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Schedule / Results Game #29 • St. Francis Brooklyn (16-12, 7-6) vs. RMU (17-11, 12-1) Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014 • 4:00 p.m. • Charles L. Sewall Center (3,056) • Moon Township, Pa. NOVEMBER (3-5) Radio: 970 ESPN AM with Chris Shovlin (play-by-play) & Jim Elias (color) 9 SAVANNAH STATE W, 86-66 Follow RMU Men’s Basketball on Twitter and Instagram: RMUMBasketball 12 @ Lafayette W, 90-81 14 @ Eastern Michigan $ L, 64-69 Top Story - The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team concludes a three-game homestand 17 @ #1 Kentucky $ (ESPN2) L, 49-87 Saturday when it welcomes St. Francis Brooklyn to the Charles L. Sewall Center for a 4:00 p.m. 21 UT ARLINGTON $ W, 88-81 tip. The Colonials, winners of five straight, are coming off a 73-64 victory over LIU Brooklyn 23 @ Cleveland State $ L, 74-87 (2/20/14) as senior guard Karvel Anderson scored each of his game-high 26 points in the second 26 @ Buffalo L, 66-81 half to help RMU post a come-from-behind win. Robert Morris trailed, 58-48, with 6:53 to play, 30 @ Delaware L, 67-86 but closed the game on a 25-6 run to earn the victory. Also scoring in double figures for the Colo- DECEMBER (2-4) nials against the Blackbirds was junior guard David Appolon, who established career highs in both 4 @ Youngstown State L, 76-84 points (13) and rebounds (9). Junior guard Charles Oliver contributed 12 points off the bench, while 7 TOLEDO L, 77-80 junior forward Lucky Jones added 10 points and eight boards. Thanks to the win over LIU Brooklyn, 14 @ Duquesne W, 67-63 RMU clinched at least a share of the 2014 Northeast Conference regular-season championship. 18 CAMPBELL W, 72-61 The Colonials take to the road for their final two regular-season contests after hosting the Terriers 22 @ Oakland L, 94-100 Saturday, beginning with a 7:00 p.m. tip @ Fairleigh Dickinson Thursday, Feb. 27. 30 @ #6 Oklahoma State (ESPNU) L, 66-92 JANUARY (7-1) Quick Stat of the Night - Senior guard Karvel Anderson put forth one of the most explosive scoring 4 @ Alabama (ESPN3) L, 56-64 bursts in school history in a 73-64 win over LIU Brooklyn (2/20/14) at the Charles L. Sewall 9 @ Sacred Heart * W, 79-70 Center, scoring 20 points in the final 6:43 of action to help lift the Colonials to a come-from-behind 11 @ Bryant * W, 71-67 victory. In all, Anderson finished the game with 26 points on 8-for-10 shooting from the field, in- 16 SAINT FRANCIS U. * W, 73-68 cluding 5-for-5 from deep, and a 5-for-6 performance at the free-throw line, all of which came 18 @ Mount St. Mary’s * W, 77-69 after halftime. Anderson’s outburst marks the most points scored in a half in school history, eclipsing 23 SACRED HEART * W, 91-65 the 25 points that former Colonial Gene Nabors (1995-2000) scored in the second half of an 25 WAGNER * W, 74-70 80-61 win over Mount St. Mary’s in the semifinals of the 2000 Northeast Conference Tournament 30 BRYANT * (ESPNU) W, 79-76 in Trenton, N.J., at Sovereign Bank Arena (3/4/00). Nabors scored 10 points in the first half in FEBRUARY (5-1) helping RMU build a 32-29 halftime lead before scoring 25 points after the break. 1 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE * L, 73-74 6 @ LIU Brooklyn * (ESPNU) W, 65-56 Saturday’s Opponent and The All-Time Series - Sat- 8 @ St. Francis Brooklyn * W, 72-50 urday marks the 67th meeting between St. Francis RMU vs. St. Francis Brooklyn 13 @ Saint Francis U. * W, 66-60 Brooklyn and Robert Morris, with the Colonials Series Record ..... Robert Morris leads, 40-26 15 MOUNT ST. MARY’S * W, 69-61 holding a 40-26 (.606) edge in the all-time series. First Meeting .............. 1/11/78; SFC, 90-107 20 LIU BROOKLYN * W, 73-64 In the first game of the 2013-14 season series, Last Meeting ................. 2/8/14; RMU, 72-50 22 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * 4:00 p.m. Robert Morris posted a 72-50 win in Brooklyn Last RMU Win .............. 2/8/14; RMU, 72-50 27 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * 7:00 p.m. Heights, N.Y., at the Pope P.E. Center (2/8/14). Current Streak ....................... Robert Morris, 2 Toole vs. St. Francis Brooklyn .................... 