# 2023–24 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represented Robert Morris University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials, led by 14th-year head coach Andrew Toole, played their home games at the UPMC Events Center located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 10–21, 6–14 in Horizon League play to finish in ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they were defeated by Purdue Fort Wayne in the first round.

## Previous season

The Colonials finished the 2022–23 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, where they fell to Cleveland State in overtime.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 27, 2023* 7:00 pm | | Penn State | L 59-88 | – | UPMC Events Center Moon Township, PA |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 8:00 pm | | at Xavier | L 63-77 | 0–1 | Cintas Center (10,224) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Point Park | W 66–56 | 1–1 | UPMC Events Center (1,016) Moon Township, PA |
| November 12, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Towson | L 62–66 | 1–2 | SECU Arena (1,903) Towson, MD |
| November 17, 2023* 7:00 pm, B1G+ | | at Wisconsin | L 68–78 | 1–3 | Kohl Center (14,189) Madison, WI |
| November 24, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Jacksonville Urban-Bennett Memorial Classic | L 65–74 | 1–4 | UPMC Events Center (838) Moon Township, PA |
| November 26, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fairleigh Dickinson Urban-Bennett Memorial Classic | W 97–86 | 2–4 | UPMC Events Center (822) Moon Township, PA |
| November 29, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | L 59–77 | 2–5 (0–1) | Truist Arena (2,770) Highland Heights, KY |
| December 2, 2023 2:00 pm | | Youngstown State | L 57–71 | 2–6 (0–2) | UPMC Events Center (1,229) Moon Township, PA |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Canisius | L 80–87 | 2–7 | Koessler Athletic Center (562) Buffalo, NY |
| December 11, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Delaware | L 69–73 | 2–8 | UPMC Events Center (953) Moon Township, PA |
| December 17, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Vincent | W 95–46 | 3–8 | UPMC Events Center (729) Moon Township, PA |
| December 20, 2023* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Francis | W 75–73 | 4–8 | DeGol Arena (336) Loretto, PA |
| December 22, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cornell | L 85–90 | 4–9 | UPMC Events Center (625) Moon Township, PA |
| December 29, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | L 75–78 | 4–10 (0–3) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,722) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 31, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | L 61–78 | 4–11 (0–4) | Resch Center (1,650) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | IUPUI | W 92–48 | 5–11 (1–4) | UPMC Events Center (641) Moon Township, PA |
| January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wright State | L 76–101 | 5–12 (1–5) | UPMC Events Center (741) Moon Township, PA |
| January 12, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 91–88 $^{OT}$ | 6–12 (2–5) | UPMC Events Center (972) Moon Township, PA |
| January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | W 102–99 $^{2OT}$ | 7–12 (3–5) | UPMC Events Center (884) Moon Township, PA |
| January 20, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | IUPUI | W 80–63 | 8–12 (4–5) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (768) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 28, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | L 64–66 | 8–13 (4–6) | Wolstein Center (1,476) Cleveland, OH |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Oakland | L 72–87 | 8–14 (4–7) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,752) Auburn Hills, MI |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy | W 75–67 | 9–14 (5–7) | Calihan Hall (812) Detroit, MI |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Green Bay | L 76–81 $^{OT}$ | 9–15 (5–8) | UPMC Events Center (826) Moon Township, PA |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | W 71–60 | 10–15 (6–8) | UPMC Events Center (1,084) Moon Township, PA |
| February 14, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | L 77–87 | 10–16 (6–9) | Beeghly Center (2,261) Youngstown, OH |
| February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wright State | L 71–101 | 10–17 (6–10) | Nutter Center (5,057) Fairborn, OH |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Oakland | L 43–63 | 10–18 (6–11) | UPMC Events Center (922) Moon Township, PA |
| February 25, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | L 71–73 | 10–19 (6–12) | UPMC Events Center (1,555) Moon Township, PA |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | L 60–70 | 10–20 (6–13) | UPMC Events Center (954) Moon Township, PA |
| March 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | L 65–83 | 10–21 (6–14) | Hilliard Gates Sports Center (992) Fort Wayne, IN |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (9) | at (8) Purdue Fort Wayne First round | L 63–78 | 10–22 | Hilliard Gates Sports Center (959) Fort Wayne, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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