Schedule / Results Overall Record: 22-14 (.611) / Northeast Conference Record: 14-2 (.875) 2014 NEC Regular-Season Champions / Ninth Straight Winning Season NOVEMBER (3-5) 9 SAVANNAH STATE W, 86-66 2014 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) Participants (Second Round) 12 @ Lafayette W, 90-81 Top Story - Led by fourth-year head coach Andrew Toole, the Robert Morris University men’s bas- 14 @ Eastern Michigan $ L, 64-69 ketball team posted an overall record of 22-14 (.611) in 2013-14, including a mark of 14-2 (.875) 17 @ #1 Kentucky $ (ESPN2) L, 49-87 in the Northeast Conference. The Colonials secured their second straight NEC regular-season cham- 21 UT ARLINGTON $ W, 88-81 23 @ Cleveland State $ L, 74-87 pionship and 11th overall in 2014 but fell in the championship game of the 2014 NEC Tournament, 26 @ Buffalo L, 66-81 88-71, to Mount St. Mary’s (3/11/14). Despite the loss, RMU appeared in the postseason for 30 @ Delaware L, 67-86 the sixth time in the last seven years with an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament DECEMBER (2-4) (NIT). Making its third appearance in the NIT in program history, Robert Morris advanced to the 4 @ Youngstown State L, 76-84 second round for the second straight year thanks to an 89-78 victory @ St. John’s (3/18/14). In 7 TOLEDO L, 77-80 the history of the NIT, four No. 1 seeds have lost to a No. 8 seed, with the Colonials owning two 14 @ Duquesne W, 67-63 of those victories. In the second round of the NIT, Robert Morris fell @ Belmont (3/21/14), 82- 18 CAMPBELL W, 72-61 71. Senior guard Karvel Anderson was tabbed the 2014 NEC Player of the Year after averaging 22 @ Oakland L, 94-100 19.7 points per game and establishing RMU single-season records for points (710), field goals 30 @ #6 Oklahoma State (ESPNU) L, 66-92 (248) and three-point field goals (119). Anderson scored a career-high 38 points to lead the Colo- JANUARY (7-1) nials to their upset win of the Red Storm in the first round of the NIT and became just the third 4 @ Alabama (ESPN3) L, 56-64 player in school history to win an NEC scoring title. Anderson was also selected to the 2014 All- 9 @ Sacred Heart * W, 79-70 NEC First Team, and joining him with postseason accolades was junior forward Lucky Jones, who 11 @ Bryant * W, 71-67 earned a spot on the 2014 All-NEC Second Team. Jones averaged 13.9 points and a team-high 16 SAINT FRANCIS U. * W, 73-68 6.8 rebounds per game in 2013-14 and during the season eclipsed career totals of both 1,000 18 @ Mount St. Mary’s * W, 77-69 points and 500 rebounds. The 2013-14 campaign also marked the final season for senior guard 23 SACRED HEART * W, 91-65 Anthony Myers-Pate, who averaged 6.9 points and 3.7 assists per contest. Myers-Pate concluded 25 WAGNER * W, 74-70 his career at RMU as the program’s all-time leader in games played (137) while ranking sixth 30 BRYANT * (ESPNU) W, 79-76 all-time in career assists (449) to go along with 805 points. FEBRUARY (7-1) 1 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE * L, 73-74 RMU vs. the NEC Under Toole 6 @ LIU Brooklyn * (ESPNU) W, 65-56 What’s Next - In the midst of the program’s 8 @ St. Francis Brooklyn * W, 72-50 golden era thanks to nine consecutive winning Overall Record ............................. 53-17 (.757) 13 @ Saint Francis U. * W, 66-60 seasons, Robert Morris returns three starters and At Home ............................................ 28-7 (.800) 15 MOUNT ST. MARY’S * W, 69-61 six letterwinners in 2014-15. In addition to junior On The Road ................................. 25-10 (.714) 20 LIU BROOKLYN * W, 73-64 forward Lucky Jones, also returning as starters NEC Tournament ................................ 7-4 (.636) Largest Victory .. vs. Bryant (3/2/11), 91-38 22 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * (OT) W, 71-70 next season are junior guard David Appolon and Largest Defeat .... vs. CCSU (2/5/11), 58-80 27 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * W, 69-64 sophomore center Stephan Hawkins. Jones enters MARCH (3-3) his final season of eligibility in 2014-15 as RMU’s active leader in points (1,190) and rebounds 1 @ Wagner * (ROOT) L, 48-59 (662) and is 90 caroms shy of becoming the program’s all-time leading rebounder. Appolon av- 5 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON # W, 60-53 eraged 4.