A New Horizon • Senior Guard Jon Williams Leads the Horizon League and Ranks Fourth in NCAA Division I in Assist-To-Turnover Ratio (5.60)
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Schedule / Results Game Information DECEMBER (2-3) Audio: RMU Athletics Gameday App w/ Chris Shovlin (pxp) 5 POINT PARK W, 75-57 TV: ESPN+ w/ Jonathan Hood (pxp), Chris Beck (color) and Joe Brand (sideline) 18 BOWLING GREEN L, 65-85 Twitter: @RMUMBasketball • Instagram: @RMUMBasketball 20 @ Marshall L, 71-85 Quick Hits 26 @ Purdue Fort Wayne * W, 102-88 • The RMU men’s basketball team returns to action this weekend with a pair of 27 @ Purdue Fort Wayne * L, 82-87 Horizon League road games, traveling to Chicago, Ill., for a two-game set against JANUARY (1-0) UIC at Credit Union 1 Arena. 1 MILWAUKEE * W, 67-64 • The Colonials last played on New Year’s Day, earning a 67-64 victory over Mil- 2 MILWAUKEE * canceled waukee (1/1/21) at the UPMC Events Center. RMU was unable to complete its series 8 @ IUPUI * canceled with the Panthers, or travel last weekend for a two-game set @ IUPUI, due to 9 @ IUPUI * canceled COVID-19 protocols and subsequent quarantining. 15 @ UIC * 8:00 p.m. • Senior forward AJ Bramah led the Colonials in their win over Milwaukee with his 16 @ UIC * 6:00 p.m. first double-double of the 2020-21 campaign and ninth of his career with game 22 NORTHERN KENTUCKY * 7:00 p.m. highs in both points (20) and rebounds (14). 23 NORTHERN KENTUCKY * 5:00 p.m. • In the win over the Panthers, senior forward AJ Bramah hit a jumper with 50 sec- 29 @ Wright State * 7:00 p.m. onds remaining that snapped a 61-61 tie and helped propel RMU to the win. The 30 @ Wright State * 7:00 p.m. Colonials closed the game on a 15-7 surge to claim victory in their first home FEBRUARY (0-0) game as a member of the Horizon League. 5 YOUNGSTOWN STATE * 7:00 p.m. • Freshman guard Enoch Cheeks contributed 13 points, seven rebounds, two assists 6 YOUNGSTOWN STATE * 5:00 p.m. and three steals in the win over the Panthers, while guards Trayden Williams and 12 OAKLAND * 7:00 p.m. Cameron Wilbon each scored 10 points. Wilbon added a career-high nine re- 13 OAKLAND * 5:00 p.m. bounds as RMU outrebounded Milwaukee, 47-32. 19 @ Detroit Mercy * 7:00 p.m. • Senior forward AJ Bramah ranks in the top five in the Horizon League in six cat- 20 @ Detroit Mercy * 7:00 p.m. egories entering action this weekend. In addition to leading the league in scoring at 21.2 points per game, Bramah ranks second in field goal percentage (.559), * Horizon League game fourth in 20-point scoring efforts 4( ) and fifth in rebounding (8.5 per game) and free-throw percentage (.821). A New Horizon • Senior guard Jon Williams leads the Horizon League and ranks fourth in NCAA Division I in assist-to-turnover ratio (5.60). RMU announced at a press conference at the UPMC • Led by RMU Pat Gallagher Head Coach Andrew Toole, the Colonials return three Events Center June 15, 2020, that the Horizon League starters and five letterwinners from a 2019-20 team that finished with an overall Board of Directors approved the university’s applica- record of 20-14 (.588), including a mark of 13-5 (.722) in the NEC. tion for membership. The Colonials officially became • The Colonials return 49.5 percent (1,175-of-2,373) of their scoring, 49.4 percent a member of the Horizon League July 1, 2020, with 10 (564-of-1,141) of their rebounding and 66.5 percent (374-of-562) of their assists of its 16 intercollegiate athletic programs competing from the 2019-20 season. in the league. RMU, a charter member of the Northeast • RMU was picked to finish fourth in the 2020 Horizon League Preseason Poll. The Conference (NEC), spent 39 years in the conference, poll was conducted by Horizon League head coaches, communication profession- claiming nine tournament championships and subse- als and select members of the media. In addition, senior forward AJ Bramah was quent bids to the NCAA Tournament. The nine tour- named to the 2020-21 Preseason All-Horizon League Second Team. In 33 games nament titles are the most in NEC history. last season, Bramah averaged 13.4 points and a team-high 8.2 rebounds. Robert Morris Projected Starters ... # P Name Pts. Reb. G/GS Hometown Quick Fact 5 F AJ Bramah (6-7, 210, Sr.) 21.2 8.5 6/5 San