Coaches vs Cancer Classic Open Thread
This post will serve as the home for all three games, beginning Friday and lasting through Sunday.
Location: SEFCU Arena, Albany NY
The opponents: host Albany (1-2, America East), Detroit Mercy (1-1, Horizon), and Alcorn State (o-3, SWAC)
Tip offs: vs Detroit (Friday, 5:00), vs Alcorn State (Saturday, 4:30), at Albany (Sunday, 5:00)
Radio: WPIT 730 AM
Web: rmucolonials.com, WPIT’s online media player, and follow the stats via your favorite college hoops site
Projected RMU starters: F Rob Robinson (6′8, 215, Sr.), F Dallas Green (6′8, 210, Sr.), G Jimmy Langhurst ( G Mezie Nwigwe (6′4, 195, Sr.), G Velton Jones (6′0, 170, So.)
RMU Leaders: Points – Velton Jones 12.5/game, Rob Robinson 9.0/game; Rebounds – Robinson 10.0/game, two tied with 3.5/game; Assists – Mezie Nwigwe 3.0/game, two tied with 1.5/game; Steals – Jones 2.0/game, Nwigwe 2.0/game
Projected Detroit starters: C Eli Holman (6’10, 255, So.), F Xavier Keeling (6’7, 235, Jr.), F Thomas Kennedy (6’7, 210, Sr.), G Chase Simon (6’6, 200, So.), G Lamar Lee (6’0, 170, Jr.)
Detroit Leaders: Points – Chase Simon 19.5/game, Eli Holman 15.5/game; Rebounds – Holman 9.5/game, Simon 5/game; Assists – Woody Payne 4.0/game, Xavier Keeling 3.5/game; Steals – Payne 3.5/game, two tied at 0.5/game
Alcorn State starters: C JaMarkus Holt (6’8, 240, Jr.), F Ian Francis (6’8, 189, Fr.), F Jamar Ragland (6’4, 177, Fr.), G Jonathan Boyd (6’3, 175, Sr.), G Keith Searcy (6’4, 158, Fr.)
Alcorn State leaders: Points – Boyd 13.3/game, Holt 12.0/game; Rebounds – Holt 10.0/game, Francis 4.3/game; Assists – Boyd 2.3/game, Alex Savannah 1.7/game; Steals – Savannah 1.3/game, Boyd 1.0/game.
Projected Albany starters: C Brett Gifford (6’11, 260, Sr.), F Will Harris (6’6, 230, Jr.), F Jake Lindfors (6’10, 225, Fr.), G Tim Ambrose (6’0, 220, Jr.), G Mike Johnson (6’1, 195, Sr.)
Albany leaders: Points – Ambrose 15.7/game, Harris 13.7/game; Rebounds – Ambrose 6.0/game, two tied with 4.7/game; Assists – Ambrose 4.3/game, Johnson 2.0/game; Steals – Johnson 3.0/game, Louis Barraza 2.0/game
Colonials fall to Detroit Mercy 71-59 to fall to 0-3. Twenty-two turnovers, just 37% shooting, and a huge disparity in free throws will do that to you. Detroit had 21 fouls, RMU 22, but the Colonials sent Detroit to the line 32 times compared to the Colonials’ 16 attempts.
Rob Robinson led the way with 14 points.
RMU plays Alcorn State at 4:30 on Saturday. The Braves lost to Albany 71-55 last night in the other Coaches V. Cancer Classic game.
RMU blows out Alcorn State, 107-76. More later.
This was what RMU needed. A huge win over an even younger team than they are. It gives them confidence, and the Colonials also had the opportunity to rest their starters. The guy with the most minutes was Jimmy Langhurst at 21, and he has a higher motor than most. The low man on the totem pole – and all 13 scholarship players earned minutes AND scored – was Josiah Whitehead at 7 minutes. Whitehead has been used sparingly in the opening games.
Karon Abraham led RMU with 18 points. Langhurst had 15, Mezie Nwigwe had 12.
RMU finishes their three game set against Albany tomorrow at 5pm.
The Colonials will not be in action again until the NEC opener on December 3rd against Mount St Mary’s.
Colonials fall in the last minutes to Albany 71-66. A weekend recap will be up, including some thoughts from Mike Rice, once we get the stats from today’s game.