Tonight in Charlotte, North Carolina, the 16th-seeded Robert Morris Colonials (20-14, 12-6) will take on the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils (29-4, 15-3). With the Colonials coming off of two nail biting wins in the last week, they will look to challenge one of the upper echelon teams in the NCAA. Freshman Frenzy: If Robert Morris wants to make this a contest, they must start by challenging a Duke team that has great interior offense and defense. Duke’s freshman center Jahlil Okafor has been the ... Read More
Madness begins tonight for Colonials vs. North Florida
Tonight the Robert Morris Colonials (19-14, 12-6) will be taking on the North Florida Ospreys (21-11, 12-2) at University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio in an opening-round game of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The matchup will feature teams who each won their respective conference tournament. The North Florida Ospreys, who have only been around since the 1992-1993 season, are gearing up for their first postseason match. Since joining the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2005, the Ospreys ... Read More
Yinzer of the Week: Lucky Jones
For the second straight week, Lucky Jones has been a producer. The Colonials went 1-1 this week in a week where Pittsburgh sports all saw about the same results. Jones started off the week with an 83-79 overtime victory over Wagner last Saturday. He scored 21 points, 6 of which came in overtime, on 4 of 6 shooting. He added 5 boards and 3 steals to his stat sheet before the night was over. He shot a perfect 2 for 2 from behind the arc and made 11 of 12 from the charity stripe while carrying RMU ... Read More
Yinzer of the Week: RMU’s Lucky Jones
While Robert Morris' basketball team continues to fly under the radar, Lucky Jones continues to quietly put up numbers. This past week with two wins over St. Francis (PA) and LIU Brooklyn, Jones averaged 15.5 points and 5.5 assists. Wednesday night he was perfect from the floor, shooting 3-3 from the field and 13-13 from the free throw line. He's the first player to be completely perfect since Louisville's Samardo Samuels did it back in 2010. The game before going 100 percent from the field, he ... Read More