2005-06 Colonial Men’s Basketball Game Notes - Game #9 ROBERT MORRIS www.rmu.edu NEC Champions: 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992 NCAA Tournament: 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992 2005-06 Schedule / Results Robert Morris (4-4) @ #25 Iowa (9-3) NOVEMBER (2-2) Thursday, December 22, 2005 at 8:05 p.m. EST 12 OHIO VALLEY (Ex.) W, 83-51 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) - Iowa City, Iowa 18 @ St. Bonaventure L, 61-80 23 @ Pittsburgh L, 59-86 Television: ESPNU (Larry Morgan - play-by-play & Mac McCausland - color) 26 LOCK HAVEN W, 100-64 Radio: WPIT-AM 73 (Chris Shovlin - play-by-play & Jim Elias - color) 28 MAINE W, 62-53 On the internet (live and archived) at: www.sports.yahoo.com DECEMBER (2-2) 3 @ Duquesne L, 58-73 Top Story - The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team travels to Iowa City, Iowa, 6 @ New Hampshire L, 65-71 for its final non-conference road game of the 2005-06 campaign with an 8:05 p.m. tilt @ Big 10 @ Quinnipiac * W, 90-85 Ten foe Iowa. The Colonials, winners of four of their last six contests, are coming off a 97- 17 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W, 97-85 85 victory over Charleston Southern (12/17/05) and will look to snap a 20-game losing 22 @ Iowa 8:05 p.m. streak in non-league road games against the Hawkeyes. The last non-league road win for 29 MEDAILLE 7:30 p.m. Robert Morris came Dec. 18, 2002, in a 93-74 win @ Maryland-Eastern Shore. RMU clos- JANUARY (0-0) es out its 2005-06 non-conference slate after Thursday’s game by hosting Medaille at the 2 WAGNER * 7:30 p.m. Charles L. Sewall Center Thursday, Dec. 29, at 7:30 p.m. 5 @ Monmouth * 7:00 p.m. 12 ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) * 7:30 p.m. Quick Stat of the Night - Robert Morris enters Thursday’s game @ Iowa coming off its best 14 LONG ISLAND * 7:30 p.m. performance from beyond the three-point arc in the Mark Schmidt era, as the Colonials 19 @ Sacred Heart * 7:00 p.m. 21 @ Wagner * 7:00 p.m. drained 13 of 21 opportunities (61.9 percent) from long range in a 97-85 victory over 24 ST. FRANCIS (Pa.) * 7:30 p.m. Charleston Southern (12/17/05). The 13 three-pointers is the most RMU has compiled in a 26 MONMOUTH * 7:30 p.m. game since hitting 14 in a 91-59 victory over Brown (12/28/98). Robert Morris currently 28 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * 7:30 p.m. leads the Northeast Conference in three-point field goals per game (8.50) and since the start FEBRUARY (0-0) of the 2001-02 campaign, the first year Robert Morris was under the guidance of Schmidt, 2 @ Mount St. Mary’s * 7:00 p.m. the Colonials rank second in the NEC in three-point field goals per game (7.22) behind only 6 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * 7:30 p.m. St. Francis (N.Y.) (7.76). 10 CENTRAL CONN. STATE * 7:30 p.m. RMU vs. Iowa 12 QUINNIPIAC * 2:30 p.m. Thursday’s Opponent and the All-Time 16 @ Long Island * 7:00 p.m. Series Record ............................ First Meeting Series - Iowa is one of two opponents 18 @ St. Francis (N.Y.) * 7:00 p.m. First Meeting .................................. 12/17/05 21 @ St. Francis (Pa.) * 8:00 p.m. Robert Morris will be playing for the first Last Meeting ............................................ NA 25 MOUNT ST. MARY’S * 7:30 p.m. time in its 30-year Division I history this Last RMU Win ....................................... NA MARCH (0-0) season, joining Medaille, who the Current Streak ......................................... NA 3 @ NEC Quarterfinals TBA Colonials will host Thursday, Dec. 29. Schmidt vs. Iowa ...................................... 0-0 6 @ NEC Semifinals TBA Thursday night’s game marks the inaugural 9 @ NEC Championship 7:30 p.m. meeting between the Hawkeyes and Colonials. Iowa marks the fourth Big Ten opponent RMU will square off against under head coach Mark Schmidt, as the Colonials have played * Northeast Conference game Purdue (12/29/01), Penn State (1/2/03) and Northwestern (12/22/04) in previous seasons. Probable Starters (Robert Morris vs. Iowa) ROBERT MORRIS (4-4) # P Name Pts. Reb. G/GS Hometown Quick Fact 32 F A.J. Jackson (6-6, 230, Jr.) 16.5 10.9 7/7 Monessen, Pa. Career-high 16 boards vs. Charleston Southern 34 F Cori Boston (6-5, 200, So.) 10.0 3.8 8/5 Boston, Mass. Ranks 6th in NEC in free-throw pct. (85.0) 21 G Jeremy Chappell (6-3, 175, Fr.) 11.6 4.6 8/7 Cincinnati, Ohio Five blocks vs. Charleston Southern (12/17/05) 13 G Derek Coleman (5-11, 180, Jr.) 13.1 2.6 8/8 Dorchester, Mass. Averaging 23.3 points in last three games 42 G Tony Lee (6-0, 205, So.) 11.7 5.6 7/7 Boston, Mass. Leads NEC in steals per game (2.71) IOWA (9-3) 44 F Greg Brunner (6-7, 245, Sr.) 14.7 10.0 12/12 Charles City, Iowa 17 points, 12 rebounds vs. Drake (12/20/05) 34 C Erek Hansen (6-11, 210, Sr.) 6.4 4.1 12/12 Bedford, Texas Shooting 56.9 percent from the field 1GAdam Haluska (6-5, 210, Jr.) 13.6 4.7 12/12 Carroll, Iowa Team-high 20 three-pointers 11 G Tony Freeman (6-1, 185, Fr.) 4.5 1.8 12/3 Maywood, Illinois Owns 29 assists against 24 turnovers 35 G Mike Henderson (6-2, 190, Jr.) 8.0 4.6 12/12 Waterloo, Iowa 12 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists vs. Drake 2005-06 Colonial Basketball Game Notes (@ #25 Iowa - 12/22/05) - 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 54-69 (.439), including a G - Tony Lee (6-0, 205, So.) (7.9 / 5.4) 40-35 (.533) 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. Office: (412) 262-8314 Fax: (412) 262-8557 The Schmidt File Press Row: (412) 262-8613 E-mail: [email protected] Who: Mark David Schmidt Born: Feb. 12, 1963, in Providence, R.I.