2005-06 Colonial Men’s Basketball Game Notes - Game #3 ROBERT MORRIS www.rmu.edu NEC Champions: 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992 NCAA Tournament: 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992 2005-06 Schedule / Results Lock Haven (0-2) @ Robert Morris (0-2) NOVEMBER (0-1) Saturday, November 26, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. EST 12 OHIO VALLEY (Ex.) W, 83-51 Charles L. Sewall Center (3,056) - Moon Township, Pa. 18 @ St. Bonaventure L, 61-80 23 @ Pittsburgh L, 59-86 Radio: WPIT-AM 73 (Chris Shovlin - play-by-play & Jim Elias - color) 26 LOCK HAVEN 7:30 p.m. On the internet (live and archived) at: www.sports.yahoo.com 28 MAINE 7:30 p.m. DECEMBER (0-0) Top Story - The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team returns to the Charles L. 3 @ Duquesne 7:05 p.m. Sewall Center to open its 2005-06 home schedule Saturday when it hosts the Bald Eagles of 6 @ New Hampshire 7:00 p.m. Lock Haven University for a 7:30 p.m. non-conference game. The Colonials opened their 10 @ Quinnipiac * 4:00 p.m. 2005-06 season with a two-game road swing and are coming off an 86-59 loss @ Pittsburgh 17 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 7:30 p.m. (11/23/05). In that game junior forward A.J. Jackson made his RMU debut after transfer- 22 @ Iowa 8:05 p.m. ring from East Tennessee State and sitting out the 2004-05 campaign and led the Colonials 29 MEDAILLE 7:30 p.m. with 13 points and five rebounds. Saturday’s game against Lock Haven is the start of a two- JANUARY (0-0) game homestand for Robert Morris, as RMU will also host Maine Monday, Nov. 28. 2 WAGNER * 7:30 p.m. 5 @ Monmouth * 7:00 p.m. Quick Stat of the Night - Robert Morris enters Saturday night’s game against Lock Haven 12 ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) * 7:30 p.m. 14 LONG ISLAND * 7:30 p.m. owning an all-time record of 25-4 (.862) in home openers, including a record of 3-1 under 19 @ Sacred Heart * 7:00 p.m. fifth-year head coach Mark Schmidt. The Colonials, who have averaged 60 points in their 21 @ Wagner * 7:00 p.m. first two games of the 2005-06 campaign, will also look to use the familiar surroundings of 24 ST. FRANCIS (Pa.) * 7:30 p.m. the Sewall Center to get their offense going. Over RMU’s 8-2 record in the last 10 years in 26 MONMOUTH * 7:30 p.m. home openers, the Colonials have averaged 74.1 points per game, including a 107-47 win 28 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * 7:30 p.m. over Thiel (11/29/04) in the team’s 2004-05 home opener. Robert Morris also own an all- FEBRUARY (0-0) time record of 17-3 in home openers at the 2 @ Mount St. Mary’s * 7:00 p.m. Charles L. Sewall Center. RMU vs. Lock Haven 6 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * 7:30 p.m. Series Record ........................ RMU leads, 3-0 10 CENTRAL CONN. STATE * 7:30 p.m. Saturday’s Opponent and the All-Time 12 QUINNIPIAC * 2:30 p.m. First Meeting ........... 11/29/82; RMU, 96-68 Series - Robert Morris and Lock Haven will 16 @ Long Island * 7:00 p.m. Last Meeting ............ 11/30/88; RMU, 75-70 18 @ St. Francis (N.Y.) * 7:00 p.m. square off for just the fourth time Saturday Last RMU Win ........ 11/30/88; RMU, 75-70 21 @ St. Francis (Pa.) * 8:00 p.m. night, with the Colonials having won the Current Streak ................................. RMU, 3 25 MOUNT ST. MARY’S * 7:30 p.m. three previous meetings in the all-time Schmidt vs. Lock Haven ......................... 0-0 MARCH (0-0) series. Saturday’s tilt marks RMU’s first 3 @ NEC Quarterfinals TBA game against the Bald Eagles since the 1987-88 campaign, when Robert Morris opened its 6 @ NEC Semifinals TBA 1987-88 home slate with a 75-70 victory over visiting Lock Haven (11/30/88). In that game 9 @ NEC Championship 7:30 p.m. former Colonial Willie Molson led the way with 12 points, while former guard Vaughn Luton finished with a team-high nine rebounds. RMU’s inaugural meeting against the Bald * Northeast Conference game Eagles came during the 1982-83 season, when the Colonials garnered a 96-68 victory. Probable Starters (Lock Haven vs. Robert Morris) LOCK HAVEN (0-2) # P Name Pts. Reb. G/GS Hometown Quick Fact 22 F Tony Gamble (6-6, 195, Fr.) 4.5 1.0 2/2 Quakertown, Pa. Shooting 30 percent from the field 34 F Michael Dye (6-6, 200, Jr.) 11.0 3.5 2/2 Milford, Pa. Team-high six reb vs. Charleston (11/22/05) 13 G J.F. Leveque (6-1, 175, Fr.) 2.0 2.5 2/2 Gravelines, France Played just 8 minutes vs. Charleston 23 G James Chappell (5-10, 155, Jr.) 15.5 3.0 2/2 Coatesville, Pa. 22 pts, 8 assists vs. Charleston 33 G Billy Arre (6-5, 200, Fr.) 10.0 3.0 2/2 Pittsburgh, Pa. Perfect 6-for-6 from the free-throw line ROBERT MORRIS (0-2) 32 F A.J. Jackson (6-6, 230, Jr.) 13.0 5.0 1/1 Monessen, Pa. Paced RMU with 13 points @ Pittsburgh 44 C Freddie Harris (6-9, 245, Jr.) 5.0 2.5 2/2 Decatur, Ala. Took just one shot from the field @ Pitt 21 G Jeremy Chappell (6-3, 175, Fr.) 8.5 4.0 2/2 Cincinnati, Ohio Has played 76 of a possible 80 minutes 13 G Derek Coleman (5-11, 180, Jr.) 8.5 3.5 2/2 Dorchester, Mass. Career-high eight assists @ Pittsburgh 42 G Tony Lee (6-0, 205, So.) 10.0 2.0 1/1 Boston, Mass. Scored 10 points in season debut @ Pitt 2005-06 Colonial Basketball Game Notes (vs. Lock Haven - 11/26/05) - Page 2 Head Coach Mark Schmidt Colonials at a Glance Fifth Season - Boston College ’85 Starters Returning / Lost ..................................... 2 / 3 Letterwinners Returning / Lost ........................... 3 / 6 The 2005-06 campaign marks Mark Schmidt’s fifth year as head Returning Starters (Ht., Wt., Year) (ppg / rpg): coach of the men’s basketball program at Robert Morris G - Derek Coleman (5-11, 180, So.) (8.2 / 3.5 apg) University. He owns an overall record of 50-67 (.427), including a G - Tony Lee (6-0, 205, So.) (7.9 / 5.4) 39-35 (.527) mark in the Northeast Conference, and was named Starters Lost (Ht., Wt.) (ppg / apg): to his current post May 7, 2001. Schmidt guided the Colonials to G - Christopher Gooden (6-1, 170) (4.6 / 1.6) an overall record of 14-15 in both 2003-04 and 2004-05. In F - Chaz McCrommon (6-6, 200) (16.7 / 6.0) 2004-05, Schmidt guided the Colonials to a third-place finish in C - Mark Anderson (6-6, 215) (13.5 / 5.0) the NEC, the program’s best standing since 2000. During the 2004-05 Overall Record: 14-15 2003-04 campaign, RMU tied for fourth in the league and 2004-05 Home Record: 7-6 advanced to the NEC Tournament semifinals for the first time since 2000. In 2001-02, 2004-05 Road Record: 6-9 Schmidt led Robert Morris to a 12-18 overall record, the most victories for a first-year 2004-05 Neutral Record: 1-0 head coach in the 29-year history of the RMU men’s basketball program. 2004-05 NEC Record / Finish: 11-7 / 3rd Prior to RMU, Schmidt spent seven seasons as one of the nation’s top assistants at Xavier University under current Wake Forest head coach Skip Prosser from 1994-2001. Robert Morris Quick Facts While with the Musketeers, Schmidt played a dual role, serving as both a coach and the Location: Moon Township, Pa. program’s top recruiter. His coaching responsibilities centered mostly around the post Founded: 1921 players, and he helped develop and recruit players at Xavier that have moved on to the Enrollment: 5,000 professional ranks, including James Posey (Memphis Grizzlies), David West (New Orleans Affiliation: NCAA I Hornets), Romain Sato (San Antonio Spurs), Lionel Chalmers (Minnesota Timberwolves) Conference: Northeast and David Young (Seattle Supersonics). Prior to his stint with Xavier, Schmidt served one Nickname: Colonials year as an assistant at Loyola College in Baltimore, Md., also under Prosser. He also spent President: Gregory G. Dell’Omo, Ph.D. two seasons at Penn State University under Bruce Parkhill from 1991-93, and started his Home Court: Charles L. Sewall Center coaching career as an assistant at St. Michael’s College in Vermont from 1989-91. Capacity: 3,056 Schmidt’s playing career was highlighted by four years as a guard/forward at Boston Athletic Director: Craig Coleman, M.D. College, where he received his bachelor’s degree in business administration and manage- Asst. Athletic Director: Marty Galosi ment with a concentration in marketing in 1985. The Eagles went 22-10 and made the Asst. Athletic Director: Meghan Sweeney NCAA Elite Eight during his freshman season in 1981-82 under head coach Tom Davis Asst. Athletic Director: Sean Simmons and 25-7 the next year in making the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen in his first of Senior Woman Administrator: Addie Muti three years playing for current Maryland coach Gary Williams. Boston College reached Sports Information Director: Jim Duzyk the NIT second round in 1984 and the NCAA Sweet Sixteen again in 1985.