CINCINNATI – The RMU men's basketball team will open the 2023-24 campaign at Xavier Monday night. Tipoff at the Cintas Center is 8 p.m. and will stream on the FOX Sports app. You can also listen to Chris Shovlin's play-by-play call on the RMU Athletics Gameday app.
 
ABOUT RMU
The Colonials are coming off a 16-win season, improving eight games from 2021-22. They return three starters from a 2022-23 squad in guards Josh Corbin and Jackson Last and forward Stephaun Walker. RMU welcomes back 39.4 percent (902-of-2,287) of their scoring, 45.9 percent (526-of-1,145) of its rebounding and 32.4 percent (148-of-457) of its assists.
 
FANTASTIC FOUR
RMU welcomes four new players to its roster for 2023-24, including two transfers and a pair of freshmen. Forward Markeese Hastings is a grad transfer from Western Michigan, while junior guard Justice Williams joins the Colonials from LSU. RMU also has two international student-athletes who will make their NCAA Division I debut in 2023-24, guard Alfredo Boglio (Italy) and forward Alvaro Folgueiras (Spain).
 
RMU AND XAVIER HISTORY
The Colonials and Musketeers have met four times, with XU winning each contest. The series began December 7, 1988 – an 87-76 victory for Xavier at the Cincinnati Gardens.
 
LAST TIME AGAINST XAVIER
Xavier's Brad Redford's free throws with 37 seconds remaining lifted Xavier to a 61-59 victory over Robert Morris on November 18, 2012 at the Cintas Center.
 
COMMON OPPONENTS
The Colonials and Musketeers have two common opponents – Delaware and Oakland.
 
STREAMING
Monday's game will be streamed through the FoxSports app. This is a subscription-based service that offers a variety of packages. Click here to register a new account.
 
LIVE STATS
Fans can follow along with live stats through StatBroadcast.
 
UP NEXT
The Colonials return to the UPMC Events Center for their home opener November 9 against Point Park.
 
RMU BASKETBALL SEASON TICKETS
Season tickets for RMU basketball for the 2023-24 season can be purchased by calling the RMU Ticket Office at (412) 397-4949. In addition to a full slate of Horizon League games, the Colonials will also host an MTE Tournament at the UPMC Events Center as part of their 2023-24 non-conference home schedule.
 
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