Schedule / Results Game #6 • Robert Morris (3-2) @ Cleveland State (2-2) Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013 • 3:00 p.m. • Wolstein Center (13,610) • Cleveland, Ohio NOVEMBER (3-2) Radio: 970 ESPN AM with Adam Gusky (play-by-play) & Jim Elias (color) 9 SAVANNAH STATE W, 86-66 Follow RMU Men’s Basketball on Twitter and Instagram: RMUMBasketball 12 @ Lafayette W, 90-81 Top Story - The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team concludes play in the Keightley 14 @ Eastern Michigan # L, 64-69 Classic by opening a four-game road trip Saturday afternoon when it visits Cleveland, Ohio, for 17 @ No. 1 Kentucky # (ESPN2) L, 49-87 a 3:00 p.m. tip against Cleveland State at the Wolstein Center. The Colonials are coming off an 21 UT ARLINGTON # W, 88-81 88-81 victory over UT Arlington (11/21/13) as senior guard Karvel Anderson led four players in 23 @ Cleveland State # 3:00 p.m. double figures scoring for RMU with 24 points. Anderson tied a Charles L. Sewall Center for three- 26 @ Buffalo 7:00 p.m. point field goals by a Robert Morris student-athlete, finishing 8-for-10 from beyond the arc. Junior 30 @ Delaware TBA forward Lucky Jones registered his first double-double of the 2013-14 season and third of his DECEMBER (0-0) career with 15 points and 10 rebounds against the Mavs, while senior guard Anthony Myers-Pate 4 @ Youngstown State 7:45 p.m. contributed 10 points and nine assists. Junior guard Charles Oliver added 11 points off the bench 7 TOLEDO 4:00 p.m. for the Colonials. RMU’s four-game road swing that begins Saturday covers three states and 12 14 @ Duquesne 2:00 p.m. days. Robert Morris travels to Buffalo, N.Y., after taking on the Vikings Saturday for a 7:00 p.m. 18 CAMPBELL 7:00 p.m. tip against the University at Buffalo Tuesday, Nov. 26, and will also visit Delaware (11/30) and 22 @ Oakland 1:00 p.m. Youngstown State (12/4) during its road trip. 30 @ Oklahoma State 7:00 p.m JANUARY (0-0) Quick Stat of the Night - It’s early in the 2013-14 season, but the Colonials are showing that on 4 @ Alabama 5:30 p.m. certain nights they have the ability to be an explosive offensive team. RMU snapped a two-game 9 @ Sacred Heart * 7:00 p.m. slide with an 88-81 victory over UT Arlington (11/21/13) and in each of its three wins this season 11 @ Bryant * 1:00 p.m. has eclipse the 85-point plateau, marking the first time Robert Morris has scored at least 85 points 16 SAINT FRANCIS U. * 7:00 p.m. in each of its three wins since 1990-91. The Colonials are also 2-1 (.667) so far this when allowing 18 @ Mount St. Mary’s * 2:00 p.m. 80 or more points in a game, marking their first two victories under fourth-year head coach Andrew 23 SACRED HEART * 7:00 p.m. Toole when turning the trick. Prior to this season, RMU was 0-13 under Toole when yielding at least 25 WAGNER * 4:00 p.m. 80 points to its opponent. On the other end of the spectrum, the Colonials are 19-1 (.950) under 30 BRYANT * 8:00 p.m. Toole when scoring at least 80 points in a game, with their only loss an 85-82 overtime setback FEBRUARY (0-0) @ LIU Brooklyn (3/9/11) in the 2011 NEC Tournament championship game. 1 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE * 4:00 p.m. 6 @ LIU Brooklyn * 7:00 p.m. Saturday’s Opponent and The All-Time Series - RMU 8 @ St. Francis Brooklyn * 2:00 p.m. RMU vs. Cleveland State 13 @ Saint Francis U. * 7:00 p.m. and Cleveland State meet on the hardwood for 15 MOUNT ST. MARY’S * 4:00 p.m. the 14th time Saturday, with the Colonials owning Series Record ......... Robert Morris leads, 7-6 20 LIU BROOKLYN * 7:00 p.m. a 7-6 (.538) advantage in the all-time series. The First Meeting ................. 3/5/77; RMU, 74-73 22 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * 4:00 p.m. two programs have met in each of the last four Last Meeting ............ 11/20/12; RMU, 71-62 Last RMU Win ......... 