2009–10 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team

2009–10 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball
NEC Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record23–12 (15–3 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCharles L. Sewall Center
Seasons
2009–10 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Quinnipiac 15 – 3   .833 23 – 9   .719
Robert Morris † 15 – 3   .833 23 – 12   .657
Mount St. Mary's 12 – 6   .667 16 – 15   .516
Long Island 11 – 7   .611 14 – 17   .452
Fairleigh Dickinson 10 – 8   .556 11 – 21   .344
St. Francis (PA) 9 – 9   .500 11 – 19   .367
Central Connecticut 9 – 9   .500 12 – 18   .400
Monmouth 8 – 10   .444 12 – 19   .387
St. Francis (NY) 8 – 10   .444 11 – 18   .379
Sacred Heart 7 – 11   .389 14 – 15   .483
Wagner 3 – 15   .167 5 – 26   .161
Bryant* 1 – 17   .056 1 – 29   .033
† 2010 Northeast Conference tournament winner
As of March 17, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2009–10 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represented Robert Morris University in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. Robert Morris was coached by Mike Rice Jr. and played their home games at the Charles L. Sewall Center in Moon Township, PA. The Colonials are a members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 15–3 in NEC play. They won the 2010 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 15 seed in the South Region and played 2 seed Villanova in the first round. The Colonials took Villanova to overtime before falling 73–70 to end their season.

Roster

Source[1]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Rob Robinson 6'8" 215 F Sr. Waldorf, MD, U.S. Globe Institute of Technology
2 Mezie Nwigwe 6'4" 195 G Sr. Hyattsville, MD, U.S. High Point HS
3 Velton Jones 6'0" 170 G Fr. Philadelphia, PA, U.S. Northeast HS
4 Karon Abraham 6'5" 196 G Fr. Paterson, NJ, U.S. Harp Academy
5 Coron Williams 6'2" 170 G Fr. Midlothian, VA, U.S. Christchurch School
12 Jimmy Langhurst 5'11" 185 G Sr. Willard, OH, U.S. Willard HS
14 Gary Wallace 6'3" 200 G Jr. Montclair, NJ, U.S. Seton Hall Prep
15 Khalif Foster 6'3" 210 G So. Philadelphia, PA, U.S. Academy of the New Church
24 Dallas Green 6'8" 210 F Sr. Indianapolis, IN, U.S. Northwest HS
25 Brad Piehl 6'8" 215 F/C Fr. New Knoxville, OH, U.S. New Knoxville HS
34 Russell Johnson 6'6" 180 F Fr. Chester, PA, U.S. Chester HS
35 Lijah Thompson 6'7" 200 F Fr. Philadelphia, PA, U.S. Monsignor Bonner HS
44 Josiah Whitehead 6'6" 225 F Sr. Portsmouth, VA, U.S. Cecil CC

