2008–09 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team
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NEC Tournament Champions NEC Regular Season Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Northeast Conference |
2008–09 record | 24–11 (15–3 NEC) |
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Home arena | Charles L. Sewall Center |
2008–09 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Morris† | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mount St. Mary's | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacred Heart | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Island | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quinnipiac | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Connecticut | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wagner | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Francis (NY) | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairleigh Dickinson | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Francis (PA) | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 23 | .207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2009 NEC Tournament winner |
The 2008–09 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represented Robert Morris University in the 2008–09 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 were a members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 15–3 in NEC play. They won the 2009 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They received the No. 15 seed in the Midwest Region and played No. 2 seed Michigan State in the first round, losing by a score of 77–62.[1]
Roster[]
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 14, 2008* |
at St. Bonaventure | L 62–72 | 0–1 |
Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York | |||||||
Nov 18, 2008* |
Delaware | W 86–75 | 1–1 |
Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Nov 21, 2008* |
at Rutgers | L 55–69 | 1–2 |
Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey | |||||||
Nov 22, 2008* |
Marist | L 55–72 | 1–3 |
Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Nov 25, 2008* |
Youngstown State | W 74–72 | 2–3 |
Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Nov 29, 2008* |
at Iona | W 70–62 | 3–3 |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Dec 4, 2008 |
St. Francis (NY) | L 79–87 | 3–4 (0–1) |
Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 6, 2008* |
Long Island | W 81–70 | 4–4 (1–1) |
Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 14, 2008* |
at Miami (FL) | L 62–70 | 4–5 |
BankUnited Center Miami, Florida | |||||||
Dec 17, 2008* |
at Lafayette | W 83–70 | 5–5 |
Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 20, 2008* |
vs. Central Michigan | W 73–60 | 6–5 |
Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan | |||||||
Dec 28, 2008* |
Duquesne | L 62–88 | 6–6 |
Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 31, 2008* |
at No. 22 Xavier | L 57–78 | 6–7 |
Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 3, 2009 |
Saint Francis (PA) | W 78–60 | 7–7 (2–1) |
Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 5, 2009 |
at Mount St. Mary's | W 77–70 | 8–7 (3–1) |
Knott Arena Emmitsburg, Maryland | |||||||
Jan 8, 2009 |
at Quinnipiac | W 75–63 | 9–7 (4–1) |
TD Bank Sports Center Hamden, Connecticut | |||||||
Jan 10, 2009 |
at Sacred Heart | W 72–70 OT | 10–7 (5–1) |
William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, Connecticut | |||||||
Jan 15, 2009 |
Central Connecticut | W 76–64 | 11–7 (6–1) |
Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 17, 2009 |
Wagner | W 104–56 | 12–7 (7–1) |
Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 24, 2009 |
at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 74–40 | 13–7 (8–1) |
Rothman Center Hackensack, New Jersey | |||||||
Jan 29, 2009* |
Bryant | W 72–47 | 14–7 |
Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 31, 2009 |
Monmouth | W 75–62 | 15–7 (9–1) |
Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 2, 2009* |
at No. 6 Pittsburgh | L 72–92 | 15–8 |
Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 5, 2009 |
at St. Francis (NY) | W 61–54 | 16–8 (10–1) |
Pope Physical Education Center Brooklyn, New York | |||||||
Feb 7, 2009 |
at Central Connecticut | W 64–44 | 17–8 (11–1) |
Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, Connecticut | |||||||
Feb 12, 2009 |
Sacred Heart | W 85–79 | 18–8 (12–1) |
Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 14, 2009 |
Quinnipiac | W 69–64 | 19–8 (13–1) |
Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 19, 2009 |
at Monmouth | L 57–60 | 19–9 (13–2) |
Boylan Gymnasium West Long Branch, New Jersey | |||||||
Feb 21, 2009 |
at Wagner | L 59–62 | 19–10 (13–3) |
Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, New York | |||||||
Feb 26, 2009 |
at Saint Francis (PA) | W 74–62 | 20–10 (14–3) |
DeGol Arena Loretto, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 28, 2009 |
Mount St. Mary's | W 66–63 | 21–10 (15–3) |
Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania | |||||||
NEC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 5, 2009* |
St. Francis (NY) Quarterfinals |
W 73–60 | 22–10 |
Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Mar 8, 2009* |
Quinnipiac Semifinals |
W 75–48 | 23–10 |
Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Mar 11, 2009* |
Mount St. Mary's Championship Game |
W 48–46 | 24–10 |
Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 20, 2009* |
(15 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 8 Michigan State First Round |
L 62–77 | 24–11 |
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||||
Source[3]
Awards and honors[]
References[]
- ^ "Morgan, Michigan State bully Robert Morris in Midwest opener". ESPN. March 21, 2009. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ "2008-09 RMU Men's Basketball Roster". Robert Morris University Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ "2008-09 RMU Men's Basketball Schedule". Robert Morris University Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
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