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Missing Mo Maddness?

Missing Mo Maddness?

Payton Hostetler, Photographer
October 30, 2023

One of the most iconic moments in NIT history was Robert Morris stunning Kentucky in 2013 at Moon Township Photo credit: Don Wright/AP

Wickline: The NCAA Has Ruined Mid-Major Basketball

Cam Wickline
October 28, 2023

The NCAA has ruined mid-major collegiate basketball. That may seem like a harsh statement, but it is a fact. Yesterday, the NCAA announced that regular season conference champions will no longer get an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). To the common...

Men's Basketball Falls to Penn State in Coaches vs. Cancer Exhibition

Men’s Basketball Falls to Penn State in Coaches vs. Cancer Exhibition

Alec Miller
October 27, 2023

Regardless of the outcome, this was a night that was bigger than the game of basketball. Tonight’s game was a fundraising event for Coaches vs. Cancer in honor of Director of Basketball Operations, Matthew Sweet. Head Coach Andy Toole had some thoughts about what tonight meant...

Andy Toole said the exhibition against Penn State is more than a game, honoring cancer survivor and assistant coach Matthew Sweet

“More than a game”: Coach Toole Looks Forward to Exhibition Against Penn State

Cameron Macariola
October 26, 2023

The Robert Morris men's basketball team returns to the UPMC Events Center for a charity exhibition game against Penn State. This game will have more meaning for the Colonials team as one of their own recently went into a battle against cancer. "Matt Sweet, one of our assistant...

The Colonials are placed seventh in the preseason poll after they finished sixth last year Photo credit: Ethan Morrison

Men’s Basketball Ranks Seventh in Horizon League Preseason Poll

Alec Miller
October 17, 2023

With the start of the men’s college basketball season a little more than two weeks, today the Horizon League has announced their preseason poll Tuesday. https://twitter.com/HorizonLeague/status/1714310308460998950 Robert Morris came in ranking seventh which is one spot better...

The Colonials will open their season on Nov. 6 against Xavier in Cincinnati Photo credit: Cam Wickline

RMU Announce Non-Conference Opponents for 2023-24 Season

Alec Miller
September 27, 2023

The Robert Morris men’s basketball team announced their full non-conference schedule Wednesday morning. The season will begin on the road in Cincinnati, Ohio, to face Xavier on Nov. 6 with a time still TBA. RMU will open up its home portion of the schedule on Nov. 9 when...

Robert Morris will play the game for Director of Operations Matthew Sweet, diagnosed with cancer in March 2023.

Robert Morris to Host Penn State in a Charity Exhibition Game

Samuel Goldberg
September 14, 2023

Robert Morris will participate in part of the Coaches vs. Cancer Foundation and will host Penn State at the UPMC Event Center on Friday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. Robert Morris will play the game for Director of Operations Matthew Sweet, diagnosed with cancer in March 2023. Penn State...

Josh Corbin is one of a few returners to lead the Colonials to their first ever Horizon League Tournament championship

Men’s Basketball Releases Horizon League Schedule

Cole Brennan
August 22, 2023

Basketball season is right around the corner. On Tuesday, the Horizon League announced its 2023-24 men's basketball schedule. https://twitter.com/RMUMBasketball/status/1694054326887686550 The conference announced that the schedule would feature a 20-game double-round robin...

Kahliel Spear signed with Italy's Umana San Giobbe Chiusi of the Serie A2 League.

#FormerColonialWatch: Kahliel Spear Signs With Italy’s Umana San Giobbe Chiusi

Michael Deemer
July 27, 2023

On Thursday, former Robert Morris graduate Kahliel Spear signed with Italy's Umana San Giobbe Chiusi of the Serie A2 League. https://twitter.com/SanGiobbeBasket/status/1684484022489980928 The Colony, Texas native goes internationally following his collegiate career to pursue...

This will be the second time these programs have faced each other in history. The Colonials came out on top with a nail-biting 67-66 win on the road over the Tigers in 2016. Photo credit: Ellie Whittington

Men’s Basketball Faces Towson in Non-Conference Play November 12

Michael Deemer
July 11, 2023

Robert Morris men's basketball will take a trip to the Charm City of Baltimore, Md., to face the Towson Tigers on Nov. 12. Towson has been a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) representative since 2001, coached by Paul Skerry since 2011. They finished the 2022-23 season third...