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NOVEMBER (0-1) 14 16 19 22 26 27 2 7 13 17 22 30 3 5 8 10 16 18 22 24 29 31 5 7 12 14 19 21 26 28 4 7 10
LAFAYETTE @ North Carolina $ (ESPNU) @ Bradley @ Georgetown $ @ Chattanooga $ vs. Coastal Carolina/La.-Monroe $ DECEMBER (0-0) YOUNGSTOWN STATE BUFFALO DUQUESNE @ Toledo DELAWARE @ Clemson JANUARY (0-0) MOUNT ST. MARY’S * @ Saint Francis U. * @ Wagner * (CBSSN) @ Central Connecticut State * ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * (ESPNU) SACRED HEART * @ Mount St. Mary’s * @ St. Francis Brooklyn * (ESPN3) FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * BRYANT * FEBRUARY (0-0) @ LIU Brooklyn * @ Fairleigh Dickinson * LIU BROOKLYN * CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE * (FCS) @ Sacred Heart * @ Bryant * WAGNER * SAINT FRANCIS U. * MARCH (0-0) NEC Tournament Quarterfinals NEC Tournament Semifinals NEC Tournament Final
L, 50-77 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Noon Noon TBA 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Noon 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. TBA TBA 7:00 p.m.
$ Battle 4 Atlantis (neutral site game played @ Chattanooga) * NEC game
Quick Hits • The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team opens a five-game road trip Sunday with a 6:00 p.m. tip against No. 6 North Carolina at the Dean E. Smith Center as part of the Battle 4 Atlantis. The game will be televised live on ESPNU. • The Colonials opened their 2014-15 campaign with a 77-50 loss to Lafayette (11/14/14) at the Charles L. Sewall Center. RMU dropped to 20-19 (.513) all-time in season openers with the setback. • Senior forward Lucky Jones, sophomore guard Kavon Stewart and freshman guard Marcquise Reed each scored 10 points for RMU against the Leopards to tie for team-high honors. Jones also grabbed five rebounds along with senior guard David Appolon to pace the Colonials against Lafayette. • Freshman forward Elijah Minnie became the sixth true freshman in school history to earn a start in his first collegiate game against Lafayette (11/14/14). The other Colonials to garner the honor were Forest Grant (1980), Keith Jones (1995), Jeremy Chappell (2005), Jonathan Clark (2005) and Yann Charles (2010). • Led by fifth-year head coach Andrew Toole, the Colonials return three starters and six letterwinners from a 2013-14 squad that finished with an overall record of 22-14 (.611), RMU’s ninth straight winning season. • Robert Morris claimed its 11th Northeast Conference regular-season championship in 2013-14 thanks to a mark of 14-2 (.875) in league play and despite falling in the title game of the 2014 NEC Tournament appeared in the postseason for the sixth time in the last seven years with an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). • The Colonials were picked third in the 2014 NEC Preseason Coaches Poll, the ninth consecutive year RMU has been selected to finish in the top three in the league. • Senior forward Lucky Jones, named to the 2014 Preseason All-NEC Team, is RMU’s active leading scorer and rebounder with career totals of 1,200 points and 667 rebounds. Jones enters his Sunday’s game @ North Carolina ranked 16th all-time in program history in points and sixth in rebounds. He is 85 rebounds shy of becoming the program’s all-time leading rebounder. Former Colonials Anthony Dickens (1985-90) and Tony Lee (200408) currently share the school record for career boards with 751 each. • From 2007-08 through the 2013-14 campaign, Robert Morris compiled an overall record of 163-81 (.668), with the 163 victories tied for seventh with Akron among mid-major programs in the seven-year span. • Robert Morris continues its five-game road trip after taking on UNC Sunday Wednesday, Nov. 19, in Peoria, Ill., against Bradley at Carver Arena. The Colonials will return to play in the Battle 4 Atlantis Saturday, Nov. 22, in Washington, D.C., with a Noon tip against Georgetown at the Verizon Center.
Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 22 5 45 3 4
P F F C G G
Name Lucky Jones (6-6, 210, Sr.) Elijah Minnie (6-8, 210, Fr.) Stephan Bennett (6-9, 215, Jr.) Kavon Stewart (6-0, 190, So.) David Appolon (6-4, 195, Sr.)
Pts. 10.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 9.0
Reb. G/GS 5.0 1/1 1.0 1/1 1.0 1/1 3.0 1/1 5.0 1/1
# 11 2 12 15 1
P G G G G F
Name Rodney Pryor (6-5, 205, Jr.) Marcquise Reed (6-3, 180, Fr.) Charles Oliver (6-3, 195, Sr.) Jafar Kinsey (6-2, 185, Fr.) Lionel Gomis (6-9, 230, Jr.)
Pts. 5.0 10.0 6.0 0.0 0.0
Reb. 2.0 1.0 4.0 0.0 3.0
Hometown Newark, N.J. Monessen, Pa. Lake Station, Ind. Paterson, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa.
Quick Fact Owns career totals of 1,200 points and 667 rebounds Rejected a pair of shots in 11 minutes in collegiate debut RMU’s active leader in career blocks with 49 First career start vs. Lafayette, 7-for-9 at charity stripe Shot 4-for-8 from field against Leopards, posted one steal
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... G/GS 1/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 1/0
Hometown Evanston, Ill. Landover, Md. Scotch Plains, N.J. Syracuse, N.Y. Dakar, Senegal
Quick Fact Shot 2-for-9 in Robert Morris debut against Lafayette Hit four of his nine shots from field in collegiate debut Finished 6-for-8 at the charity stripe against the Leopards Played 14 minutes in collegiate debut and did not score In RMU debut played 11 minutes, grabbing three boards