Game #11 • Robert Morris (3-7) @ Duquesne (3-4)
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NOVEMBER (3-5) SAVANNAH STATE @ Lafayette @ Eastern Michigan # @ No. 1 Kentucky # (ESPN2) UT ARLINGTON # @ Cleveland State # @ Buffalo @ Delaware DECEMBER (0-2) @ 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 L, 67-86 L, 76-84 L, 77-80 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, Dec. 14, 2013 • 2:00 p.m. • A.J. Palumbo Center (4,406) • Pittsburgh, Pa. Radio: 970 ESPN AM with Chris Shovlin (play-by-play) & Jim Elias (color) Follow RMU Men’s Basketball on Twitter and Instagram: RMUMBasketball Top Story - The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team returns to action after a week off looking to snap a five-game losing streak Saturday when it takes on Duquesne in a 2:00 p.m. tilt at the A.J. Palumbo Center. The Colonials are coming off an 80-77 setback to Toledo (12/7/13) despite shooting a season-high 63.3 percent (31-for-49) from the field. Junior forward Lucky Jones paced RMU against the Rockets with a career-high 25 points, hitting 10 of his 12 shots from the floor, including 4-for-5 from beyond the arc, while also posting three rebounds, two assists and two steals. Senior guard Karvel Anderson added 23 points against Toledo, drilling nine of his 11 shots from the floor, including 5-of-6 from deep, and also grabbed four rebounds. Anderson, who leads RMU and ranks third in the Northeast Conference in scoring at 18.6 points per game, has eclipsed the 20-point plateau five times in 10 games. Robert Morris returns home to the Charles L. Sewall Center after taking on the Dukes Saturday, welcoming Campbell for a 7:00 p.m. tip Wednesday, Dec. 18. Quick Stat of the Night - Senior guard Karvel Anderson is one of the purest shooters to don a Robert Morris uniform in a long time, and in getting off to a solid start in 2013-14 is looking to break a single-season record that has stood at RMU for almost a quarter of a century. Anderson leads the Colonials with 35 three-pointers, an average of 3.50 per game that leads the Northeast Conference and is tied for 14th in NCAA Division I with Jarrell Eddie of Virginia Tech and Damon Lynn of NJIT entering this week’s action. Anderson is on pace to finish the regular season with 109 three-pointers, which would break the single-season mark of 93 that former guard Scott Shepherd (1988-91) established in his first season at Robert Morris in 1988-89. In 43 career games at RMU, Anderson has compiled 117 three-pointers, an average of 2.72 per contest that would stand as a career record with the Colonials. Saturday’s Opponent and The All-Time Series - RMU RMU vs. Duquesne and Duquesne will meet for the 24th time Saturday, with the Dukes holding a 15-8 (.652) advan- Series Record ......... Duquesne leads, 15-8 tage in the all-time series. Robert Morris has won First Meeting ............... 12/11/80; DU, 89-53 three straight over Duquesne for the first time in Last Meeting ............ 12/15/12; RMU, 91-69 the all-time series after posting a 91-60 victory Last RMU Win ......... 12/15/12; RMU, 91-69 Current Streak ....................................... RMU, 3 at the Charles L. Sewall Center (12/15/12) in Toole vs. Duquesne ...................................... 3-0 last year’s meeting. In the win the Colonials shot 65.6 percent (21-for-32) from the field in the second half en route to the victory as former guard Velton Jones (2008-13) led Robert Morris with 22 points and six assists. Forward Mike McFadden added 12 points, while forward Lucky Jones chipped in 10 points, five rebounds and a pair of steals. In RMU’s last game at the A.J. Palumbo Center (12/6/11), the Colonials used a late 10-2 run to pull out a 64-60 victory.
Robert Morris Projected Starters ... # 22 11 1 5 15
P F F C G G
Name Lucky Jones (6-6, 210, Jr.) Jeremiah Worthem (6-6, 215, Fr.) Mike McFadden (6-8, 220, Sr.) Anthony Myers-Pate (5-11, 170, Sr.) Karvel Anderson (6-2, 190, Jr.)
Pts. 14.7 8.1 8.6 4.2 18.6
Reb. 4.9 4.7 4.0 2.4 3.7
# 3 24 45 10 12
P G F C G G
Name Kavon Stewart (6-0, 180, Fr.) Aaron Tate (6-5, 220, So.) Stephan Hawkins (6-9, 205, So.) Desjuan Newton (6-2, 185, Jr.) Charles Oliver (6-3, 190, Jr.)
Pts. 5.0 3.2 1.9 4.7 5.2
Reb. 1.5 2.4 2.4 2.8 1.2
G/GS 10/10 10/3 10/9 10/10 10/10
Hometown Newark, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Newark, N.J. Washington, D.C. Elkhart, Ind.
Quick Fact Career-high 25 points, three rebounds, two steals vs. Toledo Averaging 8.0 points, 6.0 rebounds as a starter Shooting 52.1% (12-for-23) from the field last three games Leads RMU in assists (44), assist-to-turnover ratio (2.44) Owns 117 three-pointers in 43 career games (2.72 pg)
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... G/GS 4/0 10/7 10/1 10/0 10/0
Hometown Paterson, N.J. New Bern, N.C. Gary, Ind. Seattle, Wash. Scotch Plains, N.J.
Quick Fact Averaging 6.0 points, 2.7 assists last three games Shooting 48.4% (15-for-31) from the floor Owns longest streak for consecutive games played (45) Averaging just 9.7 minutes over last three contests Has scored just 10 points over last five games