Goals Three-Point Field Goals Attempted Three-Point Field Goal Pct. (min. 3 made) Free Throws Free-Throws Attempted Free-Throw Percentage (min. 3 made) Assists Blocked Shots Steals
7 Brown @ Toledo 13 Starks @ Bryant .875 (7-for-8) Brown @ Toledo 10 Lindner vs. Lafayette & Earl Brown vs. SFU 14 Meeks @ North Carolina 1.000 (10-for-10) Lindner vs. Lafayette 10 Tokoto @ North Carolina 6 Fall vs. St. Francis Brooklyn 6 Robinson @ Mount St. Mary’s
Robert Morris Historical Tidbits In The Beginning - Robert Morris was the first institution to jump directly from the junior college ranks to NCAA Division I. RMU played basketball at the junior college level for 13 seasons from 1963 to 1976, posting a record of 287-58 (.832) under head coach Gus Krop. Krop led the Colonials to a record of 30-1 (.968) in 1968-69 in its sixth season as a junior college program, with its only loss a 79-76 setback to Paducah (Ky.) in the national title game. In his time leading Robert Morris, Krop coached nine All-Americans and also recruited Earl Cureton, a native of Detroit, Mich., who played one season with the Colonials when it was a junior college program (1975-76) as well as the first season of Division I basketball in 1976-77. Half A Century - The 2015-16 campaign marks the 53rd season of intercollegiate basketball at Robert Morris. The Colonials compiled an overall record of 287-58 (.832) in 13 years as a junior college program from 1963 to 1976 and since moving to Division I with the 1976-77 campaign have posted an overall record of 571-581 (.496). Combined, Robert Morris posted a record of 816-610 (.572) over its first 50 years as an intercollegiate program from 1963 to 2013. In honor of 50 years of intercollegiate basketball, Robert Morris enshrined the 1981-82 Colonials, the first squad to qualify for the NCAA Tournament, into the RMU Athletic Hall of Fame Feb. 15, 2014. The First Superstar - Don Mackey (1963-65) was the only player in junior college history to score over 1,000 points in his two seasons with the program. A native of Homestead, Pa., Mackey finished his two years with the Colonials by scoring 1,034 points, and his 43 points in a 125-111 win over Walsh Jan. 30, 1965, still stands as the most points scored in a game by a player in a Robert Morris uniform. He went on to finish his collegiate career at Gannon University and was inducted into the RMU Athletic Hall of Fame Oct. 9, 2010. Mackey is one of nine members of the RMU Athletic Hall of Fame from the junior college ranks, which also includes former All-Americans Perry Johnson (1969), Cleveland Edwards (1969) and Ron Hightower (1971 and 1972). The Twirl - Arguably the best basketball player in school history, in his one season at the Division I level in a Robert Morris uniform Earl “The Twirl” Cureton (1975-77) averaged 17.2 points and 10.5 rebounds per game in 1976-77. Cureton still owns Robert Morris single-season records for rebounds (274) and rebounding average and is the only player in the program’s Division I history to average a double-double. He transferred to the University of Detroit to continue his Division I career and was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the third round of the 1979 NBA Draft. He went on to play 12 seasons in the NBA, earning a pair of championship rings, one with the 76ers in 1983 and the other with the Houston Rockets in 1994.
