Game Notes @ San Diego (11.15.17)

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Game Information

Schedule / Results

OCTOBER (0-0) 27 @ Niagara (Exhibition) 30 @ Saint Vincent (Exhibition) NOVEMBER (0-2) 10 @ Ohio State 13 @ Grand Canyon $ 15 @ San Diego $ 19 @ Duquesne 24 vs. Norfolk State $ 25 @ Little Rock $ 29 @ Youngstown State DECEMBER (0-0) 2 @ Siena 6 RIDER 10 DREXEL 16 @ Buffalo 19 @ N.C. State 22 CANISIUS + 29 @ Bryant * 31 @ Central Connecticut * JANUARY (0-0) 4 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * + 6 LIU BROOLKYN * 11 SAINT FRANCIS U * 13 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * 18 @ Sacred Heart * 20 @ Wagner * 26 SACRED HEART * 28 WAGNER * FEBRUARY (0-0) 1 MOUNT ST. MARY’S * 3 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * 8 @ St. Francis Brooklyn * 10 @ LIU Brooklyn * 15 BRYANT * + 17 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT * + 22 @ Mount St. Mary’s * 24 @ Saint Francis U * 28 NEC Tournament Quarterfinals MARCH (0-0) 3 NEC Tournament Semifinals 6 NEC Tournament Final

Radio: ESPN 970 AM & 106.3 FM w/ Chris Shovlin (pxp) & Jim Duzyk (color) Video: TheW.tv Twitter: @RMUMBasketball • Instagram: @RMUMBasketball

W, 73-70 W, 78-61

L, 64-95 L, 61-75 10:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. TBA TBA TBA

$ Grand Canyon Classic; + A.J. Palumbo Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.) * Northeast Conference game

Quick Hits

• The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team continues play in the Grand Canyon Classic Wednesday with a 10:00 p.m. tip against San Diego at Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, Calif. It marks the just third game in program history against a member of the West Coast Conference (WCC) and first since 1985. • RMU opened the Grand Canyon Classic with a 75-61 setback to the host Antelopes in Phoenix, Ariz., at GCU Arena. Sophomore guard Dachon Burke paced the Colonials against Grand Canyon (11/13/17) with 15 points and a career-high six steals. • Freshman forward Koby Thomas tallied 13 points, four rebounds and a steal against the Antelopes, while junior forward Malik Petteway recorded his first career doubledouble off the bench courtesy of 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. • Robert Morris tipped off its 42nd season of Division I basketball with a 95-64 loss @ Ohio State (11/10/17). Junior guard Matty McConnell scored a career-high 22 points, while freshman forward Koby Thomas also scored 22 points. • Robert Morris was tabbed seventh in the 2017 NEC Preseason Coaches Poll, the program’s lowest projection since being picked to finish 10th in 2005. Robert Morris has never been the preseason favorite in the poll despite owning a league-high eight NEC Tournament titles, the last of which came in 2015. • Junior guard Matty McConnell appeared in all 33 games in 2016-17 as a sophomore, earning 27 starts, and posted averages of 7.3 points and 4.4 rebounds per contest while ranking third in the NEC in steals (1.64 per game). • Sophomore guard Dachon Burke played in all 33 games in 2016-17 as a rookie, finishing third for the Colonials in scoring at 7.6 points per game while grabbing an average of 3.9 rebounds per contest. He ranked sixth in the NEC in steals per game (1.55). • RMU’s contest @ San Diego is part of an eight-game road trip to open the year. It marks the longest road trip to open a season since the 1993-94 campaign, when the Colonials also opened the year with eight consecutive games away from home. The longest season-opening road trip in school history is nine, which came in 1990-91. • In eight seasons under head coach Andrew Toole, Robert Morris has posted an overall record of 134-108 (.554), including a mark of 82-42 (.661) against NEC foes. Toole has guided the Colonials to a pair of NEC regular-season crowns (2013, 2014) as well as the 2015 NEC Tournament championship. • Over the last 10 years, RMU has appeared in the postseason seven times, including the NCAA Tournament three times (2009, 2010, 2015), the NIT on three occasions (2008, 2013, 2014) and the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. In the last decade, the Colonials own an overall record of 207-137 (.603), which is tied for 15th with Ohio and Iona among mid-major programs for victories.

Robert Morris Probable Starters ...

# 2 10 1 11 10

P F F G G G

Name David Cole (6-7, 240, R-Fr.) Koby Thomas (6-6, 190, Fr.) Jon Williams (6-1, 175, Fr.) Dachon Burke (6-4, 180, So.) Matty McConnell (6-2, 195, Jr.)

Pts. Reb. G/GS 4.5 1.5 2/1 17.5 5.0 2/2 1.5 1.5 2/2 15.0 6.0 1/1 13.0 3.0 2/2

Hometown Corona, N.Y. Philadelphia, Pa. Akron, Ohio Orange, N.J. Oakdale, Pa.

Quick Fact Posted four points, two rebounds in first career start @ GCU Shooting 46.4 percent (13-for-28) from the field Has dished out seven assists in first two collegiate games Career-high six steals in season debut vs. Antelopes Held to four points, two rebounds @ Grand Canyon

# 5 3 20 24 4

P F G F F G

Name Malik Petteway (6-8, 240, Jr.) Leondre Washington (6-0, 175, Fr.) Charles Bain (6-8, 200, Fr.) Chris Coalmon (6-6, 185, Fr.) Taevon Ashmeade (6-4, 185, Jr.)

Pts. 5.0 2.5 5.0 3.0 1.0

Hometown Waterebury, Conn. Englewood, N.J. Freeport, Bahamas North Babylon, N.Y. Bronx, N.Y.

Quick Fact First career double-double (10 pts, 11 reb) @ GCU Has converted just two of his 18 shots from the field Finished with seven points, five rebounds vs. Antelopes Has knocked down both of his three-point attempts Played just two minutes @ Grand Canyon

Reb. 5.5 0.5 2.5 0.5 0.5

Robert Morris Off The Bench ... G/GS 2/1 2/0 2/0 2/0 2/1


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