2011-12 Schedule / Results NOVEMBER (4-2) 11 RIDER W, 83-57 15 @ Saint Peter’s W, 69-52 19 @ Penn # L, 60-66 22 @ James Madison # W, 82-77 25 vs. La Salle # W, 51-44 27 @ No. 16 Pittsburgh # L, 71-81 DECEMBER (2-0) 1 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * W, 66-54 3 MONMOUTH * W, 69-51 6 @ Duquesne 7:00 p.m. 8 CLEVELAND STATE 7:00 p.m. 17 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 7:00 p.m. 20 HAMPTON 7:00 p.m. 22 @ Youngstown State 7:00 p.m. 29 @ Memphis 7:00 p.m. JANUARY (0-0) 2 @ Ohio 7:00 p.m. 5 @ Bryant * 7:00 p.m. 7 @ Central Connecticut State * 3:30 p.m. 12 QUINNIPIAC * 7:00 p.m. 14 SACRED HEART * 7:00 p.m. 19 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * 7:00 p.m. 21 @ Monmouth * 7:00 p.m. 26 LONG ISLAND * 7:00 p.m. 28 ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) * 7:00 p.m. FEBRUARY (0-0) 2 @ Wagner * 7:00 p.m. 4 @ Mount St. Mary’s * 7:00 p.m. 8 @ Saint Francis (Pa.) * 7:00 p.m. 11 SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) * 7:00 p.m. 16 BRYANT * 7:00 p.m. 18 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE * 7:00 p.m. 23 @ Sacred Heart * 7:00 p.m. 25 @ Quinnipiac * 11:00 a.m. MARCH (0-0) 1 NEC Tournament Quarterfinals TBA 4 NEC Tournament Semifinals TBA 7 NEC Tournament Final TBA # The Philly Hoop Group Classic (Philadelphia, Pa.) (La Salle game played at the Palestra) * Northeast Conference game Top Story - The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team returns to non-conference action Tuesday night with a 7:00 p.m. tip against Duquesne at the A.J. Palumbo. The Colonials are coming off a 69-51 victory over Monmouth (12/3/11) at the Charles L. Sewall Center to improve to 2-0 in the Northeast Conference for the second time in the last three years. Freshman forward Lucky Jones led four players in double figures scoring for RMU against the Hawks with a career-high 15 points, converting four of his seven shots from the field and finishing a perfect 6-for-6 at the free-throw line. Jones also tied for game-high honors in rebounds with seven with junior forward Lijah Thompson. Redshirt junior guard Velton Jones and freshman forward Keith Armstrong each added 11 points in the win over Monmouth, while sophomore guard Anthony Myers finished with 10 points. Robert Morris returns to the Sewall Center for three straight games after taking on the Dukes, beginning with a 7:00 p.m. tip against Cleveland State Thursday, Dec. 8. Quick Stat of the Night - For Russell Johnson, it seems in the early portion of the 2011-12 campaign the redshirt junior forward feels home on the road. In RMU’s five games away from the Charles L. Sewall Center so far this year, which includes a 51-44 victory over La Salle (11/25/11) in a neutral site game at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pa., Johnson is averaging 11.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game while shooting 47.6 percent (20-for-42) from the field, including 53.8 percent (7-for- 13) from beyond the arc. In Johnson’s last road game @ Pittsburgh (11/27/11), he finished with a season-high 17 points and also grabbed eight rebounds. Compare that to the three games Robert Morris has played at home so far in 2011-12, where Johnson has scored a combined total of 17 points. Tuesday’s Opponent and The All-Time Series - RMU and Duquesne will meet for the 22nd time Tuesday, with the Dukes holding a 15-6 (.714) ad- vantage in the all-time series. Duquesne holds a record of 7-1 (.875) all-time against Robert Mor- ris in games played at the A.J. Palumbo Center, with RMU’s lone win an 85-81 victory Dec. 22, 1990. In last year’s meeting at the Charles L. Se- wall Center (11/19/10), the Colonials closed the game on an 13-5 spurt to pull out a 69-63 victory. Redshirt sophomore guard Coron Williams snapped a 58-58 tie with a three-pointer with 3:55 to play that gave Robert Morris the lead for good and finished with eight points and three assists in 17 minutes off the bench. Redshirt junior forward Russell Johnson contributed 13 points and nine rebounds, while guard Karon Abraham paced RMU with 15 points. Game #9 • Robert Morris (6-2) @ Duquesne (5-3) Tuesday, December 6, 2011 • 7:00 p.m. • A.J. Palumbo Center (4,406) • Pittsburgh, Pa. Radio: WPIT-AM (730) with Chris Shovlin (play-by-play) & Jim Elias (color) Audio available at www.rmucolonials.com Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # P Name Pts. Reb. G/GS Hometown 2010-11 Quick Fact 5 G Anthony Myers (5-11, 170, So.) 5.6 3.0 8/0 Washington, D.C. Ranks second for the Colonials in assists (19), owns six steals 22 G/F Lucky Jones (6-5, 195, Fr.) 5.8 6.0 8/0 Newark, N.J. Owns a team-high 48 rebounds, including 19 offensive boards 35 F Keith Armstrong (6-7, 230, Fr.) 3.6 2.8 8/0 Raleigh, N.C. First career double-figure scoring game (11 pts) vs. Monmouth 21 G Brandon Herman (6-1, 190, Fr.) 2.3 1.4 8/0 Chattanooga, Tenn. Has averaged 10.6 minutes per contest through eight games 12 F/C Darren Washington (6-9, 220, Fr.) 2.0 2.0 1/0 Belleville, Mich. Scored two points in final three minutes against Rider Robert Morris Off The Bench ... RMU vs. Duquesne Series Record .................... Duquesne leads, 15-6 First Meeting .......... 12/11/80; Duquesne, 83-59 Last Meeting ...................... 11/19/10; RMU, 69-63 Last RMU Win .................... 11/19/10; RMU, 69-63 Current Streak ........................................... RMU, 1 Toole vs. Duquesne ......................................... 1-0 # P Name Pts. Reb. G/GS Hometown Quick Fact 24 F Lawrence Bridges (6-5, 225, Sr.) 4.3 4.5 8/8 Detroit, Mich. RMU owns record of 15-4 (.789) with Bridges in starting lineup 34 F Russell Johnson (6-6, 180, R-Jr.) 9.5 5.6 8/8 Chester, Pa. Needs 67 rebounds to eclipse 500 for his career 11 C Lijah Thompson (6-7, 200, Jr.) 6.9 3.8 8/8 Philadelphia, Pa. Leads RMU in blocks (7), shooting 75 percent at charity stripe 2 G Velton Jones (6-0, 170, R-Jr.) 17.0 2.8 8/8 Philadelphia, Pa. RMU’s active leading scorer with 804 career points 3 G Coron Williams (6-2, 170, R-So.) 13.8 3.0 8/8 Midlothian, Va. Leads the Northeast Conference in free-throw percentage (.941)
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2011-12 Schedule / ResultsNOVEMBER (4-2)
11 RIDER W, 83-5715 @ Saint Peter’s W, 69-5219 @ Penn # L, 60-6622 @ James Madison # W, 82-7725 vs. La Salle # W, 51-4427 @ No. 16 Pittsburgh # L, 71-81
JANUARY (0-0)2 @ Ohio 7:00 p.m.5 @ Bryant * 7:00 p.m.7 @ Central Connecticut State * 3:30 p.m.12 QUINNIPIAC * 7:00 p.m.14 SACRED HEART * 7:00 p.m.19 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * 7:00 p.m.21 @ Monmouth * 7:00 p.m.26 LONG ISLAND * 7:00 p.m.28 ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) * 7:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY (0-0)2 @ Wagner * 7:00 p.m.4 @ Mount St. Mary’s * 7:00 p.m.8 @ Saint Francis (Pa.) * 7:00 p.m.11 SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) * 7:00 p.m.16 BRYANT * 7:00 p.m.18 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE * 7:00 p.m.23 @ Sacred Heart * 7:00 p.m.25 @ Quinnipiac * 11:00 a.m.
MARCH (0-0)1 NEC Tournament Quarterfinals TBA4 NEC Tournament Semifinals TBA7 NEC Tournament Final TBA
# The Philly Hoop Group Classic (Philadelphia, Pa.)(La Salle game played at the Palestra)* Northeast Conference game
Top Story - The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team returns to non-conference actionTuesday night with a 7:00 p.m. tip against Duquesne at the A.J. Palumbo. The Colonials are comingoff a 69-51 victory over Monmouth (12/3/11) at the Charles L. Sewall Center to improve to 2-0 inthe Northeast Conference for the second time in the last three years. Freshman forward LuckyJones led four players in double figures scoring for RMU against the Hawks with a career-high 15points, converting four of his seven shots from the field and finishing a perfect 6-for-6 at thefree-throw line. Jones also tied for game-high honors in rebounds with seven with junior forwardLijah Thompson. Redshirt junior guard Velton Jones and freshman forward Keith Armstrongeach added 11 points in the win over Monmouth, while sophomore guard Anthony Myers finishedwith 10 points. Robert Morris returns to the Sewall Center for three straight games after takingon the Dukes, beginning with a 7:00 p.m. tip against Cleveland State Thursday, Dec. 8.
Quick Stat of the Night - For Russell Johnson, it seems in the early portion of the 2011-12 campaignthe redshirt junior forward feels home on the road. In RMU’s five games away from the CharlesL. Sewall Center so far this year, which includes a 51-44 victory over La Salle (11/25/11) in a neutralsite game at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pa., Johnson is averaging 11.8 points and 6.6 reboundsper game while shooting 47.6 percent (20-for-42) from the field, including 53.8 percent (7-for-13) from beyond the arc. In Johnson’s last road game @ Pittsburgh (11/27/11), he finished with aseason-high 17 points and also grabbed eight rebounds. Compare that to the three games RobertMorris has played at home so far in 2011-12, where Johnson has scored a combined total of 17points.
Tuesday’s Opponent and The All-Time Series -RMU and Duquesne will meet for the 22nd timeTuesday, with the Dukes holding a 15-6 (.714) ad-vantage in the all-time series. Duquesne holds arecord of 7-1 (.875) all-time against Robert Mor-ris in games played at the A.J. Palumbo Center,with RMU’s lone win an 85-81 victory Dec. 22, 1990. In last year’s meeting at the Charles L. Se-wall Center (11/19/10), the Colonials closed the game on an 13-5 spurt to pull out a 69-63 victory.Redshirt sophomore guard Coron Williams snapped a 58-58 tie with a three-pointer with 3:55 toplay that gave Robert Morris the lead for good and finished with eight points and three assistsin 17 minutes off the bench. Redshirt junior forward Russell Johnson contributed 13 points andnine rebounds, while guard Karon Abraham paced RMU with 15 points.
Game #9 • Robert Morris (6-2) @ Duquesne (5-3)Tuesday, December 6, 2011 • 7:00 p.m. • A.J. Palumbo Center (4,406) • Pittsburgh, Pa.
Radio: WPIT-AM (730) with Chris Shovlin (play-by-play) & Jim Elias (color)Audio available at www.rmucolonials.com
Robert Morris Probable Starters ...
