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Pittsburgh Division I basketball teams deal with new obstacles and uncharted waters with the transfer portal

Ethan Morrison
August 23, 2021

With over 1,700 players in the transfer portal and the number continuing to grow, the college basketball roster turnover has been hectic, but how has the portal impacted college basketball in Pittsburgh, specifically? Perhaps Andy Toole, head coach of Robert Morris men's basketball,...

Mackenzie Amalia and the Colonials will have a home-and-home with St. Bonaventure this season. Photo Credit: Tyler Gallo/Colonial Sports Network

Colonials and Bonnies to play a home-and-home series this season

Ethan Morrison
August 16, 2021

OLEAN, N.Y.-- This morning, St. Bonaventure women's basketball announced that they will play Robert Morris in a home-and-home series this season. Robert Morris will travel to the Reilly Center on November 9, which will likely be the team's opening game of the 2021-22 season....

Photo Credit: Bill Paterson

Joe Walton passes away at age 85

Ethan Morrison
August 15, 2021

Today, Beaver Falls native and former Robert Morris head football coach Joe Walton passed away at the age of 85. Walton was named the first head coach in the team's 27-year history on July 27, 1993, building the program from the ground up by hiring coaches, purchasing the...

Photo Credit: Bill Paterson

Joe Walton passes away at age 85

Ethan Morrison
August 15, 2021

Today, Beaver Falls native and former Robert Morris head football coach Joe Walton passed away at the age of 85. https://twitter.com/RMUAthletics/status/1426999553128009728?s=20 Walton was named the first head coach in the team's 27-year history on July 27, 1993, building...

Asami Morita was named assistant coach for womens basketball at Nevada. Photo Credit: RMU Athletics

Asami Morita hired as assistant coach for Nevada women’s basketball

Ethan Morrison
August 10, 2021

On Monday, it was announced that former Robert Morris women's basketball assistant coach Asami Morita was named as an assistant coach for the Nevada women's basketball team, per Chris Murray of Nevada Sports Net.   Over her seven seasons at Robert Morris, Morita helped...

Kahliel Spear should be a huge part of the 2021-22 team-- and Ethan Morrison breaks down why this years team is the best in RMU history. Photo Credit: Tyler Gallo/Colonial Sports Network

OPINION: Breaking down the top men’s basketball rosters of all-time, #1: 2021-22

Ethan Morrison
August 5, 2021

*Editor's Note: Opinions are of the writer and not Colonial Sports Network as a whole. This is part four of a four-part series of Ethan Morrison's top RMU basketball teams of all-time. Check out the last part here. While it is true that this year's team is not battle-tested...

Ethan Morrison breaks down the 2012-13 mens basketball team and why it could be the best roster in RMU history. Photo Credit: RMU Athletics

OPINION: Breaking down the top men’s basketball rosters of all-time, #2: 2012-13

Ethan Morrison
August 2, 2021

*Editor's Note: Opinions are of the writer and not Colonial Sports Network as a whole. This is part three of a four-part series of Ethan Morrison's top RMU basketball teams of all-time. Check out the last part here. After former Robert Morris head coach Mike Rice fled to Rutgers...

Ethan Morrison breaks down the 2009-10 roster and why its one of the best in RMU history. Photo Credit: RMU Athletics

OPINION: Breaking down the top men’s basketball rosters of all-time, #3: 2009-10

Ethan Morrison
July 30, 2021

*Editor's Note: Opinions are of the writer and not Colonial Sports Network as a whole. This is part two of a four-part series of Ethan Morrison's top RMU basketball teams of all-time. Check out the last part here. In 2009-2010 Robert Morris fielded one of its most dominant men's...

Ethan Morrison breaks down how good the 2014-15 mens basketball roster was. Photo Credit: Kyle Gorcey/RMU Sentry Media

OPINION: Breaking down the top men’s basketball rosters of all-time, #4: 2014-15

Ethan Morrison
July 25, 2021

Back in 2013, Robert Morris pulled off an improbable upset at the Charles L. Sewall Center against the University of Kentucky in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). In 2014, the Colonials once again fell a game short of the NCAA Tournament, falling to...