3-3 MARCH (0-0) In that contest RMU jumped out to a 39-26 half- 1 @ Wagner * 6:00 p.m. time advantage en route to the victory behind junior forward Lucky Jones, who scored 18 points 5 NEC Tournament Quarterfinals TBA before the break by converting seven of his eight attempts from the field, including 4-for-5 from 8 NEC Tournament Semifinals TBA beyond the arc. Jones didn’t score in the second half, with senior guard Karvel Anderson picking 11 NEC Tournament Final TBA up the offensive slack, scoring all of his 13 points after intermission. Also finishing in double figures $ Keightley Classic; * NEC game for the Colonials was sophomore forward Stephan Hawkins, who contributed 11 points. Robert Morris Projected Starters ... # P Name Pts. Reb. G/GS Hometown Quick Fact 22 F Lucky Jones (6-6, 210, Jr.) 13.6 6.6 28/28 Newark, N.J. RMU’s active leader in points (1,072) and rebounds (600) 4 F David Appolon (6-4, 190, Jr.) 3.5 2.9 28/9 Philadelphia, Pa. Career highs in points (13), rebounds (9) vs. LIU Brooklyn 45 C Stephan Hawkins (6-9, 205, So.) 4.4 2.7 28/14 Gary, Ind. Shooting 58.5% (31-for-53) from field last nine games 5 G Anthony Myers-Pate (5-11, 170, Sr.) 6.5 2.5 28/28 Washington, D.C. Ranks third in the NEC in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.51) 15 G Karvel Anderson (6-2, 190, Sr.) 19.0 3.3 28/28 Elkhart, Ind. Game-high 26 points in win over LIU Brooklyn Robert Morris Off The Bench ... # P Name Pts. Reb. G/GS Hometown Quick Fact 3 G Kavon Stewart (6-0, 180, Fr.) 5.3 1.6 22/0 Paterson, N.J. Owns 11 assists against four turnovers last two games 24 F Aaron Tate (6-5, 220, So.) 3.3 4.2 28/8 New Bern, N.C. Averaging 5.8 rebounds per game against NEC foes 12 G Charles Oliver (6-3, 190, Jr.) 6.8 1.3 28/0 Scotch Plains, N.J. Career-high 19 points in win over Mount St. Mary’s 11 F Jeremiah Worthem (6-6, 215, Fr.) 8.9 4.1 19/11 Philadelphia, Pa. Has not played last nine games (suspended indefinitely) 2 G Britton Lee (5-11, 180, Fr.) 0.0 0.0 3/0 Philadelphia, Pa. Has not played last nine games (suspended indefinitely) Head Coach Andrew Toole Fourth Season - Penn ’03 When it came time for Robert Morris University Director of Athletics Craig The Toole File Coleman, M.D., to name a new head coach for the men’s basketball pro- gram, he didn’t have to look far. Birthdate: Sept. 11, 1980 Andrew Toole was introduced as the eighth head coach in the 38-year Hometown: Red Bank, N.J. Division I history at a press conference at the Charles L. Sewall Center Age: 33 May 11, 2010, and the 2013-14 campaign marks his fourth season as Alma Mater / Year: Penn / 2003 head coach of the Colonials. Degree: Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) Toole signed a three-year contract extension at Robert Morris May 3, High School: Christian Brothers Academy 2013, meaning he will lead the Colonials through the 2017-18 campaign. In four seasons under Toole’s COLLEGIATE COACHING EXPERIENCE: tutelage, the Colonials have posted an overall record of 85-47 (.644), including a mark of 51-16 Robert Morris University; Moon Township, Pa. (.761) against Northeast Conference opponents. - Head Coach (2010- ) In 2012-13, Toole led RMU to an overall record of 24-11 (.686). The Colonials claimed their 10th Robert Morris University; Moon Township, Pa. NEC regular-season championship with a ledger of 14-4 (.778), helping Robert Morris earn its fifth - Associate Head Coach (2008-10) postseason appearance in the last six years. RMU earned a spot in the 2013 National Invitation Tour- Robert Morris University; Moon Township, Pa. nament (NIT), advancing to the second round thanks to a 59-57 victory over Kentucky (3/19/13) in - Assistant Coach (2007-08) front of 3,444 fans at the Charles L. Sewall Center, the largest crowd in school history. In the second Lafayette College; Easton, Pa. round, the Colonials dropped a 77-68 decision at Providence (3/25/13). - Assistant Coach (2006-07) In his first season at the helm in 2010-11, Toole guided RMU to an overall record of 18-14 (.563), including a mark of 12-6 (.667) in the NEC. The Colonials advanced to the championship game of the PLAYING EXPERIENCE: NEC Tournament, falling three minutes shy of earning its third straight title before falling in overtime at University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pa. LIU Brooklyn, 85-82. - Guard (2000-03) The following season in 2011-12, Robert Morris posted an overall record of 26-11 (.703), including Elon University; Elon, N.C. a mark of 13-5 (.722) in the NEC. RMU tied a school record for victories, advanced to its fourth straight - Guard (1998-2000) NEC Tournament championship game and earned its inaugural berth in the CollegeInsider.com Post- Christian Brothers Academy; Lincroft, N.J.