GAMES 13/14
Youngstown State (8-10 / 4-10 HL) vs. RMU (3-9 / 2-7 HL)
Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 • 7:00 p.m. & Saturday, Feb. 6, 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 opens the final month of the 2020-21 regular season with a four-game homestand at the UPMC Events Center. The Colonials begin the stretch with a two-game set against Youngstown State.
 
- The Colonials dropped a pair of games @ Wright State last weekend and enter this weekend's two-game set with the Penguins having dropped six consecutive games. RMU has never lost seven straight in 11 seasons under RMU Pat Gallagher Head Coach Andrew Toole.
 
- Against the Raiders, the Colonials fell in the series opener, 79-70, before dropping an 86-56 decision in the finale. Freshman guard Kam Farris led RMU in its two-game set @ Wright State, averaging 12.5 points while shooting 58.8 percent (10-for-17) from the field, including 62.5 percent (5-for-8) from deep.
 
- Senior guard Jon Williams produced averages of 12.0 points and 5.5 assists in  two games @ Wright State. He enters this weekend's series with Youngstown State having scored in double figures in four consecutive games as well as seven of his last nine games.
 
- Junior forward Kahliel Spear paced the Colonials in series opener @ Wright State with season highs in points (18) and rebounds (8) while tying a season high with three blocks. Spear ranks fourth in the Horizon League in blocks per game with an average of 1.10 per contest.
 
- Five of RMU's first nine games as a member of the Horizon League have been decided by five points or less, including two that have gone to overtime. The Colonials are 1-4 (.250) in those contests.
 
- Senior forward AJ Bramah leads the Horizon League in scoring at 21.5 points per game while ranking third in the circuit in rebounding (9.7 per game). He also ranks fifth in the league in both field goal percentage (.513) and free-throw percentage (.797).
 
- Senior guard Jon Williams leads the Horizon League and ranks eighth in NCAA Division I in assist-to-turnover ratio at 4.15. In 11 games in 2020-21, Williams has handed out 54 dimes against 13 turnovers. He also ranks fourth in the Horizon League in assists per game (4.90) and has started each of his 113 career games at RMU.
 
- In RMU's last home games at the UPMC Events Center, Northern Kentucky swept a two-game set from the Colonials. In the two-game series against the Norse, senior forward AJ Bramah averaged 23.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists while shooting 55.2 percent (16-for-29) from the field. He has led the Colonials in scoring in each of the 10 games he's played for RMU on the 2020-21 season.

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Wright State Tidbits - The two-game set against the Raiders at the WSU Nutter Center marked the first meetings between the two programs ... Reigning Horizon League Player of the Year Loudon Love finished with 34 points and 11 rebounds in the series finale, shooting 15-for-22 from the field ... The 15 field goals are the most by a student-athlete on an opposing team in 11 years under RMU Pat Gallagher Head Coach Andrew Toole ... RMU opened the opening game of the series with a 12-2 lead but fell behind at halftime, 31-28 ... The Colonials are 0-7 in 2020-21 when trailing at the half ... Off the bench in the series opener against the Raiders freshman guard Trayden Williams scored a career-high 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field, including 2-for-4 from beyond the arc.
 
Efficiency - Freshman guard Kam Farris has proven to be an adept three-point shooter for the Colonials in his rookie campaign in 2020-21. Entering this weekend's series against Youngstown State, Farris has knocked down 52.4 percent (22-for-42) of his attempts from beyond the arc while ranking 10th in the Horizon League in three-point field goals made per game (2.20), Farris has hit at least one three-pointer in each of his 10 games this season, marking the second straight year a member of the Colonials has opened a campaign with at least one triple in the first 10 games. Last season, former guard Josh Williams (2018-20) hit at least one three-pointer in each of RMU's first 18 contests.
 
New Kid On The Block - Junior forward Kahliel Spear, a transfer from Bucknell who was deemed eligible by the NCAA in December, has filled the role of rim protector for the Colonials. Spear matched a season high with three rejections in the opener of a two-game series @ Wright State and on the 2020-21 campaign leads RMU with 12 blocks. He ranks fourth in the Horizon League in blocks per game (1.10) and in eight games against league foes has recorded eight rejections (1.00 per contest). In 57 career games at the NCAA Division I level, Spear owns 48 blocks, an average of 0.84 per contest.
 
The Top 10 - Senior guard Jon Williams pushed his career total for assists to 455 thanks to 11 dimes in a two-game set @ Wright State at the WSU Nutter Center. Williams has moved into seventh place all-time in program history for career dimes, moving past former guard Anthony Myers (2010-14) and just five assists shy of jumping into sixth place. Based on his current average of 4.91 assists per game, Williams is on pace to finish the 2020-21 regular season with 484 career assists, which would crack the top five in program history.
 
Did You Know? RMU is 54-20 (.730) in 11 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 13 triples in a 102-88 victory @ Purdue Fort Wayne (12/26/20) in its first game as a member of the Horizon League and are 1-1 (.500) in 2020-21 when hitting at least 10 three-pointers in a contest.
 
Start Me Up - While senior guard Jon Williams has cracked the top 10 for career assists at RMU, he also is climbing the charts in other categories. One of just six student-athletes in program history to earn at least 100 starting assignments, Williams moved into fourth place all-time for career starts with 113. The all-time career leader for starts for RMU is former guard Velton Jones (2008-13) with 125, and ranking second is former guard Jeremy Chappell (2005-09) with 120.

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