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NOVEMBER (1-3) 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. Coastal Carolina/La.-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 Noon TBA 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 continues a five-game road trip Wednesday with a Noon tip against Chattanooga at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tenn., as part of the Battle 4 Atlantis. The Colonials will wrap up their road swing as well as the Battle 4 Atlantis by taking on either Coastal Carolina or Louisiana-Monroe Thursday, Nov. 27, at either Noon or 2:30 p.m. • The Colonials are 1-2 on their current road trip and 0-2 in the Battle 4 Atlantis after dropping an 80-66 decision @ Georgetown (11/22/14) in their last contest. Junior guard Rodney Pryor paced RMU with 16 points off the bench against the Hoyas, while senior forward Lucky Jones contributed 13 points and nine rebounds. • Robert Morris notched its first win of the 2014-15 campaign with a 68-61 victory @ Bradley (11/19/14) as junior guard Rodney Pryor scored a game-high 26 points off the bench to lead the Colonials. Pryor, who leads RMU in scoring at 14.0 points per game, shot 7-for-8 from the field against the Braves, including 6-for-7 from beyond the arc, and also finished 6-for-6 at the free-throw line. • Robert Morris opened its five-game road swing as well as the Battle 4 Atlantis with a 103-59 loss @ No. 6 North Carolina (11/16/14). • Freshman guard Marcquise Reed came off the bench to score a game-high 24 points @ North Carolina (11/16/14), hitting 10 of his 15 shots from the field while going 3-for-4 at the free-throw line. • Junior guard Rodney Pryor was selected as the Choice Hotels Northeast Conference Player of the Week (11/24/14), while freshman guard Marcquise Reed was named the Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week (11/17/14). • 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 1,236 points and 685 rebounds. • 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 ... # 22 5 45 3 4
P F F C G G
Name Lucky Jones (6-6, 210, Sr.) Elijah Minnie (6-8, 210, Fr.) Stephan Bennett (6-9, 215, Jr.) Kavon Stewart (6-0, 190, So.) David Appolon (6-4, 195, Sr.)
Pts. 11.5 3.8 0.5 5.8 6.3
Reb. G/GS 5.8 4/4 2.0 4/4 1.5 4/4 2.0 4/4 5.0 4/4
# 11 2 24 15 1
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Name Rodney Pryor (6-5, 205, Jr.) Marcquise Reed (6-3, 180, Fr.) Aaron Tate (6-5, 230, Jr.) Jafar Kinsey (6-2, 185, Fr.) Lionel Gomis (6-9, 230, Jr.)
Pts. 14.0 12.0 1.5 2.0 1.8
Reb. G/GS 3.0 4/0 1.5 4/0 2.5 2/0 1.0 4/0 3.5 4/0
Hometown Newark, N.J. Monessen, Pa. Lake Station, Ind. Paterson, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa.
Quick Fact Tied for fourth all-time at RMU in career rebounds (685) Owns seven blocks through four contests (1.75 per contest) Shooting just 1-for-15 from the field through four games Ranks fifth in the NEC in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.29) Tied career high with nine rebounds in victory @ Bradley
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... Hometown Evanston, Ill. Landover, Md. Cove City, N.C. Syracuse, N.Y. Dakar, Senegal
Quick Fact Tabbed Choice Hotels NEC Player of the Week (11/24/14) Shooting 46.2 percent (18-for-39) from the field Compiled three points, five rebounds in last two games Has connected on two of his four attempts from beyond arc Of his 14 rebounds, five have come on the offensive glass