Charter Member - Robert Morris played independently as a Division I program for five seasons before becoming a charter member of the ECAC Metro Conference in 1981, which changed its name to the Northeast Conference in 1988. The Colonials have won eight NEC Tournament titles, the most in league history, and have also appeared in the NCAA Tournament eight times. Robert Morris has won back-to-back NEC Tournament titles on three occasions, including the first two championships in 1981 and 1982. RMU also claimed back-to-back NEC Tournament titles in 1989 and 1990 and again in 2009 and 2010. Dynamic Duo - Led by guards Chipper Harris (1980-84) and Forest “Bay” Grant (1980-84), Robert Morris claimed the first two ECAC Metro Conference Tournament championships in 1981 and 1982. In four seasons, Harris and Grant combined for career totals of 3,434 points, 869 rebounds, 991 assists and 782 steals. Harris served as RMU’s all-time leading scorer with 1,940 points from the conclusion of his career until 1994 and still owns the Robert Morris career record for steals (450), while Grant is the program’s all-time leader in assists (555). The pair helped the ECAC Metro Conference garner its first victory in the NCAA Tournament, as the Colonials upended Georgia Southern, 64-54, in a play-in game at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio, in the 1983 NCAA Tournament. Harris was enshrined in the RMU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995, followed by Grant in 1996. Walk On The Ocean - Former guard Myron Walker (1990-94) continued RMU’s lineage of stellar guards when he arrived on the scene in the fall of 1990 and was a key part of a 1991-92 squad that claimed the program’s fifth NEC Tournament championship and berth in the NCAA Tournament. In his second year with the program, Walker scored at the time an RMU singleseason school record 614 points en route to being named the 1992 NEC Player of the Year, the only sophomore in league history to earn the honor. Walker, a native of Aliquippa, Pa., went on to become the program’s alltime leading scorer with 1,965 points and also owns the single-season record for scoring average (20.1 ppg as a senior in 1993-94) and career marks for 20-point scoring games (47) and scoring average (18.7 ppg). Keep On Rockin ... As part of the 2015 NCAA Tournament, Robert Morris traveled to Charlotte, N.C., and dropped an 85-56 decision to Duke. The NBA home of the Charlotte Hornets became the ninth arena that the Colonials have played in that has also featured a concert by Pearl Jam since the band’s formation in 1990. Also included in the list is the Verizon Center (Washington, D.C.), Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.), the Palace at Auburn Hills (Detroit, Mich.), the Prudential Center (Newark, N.J.), Savage Arena (Toledo, Ohio), the Wolstein Center (Cleveland, Ohio), the Bryce Jordan Center (State College, Pa.) and the A.J. Palumbo Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
Who Was Robert Morris? Robert Morris, Jr. (January 20, 1734 – May 8, 1806) was a Liverpool-born American merchant and signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution. He was elected to the Pennsylvania Assembly, became the Chairman of the Pennsylvania Committee of Safety and was chosen as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress, where he served as chairman of the “Secret Committee of Trade” and as a member of the Committee of Correspondence. From 1781 to 1784, he served as the powerful Superintendent of Finance, managing the economy of the fledgling United States. As the central civilian in the government, Morris was, next to General George Washington, “the most powerful man in America.” His successful administration led to the sobriquet, “Financier of the Revolution.” He was one of Pennsylvania’s original pair of U.S. senators, serving from 1789 to 1795. A look at his legacy: - A portrait of Morris appeared on U.S. $1000 notes from 1862 to 1863 - Morris and Roger Sherman were the only two people to sign all three significant founding documents of the United States, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the U.S. Constitution. - The dollar sign ("$") was in common use among private merchants during the middle of the 18th century. It referred to the two columns draped with scrolls on the Spanish milled dollar, which predated the U.S. Dollar. Morris was the first to use that symbol in official documents.
NCAA Tournament: 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015 • NIT: 2008, 2013, 2014 • CIT: 2012
Schedule & Results Overall: 0-1 Home: 0-0 Road: 0-1
NEC: 0-0 Date Nov. 13 Nov. 15 Nov. 18 Nov. 22 Nov. 24 Nov. 27 Nov. 28 Dec. 2 Dec. 5 Dec. 14 Dec. 17 Dec. 19 Dec. 29 Jan. 2 Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 9 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 21 Jan. 23 Jan. 28 Jan. 30 Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 11 Feb. 13 Feb. 18 Feb. 20 Feb. 25 Feb. 27 March 2 March 5 March 8
All (NEC) 0-1
RMU/OPP 75-76
W/L L
Opponent @ Penn @ Cincinnati BUCKNELL @ Air Force + @ New Mexico State + @ Tennessee Tech + vs. Mississippi Valley State + @ Youngstown State OAKLAND @ Columbia LEHIGH @ Duquesne @ Georgia SACRED HEART * WAGNER * @ LIU Brooklyn * @ St. Francis Brooklyn * MOUNT ST. MARY’S * FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * @ Central Connecticut * @ Bryant * @ Mount St. Mary’s * @ Saint Francis U. * CENTRAL CONNECTICUT * BRYANT * SAINT FRANCIS U. * @ Fairleigh Dickinson * LIU BROOKLYN * ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * @ Sacred Heart * @ Wagner * NEC Tournament Quarterfinals NEC Tournament Semifinals NEC Tournament Final
High Scorer 28 - Pryor
Neutral: 0-0 High Rebounder 9 - Minnie
Assists 5 - McConnell
+ Air Force Classic (neutral site game played @ Tennessee Tech) * Northeast Conference game
Margins of Victory Margin Won By ... Lost By ...
