Robert Morris category, Page 2
Cleveland crowd embraces Robert Morris in thrilling 1st round battle with Alabama
CLEVELAND — Robert Morris led for just 30 seconds of its 90-81 loss against No. 2 Alabama in the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon, but the Colonials grabbed the attention of the college basketball world for two hours during a thrilling East Region first-round matchup. That was especially the case...
‘They kept fighting’: Robert Morris fans proud of hoops team after loss to Alabama
Watching Robert Morris play in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Friday kept Kassidy Mislan and her friends on the edge of their seats at a campus gathering. The Colonials took the lead over the heavily-favored Alabama Crimson Tide with just a little bit over 7 minutes remaining in the...
Robert Morris rally falls short in 90-81 loss to No. 2 Alabama in NCAA Tournament
CLEVELAND — Sensing something historic, the Rocket Arena crowd got behind Robert Morris with all its vocal ferocity Friday afternoon, roaring with approval and anticipation while the 15th-seeded Colonials exchanged blow after blow with No. 2 Alabama. In the end, however, Alabama came after Robert Morris with superior athleticism and...
Robert Morris’ Amarion Dickerson shines in front of hometown crowd
CLEVELAND — As Amarion Dickerson slowly walked onto the podium inside a Rocket Arena interview room, he wore a towel, as he often does, loosely on his head. His eyes appeared swollen, and he struggled to contain his emotions. So, too, was the case for a pair of his Robert...
Robert Morris looks to add to highlight-filled season vs. Alabama in NCAA Tournament
Robert Morris’ rotation is tight. On most occasions, it goes just seven players deep. The pride of this particular team, however, extends much further. “Again,” Robert Morris coach Andy Toole began, about to repeat the team’s unofficial slogan, “all year long, we’ve had a group of guys that have been...
Breaking down No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 15 Robert Morris
No. 2. Alabama vs. No. 15 Robert Morris 12:40 p.m. Friday, Rocket Arena, Cleveland TV: truTV Winner plays: Winner of No. 7 Saint Mary’s (28-5)/No. 10 Vanderbilt (20-12) on Sunday in second round Series history: Alabama leads 1-0 Alabama (25-8) Coach: Nate Oats How they got here: Alabama earned an...
Slowing Alabama All-American Mark Sears a top priority for Robert Morris
Andy Toole remembers Mark Sears. The Alabama All-American was a freshman five years ago at Ohio University who stood out to the Robert Morris coach during a scrimmage between the teams. “We were like, man, this guy is pretty good,” Toole said Thursday. “(Now), obviously, he’s at Alabama.” One of...
Andy Toole emphasizes importance of mid-majors, low-majors in NCAA Tournament
As his team was preparing to play in the NCAA Tournament on Friday, Robert Morris coach Andy Toole wanted you to believe there’s value in the little guys. So, please, he implored, don’t minimize them at any cost. “One of the reasons that people watch this tournament is because of...
A star on the rise, Greensburg CC grad Bailey Kuhns follows her heart to Robert Morris
When Mercyhurst announced a “leadership change” in cutting ties with women’s basketball coach Brooklyn Kohlheim four days after the season ended, junior forward Bailey Kuhns scrambled to reset her future. She didn’t have to go anywhere, but with Kohlheim gone, things would surely be different in the looming offseason and...
For ‘locked in’ Robert Morris vs. Alabama, the goal is to play like they’ve practiced
When coaches want to get more out of their players in between games they may implore them to practice like they play. For Robert Morris heading into their massive first-round NCAA Tournament challenge against No. 2 seed Alabama, head coach Andy Toole wants them to play like they’ve practiced. “We’ve...
Robert Morris hopes to become latest No. 15 seed to beat the odds and take down a No. 2
Rarely mentioned but highly dependable, Robert Morris guard D.J. Smith never met a challenge he wouldn’t accept. Buckle up. This one should be a doozy. “It’s always great to be on the highest stage,” Smith said. “I’ve played against a lot of pro guys in … national tournaments. It’s just...
Andy Toole will lead Robert Morris into NCAA Tournament while seeing beyond the game
Andy Toole’s quarter-century in college basketball is reflected in six— soon to be seven — NCAA Tournament appearances, championships won in three conferences as a player and coach and, most importantly, the impact he makes on young people. Yet stories involving Robert Morris’ coach go beyond the game. This week,...