# P Name Pts. Reb. G/GS Hometown 2010-11 Quick Fact5 G Anthony Myers (5-11, 170, So.) 5.6 3.0 8/0 Washington, D.C. Ranks second for the Colonials in assists (19), owns six steals
22 G/F Lucky Jones (6-5, 195, Fr.) 5.8 6.0 8/0 Newark, N.J. Owns a team-high 48 rebounds, including 19 offensive boards35 F Keith Armstrong (6-7, 230, Fr.) 3.6 2.8 8/0 Raleigh, N.C. First career double-figure scoring game (11 pts) vs. Monmouth21 G Brandon Herman (6-1, 190, Fr.) 2.3 1.4 8/0 Chattanooga, Tenn. Has averaged 10.6 minutes per contest through eight games12 F/C Darren Washington (6-9, 220, Fr.) 2.0 2.0 1/0 Belleville, Mich. Scored two points in final three minutes against Rider
# P Name Pts. Reb. G/GS Hometown Quick Fact24 F Lawrence Bridges (6-5, 225, Sr.) 4.3 4.5 8/8 Detroit, Mich. RMU owns record of 15-4 (.789) with Bridges in starting lineup34 F Russell Johnson (6-6, 180, R-Jr.) 9.5 5.6 8/8 Chester, Pa. Needs 67 rebounds to eclipse 500 for his career11 C Lijah Thompson (6-7, 200, Jr.) 6.9 3.8 8/8 Philadelphia, Pa. Leads RMU in blocks (7), shooting 75 percent at charity stripe2 G Velton Jones (6-0, 170, R-Jr.) 17.0 2.8 8/8 Philadelphia, Pa. RMU’s active leading scorer with 804 career points3 G Coron Williams (6-2, 170, R-So.) 13.8 3.0 8/8 Midlothian, Va. Leads the Northeast Conference in free-throw percentage (.941)
When it came time for Robert Morris University Director of AthleticsCraig Coleman, M.D., to name a new head coach for the men’s basketballprogram, he didn’t have to look far.
Andrew Toole was introduced as the eighth head coach in the 35-yearDivision I history at a press conference at the Charles L. Sewall Center May11, 2010, and the 2011-12 campaign marks his second season as head coachof the Colonials. He owns an overall record of 24-16 (.600).
Anyone familiar with the success RMU has had in recent seasons should be familiar with Toole.Named as former head coach Mike Rice’s top assistant in 2007-08, Toole spent the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons as Associate Head Coach at Robert Morris. In his first season at the helm in 2010-11, Toole continued RMU’s recent run of success, leading theColonials to an overall record of 18-14 (.563), including a mark of the 12-6 (.667) in the Northeast Con-ference. Robert Morris advanced to its third straight NEC Tournament championship game, falling shyof earning its third consecutive title before falling in overtime to Long Island, 85-82. Despite a roster that features just one senior for the second straight year, Toole will lead a programin 2011-12 that is looking for its third NEC Tournament championship in four years, a feat that has beenaccomplished only once in league history. The Colonials won the 1989, 1990 and 1992 NEC Tournamentcrowns. “Our players are not old, but they should have an understanding of what it takes to win,” Toole said.“Let’s take the last 10 or 12 games of last year and now mesh the new guys in and keep going in the rightdirection.” Toole is at the helm of an RMU program that has experienced unprecedented success over the lastfive years. The Colonials own NEC records for victories over the span of two, three, four and five years. Since the beginning of the 2006-07 season, Robert Morris owns an overall record of 108-56 (.659),with the 108 victories both a school and NEC record for a five-year span. Since Toole joined the staff in2007-08, the Colonials have posted an overall record of 91-45 (.669). While RMU’s overall success is apparent, the program’s accomplishments in the NEC are also clear. Over the last four years, the Colonials have posted a mark of 58-14 (.806) against league oppositionand enter the 2011-12 season having finished no lower than third over that span. Robert Morris won outright NEC regular-season titles in 2008 and 2009 and shared the champi-onship in 2010 with Quinnipiac with Toole as a member of the staff. RMU followed up its success in the regular season by becoming the first team in NEC history in 16years to win back-to-back NEC Tournament championships by earning a 52-50 win over Quinnipiac inthe 2010 NEC Tournament championship game in Hamden, Conn. In 2008, the Colonials made their first appearance in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT),dropping an 87-81 decision to No. 1 overall seed Syracuse at the Carrier Dome. In both 2009 and 2010,RMU earned automatic berths to the NCAA Tournament thanks to winning their sixth and seventh NECTournament championships, respectively. In the 2009 NCAA Tournament as a No. 15 seed, the Colonials fell to eventual national runner-upMichigan State, 77-62, in the first round at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minn.In the 2010 NCAA Tournament, Robert Morris nearly upset No. 2 seed Villanova in the first round at theDunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, R.I., before falling, 73-70, in overtime. At 31 years old, Toole is the youngest head coach at the Division I level. Prior to coming to Robert Morris in 2007, Toole spent the 2006-07 season as an assistant at LafayetteCollege in Easton, Pa. While an assistant with the Leopards, Toole assisted in all facets of the program, from recruiting toplayer development. He was responsible for helping recruit student-athletes that helped lead Lafayetteto the 2010 Patriot League Tournament championship game against Lehigh. Between 2004 and 2006, Toole spent two years with The Hoop Group in Neptune, N.J. He served asthe director of the Eastern Invitational Basketball Clinic, where he handled logistical management forthe nation's largest high school exposure camp. Toole was a four-year starter at the Division I level, playing for Elon University (1998-2000) beforetransferring to the University of Pennsylvania (2000-03). Over his four-year career at Elon and Penn, Toole averaged 12.3 points per contest, finishing with1,341 points in 109 games. He also posted averages of 3.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.2 steals per contest.Toole, who married the former Brooke Kelly June 3, 2011, resides in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mt.Lebanon, Pa.
Head Coach Andrew TooleSecond Season - Penn ’03
The Toole FileBirthdate: Sept. 11, 1980Hometown: Red Bank, N.J.Age: 31Alma Mater / Year: Penn / 2003Degree: Bachelor of Arts (Political Science)High School: Christian Brothers Academy
COLLEGIATE COACHING EXPERIENCE:Robert Morris University; Moon Township, Pa.- Head Coach (2010- )Robert Morris University; Moon Township, Pa.- Associate Head Coach (2008-10)Robert Morris University; Moon Township, Pa.- Assistant Coach (2007-08)Lafayette College; Easton, Pa.- Assistant Coach (2006-07)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE:University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pa.- Guard (2000-03)Elon University; Elon, N.C.- Guard (1998-2000)Christian Brothers Academy; Lincroft, N.J.- Guard (1994-98)
Mike Rice, Head Coach, Rutgers University“Coach Toole has had as much to do with thesuccess of the RMU program the last threeyears as anyone. His tireless commitment toimprove the program, whether it was recruit-ing, player development or game day prepara-tion, was unmatched by any other assistant.Robert Morris basketball is in great hands.”
Fran O’Hanlon, Head Coach, Lafayette College“Andrew is a smart, dedicated and excellentleader who possesses a tremendous amount ofpassion for the game. Above all, he is a man ofstrong character. He possesses all the neces-sary qualities to be a successful college headcoach, and I am very happy for the Robert Mor-ris community to have a person of Andrew’scaliber lead its men’s basketball program.”
Fran Dunphy, Head Coach, Temple University“I certainly want to congratulate Robert MorrisUniversity and Andrew Toole as they embarkon a new era of Colonial basketball. I’ve knownAndy as a player and now a coach and his lead-ership skills are unquestioned. He has greatknowledge of the game and has shown greatskill in imparting that knowledge to his play-ers.”
TEAM SINGLE-GAME RECORDThree-Point Field Goals: 16 @ Syracuse (3/18/08) - MasterCard NIT *Three-Point Field Goal Attempts:41 @ Syracuse (3/18/08) - MasterCard NITPoints - Road Game: 107 @ Seton Hall (11/18/07)Points - Neutral Site Game:107 vs. Alcorn State (11/21/09) - SEFCU Arena (Albany, N.Y.)Fewest Points Allowed: 30 vs. Saint Peter’s (11/13/10)Fewest Field Goals Allowed: 6 vs. Saint Peter’s (11/13/10)Lowest Field Goal Percentage Allowed: 16.7% (6-for-36) vs. Saint Peter’s (11/13/10)
Did You Know?Over the course of the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons, Robert Morrisposted 15 straight road victories against Northeast Conference oppo-nents, a school and league record
MAJOR AWARDS
Mike Rice - 2008 NEC Jim Phelan Coach of the YearMike Rice - 2009 NEC Jim Phelan Coach of the YearTony Lee - 2008 NEC Player of the YearJeremy Chappell - 2009 NEC Player of the YearBateko Francisco - 2009 NEC Defensive Player of the YearMezie Nwigwe - 2010 NEC Defensive Player of the YearKaron Abraham - 2010 NEC Rookie of the YearJeremy Chappell - 2009 NEC Tournament MVPKaron Abraham - 2010 NEC Tournament MVP
* tied school record# Northeast Conference record
INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS
Games Played: Gary Wallace - 134 (2007-11)Games Started: Jeremy Chappell - 120 (2005-09)Minutes Played: Jeremy Chappell - 4,187 (2005-09)Minutes Per Game: Jeremy Chappell - 33.8 (2005-09)Three-Point Field Goals: Jeremy Chappell - 243 (2005-09)Three-Point Field Goals Attempted: Jeremy Chappell - 665 (2005-09)Double-Figure Scoring Games: Jeremy Chappell - 100 (2005-09)Rebounds: Tony Lee - 751 (2004-08) *
* tied school record
INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS
Assists: Tony Lee - 217 (2007-08)Blocks: Rob Robinson - 35 (2008-09)Games Played: 11 players, 13 times - 35 (2008-09 & 2009-10)Games Started: Jeremy Chappell - 35 (2008-09)
FRESHMAN SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS
Points: Karon Abraham - 477 (2009-10)Three-Point Field Goals: Karon Abraham - 85 (2009-10)Three-Point Field Goals Attempted: Karon Abraham - 192 (2009-10)Free Throws: Karon Abraham - 126 (2009-10)Free-Throws Attempted: Karon Abraham - 148 (2009-10)Free-Throw Percentage: Karon Abraham - .851 (2009-10)Double-Figure Scoring Games: Karon Abraham - 24 (2009-10)Assists: Anthony Myers - 116 (2010-11)
TEAM / INDIVIDUAL SUCCESS
Most Overall Victories: 91Gary Wallace (2007-11)Most NEC Victories: 58Gary Wallace (2007-11)Best Overall Winning Percentage: .682 (90-42)Dallas Green, Jimmy Langhurst, Mezie Nwigwe (2006-10)Best NEC Winning Percentage: .806 (58-14)Gary Wallace (2007-11)
Did You Know?Former guard Jeremy Chappell (2005-09) became the only player inNortheast Conference history to compile career totals of at least 1,500points, 500 rebounds, 250 assists, 250 steals and 200 three-pointers
ALL-NEC SELECTIONSFIRST TEAMTony Lee - 2007-08Jeremy Chappell - 2008-09
SECOND TEAMJeremy Chappell - 2007-08A.J. Jackson - 2007-08Rob Robinson - 2008-09, 2009-10
ALL-NEC ROOKIE TEAMKaron Abraham - 2009-10
ALL-NEC TOURNAMENT TEAMJeremy Chappell - 2009Rob Robinson - 2009Karon Abraham - 2010Dallas Green - 2010Velton Jones - 2011Russell Johnson - 2011
#24 • F • Lawrence Bridges • 6-5 • 225 • Senior • Detroit, Mich.
Has been a member of the starting lineup 19 consecutive games dating back to the 2010-11 season, with RMU 15-4 (.789) in those contests... Supplied five points, four rebounds and a pair of assists in a 69-51 victory over Monmouth (12/3/11) ... Registered two points, five reboundsand two assists in a 66-54 win over Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/11) ... Produced 10 points and seven rebounds @ Pittsburgh (11/27/11) ... Tieda career high with seven rebounds, tallied a career-high three steals and added four points in a 51-44 victory over La Salle (11/25/11) ... Fin-ished with four points in an 82-77 win @ James Madison (11/22/11) ... Tied a career high with seven rebounds and finished with three points@ Penn (11/19/11) ... Contributed four points and three rebounds in a 69-52 victory @ Saint Peter’s (11/15/11)
#34 • F • Russell Johnson • 6-6 • 180 • Redshirt Junior • Chester, Pa.
