2005-06 Colonial Men’s Basketball Game Notes - Game #25 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 (13-11 / 9-6) @ St. Francis (N.Y.) (9-14 / 6-8) NOVEMBER (2-2) Saturday, February 18, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. EST 12 OHIO VALLEY (Ex.) W, 83-51 Pope P.E. Center (1,200) - Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. 18 @ St. Bonaventure L, 61-80 23 @ Pittsburgh L, 59-86 Radio: WPIT-AM 73 (Chris Shovlin - play-by-play & Jim Elias - color) 26 LOCK HAVEN W, 100-64 On the internet (live and archived) at: www.sports.yahoo.com 28 MAINE W, 62-53 DECEMBER (3-3) Top Story - The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team plays the second of a three- 3 @ Duquesne L, 58-73 game road trip Saturday afternoon by closing out its swing through Brooklyn, N.Y., with a 6 @ New Hampshire L, 65-71 4:00 p.m. Northeast Conference tilt @ St. Francis (N.Y.). The Colonials are coming off a 74- 10 @ Quinnipiac * W, 90-85 69 loss @ Long Island to open their three-game road trip and have dropped to fourth place 17 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W, 97-85 in the league standings, a half game behind Central Connecticut State. The Terriers, mean- 22 @ Iowa L, 51-73 while, kept pace with the Blackbirds thanks to a 69-46 win over St. Francis (Pa.) (2/16/06) 29 MEDAILLE W, 109-36 and are currently tied for seventh in the NEC with both Long Island and Quinnipiac. RMU JANUARY (6-3) closes out its three-game road trip Tuesday, Feb. 21, with an 8:00 p.m. game at in-state rival 2 WAGNER * W, 95-90 St. Francis (Pa.) that will be broadcast on Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh. 5 @ Monmouth * W, 87-75 12 ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) * W, 73-71 14 LONG ISLAND * W, 70-66 Quick Stat of the Night - Freshman guard Jeremy Chappell has put together one of the best 19 @ Sacred Heart * L, 60-73 seasons ever by a Robert Morris freshman, and has not only brought consistency but a com- 21 @ Wagner * L, 69-75 plete game, as well. While one can look to his ability to score as the main aspect of Chappell’s 24 ST. FRANCIS (Pa.) * W, 79-67 game, one can’t overlook his defensive presence. Chappell enters Saturday’s game @ St. 26 MONMOUTH * W, 73-65 Francis (N.Y.) leading the Northeast Conference in steals against league opponents, as he 28 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * L, 83-84 averages 2.33 steals per game. Chappell is coming off a game @ Long Island (2/16/06) in FEBRUARY (2-3) which he established a new career-high with five picks, becoming the third Colonial this sea- 2 @ Mount St. Mary’s * L, 59-60 son to finish with at least five steals in a game. He currently leads Robert Morris with 46 6 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * L, 78-93 steals on the year and also ranks third in the league in overall steals per game (1.92). 10 CENTRAL CONN. STATE * W, 77-74 12 QUINNIPIAC * W, 89-77 Saturday’s Opponent and the All-Time 16 @ Long Island * L, 69-74 RMU vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) Series - RMU and St. Francis (N.Y.) will 18 @ St. Francis (N.Y.) * 4:00 p.m. Series Record .................... RMU leads, 31-20 21 @ St. Francis (Pa.) * 8:00 p.m. meet for the 52nd time Saturday afternoon, First Meeting ........... 1977-78; SFNY, 107-90 25 MOUNT ST. MARY’S * 7:30 p.m. with the Colonials holding a 31-20 advan- Last Meeting ............... 1/12/06; RMU, 73-71 MARCH (0-0) tage in the all-time series. Robert Morris Last RMU Win .......... 1/12/06; RMU, 73-71 3 @ NEC Quarterfinals TBA has won three straight games over the Current Streak .................................. RMU, 3 6 @ NEC Semifinals TBA Terriers, including a 73-71 win in the first Schmidt vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) ...,,............. 4-4 9 @ NEC Championship 7:30 p.m. meeting of the 2005-06 season series at the Charles L. Sewall Center (1/12/06). In that contest junior forward A.J. Jackson paced RMU * Northeast Conference game with 24 points, while sophomore forward Cori Boston added 19 points. Probable Starters (Robert Morris vs. St. Francis-N.Y.) ROBERT MORRIS (13-11 / 9-6 NEC) # P Name Pts. Reb. G/GS Hometown Quick Fact 32 F A.J. Jackson (6-6, 230, Jr.) 17.4 10.0 23/23 Monessen, Pa. 14th double-double @ LIU (15 pts, 10 reb) 33 F Colson Sénat (6-7, 210, So.) 4.5 2.7 23/1 Montreal, Quebec Career-high 13 pts @ LIU in 1st career start 21 G Jeremy Chappell (6-3, 175, Fr.) 13.3 5.4 24/23 Cincinnati, Ohio Team-high 12 straight double-digit scoring tilts 13 G Derek Coleman (5-11, 180, Jr.) 12.4 2.5 24/24 Dorchester, Mass. Ranks third in the NEC in assists (4.58 apg) 42 G Tony Lee (6-0, 205, So.) 12.8 7.1 23/23 Boston, Mass. Averaging 12.6 pts, 9.2 reb last six games ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) (9-14 / 6-8 NEC) 1F Sean Dantzler (6-4, 180, Sr.) 6.2 1.5 20/9 Bronx, N.Y. Averaging 14.6 minutes per game 15 F Allan Sheppard (6-5, 200, Jr.) 11.0 5.1 23/16 New York, N.Y. 10 pts, 8 reb vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (2/16/06) 40 C James St. Robert (6-8, 230, So.) 6.2 3.7 20/15 Copiague, N.Y. Shooting 57.3% from field against NEC foes 3GJamaal Womack (5-8, 170, Fr.) 5.4 2.7 23/20 Bronx, N.Y. 14 pts, 4 assists vs. Red Flash (2/16/06) 13 G Christian Brown (6-4, 190, Sr.) 11.4 5.4 23/18 New York, N.Y. Owns team-high 42 three-pointers 2005-06 Colonial Basketball Game Notes (@ St. Francis - N.Y. - 2/18/06) - 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 63-76 (.453), including a G - Tony Lee (6-0, 205, So.) (7.9 / 5.4) 48-41 (.539) 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.