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Home Margin Largest Win Largest Loss Road Margin Largest Win Largest Loss
Largest Deficit Overcome -17 (34-51) 14:56, 2nd L, 75-76 @ Penn (11/13/15) Largest Second-Half Deficit Overcome -17 (34-51) 14:56, 2nd L, 75-76 @ Penn (11/13/15) -1 (75-76)
@ Penn (11/13/15)
Largest Lead First Half Second Half
+1 (8-7) 15:39 @ Penn (11/13/15) +1 (75-74) 1:00 @ Penn (11/13/15)
Largest Deficit First Half Second Half
-16 (28-44) 0:00 @ Penn (11/13/15) -17 (34-51) 14:56 @ Penn (11/13/15)
2015-16 RMU Basketball
Largest Lead Lost +1 (75-74) 1:00, 2nd
L, 75-76 @ Penn (11/13/15)
Largest Second-Half Lead Lost +1 (75-74) 1:00, 2nd L, 75-76 @ Penn (11/13/15)
NEC Champions: 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Robert Morris vs Penn 11/13/15 5:30 p.m. at Philadelphia, Pa. / The Palestra Robert Morris 75 • 0-1 ##
Player
33
FREDERICK, Andre MINNIE, Elijah STEWART, Kavon PRYOR, Rodney McCONNELL, Matty STILL, Isaiah WHITLEY, Steven LESTER, Jordan GILES, Billy TATE, Aaron Team Totals
05 03 11 23 01 02 10 20 24
FG % 1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% FT % 1st Half: 1-5 20.0%
f c g g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
TP
A TO Blk Stl
0-3 6-13 2-5 12-19 2-7 1-3 0-1 1-3 0-0 4-6
0-0 3-5 1-1 4-9 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0 7-13 0-0 2-2 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
0 15 12 28 7 3 0 2 0 8
1 2 3 2 5 0 0 1 0 1
28-60
9-20
10-18
2nd half: 16-32 50.0% 2nd half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd half: 9-13 69.2%
3 0 3 1 2 7 9 3 0 0 0 2 0 8 8 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 2 3 5 3 1 2 3 9 27 36 13
Min
1 0 5 3 1 0 0 0 1 0
0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
75 15 11
4
8 200
Game: 28-60 46.7% Game: 9-20 45.0% Game: 10-18 55.6%
12 25 29 36 34 14 3 11 11 25
Deadball Rebounds 4
Penn 76 • 1-0 ##
Player
14
Jones, Sam Nelson-Henry, Darien Silpe, Jake Woods, Antonio Howard, Matt Rothschild, Max Foreman, Darnell Lewis, Jamal Donahue, Jackson Auger, Mike Dwyer, Dan Team Totals
10 01 02 24 00 03 04 05 22 40
FG % 1st Half: 16-31 51.6% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-15 40.0% FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF f c g g g
6-14 5-8 1-3 2-5 7-11 2-4 3-7 0-0 0-2 3-3 0-0
5-12 0-0 1-3 2-4 1-2 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0
29-57 10-26
4-5 2-2 0-0 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 8-11
2nd half: 13-26 50.0% 2nd half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd half: 2-3 66.7%
1 2 3 2 1 8 9 0 0 1 1 4 0 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 0 4 4 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 25 29 15
TP
A TO Blk Stl
21 12 3 7 16 4 7 0 0 6 0
0 3 4 4 2 1 5 3 2 1 0
Min
0 2 1 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
76 25 14
1
4 200
Game: 29-57 50.9% Game: 10-26 38.5% Game: 8-11 72.7%
28 30 19 35 30 17 20 5 4 10 2
Deadball Rebounds 0,2
Officials: Lionel Butler, Nathan Hall, Art Jackson Technical fouls: Robert Morris-MINNIE, Elijah. Penn-None. Attendance: 2587 Score by periods Robert Morris Penn
1st
2nd
Total
28 44
47 32
75 76
Last FG - RMU 2nd-01:00, PENN 2nd-00:31. Largest lead - RMU by 1 1st-17:45, PENN by 17 2nd-16:18. RMU led for 02:07. PENN led for 33:58. Game was tied for 03:55.
Points RMU PENN
In Paint 28 32
Off T/O 19 17
2nd Fast Chance Break 11 9 4 6
Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 8 times.
