Robert Morris
Robert Morris men carry proud history in Horizon playoffs
In 1983, Robert Morris captured its first NCAA Tournament victory in men’s basketball, beating Georgia Southern by 10 points in a play-in game. The Colonials, then members of the old ECAC Metro South, nearly won another one when they dropped a heartbreaker to Purdue by two points in the first...
Joe Starkey’s Cup of Joe: Pitt, Duquesne, RMU fight back, inject a little life into hoops scene
CUP OF JOE: Starkey on sports in 350 words or less This was shaping up as a horrific year for men’s college hoops around here. It still might not be great, but things are momentarily looking up after a wildly entertaining and unexpected stretch of basketball. Pitt was tracking to...
Robert Morris has new cast, same director looking to follow a familiar script
The path is very similar, even if the team is not. The Robert Morris men’s basketball team did this a year ago. The Colonials got scalding hot starting the first week of February and didn’t cool off until they won the Horizon League title. A postseason run started with a...
Just 3 years after program reboot, RMU hockey is top 3 in the AHA, hosting playoff gamesVideo
It’s not like there is a bronze medal for finishing in third place in Atlantic Hockey’s regular season. Robert Morris’ players and coaches are aware of that. Especially with the conference playoffs coming up this weekend at Clearview Arena. What the Colonials’ program achieved so far isn’t something they’ll hang...
Robert Morris heats up, dusts Youngstown State in Horizon League Tournament opener
It took some time, but Robert Morris finally took control. The defending Horizon League Tournament champion used a second-half scoring burst, led by Ryan Prather Jr., to power its way past neighboring Youngstown State, 68-53, in the opening round of the Horizon Tournament on Wednesday night at UPMC Events Center....
Robert Morris’ Goode happy to be part of Horizon League title defense
DeSean Goode observed with great interest the amazing scene unfolding on a campus just outside Pittsburgh a year ago as the college basketball season picked up its usual maddening pace come March. What he witnessed, mostly from afar, was a hyper-competitive team, led by its laser-focused coach, careening into the...
NEC football schedules announced for Duquesne, Robert Morris
The Northeast Conference announced its 2026 conference football schedule Monday, with opponents and dates set for both Duquesne and Robert Morris. The Dukes host four NEC games at Rooney Field this upcoming fall, beginning with LIU on Oct. 10, followed by Wagner on Oct. 24, Robert Morris on Nov. 7...
Robert Morris’ DeSean Goode named Horizon League Player of the Year
For the second straight season, a Robert Morris men’s basketball player captured Horizon League Player of the Year honors. Sophomore forward DeSean Goode, an IU Indianapolis transfer, won the award Monday after finishing second for RMU in points per game (15.4) while pacing the conference in rebounds (8.6). He follows...
Robert Morris routs Cleveland State, caps regular season on 7-game winning streak
There’s been no stopping the Robert Morris machine of late. Like a year ago, the Colonials closed out the regular season on a seven-game winning streak, this time thumping Cleveland State, 83-64, on Saturday at UPMC Events Center only days ahead of the start of the Horizon League Tournament. And...
Robert Morris men extend winning streak to 6, take over 2nd place in Horizon League
Heading into the final two games of the regular season, the Robert Morris men’s basketball team was in a three-way tie for second place with the Detroit Mercy and Oakland. As luck would have it, one of the Colonials’ final two games would be against Detroit Mercy, giving them a...
Robert Morris men’s basketball team finishes regular-season sweep of Wright State
A seemingly comfortable lead in the standings late in the schedule offered Wright State some hope at a chance of clinching the Horizon League’s regular-season championship Sunday at home before a festive senior day crowd. Not so fast. Visiting Robert Morris had others ideas: sweep the Raiders and keep alive...
Robert Morris faces defining test at league-leading Wright State
For the second consecutive week, Robert Morris has swept the Horizon League men’s basketball awards. Last week, it was DeSean Goode earning player of the week. Ryan Prather Jr. picked up the honor this week. For Darius Livingston, make it two straight freshman of the week awards. That’s nice, Robert...
Cornelius Coleman returns to Robert Morris to coach defensive linemen
Former Waynesburg coach Cornelius Coleman was named defensive line coach at Robert Morris. It will be his third stint with the Colonials. He first worked at RMU in 2001 as intramural sports director and later spent four seasons from 2003-07 as defensive line coach. A Waynesburg graduate, Coleman played four...
Robert Morris avenges blowout loss to Oakland to earn 4th straight victory
Nope, not this time. From the start, it was apparent Robert Morris wasn’t about to let it happen again. The Colonials’ worst Horizon League loss of the season — a 23-point beatdown more than a month ago at Oakland — was behind them. It was time to return the favor,...
Saint Joseph’s AD named Horizon League commissioner
The Horizon League named Jill Bodensteiner as its seventh commissioner, succeeding Julie Roe Lach, who resigned to take an administrative position with the Indiana Pacers. Robert Morris is among the Horizon League’s 11 member schools, having joined the conference in 2020 following a long tenure as a member of the...
Robert Morris men surge past Cleveland State for 3rd straight win, 6th in past 8 games
The defending champs suddenly are rolling. Surging Robert Morris has come to life in time for the stretch run of the college basketball season with March Madness just around the corner. Ryan Prather Jr. tied a career high with 25 points to lead the defending Horizon League champion Colonials to...