# 2008–09 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represented Robert Morris University in the 2008–09 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 were a members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 15–3 in NEC play. They won the 2009 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They received the No. 15 seed in the Midwest Region and played No. 2 seed Michigan State in the first round, losing by a score of 77–62.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 14, 2008* | | at St. Bonaventure | L 62–72 | 0–1 | Reilly Center (4,855) St. Bonaventure, New York |
| Nov 18, 2008* | | Delaware | W 86–75 | 1–1 | Charles L. Sewall Center (638) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| Nov 21, 2008* | | at Rutgers | L 55–69 | 1–2 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,752) Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Nov 22, 2008* | | Marist | L 55–72 | 1–3 | Charles L. Sewall Center (438) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| Nov 25, 2008* | | Youngstown State | W 74–72 | 2–3 | Charles L. Sewall Center (323) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| Nov 29, 2008* | | at Iona | W 70–62 | 3–3 | Hynes Athletic Center (1,837) New Rochelle, New York |
| Dec 4, 2008 | | St. Francis (NY) | L 79–87 | 3–4 (0–1) | Charles L. Sewall Center (658) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 6, 2008* | | Long Island | W 81–70 | 4–4 (1–1) | Charles L. Sewall Center (944) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 14, 2008* | | at Miami (FL) | L 62–70 | 4–5 | BankUnited Center (1,812) Miami, Florida |
| Dec 17, 2008* | | at Lafayette | W 83–70 | 5–5 | Kirby Sports Center (1,011) Easton, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 20, 2008* | | vs. Central Michigan | W 73–60 | 6–5 | Palace of Auburn Hills (856) Auburn Hills, Michigan |
| Dec 28, 2008* | | Duquesne | L 62–88 | 6–6 | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,479) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 31, 2008* | | at No. 22 Xavier | L 57–78 | 6–7 | Cintas Center (9,343) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 3, 2009 | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 78–60 | 7–7 (2–1) | Charles L. Sewall Center (569) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 5, 2009 | | at Mount St. Mary's | W 77–70 | 8–7 (3–1) | Knott Arena (812) Emmitsburg, Maryland |
| Jan 8, 2009 | | at Quinnipiac | W 75–63 | 9–7 (4–1) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,030) Hamden, Connecticut |
| Jan 10, 2009 | | at Sacred Heart | W 72–70 $^{OT}$ | 10–7 (5–1) | William H. Pitt Center (492) Fairfield, Connecticut |
| Jan 15, 2009 | | Central Connecticut | W 76–64 | 11–7 (6–1) | Charles L. Sewall Center (834) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 17, 2009 | | Wagner | W 104–56 | 12–7 (7–1) | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,033) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 24, 2009 | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 74–40 | 13–7 (8–1) | Rothman Center (364) Hackensack, New Jersey |
| Jan 29, 2009* | | Bryant | W 72–47 | 14–7 | Charles L. Sewall Center (644) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 31, 2009 | | Monmouth | W 75–62 | 15–7 (9–1) | Charles L. Sewall Center (837) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 2, 2009* | | at No. 6 Pittsburgh | L 72–92 | 15–8 | Petersen Events Center (10,122) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 5, 2009 | | at St. Francis (NY) | W 61–54 | 16–8 (10–1) | Pope Physical Education Center (507) Brooklyn, New York |
| Feb 7, 2009 | | at Central Connecticut | W 64–44 | 17–8 (11–1) | Detrick Gymnasium (2,314) New Britain, Connecticut |
| Feb 12, 2009 | | Sacred Heart | W 85–79 | 18–8 (12–1) | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,158) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 14, 2009 | | Quinnipiac | W 69–64 | 19–8 (13–1) | Charles L. Sewall Center (779) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 19, 2009 | | at Monmouth | L 57–60 | 19–9 (13–2) | Boylan Gymnasium (1,106) West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| Feb 21, 2009 | | at Wagner | L 59–62 | 19–10 (13–3) | Spiro Sports Center (1,635) Staten Island, New York |
| Feb 26, 2009 | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 74–62 | 20–10 (14–3) | DeGol Arena (1,021) Loretto, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 28, 2009 | | Mount St. Mary's | W 66–63 | 21–10 (15–3) | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,344) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2009* | | St. Francis (NY) Quarterfinals | W 73–60 | 22–10 | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,173) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 8, 2009* | | Quinnipiac Semifinals | W 75–48 | 23–10 | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,024) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 11, 2009* | | Mount St. Mary's Championship Game | W 48–46 | 24–10 | Charles L. Sewall Center (3,227) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 2009* | (15 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 8 Michigan State First Round | L 62–77 | 24–11 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (12,814) Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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## Awards and honors

* Jeremy Chappell – NEC Player of the Year