Bench 13 17
Robert Morris 2014-15 Basketball Robert Morris Combined Team Statistics (Final) All games Overall record: 20-15 Conf: 12-6 Home: 10-6 Away: 8-8 Neutral: 2-1 Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
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11 02 22 05 03 04 45 12 24 10 33 15 01 25
PRYOR, Rodney REED, Marcquise JONES, Lucky MINNIE, Elijah STEWART, Kavon APPOLON, David BENNETT, Stephan OLIVER, Charles TATE, Aaron SKOVRANKO, Ryan FREDERICK, Andre KINSEY, Jafar GOMIS, Lionel STEPHENS, Conrad Team Total.......... Opponents......
35-28 1028 29.4 201-418 .481 35-28 973 27.8 197-402 .490 31-19 924 29.8 135-346 .390 32-21 699 21.8 82-150 .547 34-32 964 28.4 61-179 .341 21-9 460 21.9 39-96 .406 32-7 589 18.4 54-133 .406 2-0 19 9.5 0-7 .000 33-30 791 24.0 55-110 .500 1-0 3 3.0 1-1 1.000 24-0 179 7.5 14-26 .538 11-0 157 14.3 5-23 .217 27-1 259 9.6 10-33 .303 4-0 5 1.3 0-2 .000
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game Score by Periods Robert Morris Opponents
35 35
7050 7050
RMU 2414 69.0 +0.5 854-1926 .443 221-590 .375 6.3 485-684 .709 13.9 1162 33.2 -2.9 428 12.2 467 13.3 +1.3 0.9 300 8.6 100 2.9 17693 16-1106 -
1st 2nd 1122 1274 1111 1273
OT 18 13
Totals 2414 2397
.429 .413 .331 .442 .283 .286 .400 .000 .000 .000 .000 .231 .000 .000
$ $ $ $
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * # # # % %
63-84 102-131 112-142 29-38 74-118 44-59 26-43 8-10 16-33 0-0 3-5 0-4 8-17 0-0
Date 11/14/14 11/16/14 11/19/14 11/22/14 11/26/14 11/27/14 12/02/14 12/07/14 12/13/14 12/17/14 12/22/14 12/30/14 01/03/15 01/05/15 01/08/15 01/10/15 01/16/15 01/18/15 01/22/15 01/24/15 01/29/15 01/31/15 02/05/15 02/07/15 02/12/15 02/14/15 02/19/15 02/21/15 02/26/15 02/28/15 03/04/15 03/07/15 03/10/15 03/18/15 03/20/15
.750 .779 .789 .763 .627 .746 .605 .800 .485 .000 .600 .000 .471 .000
off
41 20 43 47 15 29 27 2 57 0 12 2 15 0 57 854-1926 .443 221-590 .375 485-684 .709 367 837-1941 .431 241-707 .341 482-730 .660 446 OPP 2397 68.5 837-1941 .431 241-707 .341 6.9 482-730 .660 13.8 1262 36.1 521 14.9 512 14.6 1.0 224 6.4 122 3.5 81208 16-3096 3-10558
81-189 33-80 60-181 23-52 13-46 4-14 4-10 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-13 0-0 0-1
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
Rebounds def tot avg
123 68 141 109 68 45 37 2 88 0 19 10 27 0 58 795 816
164 88 184 156 83 74 64 4 145 0 31 12 42 0 115 1162 1262
4.7 2.5 5.9 4.9 2.4 3.5 2.0 2.0 4.4 0.0 1.3 1.1 1.6 0.0
a
1 62 4 73 1 43 0 13 0 156 0 34 2 15 0 1 0 13 0 0 0 2 0 10 2 5 0 1
to blk stl
50 90 73 40 85 30 27 0 29 0 8 13 12 0 10 33.2 650 10 428 467 36.1 624 - 521 512
Opponent LAFAYETTE at North Carolina at Bradley at Georgetown at Chattanooga vs ULM YOUNGSTOWN STATE BUFFALO DUQUESNE at Toledo DELAWARE at Clemson MOUNT ST. MARY'S at Saint Francis U. at Wagner at Central Conn. State ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN SACRED HEART at Mount St. Mary's at St. Francis Brooklyn FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON BRYANT at LIU Brooklyn at Fairleigh Dickinson LIU BROOKLYN CENTRAL CONN. STATE at Sacred Heart at Bryant WAGNER SAINT FRANCIS U. WAGNER BRYANT at St. Francis Brooklyn vs North Florida vs Duke