11/20/12; RMU, 71-62 27 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * 7:00 p.m. seasons, splitting the games, 2-2. Last season at Current Streak ....................................... RMU, 1 MARCH (0-0) the Charles L. Sewall Center (11/20/13) as part Toole vs. Cleveland State .......................... 1-2 1 @ Wagner * 6:00 p.m. of the NIT Preseason Tip Off, Robert Morris 5 NEC Tournament Quarterfinals TBA posted a 71-62 victory over Cleveland State as forward Mike McFadden and guard Velton Jones 8 NEC Tournament Semifinals TBA (2008-13) each scored 15 points to pace the Colonials. Forward Lucky Jones also added 13 points 11 NEC Tournament Final TBA and eight rebounds against the Vikings. RMU used a 9-2 run late in the contest to break away # Keightley Classic; * NEC game from Cleveland State and went 10-for-10 at the free-throw line in the final 2:03 to seal the win. Robert Morris Projected Starters ... # P Name Pts. Reb. G/GS Hometown Quick Fact 22 F Lucky Jones (6-6, 210, Jr.) 11.6 5.0 5/5 Newark, N.J. Third career double-double (15 pts, 10 reb) vs. UT Arlington 24 F Aaron Tate (6-5, 220, So.) 4.4 2.2 5/5 New Bern, N.C. Shooting 41.7 percent (10-for-24) from the field 1 F Mike McFadden (6-8, 220, Sr.) 8.8 4.4 5/5 Newark, N.J. Owns a career field goal percentage of .544 at RMU 5 G Anthony Myers-Pate (5-11, 170, Sr.) 3.2 2.2 5/5 Washington, D.C. Contributed 10 points, nine assists vs. UT Arlington 15 G Karvel Anderson (6-2, 190, Jr.) 19.0 3.6 5/5 Elkhart, Ind. Owns 104 three-pointers in 38 career games (2.74 pg) Robert Morris Off The Bench ... # P Name Pts. Reb. G/GS Hometown Quick Fact 10 G Desjuan Newton (6-2, 185, Jr.) 7.2 3.6 5/0 Seattle, Wash. Shooting 50% (14-for-28) from field in first five games 4 G David Appolon (6-4, 190, Jr.) 4.4 2.8 5/0 Philadelphia, Pa. Contributed career-high 10 points @ Lafayette 45 F Stephan Hawkins (6-9, 205, So.) 2.4 3.6 5/0 Gary, Ind. Owns longest streak for consecutive games played (40) 11 F Jeremiah Worthem (6-6, 215, Fr.) 5.6 4.0 5/0 Philadelphia, Pa. Tallied eight points, seven boards @ Eastern Michigan 12 G Charles Oliver (6-3, 190, Jr.) 8.4 1.6 5/0 Scotch Plains, N.J. Contributed 11 points in 88-81 win over UT Arlington 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 marks 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 71-38 (.651), including a mark of 39-15 Robert Morris University; Moon Township, Pa. (.722) against Northeast Conference opponents. - Head Coach (2010- ) In 2012-13, Toole led RMU to an overall record of 24-11 (.686). The Colonials claimed their 10th Robert Morris University; Moon Township, Pa. NEC regular-season championship with a ledger of 14-4 (.778), helping Robert Morris earn its fifth - Associate Head Coach (2008-10) postseason appearance in the last six years. RMU earned a spot in the 2013 National Invitation Tour- Robert Morris University; Moon Township, Pa. nament (NIT), advancing to the second round thanks to a 59-57 victory over Kentucky (3/19/13) in - Assistant Coach (2007-08) front of 3,444 fans at the Charles L. Sewall Center, the largest crowd in school history. In the second Lafayette College; Easton, Pa. round, the Colonials dropped a 77-68 decision at Providence (3/25/13). - Assistant Coach (2006-07) In his first season at the helm in 2010-11, Toole guided RMU to an overall record of 18-14 (.563), including a mark of 12-6 (.667) in the NEC. The Colonials advanced to the championship game of the PLAYING EXPERIENCE: NEC Tournament, falling three minutes shy of earning its third straight title before falling in overtime at University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pa. LIU Brooklyn, 85-82. - Guard (2000-03) The following season in 2011-12, Robert Morris posted an overall record of 26-11 (.703), including Elon University; Elon, N.C. a mark of 13-5 (.722) in the NEC. RMU tied a school record for victories, advanced to its fourth straight - Guard (1998-2000) NEC Tournament championship game and earned its inaugural berth in the CollegeInsider.com Post- Christian Brothers Academy; Lincroft, N.J.