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NOVEMBER (0-2) 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 @ No. 6 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 L, 59-103 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 continues a five-game road trip Wednesday in Peoria, Ill., with an 8:00 p.m. tip against Bradley at Carver Arena. • The Colonials opened their road swing with a 103-59 loss @ No. 6 North Carolina, which marked RMU’s first game in the Battle 4 Atlantis. • Robert Morris opened its 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. • Freshman guard Marcquise Reed came off the bench to score a game-high 24 points against the Tar Heels, hitting 10 of his 15 shots from the field, including his only attempt from beyond the arc, while going 3-for-4 at the free-throw line. • Reed was named the Choice Hotels Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week (11/17/14) after averaging 17.0 points in RMU’s first two games while shooting 58.3 percent (14-for-24) from the field, including 40 percent (2-for-5) from beyond the arc. • Freshman forward Elijah Minnie, who posted a game-high three blocks @ North Carolina, 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 1,206 points and 670 rebounds. 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 its first meeting in school history • with Bradley Wednesday by returning to play in the 2014 Battle 4 Atlantis. The Colonials will travel to Washington, D.C., for a Noon tip against Georgetown Saturday, Nov. 22, 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. 8.0 1.0 0.0 7.0 7.0
Reb. G/GS 4.0 2/2 2.0 2/2 0.5 2/2 2.0 2/2 5.0 2/2
# 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. 7.0 17.0 4.0 2.5 0.0
Reb. 2.5 1.5 2.0 1.0 3.0
Hometown Newark, N.J. Monessen, Pa. Lake Station, Ind. Paterson, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa.
Quick Fact Owns career totals of 1,206 points and 670 rebounds In two games owns five blocks, including three @ UNC Has not yet scored in 2014-15 on 0-for-5 shooting First career start vs. Lafayette, 7-for-9 at charity stripe Team-high 10 rebounds, four of which on offensive end
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... G/GS 2/0 2/0 2/0 2/0 2/0
Hometown Evanston, Ill. Landover, Md. Scotch Plains, N.J. Syracuse, N.Y. Dakar, Senegal
Quick Fact Contributed nine points, three rebounds @ North Carolina Named Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week (11/17/14) Shooting 80% (8-for-10) at charity stripe in two games In 17 minutes finished with five points, two boards @ UNC Has grabbed six rebounds in two games despite not scoring