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NOVEMBER (2-4) 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. University of Louisiana at 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 W, 68-61 L, 66-80 L, 46-61 W, 71-54 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 opens a three-game homestand Tuesday when it welcomes Youngstown State for a 7:00 p.m. tip at the Charles L. Sewall Center. The Colonials will also host Buffalo (12/7) and Duquesne (12/13) as part of their homestand. • RMU posted a record of 2-3 (.400) on its five-game road trip away from the Charles L. Sewall Center, including a 1-3 (.250) in the Battle 4 Atlantis. The Colonials concluded their road swing with a 71-54 victory over the University of Louisiana at Monroe (11/27/14) as junior guard Rodney Pryor came off the bench to score a game-high 22 points. • Junior forward Lucky Jones added 12 points, a game-high nine rebounds and two steals off the bench in the win over the Warhawks, while senior guard David Appolon contributed 11 points, four rebounds and a pair of steals. • In its most complete game of the 2014-15 campaign, Robert Morris established season highs in points off turnovers (25) and points in the paint (30) while registering 38 bench points in its victory over ULM. • Junior guard Rodney Pryor led the Colonials in the Battle 4 Atlantis, averaging 14.0 points and 4.8 rebounds in four games while shooting 51.4 percent (18-for-35) from the field, including 50 percent (10-for-20) from beyond the arc. • Overall during RMU’s five-game road swing, junior guard Rodney Pryor produced averages of 16.4 points and 4.2 rebounds while shooting 58.1 percent (25-for-43) from the floor, including 59.3 percent (16-for-27) from deep, and 84.2 percent (16-for-19) at the free-throw line. • 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 1,259 points and 697 rebounds. He is 55 caroms shy of becoming the program’s all-time leading rebounder. • 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 Probable Starters ... # 24 45 3 4 2
P F C G G G
Name Aaron Tate (6-5, 230, Jr.) Stephan Bennett (6-9, 215, Jr.) Kavon Stewart (6-0, 190, So.) David Appolon (6-4, 195, Sr.) Marcquise Reed (6-3, 180, Fr.)
Pts. 2.0 2.3 4.7 7.3 10.5
Reb. G/GS 2.5 4/2 2.7 6/5 2.2 6/6 4.3 6/5 1.5 6/1
# 22 11 5 15 1
P F G C G F
Name Lucky Jones (6-6, 210, Sr.) Rodney Pryor (6-5, 205, Jr.) Elijah Minnie (6-8, 210, Fr.) Jafar Kinsey (6-2, 185, Fr.) Lionel Gomis (6-9, 230, Jr.)
Pts. 11.5 14.5 3.3 1.3 1.5
Reb. G/GS 5.8 6/5 3.8 6/1 1.8 6/5 0.7 6/0 2.8 6/0
Hometown Cove City, N.C. Lake Station, Ind. Paterson, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Landover, Md.
Quick Fact In four games has grabbed 10 rebounds Season-high eight points @ Chattanooga (11/26/14) Only member of Colonials to start all six games Contributed 11 points, four rebounds in win over ULM First career start vs. ULM, tallying eight points, two steals
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... Hometown Newark, N.J. Evanston, Ill. Monessen, Pa. Syracuse, N.Y. Dakar, Senegal
Quick Fact Had streak of 18 consecutive starts snapped vs. ULM Shooting 51.5 percent (17-for-33) from beyond the arc Owns eight blocks through six games (1.33 per contest) Shooting 18.8 percent (3-for-16) from the field Of his 17 rebounds, seven have come on the offensive glass