Robert Morris men’s basketball is gearing up for another season on the hardwood. Winning an NCAA tournament game for the first time since 1983 against North Flordia, the Colonials fell to the number one ranked Duke Blue Devils in the round of 64. Fresh off a new contract, coach Andy Toole is entering his sixth year as head coach of the Robert Morris men’s basketball program. In the last eight years, the Colonials take ownership of a 183-96 (.656) record, which is a school and NEC record over ... Read More
Robert Morris extends Andy Toole, plans new event center
Today, Robert Morris officially announced the extension of head coach Andrew Toole, which will make him the coach through the 2019-20 season. In his time at Robert Morris, Toole has accumulated a record of 110-65(.629) and 65-23(.729) in the NEC. Golden Era of Colonial Basketball: This past season quite possibly was the most successful season Robert Morris men’s basketball has had since the 2009-2010 season when it came within a hairs length of upsetting the No. 2 seeded Villanova Wildcats in ... Read More
Robert Morris forward Elijah Minnie to stay with team; Reed still weighing options
Coming off their first appearance in the NCAA tournament in five years, the Robert Morris Colonials have already had quite an interesting offseason. After extending head coach Andy Toole to a 2-year extension, receiving multiple requests for releases, and getting verbal commitments from interesting recruits with high upside, there has been a lot going on in Moon Township. Minnie in a big role: Today, multiple media reports have surfaced that 6-foot-8 freshman forward Elijah Minnie will be ... Read More
Robert Morris extends Toole’s contract; two players request release
On Friday, Robert Morris University announced a two-year extension for men's basketball head Coach Andy Toole, keeping him with the school through the 2019-20 season. Toole time: The 34-year old Staten Island native has been with Robert Morris since 2007; rising from an assistant to head coach in the 2010 season, Toole has done wonders for a program that needed an extra push to become respected among the ranks of other regional programs like Duquesne and Pitt. Since he began working as ... Read More
Robert Morris can’t match Blue Devils
Tonight, the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils (29-4, 15-3) faced the 16th seed Robert Morris Colonials (20-15, 12-6) in Charlotte, NC. The Colonials came in winning seven straight games, but this would be their toughest test yet, and an undersized Robert Morris team fell to Blue Devils, 56-85 Duke came out playing like a number one seed, making its first 10 shots, four of them being 3-pointers. With Robert Morris over pursuing around the perimeter and finding itself out of position, senior guard ... Read More
Robert Morris stays hot; tied for NEC lead
It looks like the tough non-conference schedule that Robert Morris played before their NEC Conference season began is paying dividends in a big way. Andy Toole’s team was tested in a major way early on in the season, playing at the likes of North Carolina, Georgetown and Clemson. The Colonials lost all three of those games and at one point of the season sat with only a 5-9 record, but things have turned around for RMU. Rodney Pryor scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, ... Read More
Robert Morris stuns Kentucky to open NIT
The return trip home wasn’t very kind to Kentucky head coach John Calipari The Robert Morris basketball may have missed the NCAA Tournament, but things worked out just fine for Andy Toole’s team. The Colonials have come close a number of times in tournament play against the big dogs of the basketball world, but they finally kicked down the door, with an upset for the ages, taking down powerhouse Kentucky 59-57 in a thrilling game from start to finish. “Absolutely incredible effort from ... Read More