Game Information
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NOVEMBER (1-5) PENN @ DePaul (FS1) @ Bucknell @ Richmond $ (CSN+) @ Kansas State $ (Fox Sports KC) vs. Hampton $ @ 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 W, 62-48 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 wraps up a six-game road trip as well as play in the Barclays Classic Saturday with a 7:30 p.m. tip against Towson at SECU Arena in Towson, Md. • The Colonials notched their first win of the 2016-17 season and improved to 6-2 (.750) under head coach Andrew Toole in neutral site contests by earning a 62-48 victory over Hampton (11/25/16) at SECU Arena. • Sophomore guard Isaiah Still reached double figures for the fifth time in six games this season and for the 13th time in his last 14 contests dating back to last season with a game-high 16 points in the win over the Pirates. He also added two rebounds, two assists and a steal. • Redshirt senior forward Aaron Tate contributed a career-high 12 points in the victory over Hampton and missed his first career double-double by a rebound by recording a gamehigh nine caroms. Also reaching double figures in the win over the Pirates was senior guard Kavon Stewart, who finished with 11 points and added two assists and two steals. • Prior to its win over Hampton, RMU fell @ Kansas State (11/22/16), 61-40. 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 361. Tate leads the Colonials and ranks fourth in the Northeast Conference with an average of 8.3 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 Saturday’s game against Hampton with a career total of 406. • 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 returns home to the Charles L. Sewall Center Wednesday, Nov. 30, for a 7:00 p.m. tip against Youngstown State after taking on the Tigers Saturday. RMU next takes to the road Saturday, Dec. 3, with a 2:00 p.m. tip @ Lehigh.
Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 24 5 23 3 1
P F C G G G
Name Aaron Tate (6-2, 195, R-Sr.) Braden Burke (6-11, 220, Fr.) Matty McConnell (6-2, 195, So.) Kavon Stewart (6-0, 190, Sr.) Isaiah Still (6-6, 190, So.)
Pts. 4.8 5.2 4.8 8.3 15.8
Reb. G/GS 8.3 6/6 3.5 6/6 3.0 6/1 3.7 6/6 3.7 6/6
# 20 4 11 42 32
P F G G G F
Name Billy Giles (6-7, 200, Sr.) Clive Allen (6-0, 180, Fr.) Dachon Burke (6-4, 180, Fr.) Lorenzen Wright, Jr. (6-3, 190, Jr.) Roberto Mantovani (6-8, 235, Jr.)
Pts. 7.3 4.3 3.3 3.0 1.8
Reb. G/GS 4.3 6/0 1.2 6/1 2.3 6/2 0.7 6/0 2.5 6/0
Hometown Cove City, N.C. Stevensville, Mich. Oakdale, Pa. Paterson, N.J. Rahway, N.J.
Quick Fact Career-high 12 points, nine boards in win over Hampton First career double-figure scoring game (10 pts) vs. Spiders Six rebounds, two steals, two points in win over Pirates RMU’s active career leader in assists (406), steals (153) Paced RMU in win over Hampton with game-high 16 points
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... Hometown Richmond, Va. Bronx, N.Y. Orange, N.J. Memphis, Tenn. Larnaca, Cyprus
Quick Fact Leads RMU in field goal percentage at 64.3% (18-for-28) Five points and an assist in first career start @ Kansas State Ranks third for Robert Morris in steals with eight Tallied six points and a rebound in victory over Hampton Tied for team-high honors in rebounds (6) @ Bucknell