Game #8 • Robert Morris (3-4) @ Delaware (3-3)
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NOVEMBER (3-4) SAVANNAH STATE @ Lafayette @ Eastern Michigan # @ No. 1 Kentucky # (ESPN2) UT ARLINGTON # @ Cleveland State # @ Buffalo @ Delaware DECEMBER (0-0) @ Youngstown State TOLEDO @ Duquesne CAMPBELL @ Oakland @ Oklahoma State JANUARY (0-0) @ Alabama @ Sacred Heart * @ Bryant * SAINT FRANCIS U. * @ Mount St. Mary’s * SACRED HEART * WAGNER * BRYANT * FEBRUARY (0-0) CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE * @ LIU Brooklyn * @ St. Francis Brooklyn * @ Saint Francis U. * MOUNT ST. MARY’S * LIU BROOKLYN * ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * @ Fairleigh Dickinson * MARCH (0-0) @ Wagner * NEC Tournament Quarterfinals NEC Tournament Semifinals NEC Tournament Final
W, 86-66 W, 90-81 L, 64-69 L, 49-87 W, 88-81 L, 74-87 L, 66-81 Noon 7:45 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m 5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. TBA TBA TBA
# Keightley Classic; * NEC game
Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013 • Noon • Bob Carpenter Center (5,000) • Newark, Del. Radio: 970 ESPN AM with Chris Shovlin (play-by-play) & Jim Duzyk (color) Follow RMU Men’s Basketball on Twitter and Instagram: RMUMBasketball Top Story - The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team continues a four-game road trip Saturday with a Noon tip against Delaware at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Del. The Colonials, who have dropped four of their last five games, are coming off an 81-66 setback @ Buffalo (11/26/13). The Bulls led, 53-52, with 11:23 to go, but were able to pull away thanks to a 25-6 surge that opened up a 78-58 advantage en route to the win. Four players scored in double figures for RMU, led by junior forward Lucky Jones, who finished with a season-high 19 points and added eight rebounds and three assists. Freshman forward Jeremiah Worthem contributed 13 points and four boards off the bench, while senior guard Karvel Anderson recorded 11 points, two blocks and three steals. Senior guard Anthony Myers-Pate chipped in with 10 points and three assists. Robert Morris closes out its four-game road swing after taking on the Blue Hens Saturday by traveling to Youngstown, Ohio, for a 7:45 p.m. tip against Youngstown State at the Beeghly Center Tuesday, Dec. 4. Quick Stat of the Night - Robert Morris has established itself as one of the top mid-major programs in the country in the last six seasons in large part because of its ability to defend. As the Colonials continue a four-game road trip Saturday @ Delaware, RMU will look to get back into that defensive mindset. Robert Morris enters its game Saturday having allowed each of its last four opponents to eclipse the 80-point plateau, allowing an average of 84.0 points per game. It marks the first time opponents have scored at least 80 points in four straight games against the Colonials since the 1994-95 campaign, when six of RMU’s last seven opponents, including five straight at one point, turned the trick. In all, five opponents have scored at least 80 points against Robert Morris so far this year. To put that in perspective, in Andrew Toole’s first three years as head coach of the Colonials, a span of 104 games, just 13 opponents accomplished the feat. Saturday’s Opponent and The All-Time Series - RMU RMU vs. Delaware and Delaware meet for just the second time in school history Saturday, with the Colonials having Series Record ......... Robert Morris leads, 1-0 won the inaugural meeting between the two pro- First Meeting ............ 11/18/08; RMU, 86-75 grams Nov. 18, 2008. In that contest former Last Meeting ............ 11/18/08; RMU, 86-75 guard Jeremy Chappell (2005-09) registered a Last RMU Win ......... 11/18/08; RMU, 86-75 Current Streak ....................................... RMU, 1 double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds Toole vs. Delaware ..................................... 0-0 and former guard Jimmy Langhurst (2006-10) came off the bench to tie for team-high honors with 19 points as Robert Morris posted an 86-75 win at the Charles L. Sewall Center. Six Colonials reached double figures in scoring in the win, as former forward Josiah Whitehead (2008-10) and former guard Gary Wallace (2007-11) each scored 12 points, former guard Bateko Francisco (2007-09) scored 11 and former forward Ifeanyi Ehirim (2005-09) finished with 10 points.
Robert Morris Projected Starters ... # 22 24 45 5 15
P F F C G G
Name Lucky Jones (6-6, 210, Jr.) Aaron Tate (6-5, 220, So.) Stephan Hawkins (6-9, 205, So.) Anthony Myers-Pate (5-11, 170, Sr.) Karvel Anderson (6-2, 190, Jr.)
Pts. 12.9 4.3 2.4 4.1 17.1
Reb. 5.1 2.7 3.4 2.6 3.3
# 10 1 11 12 4
P G F F G G
Name Desjuan Newton (6-2, 185, Jr.) Mike McFadden (6-8, 220, Sr.) Jeremiah Worthem (6-6, 215, Fr.) Charles Oliver (6-3, 190, Jr.) David Appolon (6-4, 190, Jr.)
Pts. 6.4 7.6 8.1 7.1 3.4
Reb. 3.6 3.9 4.1 1.4 2.3
G/GS 7/7 7/7 7/1 7/7 7/7
Hometown Newark, N.J. New Bern, N.C. Gary, Ind. Washington, D.C. Elkhart, Ind.
Quick Fact Shooting 82.5 percent (33-for-40) at the free-throw line Shooting 46.7 percent (14-for-30) from the field Owns longest streak for consecutive games played (42) Leads RMU in assists (31), assist-to-turnover ratio (2.38) Owns 104 three-pointers in 40 career games (2.60 pg)
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... G/GS 7/0 7/6 7/0 7/0 7/0
Hometown Seattle, Wash. Newark, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Scotch Plains, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa.
Quick Fact Shooting 50 percent (8-for-16) from beyond the arc Owns a career field goal percentage of .537 at RMU Averaging 14.5 points, 4.5 rebounds during road trip Shooting just 23.8% (5-for-21) from beyond arc on road Contributed career-high 10 points @ Lafayette