GAMES 6/7
Milwaukee (3-1 / 2-0 HL) vs. RMU (2-3 / 1-1 HL)
Friday, Jan. 1, 2021 • 6:00 p.m. & Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021 • 5:00 p.m.
UPMC Events Center (4,000) • Moon Township, Pa.

Audio: RMU Athletics Gameday App
Talent: Chris Shovlin (pxp) & Jim Elias (color)
TV: ESPN+
Talent: Chris Shovlin (pxp) & Jim Elias (color)
Twitter: @RMUMBasketball • Instagram: @RMUMBasketball
 
Quick Hits
 
- The RMU men's basketball team welcomes 2021 with a pair of Horizon League home games at the UPMC Events Center. The Colonials will host Milwaukee Friday with a 6:00 p.m. tip before hosting the Panthers again Saturday at 5:00 p.m.
 
- In their debut in the Horizon League, the Colonials split a pair of road games with Purdue Fort Wayne at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center. RMU opened the series with a 102-88 victory before falling in the second game of the set, 87-82.
 
- RMU shot a season-high 60 percent (39-for-65) from the field in their win over the Mastodons (12/26/20), including a 13-for-24 performance (54.2%) from beyond the arc. Senior forward AJ Bramah led five Colonials in double figures in the triumph with a career-high 28 points while grabbing eight rebounds.
 
- Guards Jon Williams and Kam Farris each scored 17 points in the win @ Purdue Fort Wayne, while junior forward Kahliel Spear contributed 13 points. Junior guard Dante Treacy finished with 10 points.
 
- Senior forward AJ Bramah led RMU with 23 points and eight boards in the second of its two-game set with the Mastodons (12/27/20), while senior guard Jon Williams scored 16 points and junior forward Kahliel Spear contributed 12.
 
- In the two-game set @ Purdue Fort Wayne, guards Jon Williams and Dante Treacy combined for 31 assists while suffering just five turnovers, an assist-to-turnover ratio of 6.20. Williams enters this weekend's action against the Panthers leading the Horizon League while ranking sixth in NCAA Division I in assist-to-turnover ratio (5.60).
 
- Senior forward AJ Bramah leads the Horizon League in scoring at 21.4 points per game while also ranking seventh in the circuit in rebounding (7.40 pg), fourth in field goal percentage (.550) and sixth in free-throw percentage (.792). He has led the Colonials in scoring in each of their first five games of the season.
 
- Led by RMU Pat Gallagher Head Coach Andrew Toole, the Colonials return three starters and five letterwinners from a 2019-20 team that finished with an overall record of 20-14 (.588), including a mark of 13-5 (.722) in the NEC.
 
- The Colonials return 49.5 percent (1,175-of-2,373) of their scoring, 49.4 percent (564-of-1,141) of their rebounding and 66.5 percent (374-of-562) of their assists from the 2019-20 season.
 
- RMU was picked to finish fourth in the 2020 Horizon League Preseason Poll. The poll was conducted by Horizon League head coaches, communication professionals and select members of the media. In addition, senior forward AJ Bramah was named to the 2020-21 Preseason All-Horizon League Second Team. In 33 games last season, Bramah averaged 13.4 points and a team-high 8.2 rebounds.

MILWAUKEE LINKS
- Game Notes (PDF)
- Audio
- Video (1/1/21)
- Video (1/2/21)
- Live Stats
- RMU Athletics Gameday App
 
Purdue Fort Wayne Tidbits - The two-game set between RMU and the Mastodons marked the first-ever meetings between the two programs ... In the two games the Colonials shot 55 percent (71-for-129) from the field, including 44.9 percent (22-for-49) from deep, while Purdue Fort Wayne converted 56.5 percent (65-for-115) of its shots, including 43.6 percent (17-for-39) from downtown ... The Mastodons outrebounded the Colonials in both games, and RMU has failed to record a plus margin on the glass through five games of the 2020-21 campaign ... Junior guard Cameron Wilbon averaged 9.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in the two-game set, converting 72.7 percent (8-for-11) of his attempts from the field ... The 102 points RMU scored in the series opener are the most against an NCAA Division I opponent in 11 years under RMU Pat Gallagher Head Coach Andrew Toole.
 
