Biography
Anthony Myers-Pate was a steady presence at point guard for Robert Morris throughout his four-year career. Originally serving as the understudy and backup to former guard Velton Jones (2008-13), Myers-Pate showed an ability to consistently find the open man while keeping defenses honest by knocking down the open shot. As a freshman, Myers-Pate established a class record for assists with 116 and continued to create offense for Robert Morris throughout his career while also providing the Colonials with leadership at an important position. A look at some of his accomplishments in both 2013-14 and over his four-year career at RMU …
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- Became the sixth different member of the Colonials in the last seven years to establish a new Robert Morris school record for career games played. Thanks to RMU’s second straight appearance in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), Myers-Pate concluded his carer having played in 137 career games. That total snapped the old mark of his predecessor at the point guard position, former guard Velton Jones, who appeared in 135 from 2009 to 2013.
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- In helping lead the Colonials to an overall record of 22-14 (.611) in his final season at Robert Morris in 2013-14, Myers-Pate put himself in elite company in the 38-year history of Division I basketball at RMU. Myers-Pate became the seventh player in school history accumulate at least 90 wins in his four-year career, joining former Colonials Dallas Green, Jimmy Langhurst and Mezie Nwigwe.
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- Recorded a game-high eight assists in an 89-78 win @ St. John’s (3/18/14) in the first round of the 2014 National Invitation Tournament (NIT), helping him move into sixth place all-time at Robert Morris for career dimes.
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- Finished his career with the Colonials with 449 career dimes and in his final season in 2013-14 compiled 134 assists against 60 turnovers. Myers-Pate ranked eighth in the NEC in 2013-14 in assists per game (3.72) while finishing fourth in the circuit in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.23).
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- In a 79-76 victory over Bryant (1/30/14) at the Charles L. Sewall Center, Myers-Pate registered the most explosive offensive game of his career. He finished with a career-high 21 points, hitting eight of his nine shots from the field, including 3-for-3 from beyond the arc, while going 2-for-2 at the free-throw line. The performance was part of a four-game homestand that saw Myers-Pate average 12.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per contest while shooting 59.4 percent (19-for-32) from the field, including 60 percent (6-for-10) from beyond the arc, and 83.3 percent (5-for-6) at the free-throw line. Over the course of his career, Myers-Pate reached double figures in scoring a total of 29 times, including 14 times in 2013-14. Robert Morris finished with a record of 22-7 (.759) when Myers-Pate scored at least 10 points in a game.
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- No member of the Colonials did a better job of protecting the basketball throughout his career than Myers-Pate. Over the final seven games of the 2013-14 non-conference season, Myers-Pate dished out 40 assists against just nine turnovers, an assist-to-turnover ratio of 4.44. It marked the best stretch of his career.
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- Myers-Pate finished the 2013-14 campaign ranked fourth in the Northeast Conference in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.23, which ranks second in the RMU single-season record. Two of the top five marks in single-season school history have been accomplished in the last two seasons, as former guard Velton Jones (2008-2013) finished with a 2.08 assist-to-turnover ratio in 2012-13.Â
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- Thanks to a solid senior campaign, Myers-Pate finished his career ranked second all-time at Robert Morris in assist-to-turnover ratio. Myers-Pate compiled an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.94 throughout his four seasons in an RMU uniform, trailing only former guard Wade Timmerson (2.02).Â
- Myers-Pate signed a National Letter of Intent in June of 2010 with Robert Morris in his bloodlines. Myers-Pate is the cousin of former point guard Derek Coleman, who earned four letters while playing with the Colonials from 2003 to 2007. In his four seasons with RMU, Coleman scored 1,042 points and dished out 440 assists. Combined, Coleman and Myers-Pate combined for 1,847 career points and 889 career assists. Myers-Pate finished his career ranked sixth all-time at Robert Morris in assists, one spot ahead of Coleman, who now ranks seventh all-time. The duo also combined for an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.82.
