2009–10 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team

2009-10 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball

NEC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Northeast Conference
2009-10 record	23–12 (15–3 NEC)
Head coach	Mike Rice Jr.
Assistant coach	Andrew Toole
Assistant coach	Jimmy Martelli
Assistant coach	Robby Pridgen
Home arena	Charles L. Sewall Center

2009–10 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Quinnipiac	15	–	3	.833	23	–	9	.719
Robert Morris†	15	–	3	.833	23	–	12	.657
Mount St. Mary's	12	–	6	.667	16	–	15	.516
Long Island	11	–	7	.611	14	–	17	.452
Fairleigh Dickinson	10	–	8	.556	11	–	21	.344
St. Francis (PA)	9	–	9	.500	11	–	19	.367
Central Connecticut St.	9	–	9	.500	12	–	18	.400
Monmouth	8	–	10	.444	12	–	19	.387
St. Francis (NY)	8	–	10	.444	11	–	18	.379
Sacred Heart	7	–	11	.389	14	–	15	.483
Wagner	3	–	15	.167	5	–	26	.161
Bryant*	1	–	17	.056	1	–	29	.033

† 2010 Northeast Conference Tournament winner As of March 17, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2009–10 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represented Robert Morris University in the 2009–2010 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 are a members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 15–3 in NEC play. They won the 2010 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They earned a 15 seed in the South Region and played 2 seed Villanova in the first round. The Colonials took Villanova to overtime before falling 73–70 to end their season.

Roster

Source^[1]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
1	Rob Robinson	6'8"	215	F	Sr.	Waldorf, MD, U.S.	Globe Institute of Technology
2	Mezie Nwigwe	6'4"	195	G	Sr.	Hyattsville, MD, U.S.	High Point HS
3	Velton Jones	6'0"	170	G	Fr.	Philadelphia, PA, U.S.	Northeast HS
4	Karon Abraham	6'5"	196	G	Fr.	Paterson, NJ, U.S.	Harp Academy
5	Coron Williams	6'2"	170	G	Fr.	Midlothian, VA, U.S.	Christchurch School
12	Jimmy Langhurst	5'11"	185	G	Sr.	Willard, OH, U.S.	Willard HS
14	Gary Wallace	6'3"	200	G	Jr.	Montclair, NJ, U.S.	Seton Hall Prep
15	Khalif Foster	6'3"	210	G	So.	Philadelphia, PA, U.S.	Academy of the New Church
24	Dallas Green	6'8"	210	F	Sr.	Indianapolis, IN, U.S.	Northwest HS
25	Brad Piehl	6'8"	215	F/C	Fr.	New Knoxville, OH, U.S.	New Knoxville HS
34	Russell Johnson	6'6"	180	F	Fr.	Chester, PA, U.S.	Chester HS
35	Lijah Thompson	6'7"	200	F	Fr.	Philadelphia, PA, U.S.	Monsignor Bonner HS
44	Josiah Whitehead	6'6"	225	F	Sr.	Portsmouth, VA, U.S.	Cecil CC

2009-10 schedule and results

Source^[2]

