Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball

Robert Morris Colonials
2024–25 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team
UniversityRobert Morris University
Head coachAndrew Toole (15th season)
ConferenceHorizon League
LocationMoon Township, Pennsylvania
ArenaUPMC Events Center
(capacity: 4,000)
NicknameColonials
ColorsBlue, white, and red[1]
     
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament appearances
1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015
Conference tournament champions
1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2020
Conference regular season champions
1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014

The Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Robert Morris University in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Horizon League. The Colonials current head coach is Andrew Toole who is in his fourteenth season at RMU.[2] Toole was hired when, after three years in charge and 73 wins, head coach Mike Rice Jr. left the program in 2010 to take the head coaching job at Rutgers.[3]

The team's most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was in 2015, where the Colonials beat North Florida in the First Four,[4][5] but then suffered a loss to No. 1-seeded Duke (the eventual national champion) in the First Round.[6] Five years earlier, in the 2010 NCAA tournament, the 15th-seed Colonials nearly upset No. 9-ranked Villanova in the First Round before losing in overtime.[7][8] The team is also known for its upset over No. 1-seeded (and 2012 national champion) Kentucky at the buzzer in the opening round of the 2013 National Invitation Tournament[9][10] and another upset over traditional Big East powerhouse St. John's in the opening round of the 2014 NIT.[11][12] However, in both cases, the Colonials lost in the second round.

  1. ^ "RMU Brand Style Guide" (PDF). March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "With new arena on way, Robert Morris coach Andy Toole gets contract extension". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  3. ^ "Robert Morris hires 29-year-old Andrew Toole as new coach - USATODAY.com". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  4. ^ "Robert Morris defeats North Florida in First Four, draws Duke". SI.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  5. ^ "Robert Morris holds off North Florida, earns date with Duke". Sporting News. 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  6. ^ "NCAA tournament: No. 1 seed Duke beats Robert Morris, 85-56, in NCAA opener". latimes.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  7. ^ "Robert Morris vs. Villanova - Game Recap - March 18, 2010 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  8. ^ "NCAA tournament: Robert Morris almost upsets Villanova". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  9. ^ "Robert Morris stuns Kentucky in NIT, 59-57". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  10. ^ "Robert Morris vs. Kentucky - Game Recap - March 19, 2013 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  11. ^ "St. John's suffers first-round NIT exit against Robert Morris". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  12. ^ "Red Storm loses in first round of NIT to Robert Morris". TimesLedger. Retrieved 2017-12-12.