GAME 1
Point Park (0-2) vs. RMU (0-0)
Saturday, December 5, 2020 • 6:00 p.m.
UPMC Events Center (4,000) • Moon Township, Pa.

Audio: RMU Athletics Gameday App
Talent: Chris Shovlin (pxp) & Jim Elias (color)
Twitter: @RMUMBasketball • Instagram: @RMUMBasketball
 
Quick Hits
 
- The RMU men's basketball team opens its 2020-21 regular season and 45th campaign of NCAA Division I basketball Saturday with a 6:00 p.m. tip against Point Park at the UPMC Events Center.
 
- Led by 11th-year 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 Northeast Conference (NEC).
 
- Returning as starters for RMU in 2020-21 are senior guard Jon Williams, junior guard Dante Treacy and senior forward AJ Bramah. Williams has started each of his 102 career games for the Colonials, a program school record for consecutive starts.
 
- The Colonials enter the 2020-21 campaign returning 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.
 
- Entering Saturday's game against Point Park, RMU owns a record of 20-24 (.455) all-time in season openers, including a mark of 3-7 (.300) under RMU Pat Gallagher Head Coach Andrew Toole.
 
- The Colonials are opening their season at home for the first time since the 2016-17 campaign, when RMU dropped a 67-50 decision to Penn (11/11/16) at the Charles L. Sewall Center. Under Toole, the Colonials own a record of 3-2 (.600) when opening their season at home.
 
- RMU joined the Horizon League in 10 of its 16 intercollegiate programs in July of 2020, and the Colonials were 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.
 
- Senior forward AJ Bramah was named to the 2020-21 Preseason All-Horizon League Second Team. In 33 games for the Colonials in 2019-20, Bramah averaged 13.4 points and a team-high 8.2 rebounds per contest while shooting 56.9 percent (173-for-304) from the floor. He also finished second for RMU in blocks (16).
 
- Guard Jon Williams owns the RMU school record for consecutive starts, as he enters his senior season having started each of his 102 career games. He owns 401 career assists, which ranks 11th all-time in program history.
 
- As the No. 1 seed in the 2020 NEC Tournament, RMU claimed its ninth tournament crown thanks to a 77-67 victory over No. 2 seed Saint Francis U March 10, 2020, at the UPMC Events Center. The triumph helped the Colonials earn their ninth automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
 
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Consistency – RMU has been a model of consistency on the hardwood during the time that Andrew Toole has been on staff for the Colonials. Since the beginning of the 2007-08 season, a span of 13 years, RMU has recorded an overall record of 261-186 (.585), an average of 20.1 wins per year. During that stretch the Colonials have earned four automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament (2009, 2010, 2015, 2020), played in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) on three occasions (2008, 2013, 2014) and played in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) twice (2012, 2019).
 
The New Leader – Entering the 2020-21 season, the active leader for the Colonials in both scoring and rebounding is senior forward Charles Bain. In 102 career games, including 63 starts, Bain owns totals of 749 points and 389 rebounds. Based on RMU's 22-game slate in 2020-21, Bain would need to average 11.4 points and 5.0 rebounds to become the 14th student-athlete in program history to eclipse career totals of 1,000 points and 500 caroms.
 
Creating and Creating – Senior Jon Williams and junior Dante Treacy combined for 291 assists for the Colonials in 2019-20, an average of 8.6 per game. Treacy led RMU with 153 assists, while Williams added 138 helpers. The duo ranked second and third, respectively, in the Northeast Conference (NEC) in assists per game, with Treacy averaging 4.50 per contest and Williams 4.06 per game. The pair are also adept at protecting the rock, as Williams finished second in the NEC in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.30), while Treacy ranked third (2.25).
 
The Bull – Senior forward AJ Bramah's activity around the rim was a key reason the Colonials were able to earn their ninth automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament in 2019-20. Bramah finished the year with 269 rebounds, which ranks third in RMU single-season record book. He also finished with 45 dunks on the year, the most by a student-athlete in 10 seasons under RMU Pat Gallagher Head Coach Andrew Toole.
 
Converting – Dating back to the 2018-19 season, RMU has won 11 consecutive games when converting at least 50 percent of their shots from the field. Overall in 10 seasons under RMU Pat Gallagher Head Coach Andrew Toole, RMU owns a record of 53-6 (.898) when turning the trick.
 
Defense Wins Championships – The numbers bear out that following in the footsteps of defending is victories. Thanks to an 77-67 win over Saint Francis U (3/10/20) in the 2020 NEC Tournament final, RMU improved to 201-54 (.788) when holding opponents under 70 points since the beginning of the 2007-08 season. Under 11th-year RMU Pat Gallagher Head Coach Andrew Toole, the Colonials owns a mark of 150-47 (.761) when turning the trick. Overall the last 13 years, Robert Morris has held its opponent to under 70 points 57.2 percent (255-of-446) of the time.
 
The All-Time Wins Leader – RMU Pat Gallagher Head Coach Andrew Toole picked up career victory No. 158 thanks to a 52-49 win @ St. Francis Brooklyn (1/10/19) that opened a four-game road trip. Thanks to the victory, Toole, who is in his 11th season at the helm leading the Colonials in 2020-21, surpassed former head coach Jarrett Durham for most victories in Robert Morris men's basketball history. Durham posted an overall record of 157-183 (.462) from 1984 to 1996. Toole owns an overall record of 188-154 (.550), including a mark of 115-63 (.646) against league foes.

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