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Schedule / Results Game Information OCTOBER (0-0) Radio: ESPN 970 AM & 106.3 FM w/ Chris Shovlin (pxp) & Jim Duzyk (color) 27 @ Niagara (Exhibition) W, 73-70 TV: Cox Media w/ Barry Buetel (pxp), Scott Williams (color) & Kate Longworth (sideline) 30 @ Saint Vincent (Exhibition) W, 78-61 Twitter: @RMUMBasketball • Instagram: @RMUMBasketball NOVEMBER (0-1) Quick Hits 10 @ Ohio State L, 64-95 • The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team continues an eight-game road trip 13 @ Grand Canyon $ 9:00 p.m. 15 @ San Diego $ 10:00 p.m. to open its 2017-18 season by opening play in the Grand Canyon Classic Monday with 19 @ Duquesne 5:30 p.m. a 10:00 p.m. tip against the host Antelopes at GCU Arena in Phoenix, Ariz. 24 vs. Norfolk State $ 6:00 p.m. • The Colonials tipped off their 42nd season of Division I basketball with a 95-64 loss @ 25 @ Little Rock $ 4:00 p.m. Ohio State (11/10/17). Junior guard Matty McConnell scored a career-high 22 points, 29 @ Youngstown State 7:00 p.m. while freshman forward Koby Thomas also scored 22 points. DECEMBER (0-0) • Led by eighth-year head coach Andrew Toole, RMU returns two starters and three let- 2 @ Siena 2:00 p.m. terwinners from a 2016-17 squad that finished with an overall record of 14-19 (.424), 6 RIDER 7:00 p.m. including a mark of 9-9 (.500) in the Northeast Conference (NEC). 10 DREXEL 2:00 p.m. • Robert Morris was tabbed seventh in the 2017 NEC Preseason Coaches Poll, the pro- 16 @ Buffalo 2:00 p.m. gram’s lowest projection since being picked to finish 10th in 2005. Robert Morris has 19 @ N.C. State 7:00 p.m. 22 CANISIUS + 7:00 p.m. never been the preseason favorite in the poll despite owning a league-high eight NEC 29 @ Bryant * 3:00 p.m. Tournament titles, the last of which came in 2015. 31 @ Central Connecticut * 3:30 p.m. • Junior guard Matty McConnell appeared in all 33 games in 2016-17 as a sophomore, JANUARY (0-0) earning 27 starts, and posted averages of 7.3 points and 4.4 rebounds per contest 4 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * + 7:00 p.m. while ranking third in the NEC in steals (1.64 per game). 6 LIU BROOLKYN * 4:00 p.m. • Sophomore guard Dachon Burke played in all 33 games in 2016-17 as a rookie, fin- 11 SAINT FRANCIS U * 7:00 p.m. ishing third for the Colonials in scoring at 7.6 points per game while grabbing an aver- 13 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * 4:30 p.m. age of 3.9 rebounds per contest. He ranked sixth in the NEC in steals per game (1.55). 18 @ Sacred Heart * 6:00 p.m. • The Colonials advanced to the semifinals of the NEC Tournament for the ninth time in 20 @ Wagner * 4:00 p.m. 10 Matty McConnell 26 SACRED HEART * 7:00 p.m. the last years in 2017. In two games of the 2017 NEC Tournament, 28 WAGNER * 2:00 p.m. averaged 19.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals while shooting 52 percent (13-for- FEBRUARY (0-0) 25) from the floor, including 64.3 percent (9-for-14) from beyond the arc. 1 MOUNT ST. MARY’S * 7:00 p.m. • RMU’s contest @ Grand Canyon is part of an eight-game road trip to open the year. 3 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * 2:00 p.m. It marks the longest road trip to open a season since the 1993-94 campaign, when the 8 @ St. Francis Brooklyn * 7:00 p.m. Colonials also opened the year with eight consecutive games away from home. The 10 @ LIU Brooklyn * 4:30 p.m. longest season-opening road trip in school history is nine, which came in 1990-91. 15 BRYANT * + 7:00 p.m. • In eight seasons under head coach Andrew Toole, Robert Morris has posted an overall 17 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT * + 7:00 p.m. record of 134-107 (.556), including a mark of 82-42 (.661) against NEC foes. Toole 22 @ Mount St. Mary’s * 7:00 p.m. has guided the Colonials to a pair of NEC regular-season crowns (2013, 2014) as well 24 @ Saint Francis U * 2:00 p.m. as the 2015 NEC Tournament championship. 28 NEC Tournament Quarterfinals TBA MARCH (0-0) • Over the last 10 years, RMU has appeared in the postseason seven times, including the 3 NEC Tournament Semifinals TBA NCAA Tournament three times (2009, 2010, 2015), the NIT on three occasions (2008, 6 NEC Tournament Final TBA 2013, 2014) and the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. In the last $ Grand Canyon Classic; + A.J. Palumbo Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.) decade, the Colonials own an overall record of 207-137 (.603), which is tied for 15th * Northeast Conference game with Ohio and Iona among mid-major programs for victories. Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # P Name Pts. Reb. G/GS Hometown Quick Fact 5 F Malik Petteway (6-8, 240, Jr.) 0.0 0.0 1/1 Waterbury, Conn. Played just 12 minutes in season opener @ Ohio State 10 F Koby Thomas (6-6, 190, Fr.) 22.0 6.0 1/1 Philadelphia, Pa. Most points (22) by a freshman in RMU collegiate debut 1 G Jon Williams (6-1, 175, Fr.) 0.0 1.0 1/1 Akron, Ohio Dished out two assists in collegiate debut @ Ohio State 4 G Taevon Ashmeade (6-4, 185, Jr.) 2.0 1.0 1/1 Bronx, N.Y. Tied for team-high honors @ OSU with three assists 10 G Matty McConnell (6-2, 195, Jr.) 22.0 5.0 1/1 Oakdale, Pa. Tallied assist, block and two steals against the Buckeyes Robert Morris Off The Bench ... # P Name Pts. Reb. G/GS Hometown Quick Fact 11 G Dachon Burke (6-4, 180, So.) -- -- 0/0 Orange, N.J. RMU’s top returning scorer from 2016-17 campaign 2 F David Cole (6-7, 240, R-Fr.) 5.0 1.0 1/0 Corona, N.Y. Hit only field goal attempt, 3-for-4 at line vs. Buckeyes 3 G Leondre Washington (6-0, 175, Fr.) 5.0 1.0 1/0 Englewood, N.J. Dished out three assists in RMU debut @ Ohio State 20 F Charles Bain (6-8, 200, Fr.) 3.0 0.0 1/0 Freeport, Bahamas Suffered four turnovers in collegiate debut @ Ohio State 24 F Chris Coalmon (6-6, 185, Fr.) 3.0 0.0 1/0 North Babylon, N.Y. Hit three-pointer, notched block against Buckeyes Head Coach Andrew Toole Eighth Season • Penn, 2003 • @AndyToole Presiding over the golden age of Robert Morris University men’s basketball is Andrew Toole, who is in his eighth season as the head coach of the Colonials in 2017-18. Introduced as the eighth head coach in the program’s 42-year Division I history at a press conference at the Charles L. Sewall Center May 11, 2010, Toole signed a one-year contract extension at RMU January 19, 2017, and will lead the Colo- nials through the 2020-21 campaign. In eight seasons under Toole’s tutelage, the Colonials have posted an overall record of 134-107 (.556), including a mark of 82-42 (.661) against Northeast Conference opponents. Toole has overseen the most successful stretch in school history during his 10-year tenure at Robert Morris. Named an assistant coach under former head coach Mike Rice in 2007, Toole was elevated to associate head coach the following season before taking over the reigns as head coach in 2010. During Toole's seven seasons as head coach at RMU, the Colonials have claimed two NEC regular-season championships (2013, 2014), appeared in four NEC Tournament championship games (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015) and have made four national postseason appearances. Robert Morris played in its first CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) in 2012, earned automatic bids to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in both 2013 and 2014 and appeared in the 2015 NCAA Tournament. Four of RMU's five victories in a national postseason tournament have come under Toole. In 2011- 12, his second year as head coach, Toole led the Colonials to an overall record of 26-11 (.703). The Toole File Robert Morris tied a school record for victories by advancing to the quarterfinals of the 2012 CIT Birthdate: Sept. 11, 1980 thanks to road wins over Indiana State and Toledo. Hometown: Red Bank, N.J. In 2012-13, RMU claimed its 10th NEC regular-season championship with a ledger of 14-4 Age: 37 (.778) in conference action and overall finished 24-11 (.686). Robert Morris earned a spot in the Alma Mater / Year: Penn / 2003 2013 NIT, advancing to the second round thanks to a landmark 59-57 victory over Kentucky in front Degree: Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) of 3,444 fans at the Charles L. Sewall Center, the largest crowd in school history. High School: Christian Brothers Academy RMU earned its second straight NEC regular-season crown in 2013-14 with a record of 14-2 (.875) in league play and finished 22-14 (.611) overall. For his efforts, Toole was named the 2014 COLLEGIATE COACHING EXPERIENCE: NEC Jim Phelan Coach of the Year. Led by a career-high 38 points from 2014 NEC Player of the Robert Morris University; Moon Township, Pa. - Head Coach (2010- ) Year Karvel Anderson (2012-14), the Colonials notched a win in the first round of the NIT for the Robert Morris University; Moon Township, Pa.