Men's Basketball Game Notes vs. Hampton (11/24/16)

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Game Information

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NOVEMBER (0-5) 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 L, 69-81 L, 40-61 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

Radio: ESPN 970 AM with Chris Shovlin (pxp) & Jim Elias (color) Video: None Twitter: @RMUMBasketball • Instagram: @RMUMBasketball

Quick Hits • The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team concludes a six-game road trip as well as play in the Barclays Classic with a pair of games in Baltimore, Md., at Towson University. The Colonials will face off with Hampton Friday for a 7:30 p.m. tip and will meet either Stony Brook or the host Tigers Saturday. • Under seventh-year head coach Andrew Toole, RMU owns a record of 5-2 (.714) in neutral site contests, including a mark of 4-1 (.800) in regular-season tournaments played at a neutral site. • RMU is coming off a 61-40 loss @ Kansas State (11/22/16) in falling to 0-2 in the Barclays Classic. Sophomore guard Isaiah Still was the only student-athlete to reach double figures for the Colonials, supplying 10 points, six rebounds and three steals. • Redshirt senior forward Aaron Tate tied a career high with 11 rebounds @ Kansas State (11/22/16) and is RMU’s active career leader in caroms with 352. Tate leads the Colonials and ranks fifth in the Northeast Conference with an average of 8.2 rebounds per game. • Robert Morris opened play in the Barclays Classic with an 81-69 setback @ Richmond (11/20/16). Sophomore guard Isaiah Still paced RMU with a game-high 20 points, converting six of his 12 shots from the floor, including 3-of-5 from beyond the arc, while also going 5-for-6 at the free-throw line. Still also posted three assists and established a career high with four steals. • Senior guard Kavon Stewart became the 10th player in school history to eclipse 400 career assists thanks to five @ Richmond (11/20/16), and he enters Friday’s game against Hampton with a career total of 404. • Prior to its game @ Richmond (11/20/16), Robert Morris dropped a 75-62 decision @ 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 freethrow 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 six rebounds.

Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 24 5 4 3 1

P F C G G G

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

Pts. 3.4 5.6 4.8 7.8 15.8

Reb. G/GS 8.2 5/5 4.0 5/5 1.2 5/1 4.2 5/5 4.0 5/5

# 20 23 11 42 32

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Name Billy Giles (6-7, 200, Sr.) Matty McConnell (6-2, 195, So.) Dachon Burke (6-4, 180, Fr.) Lorenzen Wright, Jr. (6-3, 190, Jr.) Roberto Mantovani (6-8, 235, Jr.)

Pts. 8.2 5.4 3.0 2.4 1.8

Reb. G/GS 4.8 5/0 2.4 5/0 2.4 5/2 0.6 5/0 2.8 5/0

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

Quick Fact Tied a career high with 11 rebounds @ Kansas State First career double-figure scoring game (10 pts) vs. Spiders Five points and an assist in first career start @ Kansas State RMU’s active career leader in assists (404), steals (151) Has scored in double figures in four of RMU’s five games

Robert Morris Off The Bench ... Hometown Richmond, Va. Oakdale, Pa. Orange, N.J. Memphis, Tenn. Larnaca, Cyprus

Quick Fact Leads RMU in field goal percentage at 65.4% (17-for-26) Finished with 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting @ Bucknell Ranks second for Colonials in steals with eight Shooting 25% (4-for-16) from beyond the arc this season Tied for team-high honors in rebounds (6) @ Bucknell


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