$ = Battle 4 Atlantis * = Northeast Conference game # = NEC Tournament % = NCAA Tournament
pf dq
79 72 82 67 61 50 81 5 56 0 20 18 58 1
L L W L L W L L W L W L W L W W L W Wot W W L L W L W L W W Wot W W W W L
pts
avg
546 529 442 216 209 126 138 8 126 2 31 13 28 0
15.6 15.1 14.3 6.8 6.1 6.0 4.3 4.0 3.8 2.0 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.0
100 300 2414 122 224 2397
69.0 68.5
11 1 12 36 1 0 14 0 9 0 14 0 2 0
41 67 42 32 56 22 12 1 15 0 5 3 4 0
Score 50-77 59-103 68-61 66-80 46-61 71-54 81-89 59-74 75-59 57-83 84-81 57-64 70-45 59-66 77-73 72-60 63-68 85-65 63-59 67-65 87-65 68-71 65-72 76-62 62-63 53-52 76-80 76-70 91-59 71-70 91-68 66-53 66-63 81-77 56-85
Att. 1262 13579 5086 8017 2426 2136 890 433 2024 4120 657 6303 541 792 2055 927 2349 1006 1434 605 718 1172 1271 718 1013 721 281 908 1064 2147 857 839 1013 12592 16945
Individual Career History FREDERICK, Andre Season
gp-gs
min/avg
Total fg-fga
pct
3-Point fg-fga
pct
2014-15 2015-16 TOTAL
24-0 1-1 25-1
179/7.5 12/12.0 191/7.6
14-26 0-3 14-29
.538 .000 .483
0-0 0-0 0-0
.000 .000 .000
F-Throws ft-fta pct
3-5 0-0 3-5
.600 .000 .600
off
Rebounds def tot
avg
pf
fo
ast
to
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
12 3 15
19 0 19
31 3 34
1.3 3.0 1.4
20 1 21
0 0 0
2 1 3
8 1 9
14 0 14
5 2 7
31 1.3 0 0.0 31 1.2
off
Rebounds def tot
avg
pf
fo
ast
to
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
4 4
4.0 4.0
0 0
0 0
0 0
1 1
1 1
0 0
0 0.0 0 0.0
Rebounds def tot
avg
pf
fo
ast
to
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
0 0
0.0 0.0
0 0
0 0
1 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
2 2.0 2 2.0
Rebounds def tot
avg
pf
fo
ast
to
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
3 3
3.0 3.0
1 1
0 0
5 5
1 1
0 0
2 2
7 7.0 7 7.0
Rebounds def tot
avg
pf
fo
ast
to
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
156 9 165
4.9 9.0 5.0
67 3 70
0 0 0
13 2 15
40 0 40
36 1 37
32 0 32
216 6.8 15 15.0 231 7.0
Rebounds def tot
avg
pf
fo
ast
to
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
164 8 172
4.7 8.0 4.8
79 2 81
1 0 1
62 2 64
50 3 53
11 2 13
41 0 41
546 15.6 28 28.0 574 15.9
Rebounds def tot
avg
pf
fo
ast
to
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
0 0
0.0 0.0
1 1
0 0
1 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0.0 0 0.0
Rebounds def tot
avg
pf
fo
ast
to
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
0 84 60 0 156 85 0 3 5 0 243 150
1 1 0 2
33 56 2 91
147 209 12 368
GILES, Billy Season
2015-16 TOTAL
gp-gs
min/avg
Total fg-fga
pct
3-Point fg-fga
pct
1-0 1-0
11/11.0 11/11.0
0-0 0-0
.000 .000
0-0 0-0
.000 .000
F-Throws ft-fta pct
0-0 0-0
.000 .000
0 0
4 4
LESTER, Jordan Season
2015-16 TOTAL
gp-gs
min/avg
Total fg-fga
pct
3-Point fg-fga
pct
1-0 1-0
11/11.0 11/11.0
1-3 1-3
.333 .333
0-0 0-0
.000 .000
F-Throws ft-fta pct
0-0 0-0
off
.000 .000
0 0