Leandro, Calif. Ninth career double-double off bench vs. Milwaukee 2 F Kahliel Spear (6-7, 220, Jr.) 8.4 3.4 5/3 The Colony, Texas Shooting 72% (18-for-25) from the field in 2020-21 1 G Jon Williams (6-1, 175, Sr.) 11.2 2.2 5/5 Akron, Ohio Leads #HLMBB in assist-to-turnover ratio (5.60) 3 G Dante Treacy (6-0, 170, Jr.) 9.2 2.2 5/5 Orlando, Fla. Recorded 17 assists vs. three turnovers vs. Mastodons 0 G Kam Farris (6-3, 165, Fr.) 8.8 0.5 4/3 Burlington, Vt. Shooting 47.4% (9-for-19) from beyond the arc Robert Morris Off The Bench ... # P Name Pts. Reb. G/GS Hometown Quick Fact 12 G Trayden Williams (5-11, 165, Fr.) 7.2 1.0 5/1 Charlotte, N.C. Career-high 10 points in victory over MIlwaukee 22 G Cameron Wilbon (6-5, 200, Jr.) 7.0 4.8 6/1 Gary, Ind. Career highs in points (10), rebounds (9) vs. Panthers 20 F Charles Bain (6-8, 220, Sr.) 5.7 4.3 3/3 Freeport, Bahamas RMU’s active leader in points (766), rebounds (402) 11 G Enoch Cheeks (6-3, 190, Fr.) 6.0 4.5 6/4 Providence, R.I. Leads RMU in steals with 11, owns three blocks 23 F Olisa Ngonadi (6-8, 215, So.) 3.2 3.0 5/0 Fort Washington, Md. Career highs in points, rebounds in season opener 24 F Pat Suemnick (6-8, 230, Fr.) 1.5 1.3 6/0 Green Bay, Wisc. Has played 47 minutes across six games Pat Gallagher Head Coach Andrew Toole 11th Season • Penn, 2003 • @AndyToole Presiding over the golden age of RMU men’s basketball is Andrew Toole, who is in his 11th season as the Pat Gallagher Head Coach of the Colonials in 2020-21. Introduced as the eighth head coach in the program’s 45-year NCAA Divi- sion I history at a press conference at the Charles L. Sewall Center May 11, 2010, Toole has posted an overall record of 191-157 (.549), including a mark of 117-64 (.646) against conference opposition. Toole has overseen the most successful stretch in school history during his 14-year tenure at RMU. Named an as- sistant 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 10 seasons as head coach at RMU, the Colonials claimed two NEC regular-season championships (2013, 2014), appeared in five NEC Tournament championship games (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2020) and have earned six national postseason appearances. RMU earned automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament in 2015 and 2020, appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in both 2013 and 2014 and played in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) in 2012 and 2019. Six of RMU's seven 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). RMU tied a school record for victories by advancing to the quarterfinals of the 2012 CIT thanks to road wins over Indiana State and Toledo. RMU also claimed its third victory in the CIT in 2019 by posting a 98-89 overtime win over Cornell at the North Athletic Complex. The Toole File In 2012-13, RMU claimed its 10th NEC regular-season championship with a league ledger of 14-4 (.778) and overall finished 24-11 (.686). The Colonials earned a spot in the 2013 NIT, Birthdate: Sept. 11, 1980 advancing to the second round thanks to a landmark 59-57 victory over Kentucky in front of Hometown: Red Bank, N.J. 3,444 fans at the Charles L. Sewall Center. Age: 40 RMU earned its second straight NEC regular-season crown in 2013-14 with a record of 14- Alma Mater / Year: Penn / 2003 2 (.875) in league play and finished 22-14 (.611) overall. For his efforts, Toole was named the Degree: Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) 2014 NEC Jim Phelan Coach of the Year. Led by a career-high 38 points from 2014 NEC Player High School: Christian Brothers Academy of the Year Karvel Anderson (2012-14), the Colonials notched a win in the first round of the NIT for the second consecutive year with an 89-78 victory at St. John's. COLLEGIATE COACHING EXPERIENCE: RMU; Moon Township, Pa. In the history of the NIT, a No. 8 seed has knocked off a No. 1 seed just four times, with - Pat Gallagher Head Coach (2010- ) RMU owning two of those victories thanks to its wins over Kentucky and St. John's. RMU; Moon Township, Pa. Toole guided the Colonials to an overall record of 20-15 (.571) in 2014-15, including a mark - Associate Head Coach (2008-10) of 12-6 (.667) in the NEC. RMU finished in a tie for second place with Bryant in the league RMU; Moon Township, Pa.