In a 69-51 win over Monmouth (12/3/11) finished wiht six points, five rebounds and a team-high four assists ... Finished with eight points,four rebounds, a block and a steal in a 66-54 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/11) ... Produced a season-high 17 points and also addeda team-high eight rebounds @ Pittsburgh (11/27/11) ... Scored 12 points, grabbed seven rebounds and finished with a block and a steal in a51-44 win over La Salle (11/25/11) ... Compiled six points, a season-high nine rebounds, three assists and a pair of blocks in an 82-77 victory@ James Madison (11/22/11) ... Contributed 13 points, six rebounds @ Penn (11/19/11) ... Finished with 11 points, three rebounds and threeassists in a 69-52 victory @ Saint Peter’s (11/15/11)
Tied a season high with seven rebounds and added five points and a block in a 69-51 victory over Monmouth (12/3/11) ... Supplied eightpoints and two steals in a 66-54 win over Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/11) ... Compiled five points and seven rebounds @ Pittsburgh (11/27/11)... Tallied seven points, five rebounds, two blocks and two steals in a 51-44 victory over La Salle (11/25/11) ... Contributed seven points andfour rebounds in an 82-77 win @ James Madison (11/22/11) ... Finished with 10 points, two blocks and a steal @ Penn (11/19/11) ... Scored 10points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field and a 4-for-4 performance at the free-throw line in a 69-52 victory @ Saint Peter’s (11/15/11) ... Bat-tled foul trouble in RMU’s season opener vs. Rider (11/11/11), playing just 12 minutes and supplying three points in an 83-57 victory
#5 - G - Anthony Myers • 5-11 • 170 • Sophomore • Washington, D.C. ... Finished with 10 points and five rebounds in a 69-51 win over Monmouth (12/3/11) ... Con-tributed six points, five assists and a pair of steals in a 69-52 win @ Saint Peter’s (11/15/11) ... Supplied a career-high 14 points off the bench in an 83-57 victoryover Rider (11/11/11) in the 2011-12 season opener and also finished with three rebounds, a game-high six assists and two steals ... #22 - G/F - Lucky Jones • 6-5 •195 • Freshman • Newark, N.J. ... Paced RMU with a career-high 15 points and added seven rebounds and two assists in a 69-51 victory over Monmouth (12/3/11)... Tallied nine points, six rebounds and four steals in a 66-54 win over Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/11) ... Supplied four points, five rebounds and a pair of steals in a51-44 win over La Salle (11/25/11) ... Finished with seven points and eight rebounds in an 82-77 win @ James Madison (11/22/11) ... Compiled four points and ateam-high five rebounds in a 69-52 victory @ Saint Peter’s (11/15/11) ... In an 83-57 win over Rider (11/11/11) scored six points and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds... #45 - F - Keith Armstrong • 6-7 • 230 • Freshman • Raleigh, N.C. ... Registered his first career double-figure scoring game with 11 points on perfect 5-for-5 shootingfrom the field in a 69-51 win over Monmouth (12/3/11) ... Produced five points and an assist in 14 minutes @ Pittsburgh (11/27/11) ... Finished with five points andfour caroms in a 51-44 victory against La Salle (11/25/11) ... Contributed four points, seven rebounds and a pair of steals in an 83-57 win over Rider (11/11/11)... #20- G - Brendan Herman • 6-1 • 190 • Freshman • Chattanooga, Tenn. ... Scored two points and grabbed a pair of rebounds in an 82-77 win @ James Madison (11/22/11)... Played six minutes in a 69-52 victory @ Saint Peter’s (11/15/11) and did not compile any statistics ... Hit four of his six shots from the field, including a 3-for-4performance from beyond the arc, for 11 points in an 83-57 win over Rider (11/11/11) ... #12 - F/C - Darren Washington • 6-9 • 220 • Freshman • Belleville, Mich. ...Played three minutes in an 83-57 win over Rider (11/11/11), supplying two points and two rebounds ... As a senior in 2010-11 at Father Gabriel Richards High Schoolaveraged 10.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game ... #4 - F/C - David Appolon • 6-2 • 180 • Freshman • Philadelphia, Pa. ... Played the final minute of a 66-54 win over Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/11) in his collegiate debut ... #10 - G - Treadwell Lewis • 5-10 • 170 • Sophomore • Shelton, Conn. ... A walk-on in his thirdseason with RMU in 2011-12 ... Scored a career-high three points on two occasions during the 2010-11 campaign
#3 • G • Coron Williams • 6-2 • 170 • Redshirt Sophomore • Midlothian, Va.
Held to five points in a 69-51 victory over Monmouth (12/3/11) ... Led the Colonials for the second straight game in scoring with 19 pointsand also added five rebounds and a pair of steals in a 66-54 win over Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/11) ... Hit five of his 11 shots from the floor,including 3-for-6 from long range, and was a perfect 6-for-6 at the free-throw line for a team-high 19 points @ Pittsburgh (11/27/11) ... Fin-ished with a season-low five points but supplied a career-high seven rebounds and three steals in a 51-44 victory vs. La Salle (11/25/11) ...Scored eight points in an 82-77 win @ James Madison (11/22/11) ... Supplied 13 points, four rebounds and a pair of assists @ Penn (11/19/11)... Contributed 13 points, three assists and a pair of steals in a 69-52 win @ Saint Peter’s (11/15/11)
#2 • G • Velton Jones • 6-0 • 170 • Redshirt Junior • Philadelphia, Pa.
Produced 11 points, three rebounds and four steals in a 69-51 win over Monmouth (12/3/11) ... Tallied 18 points, five rebounds and six assistsin a 66-54 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/11) ... Contributed 10 points and a team-high five assists @ Pittsburgh (11/27/11) ... For thefourth straight game led RMU in scoring with 14 points in a 51-44 win over La Salle (11/25/11) ... Exploded for a career-high 38 points to leadRMU in an 82-77 victory @ James Madison (11/22/11) ... Hit 10 of his 15 shots from the field, including 3-for-4 from long range, and was 15-for-19 at the chalk against the Dukes ... Led the Colonials with 16 points and added seven assists and three rebounds @ Penn (11/19/11) ...Paced Robert Morris with 19 points and seven assists in a 69-52 victory @ Saint Peter’s (11/15/11)
.811 - Winning percentage for Robert Morris against NortheastConference opponents since the start of the 2007-08 season
.674 - Winning percentage for RMU basketball overall since thestart of the 2007-08 season
7 - Number of Northeast Conference Tournament titles forRobert Morris, the most in league history
14 - Consecutive double-figure scoring games for redshirt juniorVelton Jones entering Tuesday’s game @ Duquesne
22 - Consecutive wins for Robert Morris when shooting 50 per-cent or better from the field
26 - Rebounds by the 2011-12 Robert Morris freshman class inan 83-57 victory over Rider (11/11/11) in RMU’s 2011-12 opener,including 13 from guard/forward Lucky Jones and seven fromforward Keith Armstrong
31 - Age of Head Coach Andrew Toole, the youngest head coachin Division I men’s basketball
38 - Points by redshirt junior guard Velton Jones in an 82-77 vic-tory @ James Madison (11/22/11) as part of the Philly Hoop GroupClassic, a career high and tied for the fourth highest single-gametotal in school history
58.3 - Percent of the time Robert Morris has held an opponentunder 70 points over the last five seasons, with the Colonialsposting a record of 71-13 (.845) in that span
60 - Consecutive starts for redshirt junior guard Velton Jonesentering Tuesday’s game @ Duquesne, the longest active streakon the Robert Morris roster
60 - Victories for Robert Morris in the Northeast Conferencesince the beginning of the 2007-08 campaign
65 - Number of overall school records established at RobertMorris since the beginning of the 2007-08 season
69.5 - Percent of RMU’s scoring returning in 2011-12
73 - Victories for Robert Morris at the Charles L. Sewall Centersince the beginning of the 2005-06 campaign
108 - Wins by Robert Morris from 2006 to 2011, a school andNortheast Conference record for a five-year span
118 - Wins by Robert Morris in the Northeast Conference sincethe beginning of the 2001-02 season, the most in the league overthat span
Close OutAt the heart of the resurgence for Robert Morris since the beginning of the 2007-08 campaign been one aspect: Defense. Over the last five years, the Colonialshave held nine opponents to 45 points or less. The latest team the Colonials heldto less than 45 points was La Salle (11/25/11), as RMU earned a 51-44 victory overthe Explorers at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pa., as part of the 2011 Philly HoopGroup Classic. It marks the fewest points Robert Morris has allowed to a non-conference opponent away from home. Since the beginning of the 2007-08 sea-son, Robert Morris has posted nine of its top 15 best defensive performancesagainst Division I opponents in regard to points allowed. A look at the best de-fensive performances in school history against Division I foes ...
Pts Date Opponent Final Score30 11/13/10 vs. Saint Peter’s W, 55-3034 1/17/87 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) W, 58-3437 12/10/88 vs. Brooklyn W, 65-3738 2/3/11 vs. Bryant W, 91-3839 2/18/10 vs. Sacred Heart W, 64-3940 1/24/09 @ Fairleigh Dickinson W, 74-4042 2/13/10 @ Bryant W, 52-4243 1/31/83 @ Baltimore W, 54-4343 3/6/04 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) * W, 58-4344 1/3/08 vs. Monmouth W, 59-4444 2/7/09 @ Central Connecticut State W, 64-4444 11/25/11 vs. La Salle # W, 51-4445 1/18/86 @ St. Francis (N.Y.) W, 66-4545 1/18/92 @ Saint Francis (Pa.) W, 70-4545 2/7/08 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson W, 95-45
* NEC Tournament; # Philly Hoop Group Classic (Philadelphia, Pa.)Bold: Have come since the beginning of the 2007-08 campaign
Economical MarginsThe defensive pressure that Robert Morris has employed over the last four sea-sons has allowed the program to post each of its top three totals for largest mar-gin of victory against a Northeast Conference opponent in school history. TheColonials earned a 91-38 victory over Bryant (2/3/11) at the Charles L. SewallCenter to not only establish a new school record in an NEC game but also tie theleague mark. The record was originally set when Wagner defeated Sacred Heart,116-63, on February 22, 2000. In fact, only four games in league annals have beendecided by 50 or more points, and RMU owns two of them. Robert Morris posteda 95-45 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson (2/7/08) at the Sewall Center, while LongIsland defeated Wagner, 127-77, February 11, 1998, in Brooklyn, N.Y. A look at thelargest margins of victory for Robert Morris against NEC foes since the creationof the league in 1981 ...
Pts Date Opponent Score53 2/3/11 vs. Bryant 91-3850 2/7/08 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 95-4548 1/17/09 vs. Wagner 104-5636 2/12/00 vs. Sacred Heart 86-5035 1/18/92 @ Saint Francis (Pa.) 70-4534 1/24/09 @ Fairleigh Dickinson 74-4033 2/4/83 vs. Long Island 95-6233 2/27/88 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) 91-5832 2/15/92 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) 93-6130 2/6/90 vs. Long Island 110-80
Bold: Have come since the beginning of the 2007-08 campaign
NEC 2011-12 Weekly HonorsNortheast Conference 2011-12 Standingsas of December 3 2011
School NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away Neutral1. Robert Morris 2-0 1.000 6-2 .750 W2 3-0 2-2 1-0
Central Conn. State 2-0 1.000 5-2 .714 W5 4-0 1-1 0-1Long Island 2-0 1.000 4-4 .500 W2 1-0 1-4 2-0Saint Francis (Pa.) 2-0 1.000 2-6 .250 W2 2-5 0-1 0-0
Thursday, December 1, 2011Sacred Heart 68, Quinnipiac 58 *St. Francis (N.Y.) 64, Mount St. Mary’s 54 *Saint Francis (Pa.) 71, Monmouth 49 *Long Island 78, Wagner 73 *Robert Morris 66, Fairleigh Dickinson 54 *Central Connecticut State 83, Bryant 51 *
Saturday, December 3, 2011Quinnipiac 83, Bryant 72 *Central Conn. State 82, Sacred Heart 80 * (OT)Long Island 85, Mount St. Mary’s 76 *Robert Morris 69, Monmouth 51 *Saint Francis (Pa.) 73, FDU 69 *Wagner 90, St. Francis (N.Y.) 50 *
Monday, December 5, 2011Yale @ Sacred Heart 7 p.m.Long Island @ Lafayette 7 p.m.