0 0
McCONNELL, Matty Season
2015-16 TOTAL
gp-gs
min/avg
Total fg-fga
pct
3-Point fg-fga
pct
F-Throws ft-fta pct
off
1-1 1-1
34/34.0 34/34.0
2-7 2-7
.286 .286
1-4 1-4
.250 .250
2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
1 1
2 2
MINNIE, Elijah Season
gp-gs
min/avg
Total fg-fga
pct
2014-15 2015-16 TOTAL
32-21 1-1 33-22
699/21.8 25/25.0 724/21.9
82-150 6-13 88-163
.547 .462 .540
3-Point fg-fga
23-52 3-5 26-57
pct
.442 .600 .456
F-Throws ft-fta pct
29-38 0-0 29-38
.763 .000 .763
off
47 109 2 7 49 116
PRYOR, Rodney Season
gp-gs
min/avg
Total fg-fga
pct
2014-15 2015-16 TOTAL
35-28 1028/29.4 1-1 36/36.0 36-29 1064/29.6
201-418 12-19 213-437
.481 .632 .487
3-Point fg-fga
81-189 4-9 85-198
pct
.429 .444 .429
F-Throws ft-fta pct
63-84 0-0 63-84
.750 .000 .750
off
41 123 0 8 41 131
STEPHENS, Conrad Season
2014-15 TOTAL
gp-gs
min/avg
Total fg-fga
pct
3-Point fg-fga
pct
4-0 4-0
5/1.3 5/1.3
0-2 0-2
.000 .000
0-1 0-1
.000 .000
F-Throws ft-fta pct
0-0 0-0
.000 .000
off
0 0
0 0
STEWART, Kavon Season
gp-gs
min/avg
Total fg-fga
pct
2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 TOTAL
30-0 602/20.1 34-32 964/28.4 1-1 29/29.0 65-33 1595/24.5
43-106 61-179 2-5 106-290
.406 .341 .400 .366
3-Point fg-fga
pct
2-7 .286 13-46 .283 1-1 1.000 16-54 .296
F-Throws ft-fta pct
59-98 74-118 7-13 140-229
.602 .627 .538 .611
off
15 42 15 68 0 0 30 110
57 83 0 140
1.9 38 2.4 61 0.0 2 2.2 101
4.9 6.1 12.0 5.7
Individual Career History STILL, Isaiah Season
2015-16 TOTAL
gp-gs
min/avg
Total fg-fga
pct
3-Point fg-fga
pct
1-0 1-0
14/14.0 14/14.0
1-3 1-3
.333 .333
0-1 0-1
.000 .000
F-Throws ft-fta pct
1-3 1-3
.333 .333
off
0 0
Rebounds def tot
avg
pf
fo
ast
to
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
1 1
1.0 1.0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
3 3.0 3 3.0
Rebounds def tot
avg
pf
fo
ast
to
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
4.4 54 4.4 56 5.0 3 4.4 113
0 0 0 0
20 13 1 34
30 29 0 59
3 9 0 12
24 15 2 41
113 126 8 247
avg
pf
fo
ast
to
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
0.0 0.0
1 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0.0 0 0.0
1 1
TATE, Aaron Season
gp-gs
min/avg
Total fg-fga
pct
3-Point fg-fga
pct
2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 TOTAL
36-12 669/18.6 33-30 791/24.0 1-0 25/25.0 70-42 1485/21.2
47-101 55-110 4-6 106-217
.465 .500 .667 .488
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
.000 .000 .000 .000
F-Throws ft-fta pct
19-38 16-33 0-0 35-71
off
.500 54 104 .485 57 88 .000 2 3 .493 113 195
158 145 5 308
3.1 3.8 8.0 3.5
WHITLEY, Steven Season
2015-16 TOTAL
gp-gs
min/avg
Total fg-fga
pct
3-Point fg-fga
pct
1-0 1-0
3/3.0 3/3.0
0-1 0-1
.000 .000
0-0 0-0
.000 .000
F-Throws ft-fta pct
0-0 0-0
.000 .000
off
0 0
Rebounds def tot
0 0
0 0
Robert Morris 2014-15 Basketball Robert Morris Season Schedule/Results & Leaders (Final) All games RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date 11/14/14
11/16/14 11/19/14 11/22/14 11/26/14 11/27/14 12/02/14 12/07/14 12/13/14 12/17/14 12/22/14
