2011–12 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team

2011–12 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2012 Northeast Conference tournament winner ; As of March 17, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll; *Ineligible for conference tournament

2011–12 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball
2011–12 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball
CIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Northeast Conference
2011–12 record	26–11 (13–5 NEC)
Head coach	Andrew Toole (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Michael Byrnes; Matt Hahn; Robby Pridgen;
Home arena	Charles L. Sewall Center
	Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represented Robert Morris University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials, led by second year head coach Andrew Toole, played their home games at the Charles L. Sewall Center and are members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 26–11, 13–5 in NEC play to finish in third place. They lost in the championship game of the NEC Basketball Tournament to Long Island. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Indiana State in the first round and Toledo in the second round before falling to Fairfield in the quarterfinals.

Roster[]

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Mike McFadden	Forward	6–8	220	Sophomore	Newark, New Jersey
2	Velton Jones	Guard	6–0	170	Junior	Philadelphia
3	Coron Williams	Guard	6–2	170	Sophomore	Midlothian, Virginia
4	David Appolon	Guard	6–2	180	Freshman	Philadelphia
5	Anthony Myers	Guard	5–11	170	Sophomore	Washington, D.C.
10	Treadwell Lewis	Guard	6–1	180	Junior	Shelton, Connecticut
11	Lijah Thompson	Forward/Center	6–7	215	Junior	Philadelphia
12	Darren Washington	Forward/Center	6–9	220	Freshman	Belleville, Michigan
20	Brandon Herman	Guard	6–1	190	Freshman	Chattanooga, Tennessee
22	Lucky Jones	Guard/Forward	6–5	220	Freshman	Newark, New Jersey
24	Lawrence Bridges	Forward	6–5	220	Senior	East Orange, New Jersey
25	Shane Sweigart	Guard	6–4	195	Junior	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
34	Russell Johnson	Forward	6–6	180	Junior	Chester, Pennsylvania
45	Keith Armstrong	Forward	6–7	230	Freshman	Raleigh, North Carolina