Team (First-Place Votes) 1. Long Island (10)2. Robert Morris (2)3. Central Connecticut State4. Wagner5. Quinnipiac6. Mount St. Mary’s7. Bryant8. Sacred Heart9. Saint Francis (Pa.)10. Monmouth11. St. Francis (N.Y.)12. Fairleigh Dickinson
Preseason Poll Notes: It marks the sixthstraight year the Colonials have been pickedto finish in the top three in the league ...Robert Morris was tabbed second in 2006,2007 and 2010 and third in 2008 and 2009 ...Conducted annually, NEC coaches have failedto correctly forecast the eventual leaguechampion since selecting Mount St. Mary’s towin it all in 1998-99, and have proven inaccu-rate in 22 of the last 24 years ... RMU has neverbeen the preseason favorite to win an NECtitle
2011-12 All-NEC Preseason TeamName SchoolJulian Boyd Long IslandKen Horton Central Conn. StateJames Johnson QuinnipiacTyler Murray WagnerJamal Olasewere Long Island
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Did You Know?Junior forward Lijah Thompson finished the 2010-11 cam-paign having converted 55.5 percent (106-for-191) of his at-tempts from the floor, a success rate that led the NortheastConference. Thompson became the fourth Colonial in schoolhistory to lead the circuit in field goal percentage and thefirst since former guard Tony Lee (2004-08) paced the NECby shooting 59.3 percent from the field during his senior sea-son in 2006-07. The two other Colonials to lead the NEC infield goal percentage are former forward Steve Napper(1995-98), who shot 66.2 percent in 1997-98, and former for-ward Chaz McCrommon (2000-05), who converted 52.3 per-cent of his shots during the 2003-04 campaign.
Robert Morris-Duquesne Statistical Comparison *Category RMU DUQ
All Games All GamesPoints Per Game 68.9 77.4Points Allowed Per Game 60.2 73.2Scoring Margin + 8.6 + 4.1Field-Goal Percentage .421 .486Three-Point FG Percentage .351 .310 Three-Point FG Made per Game 5.8 6.0Free-Throw Percentage .706 .704Opponent FG Percentage .404 .456Opponent Three-Point FG Percentage .340 .401Opponent Free-Throw Percentage .658 .665Rebound Average 36.4 28.9Rebound Margin + 6.3 - 10.0* 2011-12 statistics
Scouting the Dukes - Duquesne owns an overall record of 5-3 entering Tuesday’s game againstRobert Morris and is coming off a 77-67 victory over Tennessee Tech (12/3/11) at the A.J.Palumbo Center. Junior guard Sean Johnson paced the Dukes against the Golden Eagles with acareer-high 25 points, while senior guard B.J. Monteiro added 18 points. Johnson leadsDuquesne in scoring with an average of 17.9 points per game, while Monteiro contributes anaverage of 14.8 points per contest. The duo are two of four Dukes averaging in double figuresscoring, as sophomore guard T.J. McConnell scores at an 11.8 points per game clip, while seniorguard Eric Evans averages 10.8 points per game. McConnell leads Duquesne in both assists (45)and steals (25) and became just the second player in school history to record a triple-doublewhen he finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in a 97-81 win over District of Co-lumbia (11/18/11).
Duquesne Head Coach - In his sixth season as head coach of the Dukes is Ron Everhart (VirginiaTech ’85), who was named the 15th head coach in Duquesne history March 29, 2006. Everhartowns an overall record of 262-249 (.513) in 18 seasons, including a mark of 88-77 (.533) atDuquesne. Everhart has led the Dukes to three straight postseason appearances.
RMU’s Last Game - Robert Morris received a season-high 37 points from its bench, Dec. 3, enroute to a 69-51 victory over Monmouth at the Charles L. Sewall Center. RMU never trailed inthe game, jumping out to a 13-4 lead in the first five and-a-half minutes of the contest. Redshirtjunior guard Velton Jones opened the scoring with a three-pointer as four different Colonialsscored during the opening spurt, including five points from Jones and four from redshirt juniorforward Russell Johnson. Freshman forward Keith Armstrong gave Robert Morris its first dou-ble-digit advantage, 17-6, with a jumper at the 13:19 mark of the first half. The basket was partof a 12-0 run that gave the Colonials their biggest lead before intermission, 25-6, as Armstrongprovided six points. RMU eventually entered halftime with a 43-25 advantage, posting 10 as-sists against just a pair of turnovers while shooting 57.1 percent (16-for-28) from the field. TheColonials also took advantage of seven miscues by the Hawks, producing 10 points off theturnovers. Monmouth opened the second half on a 9-2 spurt to close its deficit to 45-34 as An-drew Nicholas hit a three-pointer while Jesse Steele scored six points. Junior forward LijahThompson helped the Colonials stem the tide with a layup off an offensive rebound, and ajumper from freshman forward Lucky Jones and a layup by Armstrong pushed RMU's lead to51-34. Armstrong's layup off an offensive rebound with 6:43 to play helped give RMU its biggestadvantage of the game, 62-42, as the Colonials outrebounded the Hawks, 22-4, in the secondhalf. Overall Robert Morris posted a 38-17 edge on the glass, including a 17-7 advantage on theoffensive boards. The Colonials outscored Monmouth, 21-8, in second-chance points. Com-bined, the Robert Morris bench shot 76.5 percent (13-for-17) from the field while producing 15rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals. Lucky Jones led the Colonials the first double-figurescoring game of his career, finishing with 15 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field and a per-fect 6-for-6 performance at the free-throw line.
Leading Scorers: Jones, L. (15), Jones, V. (11), Armstrong (11), Myers (10)Leading Rebounders: Jones, L. (7), Thompson (7), Johnson (5), Myers (5)Assists: Johnson (4), Williams (3), Bridges (2), Jones, L. (2)
INDIVIDUALPoints38 Jones, Velton @ James Madison # 11/22/1128 Williams vs. Rider 11/11/1119 Jones, Velton @ Saint Peter’s 11/15/1119 Williams @ Pittsburgh 11/27/1119 Williams vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 12/1/1118 Jones, Velton vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 12/1/1117 Johnson @ Pittsburgh 11/27/11
Rebounds13 Jones, Lucky vs. Rider 11/11/119 Johnson @ James Madison # 11/22/118 Jones, Lucky @ James Madison # 11/22/118 Johnson @ Pittsburgh 11/27/11 Assists7 Jones, Velton @ Saint Peter’s 11/15/117 Jones, Velton @ Penn 11/19/116 Myers vs. Rider 11/11/116 Jones, Velton vs. Fairleigh Dickinons 12/1/115 Jones, Velton vs. Rider 11/11/115 Jones, Velton @ Pittsburgh 11/27/11
Steals5 Jones, Velton vs. Rider 11/11/114 Jones, Lucky vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 12/1/11 4 Jones, Velton vs. Monmouth 12/3/113 Johnson vs. Rider 11/11/113 Jones, Velton @ James Madison # 11/22/113 Williams vs. La Salle # 11/25/113 Bridges vs. La Salle # 11/25/11
Blocks2 Thompson @ Penn # 11/19/112 Johnson @ James Madison # 11/22/112 Thompson vs. La Salle # 11/25/11
Field Goals11 Williams vs. Rider 11/11/1110 Jones, Velton @ James Madison 11/22/11
Three-Point Field Goals5 Williams vs. Rider 11/11/115 Williams vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 12/1/114 Jones, Velton @ Saint Peter’s 11/19/11
TEAMScoring87 vs. Rider (83-57) 11/11/1182 @ James Madison (82-77) # 11/22/1171 @ Pittsburgh (71-81) # 11/27/11
Scoring Defense44 vs. La Salle (51-44) # 11/25/1151 vs. Monmouth (69-51) 12/3/1152 @ Saint Peter’s (69-52) 11/15/11
Field Goal Percentage.500 @ Saint Peter’s (23-for-46) 11/15/11.490 @ James Madison (25-for-51) # 11/22/11.489 vs. Monmouth (22-for-45) 12/3/11
Field Goal Percentage Defense.319 vs. La Salle (15-for-47) # 11/25/11.353 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (18-for-51) 12/1/11.356 vs. Rider (16-for-45) 11/11/11
THE UNIVERSITYLocation: Moon Township, Pa.Founded: 1921Enrollment: 5,000President: Gregory G. Dell’Omo, Ph.D.Affiliation: NCAA Division IConference: Northeast (NEC)Home Court (capacity): Charles L. Sewall Center (3,056)Year Opened: 1985School Colors: Blue (282) and White with Red (187)Nickname: ColonialsUniversity Website: www.rmu.eduAthletics Website: www.rmucolonials.com
INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICSDirector of Athletics: Craig Coleman, M.D.Senior Associate Athletic Director: Marty GalosiAssociate Athletic Director: / SWA: Addie MutiAssociate Athletic Director: Sean SimmonsAssociate Athletic Director: Don SmithAssistant Athletic Director: Ryan FleischerFaculty Representative: Scott Branvold, Ed.D.Division I Programs: 23 (10 men, 13 women)Athletics Phone: (412) 397-4913
THE TEAMHead Coach: Andrew Toole (Penn, 2003)Toole’s Record at RMU: 24-16 (.600 - second season)Toole’s Career Record: 24-16 (.600 - second season)Letterwinners Returning / Lost: 6 / 3Starters Returning / Lost: 4 / 1
PROGRAM HISTORYFirst Season of Men’s Basketball: 1976-77All-Time Record: 485-531 (.477)All-Time NEC Record (1981 - present): 285- 233 (.550)NEC Regular-Season Championships: 9NEC Tournament Championships: 7NCAA Tournament Appearances / Last: 7 / 2010NIT Appearances / Last: 1 / 2008All-Northeast Conference Selections: 31 All-Time Sewall Center Record (1985 - ): 225-119 (.654)Last Postseason Opponent / Year: Villanova / 2010Result: L, 70-73 (OT)
SPORTS INFORMATIONSID (Men’s Basketball Contact): Jim DuzykOffice: (412) 397-4919Cell: (412) 498-8359E-mail Address: [email protected] Fax: (412) 397-4943Basketball Press Row: (412) 397-3959Assistant Sports Information Director: Ken BakerSports Information Graduate Assistant: Spencer KowitzSports Information Graduate Assistant: Brian Deutsch
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Robert Morris Quick FactsFirst Things First - A key reason Robert Morris is off to its best start in school historywith an overall record of 6-2 is due to defense. Getting off to a good start has been im-portant for the Colonials, as RMU is coming off a two-game homestand to open North-east Conference in which it held Fairleigh Dickinson and Monmouth to a combined 39points in the first half. In the six wins on the 2011-12 campaign for Robert Morris, theColonials have allowed an average of just 24.0 points in the first half while holding op-ponents to a field goal percentage of .353 (49-for-139), including 26.7 percent (16-for-60) from beyond the arc. Overall on the year RMU is yielding an average of 27.1 pointsin the first half on 40.6 percent (78-for-192) shooting.
The Daytona 500 - Redshirt junior forward Russell Johnson has been RMU’s most con-sistent rebounder over the last three years, and he continues to produce on the glass in2011-12. Through the first eight games of the year, Johnson has grabbed 45 boards, anaverage of 5.6 per game that ranks second for Robert Morris, trailing only freshman for-ward Lucky Jones (6.0 per contest). The program’s active leading rebounder with 433career caroms, Johnson needs to average just 2.9 rebounds in RMU’s final 23 regular-season games to become the 16th player in school history to join the 500-rebound cluband the first since former Colonial Jeremy Chappell (2005-09) turned the trick duringthe 2008-09 campaign.
30-for-30 - Robert Morris has made a point to attack the basket in the early portion ofthe 2011-12 campaign, and the results are encouraging. In a 69-51 victory over Mon-mouth (12/3/11), the Colonials visited the charity stripe 31 times, converting 22 (71 per-cent). RMU has now won 33 consecutive games when visiting the charity stripe at least30 times in a game. The last loss for the Robert Morris came in the 2002 Northeast Con-ference Tournament, when the Colonials suffered an 85-76 loss to UMBC (3/1/02) despitegoing 24-for-31 (77.4 percent) at the chalk. Through its first eight games of the 2011-12campaign, RMU is averaging 26.4 free-throw attempts per contest.
