Robert Morris falls to Green Bay in another close loss
The winning record aside, Andy Toole’s 16th season as Robert Morris’ basketball coach arguably has been his most confounding. Just ask him. “This is the latest in the year that I don’t really know what my rotation is on a game-to-game basis,” said Toole, who at 29 when he took...
Robert Morris men’s basketball game moved up ahead of winter storm
The start time for Robert Morris’ scheduled Horizon League men’s basketball game against Green Bay on Saturday at UPMC Events Center was moved up an hour to 1 p.m., RMU has announced. The change was made in anticipation of a snowstorm expected to arrive in the region Saturday night. A...
Robert Morris men get key Horizon League win vs. Milwaukee
As Robert Morris’ lone returning player from last season’s Horizon League winner, Ryan Prather Jr. knows the feeling of a champion. He’s hoping his new teammates soon feel it, too. Prather scored 23 points for his fourth consecutive game of at least 20 and second time in a row with...
Robert Morris men beat Northern Kentucky in another close game
This time, another close outcome went Robert Morris’ way. Ryan Prather Jr. scored 23 points, including the go-ahead basket in overtime, and Nikolaos Chitikoudis and DeSean Goode registered double-doubles as the Colonials stopped a three-game losing streak with a 92-89 victory Saturday night over Northern Kentucky at Truist Arena in...
Robert Morris’ defense can’t slow IU Indy in overtime loss
On a day when one of their former men’s basketball players was charged with taking part in a massive betting scheme, the Robert Morris Colonials hoped to remain focused on their Horizon League game Thursday night at IU Indianapolis. It took overtime at The Jungle in Indianapolis before the Colonials...
Former Robert Morris forward among NCAA players and fixers charged over rigged basketball games, prosecutors say
Former Robert Morris men’s basketball player Markeese Hastings is among 26 people involved in a sprawling scheme to rig NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games, federal prosecutors said Thursday. The scheme, which includes more than a dozen college players who tried to fix games as recently as last season, revolved...
Robert Morris falls to Purdue Fort Wayne for 3rd loss in past 4 games
It was early in the first half when Andy Toole took a few steps and buried his head in his hands. Robert Morris’ basketball coach already was fretting. Who could blame him? His reigning Horizon League champs have hit a skid, and Toole, the conference’s returning Coach of the Year,...
Known for viral interception, former Robert Morris CB Rob Carter Jr. signs with ColtsVideo
Rob Carter Jr., a former Robert Morris cornerback who made national headlines with a highlight-reel interception, signed a reserve/future contract with the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday. Carter Jr. played two seasons at Robert Morris and became a cult figure on campus after a clip of his interception went viral on...
Robert Morris assistant coach recognized by Silver Waves Media
Robert Morris’ Kim Lewis was included among the selections for the seventh annual Silver Waves Most Impactful Mid Major Assistants men’s coaches list. Established in 2020, Silver Waves Media focuses on aiding professionals and athletes advance their careers to the next stage. More than 40 previous Silver Waves Media honorees...
Oakland routs Robert Morris men in Michigan
Robert Morris remains without a Metro Detroit sweep. Two days after erupting for 58 points in the second half of a come-from-behind victory at Detroit Mercy, the defending Horizon League champs were no match for Oakland on Sunday in Rochester Hills, Mich. Isaac Garrett scored a career-high 30 points, Tuburu...
DeSean Goode, Nikolaos Chitikoudis lead Robert Morris to win over Detroit Mercy
Single-digit outcomes are becoming a habit for the Robert Morris men’s basketball team, which won another close road game Friday night. As long as the Colonials are successful, coach Andy Toole has no problem with a pattern that already has produced seven victories in 10 such outings during their first...
2025 in Pittsburgh college sports: Penn State football tries to recover from implosion
The 2025 year in local college sports featured a blend of results on the scoreboard on top of major administrative maneuvering, as athletic directors adjusted to a new revenue-sharing ecosystem. Pitt football, behind a surprise change at quarterback, looks like a team potentially ready to be a legitimate contender in...
Robert Morris comes out on short end of close game vs. Northern Kentucky
Another Robert Morris basketball game. Another close outcome. After winning its two most recent games decided by five points or fewer during a span of four days, RMU wasn’t so lucky Monday night against Northern Kentucky. Donovan Oday scored 16 points, including two free throws with 11.1 seconds left, and...
Robert Morris comes back again, this time over Saint Francis
So long? In perhaps the final meeting in their storied Western Pennsylvania men’s basketball series, Robert Morris kept to its season-long script, rallying from a sizeable first-half deficit Saturday to beat Saint Francis, 79-70, at DeGol Arena in Loretto. DeSean Goode’s 24 points and eight rebounds led Robert Morris (10-4),...
College basketball notebook: Robert Morris men have won 5 of 6 heading into weekend
Playing with virtually an entirely new lineup this season, Robert Morris again is streaking. Winners of five games in the past six — the loss was a two-point decision to Milwaukee — the Colonials (9-4) head east to the mountains Saturday for what might be their last time facing old...
Robert Morris men edge Youngstown State in OT in championship game rematch
Youngstown State had payback on its mind. Robert Morris had another idea. In a rematch of the Horizon League Tournament championship game victory that vaulted Robert Morris into the NCAA Tournament a year ago, the Colonials came from behind Wednesday night to again beat the Penguins, this time in overtime....