Alabama’s bench could be key to the Tide making another deep run in the NCAA tourney
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — With versatile point guard Mark Sears and mustachioed forward Grant Nelson, Alabama has two of the more recognizable players in the NCAA Tournament. The duo led the Crimson Tide to the Final Four last year and returned to school in hopes of delivering the program’s first national...
Robert Morris’ Alvaro Folgueiras challenges himself to be leader
The Pittsburgh sports world has produced its share of iconic names. You know them by heart: Bradshaw, Clemente, Dorsett, Lemieux … They all chased their dreams and made them come true. “If your dreams don’t scare you a little bit, you’re not ambitious enough. You’re not big enough,” said Robert...
Robert Morris working on contract extension for coach Andy Toole
Robert Morris athletic director Chris King has many duties to perform while his men’s basketball team prepares for its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 10 years. Yet he’s found time for one other task that, he hopes, will propel the Colonials to success far beyond 2025: keeping coach...
‘It’s Bobby Mo’ in O-hi-o’: RMU draws on past experiences in search of 1st-round NCAA upset in Cleveland
Robert Morris guard Kam Woods thought his Colonials would be one line higher when the NCAA bracket was unveiled Sunday. “I really thought we were going to be a 14-seed,” Woods said. “I really felt that some conferences who aren’t on our level got the 14-seed. But that goes to...
‘Sky’s the limit’: Robert Morris students, alumni look forward to NCAA Tournament
Brett Magulick could sense the anticipation Sunday in Robert Morris University’s UPMC Events Center as this year’s NCAA Tournament bracket was announced. “This is kind of uncharted territory for RMU, and you could tell that everyone’s excited to be here,” said Magulick, 19, a freshman at the university. “You can...
Robert Morris gets 15 seed, will face Alabama in NCAA Tournament at Cleveland
Robert Morris has made this trip before. Just not for the NCAA Tournament. Now, the Colonials are about to. The Horizon League men’s basketball champions received a No. 15 seed Sunday and will face No. 2 seed Alabama at 12:40 p.m. Friday on truTV in an East Region first-round game...
Robert Morris, Saint Francis latest to get March Madness turns
It’s the time of year for college basketball’s spotlight to shine. The sports world focuses on March Madness. It’s already underway at places like Robert Morris and Saint Francis, champions of their respective conference tournaments. But not everyone is happy while the yearly observance of Selection Sunday approaches and emotions...
Robert Morris coach, players ready for NCAA Tournament, but many already know what awaits
Andy Toole knows what the next several days will feel like for his Robert Morris players. They’re headed to the NCAA Tournament as Horizon League champions for the first time as a team, and Toole understands the enormity of it all. “They’ll have the best week of their lives,” he...
After 2020 NCAA berth was lost to pandemic, hoops alumni celebrate RMU’s return to March Madness
Robert Morris basketball coach Andy Toole was preparing to coach his team in Tuesday night’s Horizon League Championship game. He couldn’t ignore the irony of the date: March 11. “I was getting ready to get on the bus. I saw on Twitter that five years ago today was when Rudy...
Robert Morris wins Horizon League, will play in 1st NCAA Tournament in 10 years
The surprising Robert Morris Colonials will play in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in a decade. A first, too, as a member of the Horizon League. Picked to finish ninth among 11 teams, Robert Morris got hot after a slow start to the season and raced all the...
Robert Morris men rally from 2nd-half deficit, beat Oakland in OT to make Horizon League title game
When Robert Morris and Oakland met twice in men’s basketball during the regular season, the games developed into fierce battles. Robert Morris won both times by a combined 10 points. The third affair Monday night in the Horizon League Tournament semifinals at Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis was an absolute war....
Robert Morris women fall to Green Bay in Horizon Tournament semifinals
Robert Morris’ first women’s basketball season under new coach Chandler McCabe didn’t go as some had planned — her team was predicted to finish last in the Horizon League — but a late-season run of nine victories in 12 games landed them a surprising No. 4 seed and a first-round...
Robert Morris men, 2 wins from NCAA Tournament, hope winning recipe continues
You’ve probably heard about all the hoopla surrounding the Robert Morris men’s basketball team. It’s been quite an intriguing story. You’re probably aware that in the preseason, the Colonials were picked to finish ninth out of 11 teams in the Horizon League. And that they hadn’t been having any measurable...
