2009–10 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team
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# | Name | Height | Weight | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team |
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- All times are Eastern
!colspan=9| Regular Season
!colspan=9| 2010 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
!colspan=10| 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament