2006-07 Schedule #5 Mount St. Mary’s (10-19) @ #4 Robert Morris (17-10) NOVEMBER (4-1) Thursday, March 1, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. EST 3 GLENVILLE STATE (Ex.) W, 104-68 13 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL W, 96-72 Charles L. Sewall Center (3,056) - Moon Township, Pa. 17 @ Marshall W, 73-69 2007 NEC Tournament Quarterfinals 21 NEW HAMPSHIRE W, 76-64 26 @ Maine W, 55-43 Radio: WPIT-AM 73 (Chris Shovlin - play-by-play & Jim Elias - color) 29 @ #2 Pittsburgh L, 53-67 On the internet (live and archived) at: www.sports.yahoo.com DECEMBER (4-2) Top Story - The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team begins its quest for a league- 2 DUQUESNE W, 73-72 record sixth Northeast Conference championship Thursday night when it hosts Mount St. 7 @ Sacred Heart * L, 74-90 9 @ Wagner * # L, 60-72 Mary’s for a 7:30 p.m. NEC Tournament quarterfinal game at the Charles L. Sewall Center. The 16 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, 79-78 Colonials enter the contest as the No. 4 seed, while Mount St. Mary’s is seeded fifth. RMU is 20 @ Canisius W, 81-77 making its 23rd appearance in the NEC Tournament and fifth in six seasons under head coach 30 GOUCHER W, 83-38 Mark Schmidt. All-time in tournament action Robert Morris owns a record of 22-17, including JANUARY (5-3) a record of 2-4 under Schmidt. In NEC Tournament home games, the Colonials enter Thursday’s 4 QUINNIPIAC * W, 86-68 contest with a record of 14-4, including a 9-3 mark in postseason tilts at the Sewall Center. 6 CENTRAL CONN. STATE * W, 64-48 11 @ Long Island * L, 56-59 13 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * W, 70-66 Quick Stat of the Night - Robert Morris enters the 2007 NEC Tournament Thursday riding its 18 SACRED HEART * L, 82-84 best offensive stretch of the 2006-07 campaign, as in the last five games the club has averaged 20 MOUNT ST. MARY’S * (OT) W, 81-78 83.8 points per game while shooting 51.7 percent (155-for-300) from the field. A key reason for 23 @ Saint Francis (Pa.) * $ W, 94-75 the surge has been that a different Colonial has stepped up their offensive production on a 27 @ Monmouth * L, 68-76 given night. Junior guard Tony Lee (31 points vs. SFNY), sophomore guard Jeremy Chappell (31 FEBRUARY (4-4) @ CCSU) and senior guard A.J. Jackson (34 vs. LIU) have each eclipsed the 30-point plateau in 1 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * L, 79-84 the last five games, the first time in school history three different Colonials have turned the 3 SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) * $ W, 76-68 trick a five-game stretch. 10 @ Mount St. Mary’s * W, 65-60 17 ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) * (2 OT) L, 97-102 RMU vs. Mount St. Mary’s Thursday’s Opponent and the All-Time Series - 18 WAGNER * W, 71-63 Series Record ............... The Mount leads, 22-17 RMU and Mount St. Mary’s will tipoff for the 22 @ Central Conn. State * L, 86-88 First Meeting .................. 1/6/90; Mount, 79-68 24 @ Quinnipiac * L, 75-81 40th time Thursday night, with the Mount Last Meeting .................... 2/10/07; RMU, 65-60 26 LONG ISLAND * W, 90-74 holding a 22-17 edge in the all-time series. The Last RMU Win .................. 2/10/07; RMU, 65-60 MARCH (0-0) two clubs will also meet for the fourth time in 1 MOUNT ST. MARY’S ^ 7:30 p.m. Current Streak ........................................ RMU, 3 NEC Tournament play Thursday, with Robert Schmidt vs. Mount St. Mary’s ....................... 9-4 Morris having won two of the previous three * NEC game; ^ NEC Tournament # Game seen live of MSG contests. Included in that is a 67-66 win over the Mount in the 2006 NEC Tournament quar- $ Game seen live on Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh terfinals at Knott Arena (3/2/06). Thursday’s tilt will be the sixth time the two clubs have met in the last two years, with the previous five games having been decided by a total of 12 points. Probable Starters (Mount St. Mary’s @ Robert Morris) MOUNT ST. MARY’S (10-19) # P Name Pts. Reb. G/GS Hometown Quick Fact 4F Gus Durr (6-6, 220, Sr.) 8.4 3.8 24/19 Pasadena, Md. Averaged 13.5 ppg in two games vs. RMU 40 F Sam Atupem (6-7, 240, So.) 5.9 3.6 25/24 Newport News, Va. Shooting 53.2 percent from the field 1GJeremy Goode (5-9, 170, Fr.) 10.2 3.5 29/26 Charlotte, N.C. Leads club in assists (144) and steals (55) 2GChris Vann (6-0, 195, Jr.) 13.3 2.9 29/29 Woodbridge, Va. Has scored 10 pts in two games vs. RMU this year 3GMychal Kearse (6-4, 205, Sr.) 11.0 5.7 27/27 Charlotte, N.C. Shooting 79.2 percent from the free-throw line ROBERT MORRIS (17-10) 32 F A.J. Jackson (6-6, 230, Sr.) 16.7 7.7 27/27 Monessen, Pa. Has posted double-doubles each of last two games 4CFreddie Harris (6-9, 245, Sr.) 4.2 3.0 27/27 Decatur, Ala. Has shot 64.2 percent from the field at home 21 G Jeremy Chappell (6-3, 200, So.) 14.6 5.2 27/27 Cincinnati, Ohio Named to 2006 All-NEC Tournament Team 13 G Derek Coleman (5-11, 180, Sr.) 12.8 2.5 27/27 Dorchester, Mass. Owns 201 career three-pointers 42 G Tony Lee (6-0, 205, Jr.) 16.1 6.2 27/27 Boston, Mass. Leads NEC in field goal % (60.0) & steals (2.79 pg) 2006-07 Colonial Basketball Game Notes - (3/1/07 vs. Mount St. Mary’s) - Page 2 Head Coach Mark Schmidt 2006-07 Colonials at a Glance Sixth Season - Boston College ’85 Starters Returning / Lost ............................................... 4 / 1 Letterwinners Returning / Lost .................................... 5 / 1 The 2006-07 campaign marks Mark Schmidt’s sixth year as head Returning Starters (Ht., Wt., Year) ppg / rpg: coach of the men’s basketball program at Robert Morris University. G - Derek Coleman (5-11, 180, Sr.) 11.9 / 4.7 apg He owns an overall record of 82-89 (.480), including a 58-52 (.527) G - Tony Lee (6-0, 205, Jr.) 12.6 ppg, 7.1 rpg mark in the Northeast Conference, and was named to his current G - Jeremy Chappell (6-3, 175, So.) 14.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg post May 7, 2001. Schmidt guided the Colonials to their first win- F - A.J. Jackson (6-6, 230, Sr.) 17.0 ppg, 9.3 rpg ning season in six years in 2005-06 with an overall record of 15-14, Starters Lost (Ht., Wt.) (ppg / apg): including 10-8 in conference action. He also led RMU to the NEC F - Cori Boston (6-5, 200, So.) 8.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg Tournament semifinals for the second time in the last three years in 2005-06 Overall Record: 15-14 2006. In 2003-04 and 2004-05, he led RMU to identical overall 2005-06 Home Record: 11-2 records of 14-15. In 2001-02, Schmidt led Robert Morris to a 12-18 overall record, the most 2005-06 Road Record: 4-12 victories for a first-year head coach in the 30-year history of the Colonial men’s basketball 2005-06 Neutral Record: 0-0 2005-06 NEC Record / Finish: 10-8 / 5th program. 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. While with Robert Morris Quick Facts the Musketeers, Schmidt played a dual role, serving as both a coach and the program’s top Location: Moon Township, Pa. recruiter. His coaching responsibilities centered mostly around the post players, and he Founded: 1921 helped develop and recruit players at Xavier that have moved on to the professional ranks, Enrollment: 5,000 including James Posey (Miami Heat), David West (New Orleans Hornets), Romain Sato (San Affiliation: NCAA I Antonio Spurs), Lionel Chalmers (Minnesota Timberwolves) and David Young (Seattle Conference: Northeast Supersonics). Prior to his stint with Xavier, Schmidt served one year as an assistant at Nickname: Colonials Loyola College in Baltimore, Md., also under Prosser. He also spent two seasons at Penn President: Gregory G. Dell’Omo, Ph.D. State University under Bruce Parkhill from 1991-93, and started his coaching career as an Home Court: Charles L. Sewall Center 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- Associate Athletic Director: Marty Galosi Asst. Athletic Director / SWA: Addie Muti ment with a concentration in marketing in 1985. The Eagles went 22-10 and made the NCAA Asst. Athletic Director: Meghan Sweeney Elite Eight during his freshman season in 1981-82 under head coach Tom Davis and 25-7 the Asst. Athletic Director: Sean Simmons next year in making the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen in his first of three years playing Sports Information Director: Jim Duzyk for current Maryland coach Gary Williams. Boston College reached the NIT second round in Office: (412) 262-8314 1984 and the NCAA Sweet Sixteen again in 1985. Fax: (412) 262-8557 Press Row: (412) 262-8613 The Schmidt File E-mail: duzyk@rmu.edu Asst.