Move Over, A.J. - Senior forward AJ Bramah has been as consistent a scorer as any in program history to kick off the 2020-21 campaign for the Colonials. In the first five games, Bramah has paced RMU in scoring in each one, averaging 21.4 points per contest while also grabbing a team-high average of 7.4 rebounds per game. Bramah's point per game average, in addition to leading the Horizon League and ranking 20th in NCAA Division I, is the highest through the first five games in a season on record. A closer look ...
 

Name	Year	PPG	FG%
AJ Bramah	2020-21	21.4	.550 (44-for-80)
A.J. Jackson	2006-07	20.4	.432 (35-for-82)
Myron Walker *	1991-92	20.0	.481 (38-for-79)
Josh Williams	2018-19	20.0	.500 (33-for-66)
Rodney Pryor	2015-16	19.6	.435 (37-for-85)
Velton Jones	2011-12	19.4	.454 (30-for-66)
Karvel Anderson *	2013-14	19.0	.478 (32-for-67)

 
* Won Northeast Conference (NEC) scoring title
 
Perfection - The first collegiate start for freshman guard Kam Farris will be one he won't forget anytime soon. In a 102-88 victory @ Purdue Fort Wayne (12/26/20), Farris contributed a career-high 17 points on a perfect shooting night. He finished 6-for-6 from the floor in the win, including a 5-for-5 performance from beyond the arc. Farris became just the fourth student-athlete in program history to produce a perfect shooting night on the road, joining former Colonials Bubba Donnelly (1991-95), Tony Lee (2004-08) and Jimmy Langhurst (2006-10). A closer look ...
 

Name	Opponent (Date)	FG	3FG	Points
Bubba Donnelly	@ Rider (1/10/94)	7-for-7	7-for-7	21
Tony Lee	@ Canisius (12/20/06)	8-for-8	1-for-1	17
Jimmy Langhurst	@ FIU (11/29/07)	7-for-7	5-for-5	19
Kam Farris	@ Purdue FW (12/26/20)	6-for-6	5-for-5	17

 
In A Groove - Senior Jon Williams has found his range from deep since the Colonials have returned to action. In RMU's recently completed three-game road trip, Williams knocked down 60.9 percent (14-for-23) of his attempts from international waters, tying a career high with five three-pointers @ Marshall (12/20/20) and again @ Purdue Fort Wayne (12/26/20). In the early going of the 2020-21 campaign, Williams ranks second in the Horizon League in three-point field goal percentage (.516), trailing only Jarred Godfrey (.519) of the Mastodons. Williams owns a career three-point field goal percentage of 41.2 percent (177-for-430), which currently is tied for sixth in program history with former forward Aaron Thomas (2000-04).
 
A Streak Snapped - In shooting an even 50 percent (32-for-64) from the field in an 87-82 setback @ Purdue Fort Wayne (12/27/20) that wrapped up a two-game set with the Mastodons, RMU had a winning streak of 12 snapped when converting at least 50 percent of its shots from the field. The streak dated back to the 2018-19 season. Overall in 11 seasons under RMU Pat Gallagher Head Coach Andrew Toole, RMU owns a record of 54-7 (.885) when turning the trick. On the other end of the spectrum, the Colonials won just their sixth game in 64 occasions under Toole when allowing 80+ points thanks to a 102-88 victory @ Purdue Fort Wayne (12/26/20). In that game RMU shot 60 percent (39-for-65) from the floor.
 
Start Me Up - Guard Jon Williams opened his senior season much the same way he has the previous three: as a member of the starting lineup. Williams has started each of his 107 career games at RMU, a school record for consecutive starts. Williams is just three starts shy of cracking the top five all-time in program for career starts, as former guards Forest Grant (1980-84) and Tony Lee (2004-08) are tied for fourth with 110 starts each. The school record for starts is held by Velton Jones (2003-08) with 125. Williams is also five dimes shy of entering the top 10 in program history for assists, owning 429 for his career.
 
The Rattler - Don't blink or you might miss one. Senior forward AJ Bramah is arguably the most accomplished dunker in program history in his year plus with the Colonials. Through five games of the 2020-21 season, Bramah already owns 12 throw downs on the year and has pushed his career total in dunks to 57. Dating to the 2019-20 season, Bramah has scored in double figures in 10 consecutive games, 33 of his last 34 contests and 34 times in 38 career games at RMU.

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