The Race Heats Up - Thanks to a career-high 38 points in an 82-77 victory @ James Madi-son (11/22/11), redshirt junior guard Velton Jones has a chance to become the first playerat Robert Morris to eclipse the 1,000-point plateau since former Colonial guard JeremyChappell (2005-09) turned the trick during the 2007-08 campaign. Jones enters Tues-day’s game @ Duquesne as the program’s active leading scorer with 804 career pointsand would need to average 8.5 points over RMU’s final 23 regular-season contests to be-come the 20th player in school history to reach 1,000 career points.
Mr. Jones - Notes on Velton Jones’ 38-point performance in an 82-77 victory @ JamesMadison (11/22/11) ... The 38 points is tied for the fourth highest single-game total inschool history with former guard Gene Nabors (1995-2000), who finished with 38 in a72-52 win over Saint Francis (Pa.) (3/3/00) in the quarterfinals of the 2000 NortheastConference Tournament ... Four of RMU’s top five scoring games in school history havecome away from the Charles L. Sewall Center ... Jones scored 20 points in the first halfagainst the Dukes, becoming the first Colonial to score at least 20 points in a half sinceformer Colonial A.J. Jackson (2003-08) finished with 21 in the first half en route to a 39-point performance in an 89-77 win over Quinnipiac (2/12/06) ... Jones converted 15 freethrows against the Dukes, a career high and tied for the second highest single-gametotal in school history.
Streaker - Redshirt junior guard Velton Jones enters Tuesday’s game @ Duquesne havingreached double figures in scoring in each of his last 14 games dating back to last season,the longest active streak by a Colonial. Over that span Jones is averaging 16.9 points percontest. It’s the longest streak since former forward A.J. Jackson (2003-08) scored indouble figures 14 straight games during the 2007-08 season.
Board Games - A big key to the success that Robert Morris has had over the last four sea-sons has been due in large part to the program’s ability to crash the boards. Since thebeginning of the 2007-08 campaign, Robert Morris owns a record of 73-11 (.869) whenthe Colonials are even or better in rebounding in a game, including a 70-9 (.886) markwhen outrebounding their opponent. In Andrew Toole’s two seasons as head coach, RMUhas posted a record of 18-5 (.783) when outrebounding its opponent.
Robert Morris in the 2010-11 Northeast Conference Rankings
(NEC Games - Final)
Did You Know?Redshirt sophomore guard Coron Williams became thefourth Colonial in the last eight years to lead the NortheastConference in three-point field goal percentage againstleague foes in 2010-11. Williams, who shot 48.4 percent (30-for-62) from long range against the NEC, joined former Colo-nials Aaron Thomas, Derek Coleman and Jimmy Langhurst.Thomas shot 49 percent (49-for-100) from deep in 2003-04against league foes, while Coleman converted 45.5 percent(51-of-112) of his shots in 2005-06. In 2008-09, Langhurstpaced the circuit at 48.1 percent (38-for-79).
NEC GAMES - INDIVIDUALKaron Abraham
Three-Point Field Goal Pct. ........................................... 2nd (.474)Three-Point Field Goals per Game ................................ 4th (2.64)Free-Throw Pct. ............................................................... 6th (.826)Scoring ............................................................................ 14th (13.6)
The Rock - Guard Velton Jones has been a rock for Robert Morris over the last three sea-sons, as the redshirt junior enters Tuesday’s game @ Duquesne owning the longest activestreak for both games played and games started. Jones has played in 75 straight gamesfor RMU dating back to the 2009-10 campaign and has earned 60 straight starts. Jonesowns 70 career starts overall, far and away the highest mark for a Colonial. Redshirtjunior forward Russell Johnson ranks second for Robert Morris in career starts with 35.Jones and Johnson have each appeared in 75 consecutive games for RMU, the longest ac-tive streak, while junior forward Lijah Thompson is next, having appeared in 52 consec-utive games.
Defense Wins Championships - At the heart of the resurgence of the RMU basketballprogram over the last five seasons has been defense. Even with second-year head coachAndrew Toole on the sidelines, RMU’s attention to detail on defense hasn’t changed.Robert Morris improved to 71-13 (.845) since the beginning of the 2007-08 campaignwhen holding its opponent to 70 points or less thanks to a 69-51 win over Monmouth(12/3/11), including a mark of 20-7 ( .741) under Toole.
Streak Snapped - One of the longest streaks in school history at Robert Morris wassnapped in a 51-44 win over La Salle (11/25/11) as part of the 2011 Philly Hoop GroupClassic. The Colonials finished 0-for-6 from beyond the arc against the Explorers, snap-ping a streak of 532 consecutive games in which RMU hit at least one three-pointer in agame. Coincidentally, RMU also finished 0-for-6 from downtown the last time it failedto hit a three-pointer but also won, posting an 84-66 victory over Long Island (2/20/93)at the Charles L. Sewall Center.
Steal City - The defensive pressure Robert Morris has turned up in its 6-2 start to the2011-12 campaign shouldn’t come as a surprise. The Colonials have forced 132 turnoversin their first eight games, recording 68 steals. In a 66-54 win over Fairleigh Dickinson(12/1/11) in its 2011-12 Northeast Conference opener, RMU recorded 12 thefts, includinga career-high four steals from freshman forward Lucky Jones. So far this season theColonials are averaging 8.50 steals per contest, which ranks second in the NortheastConference. In two seasons under head coach Andrew Toole, RMU owns a record 8-3(.727) when finishing with at least 10 steals in a game.
A Fresh Start - Robert Morris certainly wouldn’t be off to a 5-2 start without the contri-butions its received on the glass from its 2011-12 freshman class. Through the first sevengames, RMU’s five freshmen have combined for 83 of the squad’s 291 rebounds (28.5%).Freshman guard/forward Lucky Jones owns a team-high 48 rebounds so far this season,an average of6.0 per contest. In an 83-57 victory over Rider (11/11/11) in the 2011-12 sea-son opener, Jones grabbed 13 rebounds. He fell two caroms shy of the RMU freshmanrecord for caroms in a game, as former Colonial Anthony Dickens (1985-90) grabbed 15boards in a game twice during the 1985-86 season.
In The Clutch - Redshirt junior guard Velton Jones came through with one of the biggestshots of his career in a 64-62 victory @ No. 2 seed Quinnipiac (3/6/11) in the semifinalsof the 2011 NEC Tournament, hitting a jumper with 4.3 seconds to play to give the Colo-nials the victory. Jones, who finished with 13 points, eight assists and three steals in thewin over the Bobcats, added his name to a pantheon of greats at RMU that has sank agame-winning shot in final 15 seconds of a game. A look at the last five Colonials to sinka game-winning shot late for Robert Morris:
Player Opponent (Date) Time ScoreVelton Jones @ Quinnipiac (3/6/11) * 4.3 seconds W, 64-62Russell Johnson @ Monmouth (2/19/11) 3.3 seconds W, 62-60Dallas Green vs. Mount St. Mary’s (3/11/09) * 2.5 seconds W, 48-46Jeremy Chappell @ Sacred Heart (1/10/09) 2.1 seconds (OT) W, 72-70Bateko Francisco vs. Youngstown State (11/25/08) 2.7 seconds W, 74-72Jeremy Chappell @ Mount St. Mary’s (3/2/06) * 12.3 seconds # W, 67-66
* NEC Tournament; # three-pointer
Double-Figure Scoring Games (25 in 2011-12) ...Player 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 CareerVelton Jones -- 12 20 8 40Russell Johnson -- 9 18 4 31Lijah Thompson -- 0 16 2 18Coron Williams -- 0 9 5 14Anthony Myers -- -- 2 2 4Lawrence Bridges -- -- 2 1 3Lucky Jones -- -- -- 1 1Keith Armstrong -- -- -- 1 1Brandon Herman -- -- -- 1 1
40-Point Scoring Games (0 in 2011-12) ...NoneLast @ Eastern Michigan (11/26/02) by Maurice Carter (42 points)
30-Point Scoring Games (1 in 2011-12) ...Player 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 CareerVelton Jones -- 0 0 1 1
Last @ James Madison (11/22/11) by Velton Jones (38 points)
20-Point Scoring Games (2 in 2011-12) ...Player 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 CareerVelton Jones -- 1 4 1 6Russell Johnson -- 0 4 0 4Coron Williams -- 0 1 1 2
Last vs. Rider (11/11/11) by Coron Williams (28 points)
Double-Figure Rebounding Games (1 in 2011-12) ...Player 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 CareerRussell Johnson -- 3 4 0 7Lijah Thompson -- 0 1 0 1Lucky Jones -- -- -- 1 1
Last vs. Rider (11/11/11) by Lucky Jones (13 rebounds)
Last @ Wagner (1/6/11) by Lijah Thompson (10 pts, 12 reb)
Triple-Doubles (0 in 2011-12) ...NoneLast @ C. Conn. State (2/14/08) by Tony Lee (12 pts, 10 reb, 10 assists)
10 + Assist Games (0 in 2011-12) ...Player 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 CareerVelton Jones -- 1 0 0 1Anthony Myers -- -- 2 0 2
Last vs. Bryant (2/3/11) by Anthony Myers (10 assists)
5+ Steal Games (1 in 2011-12) ...Player 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 CareerVelton Jones -- 1 0 1 2Russell Johnson -- 1 0 0 1
Last vs. Rider (11/11/11) by Velton Jones (five steals)
5+ Three-Pointers in a Game (2 in 2011-12) ...Player 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 CareerCoron Williams -- 0 2 2 4 Russell Johnson -- 0 1 0 1
Williams in 2011-12: vs. Rider (11/11/11), 5-for-11; vs. Fairleigh Dickinson(12/1/11), 5-for-6 ... Williams in 2010-11: @ Monmouth (2/19/11), 5-for-5; vs.Wagner (2/26/11), 5-for-6 ... Johnson in 2010-11: @ Cleveland State (11/29/10),5-for-7
Miscellaneous Statistics (2011-12)RMU’s Record When (Player) scores in double figures ...Player 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Career (Pct,)Velton Jones -- 5-7 13-7 6-2 24-16 (.600)Russell Johnson -- 4-5 9-9 2-2 15-16 (.484)Lijah Thompson -- 0-0 11-5 1-1 12-6 (.667)Coron Williams -- 0-0 7-2 3-2 10-4 (.714)Anthony Myers -- -- 1-1 2-0 3-1 (.750)Lawrence Bridges -- -- 0-2 0-1 0-3 (.000)Lucky Jones -- -- -- 1-0 1-0 (1.000)Keith Armstrong -- -- -- 1-0 1-0 (1.000)Brandon Herman -- -- -- 1-0 1-0 (1.000)
RMU’s Record When (Player) scores 40+ Points ... NoneLast @ Eastern Michigan (11/26/02) by Maurice Carter (42 points)
RMU’s Record When (Player) scores 30+ Points ... Player 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Career (Pct,)Velton Jones -- 0 0 1-0 1-0 (1.000)
Last @ James Madison (11/22/11) by Velton Jones (38 points)