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2011* 7:00 pm	Wheeling Jesuit	W 76–70		Charles L. Sewall Center (958) Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Regular Season
11/11/2011* 7:00 pm	Rider	W 83–57	1–0	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,822) Moon Township, Pennsylvania
11/15/2011* 7:00 pm	at Saint Peter's	W 69–52	2–0	Yanitelli Center (1,028) Jersey City, New Jersey
11/19/2011* 7:00 pm	at Penn Philly Hoop Group Classic	L 60–66	2–1	The Palestra (3,089) Philadelphia
11/22/2011* 7:00 pm	at James Madison Philly Hoop Group Classic	W 82–77	3–1	JMU Convocation Center (2,752) Harrisonburg, Virginia
11/25/2011* 4:30 pm, TCN	vs. La Salle Philly Hoop Group Classic	W 51–44	4–1	The Palestra (1,211) Philadelphia
11/27/2011* 5:00 pm, TCN	at No. 17 Pittsburgh Philly Hoop Group Classic	L 71–81	4–2	Petersen Events Center (8,758) Pittsburgh
12/01/2011 7:00 pm	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 66–54	5–2 (1–0)	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,281) Moon Township, Pennsylvania
12/03/2011 7:00 pm	Monmouth	W 69–51	6–2 (2–0)	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,344) Moon Township, Pennsylvania
12/05/2011* 7:00 pm	at Duquesne	W 64–60	7–2	Palumbo Center (2,687) Pittsburgh
12/08/2011* 7:00 pm	Cleveland State	L 58–62	7–3	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,378) Moon Township, Pennsylvania
12/17/2011* 7:00 pm	Louisiana-Lafayette	W 72–64	8–3	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,103) Moon Township, Pennsylvania
12/20/2011* 7:00 pm	Hampton	W 64–54	9–3	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,004) Moon Township, Pennsylvania
12/22/2011* 7:00 pm	at Youngstown State	W 59–56	10–3	Beeghly Center (1,898) Youngstown, Ohio
12/29/2011* 7:00 pm	at Memphis	L 47–64	10–4	FedExForum (16,436) Memphis, Tennessee
01/02/2012* 7:00 pm	at Ohio	W 70–67	11–4	Convocation Center (6,018) Athens, Ohio
01/05/2012 7:00 pm	at Bryant	W 84–53	12–4 (3–0)	Chace Athletic Center (389) Smithfield, Rhode Island
01/07/2012 3:30 pm	at Central Connecticut	L 53–68	12–5 (3–1)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,714) New Britain, Connecticut
01/12/2012 7:00 pm	Quinnipiac	L 76–78	12–6 (3–2)	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,231) Moon Township, Pennsylvania
01/14/2012 7:00 pm	Sacred Heart	W 70–67	13–6 (4–2)	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,078) Moon Township, Pennsylvania
01/19/2012 7:00 pm	at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 67–55	14–6 (5–2)	Rothman Center (533) Teaneck, New Jersey
01/21/2012 7:00 pm	at Monmouth	W 81–73 ^OT	15–6 (6–2)	Multipurpose Activity Center (533) West Long Branch, New Jersey
01/26/2012 7:00 pm	Long Island	W 75–66	16–6 (7–2)	Charles L. Sewall Center (2,356) Moon Township, Pennsylvania
01/28/2012 7:00 pm	St. Francis (NY)	L 68–81	16–7 (7–3)	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,378) Moon Township, Pennsylvania
02/02/2012 7:00 pm	at Wagner	L 69–80	16–8 (7–4)	Spiro Sports Center (1,709) Staten Island, New York
02/04/2012 4:00 pm	at Mount St. Mary's	W 67–62	17–8 (8–4)	Knott Arena (2,003) Emmitsburg, Maryland
02/08/2012 7:00 pm	at Saint Francis (PA)	W 78–74	18–8 (9–4)	DeGol Arena (872) Loretto, Pennsylvania
02/11/2012 7:00 pm	Saint Francis (PA)	W 70–56	19–8 (10–4)	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,459) Moon Township, Pennsylvania
02/16/2012 7:00 pm	Bryant	W 69–40	20–8 (11–4)	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,021) Moon Township, Pennsylvania
02/18/2012 7:00 pm	Central Connecticut	W 68–60	21–8 (12–4)	Charles L. Sewall Center (2,149) Moon Township, Pennsylvania
02/23/2012 7:00 pm	at Sacred Heart	W 55–53	22–8 (13–4)	William H. Pitt Center (608) Fairfield, Connecticut
02/25/2012 11:00 am	at Quinnipiac	L 69–73	22–9 (13–5)	TD Bank Sports Center (3,163) Hamden, Connecticut
2012 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/01/2012 7:00 pm	Monmouth Quarterfinals	W 87–68	23–9	Charles L. Sewall Center (2,079) Moon Township, Pennsylvania
03/04/2012 12:00 pm, MSG/FCS	at Wagner Semifinals	W 71–64	24–9	Spiro Sports Center (1,705) Staten Island, New York
03/07/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN2	at Long Island Championship Game	L 73–90	24–10	Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,700) Brooklyn, New York
2012 CIT
03/13/2012* 7:00 pm	at Indiana State First Round	W 67–60	25–10	Hulman Center (2,113) Terre Haute, Indiana
03/17/2012* 2:00 pm	at Toledo Second Round	W 69–51	26–10	Savage Arena (1,321) Toledo
03/21/2012* 7:00 pm	at Fairfield Quarterfinals	L 61–67	26–11	Alumni Hall (1,407) Fairfield, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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2011–12 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Long Island†	16	–	2	.889	25	–	9	.735
Wagner	15	–	3	.833	25	–	6	.806
Robert Morris	13	–	5	.722	26	–	10	.722
St. Francis (NY)	12	–	6	.667	15	–	15	.500
Quinnipiac	10	–	8	.556	18	–	13	.581
Monmouth	10	–	8	.556	12	–	20	.375
Central Connecticut	10	–	8	.556	13	–	16	.448
Sacred Heart	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
Mount St. Mary's	6	–	12	.333	8	–	21	.276
Saint Francis (PA)	5	–	13	.278	6	–	23	.207
Fairleigh Dickinson	2	–	16	.111	3	–	26	.103
*Bryant	1	–	17	.056	2	–	28	.067

† 2012 Northeast Conference tournament winner As of March 17, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament

2011–12 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team

Roster[]

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