2009–10 schedule and results

Source[2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/5/2009*
7:00pm 		Shippensburg W 78–47 
Charles L. Sewall Center (887)
Moon Township, PA
Regular Season
11/11/2009*
7:00pm, ESPNU 		at Syracuse
Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic 		L 60–100  0–1
 Carrier Dome (15,594)
Syracuse, NY
11/16/2009*
7:30pm 		at Penn State L 61–80  0–2
 Bryce Jordan Center (6,286)
University Park, PA
11/20/2009*
5:00pm 		vs. Detroit
Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic 		L 59–71  0–3
 SEFCU Arena (458)
Albany, NY
11/21/2009*
4:30pm 		vs. Alcorn State
Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic 		W 107–76  1–3
 SEFCU Arena (433)
Albany, NY
11/22/2009*
9:00pm 		at Albany
Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic 		L 66–71  1–4
 SEFCU Arena (1,914)
Albany, NY
12/3/2009
7:00pm 		Mount St. Mary's W 63–57  2–4 (1–0)
 Charles L. Sewall Center (1,211)
Moon Township, PA
12/5/2009
7:00pm 		Wagner W 73–70  3–4 (2–0)
 Charles L. Sewall Center (1,057)
Moon Township, PA
12/12/2009*
7:00pm 		at Duquesne L 54–59  3–5
 A. J. Palumbo Center (2,594)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/15/2009*
7:00pm 		at Cleveland State W 78–70  4–5
 Wolstein Center (1,257)
Cleveland, OH
12/19/2009*
7:00pm 		Appalachian State L 52–65  4–6
 Charles L. Sewall Center (837)
Moon Township, PA
12/22/2009*
7:00pm 		Kent State L 72–76  4–7
 Charles L. Sewall Center (643)
Moon Township, PA
12/30/2009*
5:30pm 		at Youngstown State W 72–67  5–7
 Beeghly Center (1,611)
Youngstown, OH
1/2/2010*
7:00pm 		Ohio W 81–79  6–7
 Charles L. Sewall Center (763)
Moon Township, PA
1/4/2010*
7:00pm 		Morgan State W 78–75  7–7
 Charles L. Sewall Center (648)
Moon Township, PA
1/7/2010
7:30pm 		at Long Island L 64–74  7–8 (2–1)
 Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (543)
Brooklyn, NY
1/9/2010
4:30pm 		at St. Francis Brooklyn W 67–63  8–8 (3–1)
 Pope Physical Education Center (307)
Brooklyn Heights, NY
1/14/2010
7:30pm 		Fairleigh Dickinson W 80–73  9–8 (4–1)
 Charles L. Sewall Center (1,058)
Moon Township, PA
1/16/2010
7:00pm 		Monmouth W 78–67  10–8 (5–1)
 Charles L. Sewall Center (898)
Moon Township, PA
1/21/2010
7:30pm 		at Fairleigh Dickinson W 65–50  11–8 (6–1)
 Rothman Center (459)
Hackensack, NJ
1/23/2010
4:00pm, FSN Pittsburgh 		at Monmouth W 66–53  12–8 (7–1)
 William T. Boylan Gymnasium (2,065)
West Long Branch, NJ
1/28/2010
7:30pm 		Long Island W 66–58  13–8 (8–1)
 Charles L. Sewall Center (934)
Moon Township, PA
1/30/2010
7:00pm 		St. Francis Brooklyn W 74–56  14–8 (9–1)
 Charles L. Sewall Center (1,124)
Moon Township, PA
2/4/2010
7:30pm 		at Saint Francis (PA) W 76–67  15–8 (10–1)
 DeGol Arena (1,341)
Loretto, PA
2/6/2010
7:00pm 		Saint Francis (PA) W 75–63  16–8 (11–1)
 Charles L. Sewall Center (238)
Moon Township, PA
2/8/2010*
8:00pm, FSN Pittsburgh 		at No. 25 Pittsburgh L 53–77  16–9
 Petersen Events Center (7,211)
Pittsburgh, PA
2/11/2010
8:00pm 		at Central Connecticut W 69–60  17–9 (12–1)
 William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,615)
New Britain, CT
2/13/2010
3:30pm 		at Bryant W 52–42  18–9 (13–1)
 Chace Athletic Center (823)
Smithfield, RI
2/18/2010
7:30pm 		Sacred Heart W 64–39  19–9 (14–1)
 Charles L. Sewall Center (1,134)
Moon Township, PA
2/20/2010
7:00pm 		Quinnipiac L 79–87  19–10 (14–2)
 Charles L. Sewall Center (1,867)
Moon Township, PA
2/25/2010
7:00pm 		at Wagner W 76–55  20–10 (15–2)
 Spiro Sports Center (667)
Staten Island, NY
2/27/2010
4:00pm 		at Mount St. Mary's L 61–63  20–11 (15–3)
 Knott Arena (2,121)
Emmitsburg, MD
2010 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
3/4/2010
7:00pm 		(2) (7) Central Connecticut
Quarterfinals 		W 71–63  21–11
 Charles L. Sewall Center (1,478)
Moon Township, PA
3/7/2010
7:00pm 		(2) (3) Mount St. Mary's
Semifinals 		W 80–62  22–11
 Charles L. Sewall Center (1,538)
Moon Township, PA
3/10/2010
7:00pm, ESPN2 		(2) at (1) Quinnipiac
Finals 		W 52–50  23–11
 TD Bank Sports Center (3,607)
Hamden, CT
2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
3/18/2010*
12:30pm, CBS 		(15) vs. (2) No. 9 Villanova
First round 		L 70–73 OT 23–12
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,106)
Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. ^ "MBB Season Tickets 2021-22 - Official Athletics Website".
  2. ^ "2009–10 Schedule". Archived from the original on March 12, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2010.