RMU’s Record When (Player) scores 20+ Points ... Player 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Career (Pct,)Velton Jones -- 1-0 2-2 1-0 4-2 (.667)Russell Johnson -- 0-0 0-4 0-0 0-4 (.000)Coron Williams -- 0-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 (1.000)
Last vs. Rider (11/11/11) by Coron Williams (28 points)
RMU’s Record When (Player) grabs 10+ rebounds ...Player 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Career (Pct,)Russell Johnson -- 2-1 1-3 0-0 3-4 (.429)Lijah Thompson -- 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 (.000)Lucky Jones -- -- -- 1-0 1-0 (1.000)
Last vs. Rider (11/11/11) by Lucky Jones (13 rebounds)
RMU’s Record When (Player) records a double-double ...Player 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Career (Pct,)Russell Johnson -- 2-0 0-3 0-0 2-3 (.400)Lijah Thompson -- 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 (.000)
Last @ Wagner (1/6/11) by Lijah Thompson (10 pts, 12 reb)
RMU’s Record When (Player) records a triple-double ...NoneLast @ C. Conn. State (2/14/08) by Tony Lee (12 pts, 10 reb, 10 assists)
RMU’s Record When (Player) dishes out 10+ assists ...Player 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Career (Pct,)Velton Jones -- 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 (1.000)Anthony Myers -- -- 2-0 0-0 2-0 (1.000)
Last vs. Bryant (2/3/11) by Anthony Myers (10 assists)
RMU’s Record When (Player) posts 5+ steals ...Player 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Career (Pct,)Velton Jones -- 0-1 0-0 1-0 1-1 (.500)Russell Johnson -- 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 (1.000)
Last @ Monmouth (1/23/10) by Russell Johnson (five steals)
RMU’s Record When (Player) hits 5+ three-pointers in a game ...Player 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Career (Pct,)Coron Williams -- 0-0 2-0 2-0 4-0 (1.000)Russell Johnson -- 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 (.000 )
Williams in 2011-12: vs. Rider (11/11/11), 5-for-11; vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/11),5-for-6 ... Williams in 2010-11: @ Monmouth (2/19/11), 5-for-5; vs. Wagner (2/26/11),5-for-6 ... Johnson in 2010-11: @ Cleveland State (11/29/10), 5-for-7
Lineup Record1. Bridges, Johnson, Thompson, Williams, Jones 6-2RIDER W, 83-57@ Saint Peter’s W, 69-52@ Penn # L, 60-66@ James Madison # W, 82-77vs. La Salle # W, 51-44@ Pittsburgh # L, 71-81FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * W, 66-54MONMOUTH * W, 69-51
@ DuquesneCLEVELAND STATE LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE HAMPTON@ Youngstown State @ Memphis @ Ohio@ Bryant *@ Central Conn. State * QUINNIPIAC * SACRED HEART * @ Fairleigh Dickinson * @ Monmouth * LONG ISLAND * ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) * @ Wagner * @ Mount St. Mary’s * @ Saint Francis (Pa.) * SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) * BRYANT *CENTRAL CONN. STATE * @ Sacred Heart * @ Quinnipiac *
# Philly Hoop Group Classic* Northeast Conference game
* McFadden’s career starts include 24 at Iona during the 2009-10 campaign prior to transferring
School Record Points Previous1. Gonzaga (25) 4-0 762 12. Creighton (3) 5-0 740 23. Harvard (3) 6-0 688 44. Iona 3-1 614 75. Cleveland State 6-1 612 36. Belmont 2-2 589 57. Weber State 4-0 578 118. Kent State 2-1 509 69. Wichita State 3-2 505 1010. Long Beach State 3-2 492 811. Saint Mary's 3-1 379 912. Indiana State 6-1 371 1313. UC Santa Barbara 4-1 308 1214. Butler 3-3 304 1415. George Mason 4-2 287 1516. BYU 4-2 266 1617. Drexel 2-2 212 1718. Akron 3-2 203 1819. Murray State 7-0 172 NR20. VCU 3-3 157 1921. Oakland 3-2 155 2522. Middle Tennessee 6-1 151 2223. College of Charleston 5-1 142 2124. North Dakota State 6-0 93 NR25. Missouri State 4-0 79 NR
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Davidson 78, Denver 78, Northern Iowa 51,Valparaiso 49, Fairfield 47, Milwaukee 46, Detroit 40, Coastal Carolina 36,Texas San Antonio 34, Bucknell 30, Old Dominion 29, Oral Roberts 25, Ohio23, Norfolk State 16, Santa Clara 16, Cal State Fullerton 14, Evansville 14,Hofstra 12, Loyola MD 12, East Tennessee State 11, Robert Morris 8
CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 PollNovember 28, 2011
RMU’s Record with (Player) in Starting LineupPlayer 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Career (Pct.)Velton Jones -- 20-10 18-14 6-2 44-26 (.629)Russell Johnson -- 3-3 9-12 6-2 18-17 (.514)Mike McFadden * -- 16-8 -- 0-0 16-8 (.667)Lijah Thompson -- 0-0 14-8 6-2 20-10 (.667)Lawrence Bridges -- -- 9-2 6-2 15-4 (.789)Coron Williams -- 0-0 5-5 6-2 11-7 (.611)Anthony Myers -- -- 6-7 0-0 6-7 (.462)David Applon -- -- -- 0-0 0-0 (.000)Keith Armstrong -- -- -- 0-0 0-0 (.000)Brandon Herman -- -- -- 0-0 0-0 (.000)Lucky Jones -- -- -- 0-0 0-0 (.000)Darren Washington -- -- -- 0-0 0-0 (.000)
Number of Different Starting Lineups since 2007-08
Year No.2007-08 32008-09 9 2009-10 72010-11 92011-12 1TOTAL 29
Points1. Myron Walker (1991-92) 6142. Jeremy Chappell (2008-09) 5853. Gene Nabors (1999-2000) 5724. Myron Walker (1993-94) 5635. Chipper Harris (1983-84) 5536. Chipper Harris (1982-83) 5407. Vaughn Luton (1987-88) 5378. Chipper Harris (1981-82) 5309. Maurice Carter (2002-03) 51710. Gabe Jackson (1994-95) 495
Three-Point Field Goals1. Scott Shepherd (1988-89) 932. Karon Abraham (2009-10) 853. Maurice Carter (2002-03) 84
Jeremy Chappell (2008-09) 845. Aaron Thomas (2003-04) 786. Derek Coleman (2005-06) 747. Tyler Bacon (2001-02) 708. Gene Nabors (1999-2000) 69
Jimmy Langhurst (2007-08) 6910. Jimmy Langhurst (2008-09) 66
Rebounds1. Earl Cureton (1976-77) 2742. Anthony Dickens (1989-90) 2713. A.J. Jackson (2005-06) 2594. Anthony Dickens (1985-86) 2375. Mike Morton (1979-80) 2346. Tony Lee (2007-08) 2257. Tom Underman (1984-85) 221
Jeremy Chappell (2008-09) 2219. Steve Pettyjohn (1999-2000) 21910. Roy Dudley (1982-83) 218
Karon Abraham (2010-11) .8517. Mike Brunson (1985-86) .850
A.J. Jackson (2006-07) .850Jimmy Langhurst (2008-09).850
10. DaMarcus Ellis (2002-03) .849
Assists1. Tony Lee (2007-08) 2172. Wade Timmerson (1991-92) 2043. Forest Grant (1981-82) 1894. Javier Smith (1997-98) 1735. Forest Grant (1982-83) 152
Derek Coleman (2006-07) 1527. Hosea Champine (1978-79) 1508. Javier Smith (1996-97) 144
Forest Grant (1983-84) 14410. Andre Boyd (1990-91) 137
Derek Coleman (2005-06) 137
The Last Time it Happened (Individual) ... AN RMU PLAYER SCORED 40+ POINTS (span of 284 games overall)
Home - NoneRoad - 42 by Maurice Carter in a 99-85 loss @ Eastern Michigan, 11/26/02 (span of 145 games)Neutral - None
AN RMU PLAYER SCORED 30+ POINTS (span of 4 games overall)Home - 34 by A.J. Jackson in 90-74 win over Long Island, 2/26/07 (span of 63 games)Road - 38 by Velton Jones in an 82-77 win @ James Madison, 11/22/11 (span of 1 game)Neutral - 35 by Gene Nabors in an 80-61 win over Mount St. Mary’s, 3/4/00 (span of 16 games) *
TWO RMU PLAYERS RECORDED A DOUBLE-DOUBLE (span of 63 games overall)Home - By A.J. Jackson (39 points, 11 rebounds) and Tony Lee (11 points, 14 rebounds) in an
89-77 win over Quinnipiac, 2/12/06 (span of 78 games)Road - By Russell Johnson (12 points, 11 rebounds) and Dallas Green (10 points, 10 rebounds)
in a 72-67 win @ Youngstown State, 12/30/09 (span of 34 games)Neutral - By Ricky Cannon (24 points, 10 rebounds) and Joe Falletta (12 points, 12 rebounds)
in a 105-86 victory over Texas A&M in Huntington, W.Va., 11/30/90 (span of 25 games) #
THREE RMU PLAYERS SCORED 20+ POINTS (span of 154 games overall)Home - By Kevin Covert (24), Steve Pettyjohn (23) and Gene Nabors (20) in a 102-99 overtime loss
to Quinnipiac, 2/19/00 (span of 152 games) Road - By A.J. Jackson (28), Tony Lee (23) and Derek Coleman (20) in a 94-75 victory
@ Saint Francis (Pa.), 1/23/07 (span of 76 games)Neutral - By Scott Shepherd (24), Ricky Cannon (21) and Andre Boyd (20) in a 105-86 victory
over Texas A&M in Huntington, W.Va., 11/30/90 (span of 25 games) #
SIX RMU PLAYERS SCORED IN DOUBLE FIGURES (span of 91 games overall)Home - By Rob Robinson (20), Jeremy Chappell (17), Gary Wallace (15), Jimmy Langhurst (14),
Dallas Green (13) and Khalif Foster (10) in a 104-56 victory over Wagner, 1/17/09 (span of 37 games)
Road - By Jeremy Chappell (21), Jimmy Langhurst (21), Tony Lee (19), A.J. Jackson (13),Bateko Francisco (12) and Dallas Green (11) in a 111-107 overtime loss @ Seton Hall, 11/18/07 (span of 71 games)
Neutral - By Scott Shepherd (24), Ricky Cannon (21), Andre Boyd (20), Joe Falletta (12), Magdi Billal (12) and Wade Timmerson (10) in a 105-86 victory over Texas A&M in Huntington, W.Va., 11/30/90 (span of 25 games) #
AN RMU PLAYER HIT 7+ THREE-POINTERS (span of 31 games overall)Home - By Karon Abraham (8-for-12) in a 90-60 win over Youngstown State, 12/11/10
(span of 13 games; also tied a Charles L. Sewall Center record)Road - By Gene Nabors (9-for-15) in a 66-59 overtime victory @ Monmouth, 2/5/00
(span of 181 games; also tied single-game school record)Neutral - By Gene Nabors (7-for-10) in a 72-52 victory against Saint Francis (Pa.), 3/3/00
(span of 17 games) *
MISCELLANEOUS INDIVIDUALAn RMU player finished with 20 or more rebounds: By Mike Morton (20) in a 67-63 loss against Bal-timore, 1/12/80 (span of 927 games overall)An RMU player finished with 15 or more rebounds: By A.J. Jackson (15) in a 73-69 victory @ Marshall,11/16/06 (span of 169 games overall) An RMU player had 10 or more assists: By Anthony Myers (10) in a 91-38 win over Bryant, 2/3/11(span of 18 games overall)An RMU player had five or more steals: By Velton Jones (5) in an 83-57 win over Rider, 11/11/11 (spanof 7 games overall)Three RMU players with 10+ rebounds: By Steve Pettyjohn (11), Gene Nabors (10) and Matt Smith(10) in an 73-58 win over Mt. St. Mary’s, 1/29/00 (span of 358 games overall)Two RMU players with 10+ rebounds: By Tony Lee (12) and A.J. Jackson (10) in a 74-69 loss @ LongIsland, 2/16/06 (span of 177 games overall)
* Northeast Conference Tournament# Marshall Memorial Classic (Huntington, W.Va.)
Robert Morris celebrated its 25th season of playing its home games at theCharles L. Sewall Center in 2009-10. The facility was dedicated in 1985 andnamed for the man who served Robert Morris as president from 1967 until 1989.
The Sewall Center has been the site where the Northeast Conference Tourna-ment champion has been crowned in men’s basketball a total of five times in thelast 26 years, with the Colonials winning four of those titles. RMU won the NECTournament on its home court in 1989, 1990, 1992 and 2009, while in 1986 No.2 seed Marist won the championship with a 57-56 win over No. 1 seed FairleighDickinson.
