Preview: RMU men’s basketball faces the Marshall Thundering Herd in season opener
Jordan Redinger, Contributor
November 7, 2019
HUNTINGTON, WV-- The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team hopes to come out victorious Thursday night in a match-up against Marshall University’s Thundering Herd, a meeting that has not occurred since 2006. Last time the Colonials played The Herd, they beat them, 73-69. Head coach Andy ...
Men’s Basketball Season Preview: Toole enters his tenth season as head coach
Logan Carney, Digital Content Director
November 6, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP -- The 10th season of the Andy Toole Era for Robert Morris men's basketball starts this Thursday with the Colonials traveling 278.8 miles to take on Marshall University. Coach Toole enters his tenth season with the second-best winning percentage among current NEC head coaches (54.5%); grante...
Blue Hose end men’s basketball’s season
Tyler Gallo, Contributor
March 24, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP-- The RMU Men’s basketball team’s (18-16, 11-7 NEC) season came crashing to a close on Sunday afternoon after falling 77-70 to the Presbyterian College Blue Hose (20-15, 9-7 Big South) in the second round of the Collegeinsider.com Tournament. Presbyterian previously defeated Seattl...
Men’s basketball heads to second round of CIT after strong performances of McConnell and Williams
Jonathan Hanna, Contributor
March 19, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP -- On a warm spring evening in the North Athletic Complex in Moon Township, the Robert Morris men’s basketball team (18-16) hosted the Cornell Big Red (15-16) in the opening round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Robert Morris came back and defeated the Big Red in overtime by the ...
Preview: Men’s basketball to host Cornell in first round of CollegeInsider.com Tournament
Jonathan Hanna, Contributor
March 19, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP -- The Robert Morris men’s basketball team (16-15, 11-7 NEC) will host the Cornell Big Red (15-15, 7-7 IVY) in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT). This will be the Colonials second time in the CIT. Last time was in 2012, where the Colonials advanced to the semi-fin...
Men’s basketball heads to CollegeInsider.com Tournament
Jonathan Hanna, Contributor
March 14, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP -- After a hard-fought regular season and playoffs, the Robert Morris men's basketball team (16-15) has accepted an invite to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT). This will be the second time the team has participated in the CIT, the other being in 2012, where the Colonials advanced to the ...
Men’s basketball ties third largest comeback in program history to win in overtime
Logan Carney, Sports Manager
March 6, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP -- In the first ever playoff game in the history of the North Athletic Complex, the Robert Morris Colonials (17-15, 11-7 NEC) defeated the Terriers of Saint Francis Brooklyn (17-15, 9-9 NEC) in overtime by the score of 69-65. The Colonials came back after being down 15 at halftime, 37-22....
Men’s basketball defeats St. Francis Brooklyn, RMU remains tied for second in NEC
Logan Carney, Sports Manager
February 23, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP -- The Robert Morris men's basketball team (15-14, 10-6 NEC) defeated St. Francis Brooklyn (17-12, 9-7 NEC) by the score of 67-62. In attendance for senior night was NEC Commissioner Noreen Morris, who got to look on as the team honored seniors Matty McConnell and Malik Petteway. "It's probab...
Thomas, Colonials dunk on Blackbirds
Samuel Anthony, Digital Content Manager
February 22, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP -- Koby Thomas, playing his first home game in front of the Colonials faithful in nearly three months, found himself alone on the breakaway. It was a moment that many at Robert Morris (14-14, 9-6 NEC) had waited all season to see. The human highlight reel throwing down one of his signat...
‘It’s surreal’ – Matty McConnell on 1000 career points as a Colonial
Jonathan Hanna, Contributor
February 7, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP -- On a chilly January 31 at the North Athletic Complex, against the Saint Francis Red Flash, Matty McConnell of the RMU men’s basketball team did something only 24 others have done before: Score 1000 points as a Colonial. McConnell scored his 1000th point when he hit the first of two...
