GAMES 9/10
Northern Kentucky (5-8 / 3-5 HL) vs. RMU (3-5 / 2-3 HL)
Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 • 7:00 p.m. & Saturday, Jan. 23, 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: ESPN3
Talent: Chris Shovlin (pxp) & Jim Elias (color)
Twitter: @RMUMBasketball • Instagram: @RMUMBasketball
 
Quick Hits
 
- The RMU men's basketball team welcomes Northern Kentucky for a two-game set this weekend at the UPMC Events Center. It marks the first two meetings between the two programs.
 
- The Colonials returned to action for the first time in two weeks with a two-game set @ UIC in Chicago, Ill., at Credit Union 1 Arena. RMU dropped a 67-53 decision to the Flames to open the series before falling in overtime, 66-62.
 
- Senior forward AJ Bramah paced the Colonials in each of their two games against the Flames and has led RMU in scoring in each of its eight games on the 2020-21 campaign. He finished with 19 points and 14 rebounds in the opener @ UIC before recording 23 points and a season-high 16 caroms in the finale.
 
- Senior forward AJ Bramah has posted a double-double in three consecutive games, averaging 20.7 points and 14.7 rebounds per game during that stretch. The last student-athlete to post a double-double in four straight games was A.J. Jackson (2003-08) during the 2005-06 season.
 
- Senior guard Jon Williams leads the Horizon League and ranks fifth in NCAA Division I in assist-to-turnover ratio at 5.14. In seven games in 2020-21, Williams has handed out 36 dimes against just seven turnovers. He also ranks fourth in the Horizon League in assists per game (5.14).
 
- Senior forward AJ Bramah leads the Horizon League in scoring at 21.1 points per game while ranking fourth in the circuit in rebounding (10.1 per game) and fifth in field goal percentage (.504). Bramah has compiled 11 career double-doubles in two seasons with the Colonials, with RMU owning a record of 7-4 (.636) in those contests.
 
- In RMU's last home game, the Colonials earned a 67-64 victory over Milwaukee (1/1/21) at the UPMC Events Center. Senior forward AJ Bramah led the Colonials in their win over the Panthers with his first double-double of the 2020-21 campaign with game highs in both points (20) and rebounds (14).
 
- In the win over the Panthers, senior forward AJ Bramah hit a jumper with 50 seconds remaining that snapped a 61-61 tie and helped propel RMU to the win. The Colonials closed the game on a 15-7 surge to claim victory in their first home game as a member of the Horizon League.
 
- 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.

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UIC Tidbits - The Colonials slipped to 0-3 all-time against the Flames ... In the two-game series, RMU shot just 11.1 percent (3-for-27) from beyond the arc ... Overall in the two games, the Colonials converted 31.6 (37-for-117) of their shots from the floor ... Freshman guard Kam Farris owned two of RMU's three-pointers, finishing 2-for-4 (50%) from downtown in the two games ... In a 66-62 overtime loss to the Flames, guards Jon Williams (41), Dante Treacy (40) and Trayden Williams (29) and forward AJ Bramah (41) established career highs for minutes ... RMU finished with 41 rebounds in each of the two games @ UIC ... The Colonials outscored UIC in bench points in each of the two contests, owning a 25-15 advantage in the opener and a 26-10 edge in the finale of the two-game set.
 
Two Pair - Jon Williams and Dante Treacy run the offense for RMU, and the duo are off to a good start directing traffic. Combined, Williams and Treacy are averaging 9.9 assists per contest and posted an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.13. Williams leads the Horizon League in assist-to-turnover ratio (5.14), while Treacy ranks fourth (2.20). In addition, Williams (5.14) and Treacy (4.71) rank fourth and fifth, respectively, in the league in assists per game. The RMU single-season school record for assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.29 is held by former guard Wade Timmerson (1988-92), who set the record in his junior season in 1990-91.
 
Free Is For Me - A key reason that senior forward AJ Bramah tops the Horizon League in scoring in 2020-21 has been his improved shooting at the free-throw line. So far this season, Bramah has successfully converted 80.4 percent (41-for-51) of his attempts at the stripe, which ranks third in the Horizon League. Last season, Bramah shot 67.1 percent (96-for-143) at the chalk. Bramah enters play this weekend against Northern Kentucky ranked in the top five in #HLMBB in five categories. In addition to leading the league in scoring (21.1 ppg) and ranking third in free-throw percentage, Bramah ranks second in defensive rebounds (7.4 per game), fourth in rebounding (10.1 per game) and fifth in field goal percentage (.504).
 
The Top 10 - Meanwhile, senior guard Jon Williams pushed his career total for assists to 437 thanks to eight dimes in a two-game set @ UIC. Thanks to the performance, Williams has moved into ninth place all-time in program history for career dimes. He moved past former guards Chipper Harris (436) and Andre Boyd (434) against the Flames and is just four dimes shy of eclipsing Derek Coleman (440) for eighth place. Based on his current average of 5.14 assists per game, Williams is on pace to finish the 2020-21 regular season with 488 career assists.
 
In A Groove - Five games are in the books for RMU in its first season as a member of the Horizon League, and senior forward AJ Bramah is putting up some rather gaudy numbers. In #HLMBB contests, Bramah is tops in the league in both scoring and rebounding, averaging 22.6 points and 12.0 rebounds per game. The only student-athlete in program history to average over 20.0 points per game against conference foes is former guard Karvel Anderson (2012-14), who averaged 21.7 points per game against the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2013-14 season.

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