The 2009 NEC Tournament men's basketball championship game held at the Se-wall Center featured the first sell-out crowd in school history, with 3,227 fanspacked into the arena to watch Robert Morris post a 48-46 win over Mount St.Mary’s that was televised nationally on ESPN2. Former forward Dallas Green(2006-10) hit the game-winning shot with 2.2 seconds to play to help lift theColonials to their sixth NEC Tournament title. In addition, the Robert Morriswomen’s basketball team claimed back-to-back NEC Tournament champi-onships at the Sewall Center in 2007 and 2008.
A look at the year-by-year record for Robert Morris playing at home since theopening of the Sewall Center in 1985:
NOTABLE SEWALL CENTER VICTORIESNo. Result Date 1 Robert Morris 67, Coppin State 55 Dec. 7, 198550 Robert Morris 67, Wagner 66 Feb. 22, 1990100 Robert Morris 66, Bucknell 51 Nov. 14, 1998150 Robert Morris 81, Central Conn. State 75 Jan. 29, 2005200 Robert Morris 48, Mount St. Mary’s 46 * March 11, 2009
The Last Time it Happened ...TEAM Bold: Occured during 2011-12 seasonWon in Overtime 79-76 @ Ohio (1/2/11)Lost in Overtime 82-85 @ Long Island (3/9/11) $Won by 30+ points (30) 90-60 vs. Youngstown State (12/11/10)Won by 40+ points (53) 91-38 vs. Bryant (2/13/11)Lost by 30+ points (33) 49-82 @ West Virginia (12/7/10)Lost by 40+ points (40) 100-60 @ Syracuse (11/11/09)Scored 100 points (107) W, 107-76 vs. Alcorn State (11/21/09)Allowed 100 points (100) L, 100-60 @ Syracuse (11/11/09)Both teams scored 100 points L, 111-107 @ Seton Hall (11/18/07) (OT)Scored 90-99 points (91) W, 91-68 vs. Bryant (2/13/11)Allowed 90-99 points (92) L, 92-72 @ Pittsburgh (2/2/09)Scored 40-49 points (49) L, 49-82 @ West Virginia (12/7/10)Allowed 40-49 points (44) W, 51-44 vs. La Salle (11/25/11) #Shot 60% from the field (64.1) W, 75-63 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (2/6/10)Opponent shot 60% (61.9) L, 75-84 @ Sacred Heart (1/29/11)Shot less than 30% (28.0) W, 51-44 vs. La Salle (11/25/11) #Opp. shot less than 30% (22.7) W, 91-38 vs. Bryant (2/3/11)Made 10+ three-point FG’s (10) W, 69-52 @ Saint Peter’s (11/15/11)Att. 25+ three-point FG’s (26) W, 83-57 vs. Rider (11/11/11)Made 30+ free throws (30) W, 79-66 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (2/8/99)50+ rebounds (50) W, 93-77 @ Navy (11/14/07)25+ assists (26) W, 91-38 vs. Bryant (2/3/11)10+ steals (12) W, 51-44 vs. La Salle (11/25/11) #Blocked 5+ shots (5) W, 74-50 @ Fairleigh Dickinson (2/17/11)$ Northeast Conference Tournament; # Philly Hoop Group Classic (Philadelphia, Pa.)
RMU 2011-12 Statistical TrendsRobert Morris is ...
At home ..................................................................................... 3-0On the road ............................................................................... 2-2Neutral Site ................................................................................ 1-0Overtime .................................................................................... 0-0Day Games .................................................................................. 1-0Night Games ........................................................................... 5-2Home Northeast Conference ................................................... 2-0Away Northeast Conference .................................................... 0-0Games decided by 1 point ......................................................... 0-0Games decided by 5-2 points ................................................... 1-0Games decided by 6-9 points ................................................... 1-1Games decided by 10 points or more ...................................... 4-1When outrebounding opponent ............................................ 4-1When outrebounded by opponent .......................................... 2-1When rebounds equal ............................................................... 0-0When leading at the half ......................................................... 5-0When trailing at the half ......................................................... 0-2When tied at the half ................................................................. 1-0When playing teams w/ winning record ................................. 0-2When playing teams w/ losing record ................................... 3-0When playing teams w/ .500 record ....................................... 2-0When outshooting opponent ................................................ 4-2When outshot by opponent .................................................... 2-0When tied in shooting w/ opponent ........................................ 0-0When team has 30+ rebounds .............................................. 5-2When team has 40+ rebounds ................................................. 2-0When team has 50+ rebounds .................................................. 0-0When team shoots below 40% ................................................. 1-2When team shoots 40% or above ........................................... 5-0When team shoots 50% or above ........................................... 1-0When RMU makes 5+ 3-pt. field goals ................................. 3-2When RMU makes 10+ 3-pt. field goals .................................. 2-0When an RMU player scores 20+ ............................................. 2-0When an RMU player scores 30+ ............................................. 1-0When an RMU players scores 40+ ........................................... 0-0When an RMU player has 10+ rebounds ................................. 1-0When an RMU player has 10+ assists ...................................... 0-0When an RMU player has 5+ steals ......................................... 1-0FROM THE FIELDWhen scoring 80 or more points ............................................. 2-0When scoring 70-79 points ..................................................... 0-1When scoring 60-69 points ...................................................... 3-1When scoring below 60 points ................................................. 1-0When opponents score under 60 points ................................. 5-0When opponents score 60-69 points ...................................... 0-1When opponents score 70-79 points ...................................... 1-0When opponents score 80 or more points ............................. 0-1STREAKSComing off a win ...................................................................... 3-2Coming off a loss ........................................................................ 2-0Longest winning streak ..................... 2 (three occasions; current)Longest losing streak ................................................................. NACurrent Streak ............................................................................... W2DAYS OF THE WEEKMonday ....................................................................................... 0-0Tuesday ....................................................................................... 2-0Wednesday ................................................................................. 0-0Thursday .................................................................................... 1-0Friday .......................................................................................... 2-0Saturday ..................................................................................... 1-1Sunday .......................................................................................... 0-1
Career Games / StartsNo. Player GP GS1 Mike McFadden 30 242 Velton Jones 75 703 Coron Williams 43 184 David Appolon 1 05 Anthony Myers 40 13
11 Lijah Thompson 70 3012 Darren Washington 1 020 Brandon Herman 8 022 Lucky Jones 8 024 Lawrence Bridges 36 1934 Russell Johnson 75 3545 Keith Armstrong 8 0
The Need for ThreeOver the course of the last decade, converting the three-point shot and Robert Morris havebecome synonymous. Despite having its string of consecutive seasons with at least 200three-pointers snapped at six by finishing with 197 in 2009-10, the Colonials are still topsin the Northeast Conference over the last 10 years in three-point field goals made per game.Since the start of the 2001-02 season, the Colonials have averaged 7.10 three-pointers percontest, ahead of St. Francis (N.Y.), which has averaged 7.01 three-pointers a game. In 2010-11, guard Karon Abraham paced Robert Morris by draining 59 three-pointers, while redshirtfreshman guard Coron Williams finished with 48. As a club, the Colonials finished fourth inthe NEC in 2010-11 with an average of 6.72 per game. A breakdown of the NEC’s top five teamsin three-pointers made since the 2001-02 campaign ...
Team G No. Avg./G1. Robert Morris 316 2,244 7.102. St. Francis (N.Y.) 298 2,090 7.013. Long Island 300 2,069 6.904. Wagner 307 2,008 6.545. Monmouth 316 2,026 6.41
#2 - VELTON JONES (R-Jr., G, Philadelphia, Pa.)Pts: 38 @ James Madison (11/22/11)Reb: 5 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/11)Ast: 7 on two occasionsFG: 10 @ James Madison (11/22/11)FGA: 15 on two occasions3FG: 4 @ Saint Peter’s (11/15/11)3FGA: 8 @ Pittsburgh (11/27/11)FTM: 15 @ James Madison (11/22/11)FTA: 19 @ James Madison (11/22/11)Blk: 0Stl: 5 vs. Rider (11/11/11)Min: 32 @ Pittsburgh (11/27/11)
#3 - CORON WILLIAMS (R-So., G, Midlothian, Va.)Pts: 28 vs. Rider (11/11/11)Reb: 7 vs. La Salle (11/25/11)Ast: 3 on two occasionsFG: 11 vs. Rider (11/11/11)FGA: 20 vs. Rider (11/11/11)3FG: 5 on two occasions3FGA: 11 vs. Rider (11/11/11)FTM: 6 @ Pittsburgh (11/27/11)FTA: 6 @ Pittsburgh (11/27/11)Blk: 0Stl: 3 vs. La Salle (11/25/11)Min: 34 @ Saint Peter’s (11/15/11)
#5 - ANTHONY MYERS (So., G, Washington, D.C.)Pts: 14 vs. Rider (11/11/11)Reb: 5 vs. Monmouth (12/3/11)Ast: 6 vs. Rider (11/11/11)FG: 4 vs. Monmouth (12/3/11)FGA: 5 vs. Monmouth (12/3/11)3FG: 2 vs. Rider (11/11/11)3FGA: 2 on two occasionsFTM: 6 vs. Rider (11/11/11)FTA: 10 vs. Rider (11/11/11)Blk: 0Stl: 2 on three occasionsMin: 25 vs. Monmouth (12/3/11)
#11 - LIJAH THOMPSON (Jr., F, Philadelphia, Pa.)Pts: 10 on two occcasionsReb: 7 on two occasionsAst: 1 on four occasionsFG: 3 on three occasionsFGA: 7 vs. La Salle (11/25/11)3FG: 03FGA: 0FTM: 6 @ Penn (11/19/11)FTA: 8 @ Penn (11/19/11)Blk: 2 on two occasionsStl: 2 on two occasionsMin: 27 @ James Madison (11/22/11)
#12 - DARREN WASHINGTON (Fr., F, Belleville, Mich.)Pts: 2 vs. Rider (11/11/11)Reb: 2 vs. Rider (11/11/11)Ast: 0FG: 1 vs. Rider (11/11/11)FGA: 2 vs. Rider (11/11/11)3FG: 03FGA: 0FTM: 0FTA: 0Blk: 0Stl: 0Min: 3 vs. Rider (11/11/11)
#20 - BRANDON HERMAN (Fr., G, Chattanooga, Tenn.)Pts: 11 vs. Rider (11/11/11)Reb: 4 vs. Rider (11/11/11)Ast: 1 on four occasionsFG: 4 vs. Rider (11/11/11)FGA: 6 vs. Rider (11/11/11)3FG: 3 vs. Rider (11/11/11)3FGA: 4 vs. Rider (11/11/11)FTM: 0FTA: 0Blk: 0Stl: 1 vs. Rider (11/11/11)Min: 19 vs. Rider (11/11/11)
#22 - LUCKY JONES (G/F, Fr., Newark, N.J.)Pts: 15 vs. Monmouth (12/3/11)Reb: 13 vs. Rider (11/11/11)Ast: 2 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/11)FG: 4 vs. Monmouth (12/3/11)FGA: 13 vs. Rider (11/11/11)3FG: 1 on two occasions3FGA: 5 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/11)FTM: 7 @ James Madison (11/22/11)FTA: 8 @ James Madison (11/22/11)Blk: 1 vs. La Salle (11/25/11)Stl: 4 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/11)Min: 29 vs. Rider (11/11/11)
#24 - LAWRENCE BRIDGES (Sr., F, Detroit, Mich.)Pts: 10 @ Pittsburgh (11/27/11)Reb: 7 on three occasionsAst: 3 @ Pittsburgh (11/27/11)FG: 5 @ Pittsburgh (11/27/11)FGA: 7 @ Pittsburgh (11/27/11)3FG: 03FGA: 0FTM: 3 vs. Monmouth (12/3/11)FTA: 7 vs. Monmouth (12/3/11)Blk: 0Stl: 3 vs. La Salle (11/25/11)Min: 28 @ Pittsburgh (11/27/11)
#34 - RUSSELL JOHNSON (R-Jr., F, Chester, Pa.)Pts: 17 @ Pittsburgh (11/27/11)Reb: 9 @ James Madison (11/22/11)Ast: 4 vs. Monmouth (12/3/11)FG: 5 on two occasionsFGA: 11 @ Penn (11/19/11)3FG: 3 @ Penn (11/19/11)3FGA: 7 @ Penn (11/19/11)FTM: 6 on two occasionsFTA: 8 vs. La Salle (11/25/11)Blk: 2 @ James Madison (11/22/11)Stl: 3 vs. Rider (11/11/11)Min: 35 vs. Monmouth (12/3/11)
#45- KEITH ARMSTRONG (F, Fr., Raleigh, N.C.)Pts: 11 vs. Monmouth (12/3/11)Reb: 7 vs. Rider (11/11/11)Ast: 1 @ Pittsburgh (11/27/11)FG: 5 vs. Monmouth (12/3/11)FGA: 5 vs. Monmouth (12/3/11)3FG: 03FGA: 0FTM: 1 on two occasionsFTA: 4 on two occaisonsBlk: 1 on two occasionsStl: 2 vs. Rider (11/11/11)Min: 19 vs. Rider (11/11/11)
Note: Totals in bold for returning players a career high established during 2011-12 season
#1 - MIKE McFADDEN (So., F, Newark, N.J.)Pts: 16 vs. Long Island (12/9/09)Reb: 7 on two occasionsAst: 2 on six occasionsFG: 6 vs. Baylor (11/27/09)FGA: 14 vs. Baylor (11/27/09)3FG: 03FGA: 0FTM: 7 vs. Norfolk State (11/21/09)FTA: 8 vs. Norfolk State (11/21/09)Blk: 2 on two occasionsStl: 3 vs. Baylor (11/27/09)Min: 32 vs. Baylor (11/27/09)
#2 - VELTON JONES (R-Jr., G, Philadelphia, Pa.)Pts: 38 @ James Madison (11/22/11)Reb: 8 @ Monmouth (2/19/11)Ast: 10 vs. Ohio (1/2/10)FG: 10 @ James Madison (11/22/11)FGA: 16 @ Long Island (12/2/10)3FG: 4 on two occasions3FGA: 10 @ Long Island (12/2/10)FTM: 15 @ James Madison (11/22/11)FTA: 19 @ James Madison (11/22/11)Blk: 1 on two occasionsStl: 5 on two occasionsMin: 39 @ Long Island (3/9/11) - NEC Tournament
#3 - CORON WILLIAMS (R-So., G, Midlothian, Va.)Pts: 28 vs. Rider (11/11/11)Reb: 7 vs. La Salle (11/25/11)Ast: 5 @ Ohio (1/2/11)FG: 11 vs. Rider (11/11/11)FGA: 20 vs. Rider (11/11/11)3FG: 5 on four occasions3FGA: 11 vs. Rider (11/11/11)FTM: 6 on two occasionsFTA: 7 vs. Wagner (3/3/11) - NEC TournamentBlk: 1 on two occasionsStl: 4 @ West Virginia (12/7/10)Min: 41 @ Long Island (3/9/11) - NEC Tournament
#5 - ANTHONY MYERS (Fr., G, Washington, D.C.)Pts: 14 vs. Rider (11/11/11)Reb: 7 @ Long Island (12/2/10)Ast: 10 on two occasionsFG: 5 @ Mount St. Mary’s (1/8/11)FGA: 9 vs. Long Island (1/29/11)3FG: 2 on two occasions3FGA: 3 on two occasionsFTM: 6 vs. Rider (11/11/11)FTA: 10 vs. Rider (11/11/11)Blk: 0Stl: 4 on two occasionsMin: 36 @ St. Francis (N.Y.) (12/4/10)
#11 - LIJAH THOMPSON (So., F, Philadelphia, Pa.)Pts: 18 vs. Bryant (2/3/11)Reb: 12 @ Wagner (1/6/11)Ast: 2 on six occasionsFG: 7 vs. Bryant (2/3/11)FGA: 12 on two occasions3FG: 03FGA: 0FTM: 10 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (2/9/11)FTA: 11 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (2/9/11)Blk: 4 @ Fairleigh Dickinson (2/17/11)Stl: 4 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) (1/22/11)Min: 30 on three occasions
#12 - DARREN WASHINGTON (Fr., F, Belleville, Mich.)Pts: 2 vs. Rider (11/11/11)Reb: 2 vs. Rider (11/11/11)Ast: 0FG: 1 vs. Rider (11/11/11)FGA: 2 vs. Rider (11/11/11)3FG: 03FGA: 0FTM: 0FTA: 0Blk: 0Stl: 0Min: 3 vs. Rider (11/11/11)
#20 - BRANDON HERMAN (Fr., G, Chattanooga, Tenn.)Pts: 11 vs. Rider (11/11/11)Reb: 4 vs. Rider (11/11/11)Ast: 1 on two occasionsFG: 4 vs. Rider (11/11/11)FGA: 6 vs. Rider (11/11/11)3FG: 3 vs. Rider (11/11/11)3FGA: 4 vs. Rider (11/11/11)FTM: 0FTA: 0Blk: 0Stl: 1 vs. Rider (11/11/11)Min: 19 vs. Rider (11/11/11)
#22 - LUCKY JONES (G/F, Fr., Newark, N.J.)Pts: 15 vs. Monmouth (12/3/11)Reb: 13 vs. Rider (11/11/11)Ast: 2 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/11)FG: 4 vs. Monmouth (12/3/11)FGA: 13 vs. Rider (11/11/11)3FG: 1 on two occasions3FGA: 5 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/11)FTM: 7 @ James Madison (11/22/11)FTA: 8 @ James Madison (11/22/11)Blk: 1 vs. La Salle (11/25/11)Stl: 4 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/11)Min: 29 vs. Rider (11/11/11)
#24 - LAWRENCE BRIDGES (Jr., F, Detroit, Mich.)Pts: 12 on two occasionsReb: 7 on three occasionsAst: 2 on two occasionsFG: 6 @ Sacred Heart (1/29/11)FGA: 7 on three occasions3FG: 03FGA: 1 @ Kent State (11/16/10)FTM: 3 vs. Monmouth (12/3/11)FTA: 7 vs.Monmouth (12/3/11)Blk: 1 @ Arizona (12/22/10)Stl: 3 vs. La Salle (11/25/11)Min: 26 vs. Wagner (3/3/11) - NEC Tournament
#34 - RUSSELL JOHNSON (R-So. , F, Chester, Pa.)Pts: 26 @ Appalachian State (12/18/10)Reb: 12 on two occasionsAst: 4 on three occasionsFG: 11 @ Appalachian State (12/18/10)FGA: 20 @ Pittsburgh (11/23/10)3FG: 5 @ Cleveland State (11/29/10)3FGA: 9 @ Long Island (3/9/11) - NEC TournamentFTM: 6 on three occasionsFTA: 8 on two occasionsBlk: 2 on four occasionsStl: 5 @ Monmouth (1/23/10)Min: 36 @ Wagner (1/6/11)
#45- KEITH ARMSTRONG (F, Fr., Raleigh, N.C.)Pts: 11 vs. Monmouth (12/3/11)Reb: 7 vs. Rider (11/11/11)Ast: 1 @ Pittsburgh (11/27/11)FG: 5 vs. Monmouth (12/3/11)FGA: 5 vs. Monmouth (12/3/11)3FG: 03FGA: 0FTM: 1 on two occasionsFTA: 4 on two occaisonsBlk: 1 on two occasionsStl: 2 vs. Rider (11/11/11)Min: 19 vs. Rider (11/11/11)
Officials: Guy Pagano, Robert Barker, Art JacksonTechnical fouls: Monmouth-None. Robert Morris-None.Attendance: 1344
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMonmouth 25 26 51Robert Morris 43 26 69
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMU 20 9 8 2 15RMU 26 19 21 4 37
Last FG - MU 2nd-06:17, RMU 2nd-00:49.Largest lead - MU None, RMU by 20 2nd-06:43.
Score tied - 0 times.Lead changed - 0 times.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsFairleigh Dickinson vs Robert Morris12/01/11 7:00 p.m. at Moon Township, Pa. / Sewall Center
TEAM STATISTICS RMU OPPSCORING 551 482 Points per game 68.9 60.2 Scoring margin +8.6 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 178-423 152-376 Field goal pct . 4 2 1 . 4 0 43 POINT FG-ATT 46-131 53-156 3-point FG pct . 3 5 1 . 3 4 0 3-pt FG made per game 5.8 6.6FREE THROWS-ATT 149-211 125-190 Free throw pct . 7 0 6 . 6 5 8 F-Throws made per game 18.6 15.6REBOUNDS 291 241 Rebounds per game 36.4 30.1 Rebounding margin +6.3 -ASSISTS 109 86 Assists per game 13.6 10.8TURNOVERS 109 132 Turnovers per game 13.6 16.5 Turnover margin +2.9 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 0.7STEALS 68 53 Steals per game 8.5 6.6BLOCKS 15 26 Blocks per game 1.9 3.3ATTENDANCE 4447 16838 Home games-Avg/Game 3-1482 4-3907 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 1-1211
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsRobert Morris 269 282 551Opponents 217 265 482
Date Opponent Score Att.11/11/11 RIDER W 83-57 182211/15/11 at Saint Peter's W 69-52 1028
# 11/19/11 at Penn L 60-66 3089# 11/22/11 at James Madison W 82-77 2752# 11/25/11 vs La Salle W 51-44 1211# 11/27/11 at Pittsburgh L 71-81 8758* 12/01/11 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 66-54 1281* 12/03/11 MONMOUTH W 69-51 1344
# = The Philly Hoop Group Classic* = Northeast Conference game
Robert Morris 2011-12 BasketballRobert Morris Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 03, 2011)
Home games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 3-0 3-0 0-0 0-0CONFERENCE 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0
Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds
## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg
MYERS, Anthony JOHNSON, Russellat Penn 11/19/11 60-66 16-JONES, Velton 7-BRIDGES, Lawrenc 7-JONES, Velton 1-JONES, Lucky 2-THOMPSON, Lijah
ARMSTRONG, Keit THOMPSON, Lijah WILLIAMS, Coron
at James Madison 11/22/11 82-77 38-JONES, Velton 9-JOHNSON, Russell 3-JOHNSON, Russell 3-JONES, Velton 2-JOHNSON, Russellvs La Salle 11/25/11 51-44 14-JONES, Velton 7-WILLIAMS, Coron 2-JONES, Velton 3-WILLIAMS, Coron 2-THOMPSON, Lijah
JOHNSON, Russell BRIDGES, Lawrenc BRIDGES, Lawrenc
Robert Morris 2011-12 BasketballRobert Morris Season Schedule/Results & Leaders (as of Dec 03, 2011)
All games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 6-2 3-0 2-2 1-0CONFERENCE 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 4-2 1-0 2-2 1-0
Date Opponent Score Att. High Points High Rebounds11/11/11 RIDER W 83-57 1822 (28)WILLIAMS, Coron (13)JONES, Lucky11/15/11 at Saint Peter's W 69-52 1028 (19)JONES, Velton (5)JONES, Lucky11/19/11 #at Penn 60-66 L 3089 (16)JONES, Velton (7)BRIDGES, Lawrence11/22/11 #at James Madison W 82-77 2752 (38)JONES, Velton (9)JOHNSON, Russell11/25/11 #vs La Salle W 51-44 1211 (14)JONES, Velton (7)BRIDGES, Lawrence
(7)JOHNSON, Russell(7)WILLIAMS, Coron
11/27/11 #at Pittsburgh 71-81 L 8758 (19)WILLIAMS, Coron (8)JOHNSON, Russell12/01/11 *FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 66-54 1281 (19)WILLIAMS, Coron (6)JONES, Lucky12/03/11 *MONMOUTH W 69-51 1344 (15)JONES, Lucky (7)THOMPSON, Lijah
(7)JONES, Lucky
# = The Philly Hoop Group Classic* = Northeast Conference game