All times are Eastern

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/5/2009* 7:00pm	Shippensburg	W 78–47		Charles L. Sewall Center (887) Moon Township, PA
Regular Season
11/11/2009* 7:00pm, ESPNU	at Syracuse Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic	L 100–60	0–1	Carrier Dome (15,594) Syracuse, NY
11/16/2009* 7:30pm	at Penn State	L 80–61	0–2	Bryce Jordan Center (6,286) University Park, PA
11/20/2009* 5:00pm	vs. Detroit–Mercy Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic	L 71–59	0–3	SEFCU Arena (458) Albany, NY
11/21/2009* 4:30pm	vs. Alcorn State Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic	W 107–76	1–3	SEFCU Arena (433) Albany, NY
11/22/2009* 9:00pm	at Albany Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic	L 71–66	1–4	SEFCU Arena (1,914) Albany, NY
12/3/2009 7:00pm	Mount St. Mary's	W 63–57	2–4 (1–0)	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,211) Moon Township, PA
12/5/2009 7:00pm	Wagner	W 73–70	3–4 (2–0)	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,057) Moon Township, PA
12/12/2009* 7:00pm	at Duquesne	L 59–54	3–5	A. J. Palumbo Center (2,594) Pittsburgh, PA
12/15/2009* 7:00pm	at Cleveland State	W 78–70	4–5	Wolstein Center (1,257) Cleveland, OH
12/19/2009* 7:00pm	Appalachian State	L 65–52	4–6	Charles L. Sewall Center (837) Moon Township, PA
12/22/2009* 7:00pm	Kent State	L 76–72	4–7	Charles L. Sewall Center (643) Moon Township, PA
12/30/2009* 5:30pm	at Youngstown State	W 72–67	5–7	Beeghly Center (1,611) Youngstown, OH
1/2/2010* 7:00pm	Ohio	W 81–79	6–7	Charles L. Sewall Center (763) Moon Township, PA
1/4/2010* 7:00pm	Morgan State	W 78–75	7–7	Charles L. Sewall Center (648) Moon Township, PA
1/7/2010 7:30pm	at Long Island	L 74–64	7–8 (2–1)	Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (543) Brooklyn, NY
1/9/2010 4:30pm	at St. Francis NY	W 67–63	8–8 (3–1)	Pope Physical Education Center (307) Brooklyn Heights, NY
1/14/2010 7:30pm	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 80–73	9–8 (4–1)	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,058) Moon Township, PA
1/16/2010 7:00pm	Monmouth	W 78–67	10–8 (5–1)	Charles L. Sewall Center (898) Moon Township, PA
1/21/2010 7:30pm	at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 65–50	11–8 (6–1)	Rothman Center (459) Hackensack, NJ
1/23/2010 4:00pm, FSN Pittsburgh	at Monmouth	W 66–53	12–8 (7–1)	William T. Boylan Gymnasium (2,065) West Long Branch, NJ
1/28/2010 7:30pm	Long Island	W 66–58	13–8 (8–1)	Charles L. Sewall Center (934) Moon Township, PA
1/30/2010 7:00pm	St. Francis NY	W 74–56	14–8 (9–1)	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,124) Moon Township, PA
2/4/2010 7:30pm	at Saint Francis PA	W 76–67	15–8 (10–1)	DeGol Arena (1,341) Loretto, PA
2/6/2010 7:00pm	Saint Francis PA	W 75–63	16–8 (11–1)	Charles L. Sewall Center (238) Moon Township, PA
2/8/2010* 8:00pm, FSN Pittsburgh	at No. 25 Pittsburgh	L 77–53	16–9	Petersen Events Center (7,211) Pittsburgh, PA
2/11/2010 8:00pm	at Central Connecticut State	W 69–60	17–9 (12–1)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,615) New Britain, CT
2/13/2010 3:30pm	at Bryant	W 52–42	18–9 (13–1)	Chace Athletic Center (823) Smithfield, RI
2/18/2010 7:30pm	Sacred Heart	W 64–39	19–9 (14–1)	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,134) Moon Township, PA
2/20/2010 7:00pm	Quinnipiac	L 87–79	19–10 (14–2)	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,867) Moon Township, PA
2/25/2010 7:00pm	at Wagner	W 76–55	20–10 (15–2)	Spiro Sports Center (667) Staten Island, NY
2/27/2010 4:00pm	at Mount St. Mary's	L 63–61	20–11 (15–3)	Knott Arena (2,121) Emmitsburg, MD
2010 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
3/4/2010 7:00pm	Central Connecticut State Quarterfinals	W 71–63	21–11	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,478) Moon Township, PA
3/7/2010 7:00pm	Mount St. Mary's Semifinals	W 80–62	22–11	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,538) Moon Township, PA
3/10/2010 7:00pm, ESPN2	at Quinnipiac Finals	W 52–50	23–11	TD Bank Sports Center (3,607) Hamden, CT
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
3/18/2010* 12:30pm, CBS	vs. No. 9 Villanova First round	L 70–73 ^OT	23–12	Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,106) Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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↑ "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on 12 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-15.

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