2023–24 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team

2023–24 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record10–22 (6–14 Horizon)
Head coach
Associate head coachMike Iuzzolino
Assistant coaches
  • Vince Johnson
  • Dave Fedor
Home arenaUPMC Events Center
Seasons
2023–24 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oakland † 15 – 5   .750 24 – 12   .667
Youngstown State 14 – 6   .700 22 – 10   .688
Green Bay 13 – 7   .650 18 – 14   .563
Wright State 13 – 7   .650 18 – 14   .563
Northern Kentucky 12 – 8   .600 18 – 15   .545
Milwaukee 12 – 8   .600 20 – 15   .571
Cleveland State 11 – 9   .550 21 – 15   .583
Purdue Fort Wayne 11 – 9   .550 23 – 13   .639
Robert Morris 6 – 14   .300 10 – 22   .313
IUPUI 2 – 18   .100 6 – 26   .188
Detroit Mercy 1 – 19   .050 1 – 31   .031
† 2024 Horizon League tournament winner

The 2023–24 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represented Robert Morris University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials, led by 14th-year head coach Andrew Toole, played their home games at the UPMC Events Center located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 10–21, 6–14 in Horizon League play to finish in ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they were defeated by Purdue Fort Wayne in the first round.

Previous season

The Colonials finished the 2022–23 season 15–16, 10–10 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they defeated IUPUI in the first round to advance to the quarterfinal round, where they fell to Cleveland State in overtime.[1]

Roster

2023–24 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Markeese Hastings 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Western Michigan Grand Rapids, MI
G 1 Justice Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr LSU Philadelphia, PA
G 3 Tanner O’Grady 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Upper St. Clair HS Philadelphia, PA
G 5 TJ Wainwright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Montverde Academy Los Angeles, CA
G 6 Alfredo Boglio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Juvi Cremona Novara, Italy
F 7 Alvaro Folgueiras 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr DME Academy, FL Málaga, Spain
G 10 Vasalije Serafimoski 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So La Roche University Gostivar, North Macedonia
F 11 Stephaun Walker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Calvin Coolidge High Washington, DC.
G 12 Jackson Last 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Salt Lake CC Hurricane, UT
F 13 Antallah Sandlin’El 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Lincoln North Star Lincoln, NE
G 23 Chris Ford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Davidson Charlotte, NC
G/F 31 Cyril Arvanitis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Red Bank Catholic HS Elberon, NJ
G 32 Josh Corbin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Winthrop Gahanna, OH
G 42 Ben Krystkowiak 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So IMG Academy San Diego, CA
F 50 Trey James 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Iona Inez, KY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 7, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2023*
7:00 pm 		Penn State L 59-88  –
 UPMC Events Center 
Moon Township, PA
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
8:00 pm 		at Xavier L 63-77  0–1
 Cintas Center (10,224)
Cincinnati, OH
November 9, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Point Park W 66–56  1–1
 UPMC Events Center (1,016)
Moon Township, PA
November 12, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Towson L 62–66  1–2
 SECU Arena (1,903)
Towson, MD
November 17, 2023*
7:00 pm, B1G+ 		at Wisconsin L 68–78  1–3
 Kohl Center (14,189)
Madison, WI
November 24, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Jacksonville
Urban-Bennett Memorial Classic 		L 65–74  1–4
 UPMC Events Center (838)
Moon Township, PA
November 26, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Fairleigh Dickinson
Urban-Bennett Memorial Classic 		W 97–86  2–4
 UPMC Events Center (822)
Moon Township, PA
November 29, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Kentucky L 59–77  2–5
(0–1) 		Truist Arena (2,770)
Highland Heights, KY
December 2, 2023
2:00 pm 		Youngstown State L 57–71  2–6
(0–2) 		UPMC Events Center (1,229)
Moon Township, PA
December 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Canisius L 80–87  2–7
 Koessler Athletic Center (562)
Buffalo, NY
December 11, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Delaware L 69–73  2–8
 UPMC Events Center (953)
Moon Township, PA
December 17, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Saint Vincent W 95–46  3–8
 UPMC Events Center (729)
Moon Township, PA
December 20, 2023*
7:00 pm 		at Saint Francis W 75–73  4–8
 DeGol Arena (336)
Loretto, PA
December 22, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cornell L 85–90  4–9
 UPMC Events Center (625)
Moon Township, PA
December 29, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Milwaukee L 75–78  4–10
(0–3) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,722)
Milwaukee, WI
December 31, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Green Bay L 61–78  4–11
(0–4) 		Resch Center (1,650)
Ashwaubenon, WI
January 4, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		IUPUI W 92–48  5–11
(1–4) 		UPMC Events Center (641)
Moon Township, PA
January 10, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wright State L 76–101  5–12
(1–5) 		UPMC Events Center (741)
Moon Township, PA
January 12, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Purdue Fort Wayne W 91–88 OT 6–12
(2–5) 		UPMC Events Center (972)
Moon Township, PA
January 17, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Detroit Mercy W 102–99 2OT 7–12
(3–5) 		UPMC Events Center (884)
Moon Township, PA
January 20, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		IUPUI W 80–63  8–12
(4–5) 		Indiana Farmers Coliseum (768)
Indianapolis, IN
January 28, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cleveland State L 64–66  8–13
(4–6) 		Wolstein Center (1,476)
Cleveland, OH
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Oakland L 72–87  8–14
(4–7) 		Athletics Center O'rena (2,752)
Auburn Hills, MI
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Detroit Mercy W 75–67  9–14
(5–7) 		Calihan Hall (812)
Detroit, MI
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Green Bay L 76–81 OT 9–15
(5–8) 		UPMC Events Center (826)
Moon Township, PA
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Milwaukee W 71–60  10–15
(6–8) 		UPMC Events Center (1,084)
Moon Township, PA
February 14, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Youngstown State L 77–87  10–16
(6–9) 		Beeghly Center (2,261)
Youngstown, OH
February 17, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wright State L 71–101  10–17
(6–10) 		Nutter Center (5,057)
Fairborn, OH
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Oakland L 43–63  10–18
(6–11) 		UPMC Events Center (922)
Moon Township, PA
February 25, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cleveland State L 71–73  10–19
(6–12) 		UPMC Events Center (1,555)
Moon Township, PA
February 28, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Kentucky L 60–70  10–20
(6–13) 		UPMC Events Center (954)
Moon Township, PA
March 2, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Purdue Fort Wayne L 65–83  10–21
(6–14) 		Hilliard Gates Sports Center (992)
Fort Wayne, IN
Horizon League tournament
March 5, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(9) at (8) Purdue Fort Wayne
First round 		L 63–78  10–22
 Hilliard Gates Sports Center (959)
Fort Wayne, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Robert Morris Colonials Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Robert Morris University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Robert Morris Colonials Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2023.