OVERALL 20-15 12-6 8-9
Opponent LAFAYETTE
AWAY 8-8 6-3 2-5 Score 50-77
$at North Carolina at Bradley $at Georgetown $at Chattanooga $vs ULM YOUNGSTOWN STATE BUFFALO DUQUESNE at Toledo DELAWARE
W
W
W W
12/30/14 01/03/15 01/05/15 01/08/15
at Clemson *MOUNT ST. MARY'S *at Saint Francis U. *at Wagner
01/10/15 01/16/15 01/18/15 01/22/15 01/24/15 01/29/15 01/31/15 02/05/15 02/07/15 02/12/15 02/14/15 02/19/15
*at Central Conn. State *ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN *SACRED HEART *at Mount St. Mary's *at St. Francis Brooklyn *FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON *BRYANT *at LIU Brooklyn *at Fairleigh Dickinson *LIU BROOKLYN *CENTRAL CONN. STATE *at Sacred Heart
02/21/15
*at Bryant
02/26/15 02/28/15 03/04/15 03/07/15 03/10/15 03/18/15 03/20/15
HOME 10-6 6-3 4-3
*WAGNER *SAINT FRANCIS U. #WAGNER #BRYANT #at St. Francis Brooklyn %vs North Florida %vs Duke
W W W W Wot W W
W W
59-103 68-61 66-80 46-61 71-54 81-89
L
59-74 75-59 57-83 84-81
L
57-64 70-45 59-66 77-73
L
72-60 63-68 85-65 63-59 67-65 87-65 68-71 65-72 76-62 62-63 53-52 76-80
W
76-70
W Wot W W W W
91-59 71-70 91-68 66-53 66-63 81-77 56-85
$ = Battle 4 Atlantis * = Northeast Conference game # = NEC Tournament % = NCAA Tournament Attendance Summary
Home Away Neutral Total
Games
16 16 3 35
Attend
17693 49535 31673 98901
L
Avg/Game
1106 3096 10558 2826
L L L
L
L
L
L L L L
NEUTRAL 2-1 0-0 2-1
Att. High Points 1262 (10)REED, Marcquise (10)STEWART, Kavon (10)JONES, Lucky 13579 (24)REED, Marcquise 5086 (26)PRYOR, Rodney 8017 (16)PRYOR, Rodney 2426 (11)JONES, Lucky 2136 (22)PRYOR, Rodney 890 (21)JONES, Lucky 433 2024 4120 657
(18)REED, Marcquise (25)PRYOR, Rodney (18)REED, Marcquise (20)REED, Marcquise
6303 541 792 2055
(21)REED, Marcquise (17)JONES, Lucky (22)REED, Marcquise (18)PRYOR, Rodney (18)JONES, Lucky (18)JONES, Lucky (18)REED, Marcquise (24)REED, Marcquise (21)REED, Marcquise (15)JONES, Lucky (28)PRYOR, Rodney (20)REED, Marcquise (22)REED, Marcquise (24)JONES, Lucky (14)REED, Marcquise (18)REED, Marcquise (31)PRYOR, Rodney
927 2349 1006 1434 605 718 1172 1271 718 1013 721 281
908 (24)PRYOR, Rodney
L
1064 2147 857 839 1013 12592 16945
(25)PRYOR, Rodney (22)PRYOR, Rodney (27)JONES, Lucky (19)STEWART, Kavon (17)PRYOR, Rodney (21)JONES, Lucky (23)PRYOR, Rodney
High Rebounds (5)APPOLON, David (5)JONES, Lucky (5)APPOLON, David (9)APPOLON, David (9)JONES, Lucky (5)PRYOR, Rodney (9)JONES, Lucky (5)BENNETT, Stephan (5)JONES, Lucky (10)MINNIE, Elijah (10)MINNIE, Elijah (6)STEWART, Kavon (5)TATE, Aaron (5)MINNIE, Elijah (5)APPOLON, David (9)PRYOR, Rodney (8)JONES, Lucky (12)JONES, Lucky (10)JONES, Lucky (7)TATE, Aaron (9)JONES, Lucky (11)JONES, Lucky (6)MINNIE, Elijah (8)PRYOR, Rodney (11)PRYOR, Rodney (8)JONES, Lucky (8)PRYOR, Rodney (7)TATE, Aaron (7)MINNIE, Elijah (9)PRYOR, Rodney (7)PRYOR, Rodney (7)TATE, Aaron (6)JONES, Lucky (6)TATE, Aaron (8)JONES, Lucky (12)MINNIE, Elijah (8)PRYOR, Rodney (9)MINNIE, Elijah (9)MINNIE, Elijah (10)MINNIE, Elijah (5)PRYOR, Rodney