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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 (0-1) 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 L, 81-89 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 looks to avoid losing its first three games at home to start a season since the 2001-02 campaign Sunday when it continues a three-game homestand with a 1:00 p.m. tip against Buffalo at the Charles L. Sewall Center. The Colonials close out their homestand Saturday, Dec. 13, against Duquesne. • RMU opened its homestand with an 89-81 setback to Youngstown State (12/2/14) as the Penguins shot 54.1 percent (33-for-61) from the field, a season-high by a Robert Morris opponent. • Senior forward Lucky Jones led the Colonials with 21 points and five rebounds off the bench against Youngstown State, while junior guard Rodney Pryor contributed 14 points. Also scoring in double figures against the Penguins for Robert Morris was junior forward Stephan Bennett and sophomore guard Kavon Stewart, who each scored 10 points. • RMU posted a record of 2-3 (.400) on a five-game road trip prior to returning home and falling to Youngstown State, including a 1-3 (.250) mark 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 gamehigh 22 points. • Senior 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 in its victory over ULM, Robert Morris established season highs in points off turnovers (25) and points in the paint (30) while registering 38 bench points. • 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. • 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 1,280 points and 702 rebounds.
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 3.4 5.4 7.1 10.3
Reb. G/GS 2.0 5/3 3.0 7/6 2.3 7/7 4.3 7/6 1.7 7/2
# 22 11 5 15 1
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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. 12.9 14.4 3.9 1.4 1.3
Reb. G/GS 5.7 7/5 3.6 7/1 1.9 7/5 0.9 7/0 2.6 7/0
Hometown Cove City, N.C. Lake Station, Ind. Paterson, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Landover, Md.
Quick Fact In five games has grabbed 10 rebounds Contributed 10 points, five rebounds vs. Youngstown State Only member of Colonials to start all seven games Contributed 11 points, four rebounds in win over ULM In two games as starter shooting 41.2% (7-for-17)
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... Hometown Newark, N.J. Evanston, Ill. Monessen, Pa. Syracuse, N.Y. Dakar, Senegal
Quick Fact Season-high 21 points, five rebounds vs. Youngstown State Shooting 47.5 percent (19-for-40) from beyond the arc Owns nine blocks through seven games (1.29 per contest) Shooting 21.1 percent (4-for-19) from the field Of his 18 rebounds, seven have come on the offensive glass