GAME 9
Florida Gulf Coast (8-3) vs. RMU (1-7)
Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021 • 7:00 p.m.
UPMC Events Center (4,000) • Moon Township, Pa.
 
TV: ESPN+
Audio: RMU Athletics Gameday App
Talent: Chris Shovlin (pxp) & Jim Elias (color)
Twitter: @RMUMBasketball • Instagram: RMUMBasketball
 
Opening Tip
 
- The RMU men's basketball team concludes a two-game homestand at the UPMC Events Center Saturday looking to post back-to-back wins for the first time this season by welcoming Florida Gulf Coast for a 7:00 p.m. tip.
 
- The Colonials picked up their first win of the 2021-22 campaign in the first game of the homestand with a 99-51 victory over Lancaster Bible (12/8/21) at the UPMC Events Center. Sophomore guard Kam Farris led all five starters in double figures with a career-high 27 points on 10-of-13 shooting, including 7-for-10 from deep.
 
- Senior forward Kahliel Spear and fifth-year guard Rasheem Dunn each recorded double-doubles in the win over the Chargers. Spear posted 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Dunn scored 10 points and tied a career high with 10 assists.
 
- Junior forward Justin Winston contributed 14 points, five rebounds and two steals in the win over Lancaster Bible, while sophomore guard Enoch Cheeks chipped in 11 points, eight boards and a career-high six dimes. RMU shot a season-high 66.1 percent (37-for-56) from the floor in the victory.
 
- RMU concluded a two-game swing to open up Horizon League play with a 77-69 loss @ Milwaukee (12/4/21). Fifth-year guard Rasheem Dunn paced the Colonials with a season-high 21 points and also added six rebounds, six assists and two steals.
 
- In his first start of the 2021-22 season, sophomore guard Kam Farris chipped in 14 points and three rebounds against the Panthers, while senior forward Kahliel Spear contributed 10 points, seven rebounds and a block.
 
- The Colonials opened their Horizon League slate with a 70-58 setback @ Green Bay (12/2/21) in the first-ever meeting between the two programs. Fifth-year guard Rasheem Dunn paced RMU with 17 points and added four rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals.
 
- Forward Justin Winston scored a season-high 16 points for the Colonials against the Phoenix, converting six of his 10 shots from the field, including a 3-for-5 performance from beyond the arc.
 
- RMU wrapped up the month of November with an 88-70 setback @ Davidson (11/27/21). Senior forward Kahliel Spear paced the Colonials against the Wildcats with 15 points while also registering nine rebounds, two assists, a block and a steal.
 
- Senior forward Jaron Williams earned his first start for the Colonials against the Wildcats and supplied 13 points, three rebounds and a pair of assists, while sophomore guard Kam Farris made his 2021-22 season debut, scoring 11 points off the bench and dishing out three dimes.

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The All-Time Series (Florida Gulf Coast) – RMU and Florida Gulf Coast meet for just the second time Saturday, concluding a home-and-home series that originally began during the 2019-20 season. In the first meeting between the two programs, the Colonials earned a 64-59 victory in Fort Myers, Fla., at Alico Arena (12/7/19). RMU grabbed a 28-21 lead at halftime en route to the win, with former guard Josh Williams (2017-20) leading the Colonials with 16 points while adding six boards, three assists and a pair of steals.
 
Lancaster Bible Notes – The meeting between RMU and Lancaster Bible was the first between the two programs ... RMU shot 66.1 percent (37-for-56) from the floor against the Chargers, the second highest field goal percentage by the Colonials in 12 years under RMU Pat Gallagher Head Coach Andrew Toole ... RMU shot 66.2 percent (43-for-65) from the floor in a 108-51 victory over Hood (12/29/18) ... The Colonials outrebounded the Chargers, 47-22 ... LBC was led by guard Jordan Shewbridge, who scored 22 points on the strength of a 6-for-14 performance from deep.
 
Downtown – Sophomore guard Kam Farris helped the Colonials garner their first win of the 2021-22 season with a 99-51 victory over Lancaster Bible (12/8/21) by pacing RMU with a career-high 27 points. Farris shot 10-for-13 from the floor, including 7-for-10 from beyond the arc. In four games since returning for the Colonials after missing the first four games of the 2021-22 season, Farris is averaging 14.3 points and has been white hot from downtown, converting 15 of his 22 attempts from beyond the arc, a success rate of 68.2 percent.
 
Interesting – The performance in the triumph over Lancaster Bible (12/8/21) helped sophomore Kam Farris push his career total in three-pointers to 50. Farris owns 50 triples in 21 career games at RMU, an average of 2.38 per game, while converting at a 51 percent (50-for-98) clip from deep. The only member of the Colonials to reach 50 three-pointers faster was former guard Josh Williams (2018-20), who reached the plateau in just 13 contests. Meanwhile, former guard Karvel Anderson (2012-14) also reached 50 trifectas in 21 games. The career school record for three-pointers is held by former guard Jeremy Chappell (2005-09) with 243.
 
Three's Company – RMU is 56-22 (.718) in 12 seasons under RMU Pat Gallagher Head Coach Andrew Toole when hitting at least 10 three-pointers in a game. The Colonials knocked down a season-high 12 triples in a 99-51 win over Lancaster Bible (12/8/21) and are 1-1 (.500) this season when connecting for at least 10 three-pointers. RMU leads the Horizon League in three-point field goal percentage (.387) entering Saturday's game against FGCU while ranking sixth in three-point field goals made per game (7.25).
 
Crocodile Dundee – Fifth-year guard Rasheem Dunn has settled into his role with the Colonials and has been a consistent producer for RMU over the last few weeks. Entering Saturday's game against FGCU, Dunn is averaging 14.0 points, 4.8 assists and 1.8 steals over his last five games. During that stretch Dunn has established a season high in scoring with 21 points @ Milwaukee (12/4/21) while also registering his first double-double in an RMU uniform in a 99-51 win over Lancaster Bible (12/8/21). In the win over the Chargers, Dunn scored 10 points and tied a career high with 10 assists.
 
Double Your Pleasure – While fifth-year guard Rasheem Dunn notched his first RMU double-double in a 99-51 triumph over Lancaster Bible (12/8/21), senior forward Kahliel Spear picked up his second double-double of the year and third overall with the Colonials thanks to 17 points and 10 rebounds. Spear also rejected three shots in the win over the Chargers and in 26 career contests at RMU has posted 33 blocks, an average of 1.27 per contest. Spear is also the program's active leader for consecutive games played (26) and starting assignments (13).
 
Dunk You Very Much – Senior forward Kahliel Spear is as active as any member of the Colonials in recent years at the rim, and you just have to look at the numbers. In addition to ranking fifth in the Horizon League entering Saturday's game against Florida Gulf Coast with an average of 1.25 blocks per game, Spear is RMU's leader on the other end of the court in dunks. In eight games, Spear has provided 13 jams, already matching his season total in 18 games last season. Spear has played 26 games at RMU and in that span owns 26 dunks.

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