Men's Basketball Game Notes @ Richmond (11/20/16)

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Game Information

Schedule / Results 11 13 16 20 22 25 26 30 3 6 10 17 21 29 31 5 7 12 14 19 21 26 28 2 4 9 11 16 18 23 25 1 4 7

NOVEMBER (0-3) PENN @ DePaul (FS1) @ Bucknell @ Richmond $ (CSN+) @ Kansas State $ (Fox Sports KC) vs. Hampton $ vs. Stony Brook / Towson $ YOUNGSTOWN STATE DECEMBER (0-0) @ Lehigh DUQUESNE + OAKLAND @ Virginia (ESPNU) BUFFALO + @ Sacred Heart * @ Fairleigh Dickinson * JANUARY (0-0) LIU BROOKLYN * ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * SAINT FRANCIS U * (MSG+, FCS) @ Wagner * CENTRAL CONNECTICUT * BRYANT * @ Mount St. Mary’s * (CBSSN) @ Saint Francis U * FEBRUARY (0-0) @ LIU Brooklyn * @ St. Francis Brooklyn * MOUNT ST. MARY’S * WAGNER * @ Bryant * @ Central Connecticut * FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * SACRED HEART * (ESPN3) MARCH (0-0) NEC Tournament Quarterfinals NEC Tournament Semifinals NEC Tournament Final

L, 50-67 L, 72-78 L, 62-75 1:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 5/7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. TBA TBA TBA

$ Barclays Classic; + PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh, Pa.) * Northeast Conference game

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Quick Hits • The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team continues a six-game road trip Sunday with a 1:30 p.m. tip against Richmond at the Robins Center in its first game of the Barclays Classic. The game will be televised live on CSN-Middle Atlantic+ • The Colonials are coming off a 75-62 loss @ Bucknell (11/16/16). Senior forward Billy Giles paced RMU with 18 points and six rebounds, converting eight of his 10 shots from the floor while going 2-for-2 at the free-throw line. Sophomore guard Matty McConnell added 13 points. • Robert Morris opened its six-game road swing with a 78-72 setback @ DePaul (11/13/16). Sophomore guard Isaiah Still led RMU by scoring 17 of his career-high 26 points in the second half. He finished 10-for-17 shooting from the field, including 4-for-8 from beyond the arc, and went 2-for-3 at the free-throw line. • Senior guard Kavon Stewart added 13 points, four rebounds, five assists and four steals against the Blue Demons, while freshman guard Dachon Burke tallied six points, five rebounds and four steals. • The Colonials christened the 2016-17 campaign and their 41st season of Division I basketball with a 67-50 setback to Penn (11/11/16) at the Charles L. Sewall Center. Sophomore guard Isaiah Still paced RMU with 15 points and added six rebounds and a steal. • Robert Morris returns three starters and nine letterwinners from a 2015-16 squad that finished with an overall record of 10-22 (.313), including a mark of 8-10 (.444) in the Northeast Conference. • RMU was tabbed sixth in the 2016 NEC Preseason Coaches Poll, the program’s lowest preseason prediction since being selected to finish 10th in 2005. The Colonials had been picked to finish in the top three, but never the preseason favorite, for 10 consecutive years from 2006 to 2015. • Senior guard Kavon Stewart is three assists shy of becoming the 10th player in school history to eclipse 400 career dimes. • Forward Aaron Tate, who played only three games in 2015-16 before sitting out the rest of the season due to injury, tied for game-high honors in rebounds @ DePaul (11/13/16) with eight and is RMU’s active career leader in caroms with 332. Tate leads the Colonials with an average of 7.0 rebounds per game. • Robert Morris continues its six-game road trip as well as play in the Barclays Classic @ Kansas State (11/22/16) after taking on the Spiders Sunday. RMU wraps up play in the Barclays Classic with a pair of games at Towson, starting Friday, Nov. 25 with a 7:30 p.m. tip against Hampton. Robert Morris will conclude its road swing and play in the Barclays Classic by facing either Stony Brook or Towson Saturday, Nov. 26. The Colonials return home to close out November against Youngstown State (11/30/16).

Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 24 5 11 3 1

P F C G G G

Name Aaron Tate (6-2, 195, R-Sr.) Braden Burke (6-11, 220, Fr.) Dachon Burke (6-4, 180, Fr.) Kavon Stewart (6-0, 190, Sr.) Isaiah Still (6-6, 190, So.)

Pts. 2.0 5.3 4.3 8.0 16.3

Reb. G/GS 7.0 3/3 1.7 3/3 3.3 3/1 5.0 3/3 4.0 3/3

# 20 23 4 32 10

P F G G F G

Name Billy Giles (6-7, 200, Sr.) Matty McConnell (6-2, 195, So.) Clive Allen (6-0, 180, Fr.) Roberto Mantovani (6-8, 235, Jr.) Jordan Lester (6-2, 195, So.)

Pts. 11.0 6.3 4.0 2.0 0.0

Reb. G/GS 6.0 3/0 1.7 3/0 0.7 3/0 4.3 3/0 0.0 2/2

Hometown Cove City, N.C. Stevensville, Mich. Orange, N.J. Paterson, N.J. Rahway, N.J.

Quick Fact RMU’s active career leader in rebounds (332) Shooting 47.1% (8-for-17) from the field Four points, four rebounds in first career start @ Bucknell Tallied eight points and three assists @ Bucknell Scored a career-high 26 points @ DePaul

Robert Morris Off The Bench ... Hometown Richmond, Va. Oakdale, Pa. Bronx, N.Y. Larnaca, Cyprus Sammamish, Wash.

Quick Fact Paced Colonials vs. Bison with 18 points and six boards Finished with 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting @ Bucknell Posted eight points and two assists @ DePaul Tied for team-high honors in rebounds (6) vs. Bison Has played 17 minutes in two games, DNP @ Bucknell


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