RMU's Anderson tabbed Northeast Conference Co-Player of the Week
By PSR Staff | Mon, 12/03/2012 - 17:07
Junior guard Karvel Anderson of the Robert Morris University men's basketball team earned the first weekly honor of his career Monday, as he was tabbed the Northeast Conference Co-Player of the Week.
Anderson shares the honor with Jason Brickman of LIU Brooklyn after averaging 19.0 points and 4.0 rebounds last week while shooting 63.6 percent (14-for-22) from the field, including 62.5 percent (10-for-16) from beyond the arc, in leading the Colonials to a 1-1 record.
Anderson opened the week by supplying 10 points and four rebounds in a 61-52 setback at Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) preseason favorite Savannah State (11/26/12).
Five nights later, Anderson put forth one of the most impressive shooting nights in school history in an 84-76 victory over previously unbeaten Ohio (12/1/12) of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) at the Charles L. Sewall Center.
Anderson led the way against the Bobcats with a career-high 28 points on perfect 10-for-10 shooting from the floor, including an 8-for-8 performance from beyond the arc, while also grabbing four rebounds in the victory.
In the RMU record book, Anderson is the first student-athlete in school history to post a perfect shooting night from the field with as many as 10 field goals. Former Colonial Rob Robinson (2008-10) held the old mark when he finished 9-for-9 shooting from the floor in a 104-56 win over Wagner Jan. 17, 2009, at the Sewall Center.
Anderson is also just the second student-athlete in school history to convert eight field goals from beyond the arc without a miss. Former Colonial Scott Shepherd (1988-91) also finished 8-for-8 from deep in a 110-80 win over LIU Brooklyn Feb. 8, 1990, at the Sewall Center.
On the 2012-13 campaign, Anderson is averaging 12.0 points per game to rank second for Robert Morris while shooting 46.7 percent (35-for-75) from the field, including 40 percent (18-for-45) from beyond the arc.
Led by third-year head coach Andrew Toole, the Colonials open a two-game road swing Tuesday, Dec. 4, with a 7:00 p.m. tip against Campbell at Gore Arena in Buies Creek, N.C. RMU will also visit Hampton Saturday, Dec. 8, for a 2;00 p.m. tip before returning home to the Sewall Center to host Duquesne Saturday, Dec. 15.
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