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per contest in 2013-14, while Hawkins supplied the Colonials 8 SAINT FRANCIS U. # W, 60-57 11 MOUNT ST. MARY’S # (ESPN2) L, 71-88 with averages of 4.6 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. In all, Robert Morris returns 49.8 percent 18 @ St. John’s % (ESPNU) W, 89-78 (1,292-of-2,593) of its scoring, 56 percent (675-of-1,205) of its rebounding and 47.9 percent (213- 21 @ Belmont % (ESPNU) L, 71-82 of-445) of its assists next year. Four of RMU’s top five rebounders from 2013-14 return next $ Keightley Classic; * NEC game; #NEC Tournament; % NIT season, including forward Aaron Tate, who averaged 4.4 boards per game as a sophomore. Robert Morris Usual Starters ... # P Name Pts. Reb. G/GS Hometown Quick Fact 22 F Lucky Jones (6-6, 210, Jr.) 13.9 6.8 36/35 Newark, N.J. Owns career totals of 1,190 points, 662 rebounds 4 F David Appolon (6-4, 190, Jr.) 4.2 3.2 35/15 Philadelphia, Pa. Averaged 6.9 points, 5.3 rebounds as a starter 45 C Stephan Hawkins (6-9, 205, So.) 4.6 2.9 35/21 Gary, Ind. RMU is 21-7 (.750) all-time with Hawkins in starting five 5 G Anthony Myers-Pate (5-11, 170, Sr.) 6.9 2.4 36/36 Washington, D.C. Concluded career ranked sixth all-time in assists (449) 15 G Karvel Anderson (6-2, 190, Sr.) 19.7 3.3 36/36 Elkhart, Ind. 2014 Northeast Conference Player of the Year Robert Morris Off The Bench ... # P Name Pts. Reb. G/GS Hometown Quick Fact 3 G Kavon Stewart (6-0, 180, Fr.) 4.9 1.9 30/0 Paterson, N.J. Contributed averages of 2.8 assists, 1.1 steals per game 24 F Aaron Tate (6-5, 220, So.) 3.1 4.4 36/12 New Bern, N.C. Averaged 5.9 rebounds over final 16 games of season 12 G Charles Oliver (6-3, 190, Jr.) 6.3 1.5 36/0 Scotch Plains, N.J. Led Colonials in free-throw shooting percentage (.843) 11 F Jeremiah Worthem (6-6, 215, Fr.) 8.9 4.1 19/11 Philadelphia, Pa. Did not play final 17 games of year (suspended) 2 G Britton Lee (5-11, 180, Fr.) 0.0 0.0 3/0 Philadelphia, Pa. Did not play final 17 games of year (suspended) 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 marked 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 90-50 (.643), including a mark of 53-17 (.757) Robert Morris University; Moon Township, Pa. against Northeast Conference opponents. - Head Coach (2010- ) On the 2013-14 campaign, Tooled led Robert Morris to an overall record of 22-14 (.611) and its Robert Morris University; Moon Township, Pa. second consecutive NEC regular-season championship and 11th overall with a 14-2 (.875) league mark. - Associate Head Coach (2008-10) RMU appeared in the postseason for the sixth time in the last seven years, earning a spot in the 2014 Robert Morris University; Moon Township, Pa. National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The Colonials advanced to the second round of the NIT for the - Assistant Coach (2007-08) second straight year thanks to an 89-78 victory @ St. John’s, the program’s first win in school history Lafayette College; Easton, Pa. against a Big East foe. - Assistant Coach (2006-07) In 2012-13, Toole led RMU to an overall record of 24-11 (.686), including a ledger of 14-4 (.778) against league foes to claim its 10th NEC regular-season title. RMU earned a spot in the 2013 National PLAYING EXPERIENCE: Invitation Tournament (NIT), advancing to the second round thanks to a 59-57 victory over Kentucky in University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pa. front of 3,444 fans at the Charles L. Sewall Center, the largest crowd in school history. - Guard (2000-03) In his first season at the helm in 2010-11, Toole guided RMU to an overall record of 18-14 (.563), Elon University; Elon, N.C. including a mark of 12-6 (.667) in the NEC.