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2022–23 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team

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2022–23 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record16–17 (10–10 Horizon)
Head coach
Associate head coachMike Iuzzolino
Assistant coaches
  • Vince Johnson
  • Dave Fedor
Home arenaUPMC Events Center
Seasons
2022–23 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Youngstown State 15 5   .750 24 10   .706
Milwaukee 14 6   .700 22 12   .647
Cleveland State 14 6   .700 21 14   .600
Northern Kentucky 14 6   .700 22 13   .629
Oakland 11 9   .550 13 19   .406
Wright State 10 10   .500 18 15   .545
Robert Morris 10 10   .500 16 17   .485
Detroit Mercy 9 11   .450 14 19   .424
Purdue Fort Wayne 9 11   .450 17 15   .531
IUPUI 2 18   .100 5 27   .156
Green Bay 2 18   .100 3 29   .094
2023 Horizon League tournament winner

The 2022–23 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represented Robert Morris University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials, led by 13th-year head coach Andrew Toole, played their home games at the UPMC Events Center in Moon Township, Pennsylvania as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 15–16, 10–10 in Horizon League play, to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they defeated IUPUI in the first round to advance to the quarterfinal round,[1] where they fell to Cleveland State in overtime.[2]

Previous season

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The Colonials finished the 2021–22 season 8–24, 5–16 in Horizon League play, to finish in tenth place. As the No. 10 seed, they upset No. 7 seed Youngstown State in the first round of the Horizon League tournament,[3] before falling to top-seeded Cleveland State.[4]

Roster

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2022–23 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 TJ Wainwright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Los Angeles, CA
F 2 Kahliel Spear 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Bucknell The Colony, TX
G 3 Michael III Green 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr Bryant The Bronx, NY
G 5 Enoch Cheeks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Putnam Science Academy Providence, RI
F 11 Stephaun Walker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Calvin Coolidge HS Washington, D.C.
G 12 Jackson Last 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Salt Lake CC Hurricane, UT
G 13 Tristian Jeffries 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So St. Thomas Aquinas HS Jersey City, NJ
G/F 20 Nathan Frascone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Tuslaw HS Massillon, OH
F 21 Matt Mayers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Hutchinson CC Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
F 22 Kevin Martina 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Sam Houston State Geneva, Switzerland
G 23 Chris Ford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Davidson Huntersville, NC
G 24 Tanner O'Grady 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Upper St. Clair HS Pittsburgh, PA
G/F 31 Cyril Arvanitis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Red Bank Catholic HS Elberon, NJ
G 32 Josh Corbin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Winthrop Gahanna, OH
G 42 Ben Krystkowiak 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr IMG Academy San Diego, CA
F 50 Trey James 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Iona Inez, KY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 15, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2022*
1:00 p.m.
Alliance W 88–59 
UPMC Events Center 
Moon Township, PA
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
at Ohio State L 53–91  0–1
Value City Arena (9,141)
Columbus, OH
November 9, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Pitt–Greensburg W 84–49  1–1
UPMC Events Center (3,610)
Moon Township, PA
November 16, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
West Virginia Wesleyan W 111–56  2–1
UPMC Events Center (527)
Moon Township, PA
November 19, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 21 Dayton L 51–60  2–2
UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
November 25, 2022*
9:00 p.m., BTB
vs. Mercer
Hostilo Hoops Community Classic
L 66–72  2–3
Enmarket Arena (287)
Savannah, GA
November 26, 2022*
5:00 p.m., BTB
vs. Evansville
Hostilo Hoops Community Classic
L 53–54  2–4
Enmarket Arena (285)
Savannah, GA
November 27, 2022*
2:30 p.m., BTB
vs. South Alabama
Hostilo Hoops Community Classic
L 70–84  2–5
Enmarket Arena (207)
Savannah, GA
December 1, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wright State W 80–59  3–5
(1–0)
Nutter Center (3,255)
Dayton, OH
December 3, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Kentucky L 56–60  3–6
(1–1)
Truist Arena (2,351)
Highland Heights, KY
December 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Central Michigan W 71–66  4–6
McGuirk Arena (1,269)
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 10, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Marshall L 60–69  4–7
UPMC Events Center (1,627)
Moon Township, PA
December 18, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Mount St. Mary's W 68–59  5–7
Knott Arena (1,562)
Emmitsburg, MD
December 21, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Francis (PA) W 77–66  6–7
UPMC Events Center (841)
Moon Township, PA
December 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne W 75–70  7–7
(2–1)
UPMC Events Center (889)
Moon Township, PA
December 31, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cleveland State L 54–63  7–8
(2–2)
UPMC Events Center (616)
Moon Township, PA
January 5, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Youngstown State L 56–78  7–9
(2–3)
Beeghly Center (1,377)
Youngstown, OH
January 9, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
IUPUI W 77–70  8–9
(3–3)
UPMC Events Center (1,182)
Moon Township, PA
January 12, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Oakland L 65–69  8–10
(3–4)
Athletics Center O'rena (2,081)
Auburn Hills, MI
January 14, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Detroit Mercy L 75–87  8–11
(3–5)
Calihan Hall (1,667)
Detroit, MI
January 19, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Milwaukee L 69–77  8–12
(3–6)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,305)
Milwaukee, WI
January 21, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Green Bay W 72–38  9–12
(4–6)
Resch Center (1,600)
Ashwaubenon, WI
January 27, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Detroit Mercy W 85–77  10–12
(5–6)
UPMC Events Center (1,413)
Moon Township, PA
January 29, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Oakland W 68–63  11–12
(6–6)
UPMC Events Center (1,301)
Moon Township, PA
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Kentucky L 52–65  11–13
(6–7)
UPMC Events Center (1,147)
Moon Township, PA
February 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wright State L 67–82  11–14
(6–8)
UPMC Events Center (1,511)
Moon Township, PA
February 10, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cleveland State L 55–57  11–15
(6–9)
Wolstein Center (1,901)
Cleveland, OH
February 12, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Purdue Fort Wayne W 71–64  12–15
(7–9)
Gates Sports Center (871)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Green Bay W 71–56  13–15
(8–9)
UPMC Events Center (915)
Moon Township, PA
February 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Milwaukee W 80–60  14–15
(9–9)
UPMC Events Center (1,612)
Moon Township, PA
February 21, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Youngstown State W 83–64  15–15
(10–9)
UPMC Events Center (1,552)
Moon Township, PA
February 23, 2023
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at IUPUI L 75–81  15–16
(10–10)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,189)
Indianapolis, IN
Horizon League tournament
February 28, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(6) (11) IUPUI
First round
W 67–64  16–16
UPMC Events Center (1,214)
Moon Township, PA
March 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(6) at (3) Cleveland State
Quarterfinals
L 70–75 OT 16–17
Wolstein Center (2,515)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Triple From MGIII Lifts Colonials Over Jaguars". Robert Morris University Athletics. February 28, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Viking Victory: Cleveland State Men's Basketball Advances to Horizon League Semifinals with Thrilling Win over Robert Morris". Cleveland State University. March 3, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "RMU Knocks Off YSU In #HLMBB Tourney Opener". Robert Morris University Athletics. March 1, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "Keeps Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship Quarterfinal Roundup". Horizon League. March 3, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Robert Morris University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "Robert Morris Colonials Schedule 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2022.