# 2019–20 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represented Robert Morris University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials, led by tenth-year head coach Andrew Toole, played their home games at the UPMC Events Center in Moon Township, Pennsylvania as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 13–5 in NEC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated St. Francis Brooklyn, LIU and Saint Francis (PA) to be champions of the NEC tournament. They earned the NEC's automatic bid before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On June 15, 2020, Robert Morris announced that this would be the last season for the team in the NEC as they will join the Horizon League on July 1, 2020.

## Previous season

The Colonials finished the 2018–19 season 18–17, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the NEC tournament, they defeated No. 5 seed St. Francis Brooklyn in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to No. 2 seed Fairleigh Dickinson. They were invited to the 2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament where they defeated Cornell in the first round before falling to Presbyterian College in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Marshall MABC Invitational | L 60–67 | 0–1 | Cam Henderson Center (5,530) Huntington, WV |
| November 9, 2019* 12:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Notre Dame MABC Invitational | L 57–92 | 0–2 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,422) South Bend, IN |
| November 12, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Pittsburgh | L 57–71 | 0–3 | UPMC Events Center (4,034) Moon Township, PA |
| November 15, 2019* 2:00 pm | | vs. Howard MABC Invitational | W 85–65 | 1–3 | Savage Arena (75) Toledo, OH |
| November 16, 2019* 2:00 pm | | at Toledo MABC Invitational | L 56–70 | 1–4 | Savage Arena (4,231) Toledo, OH |
| November 21, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at UIC | L 62–72 | 1–5 | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,766) Chicago, IL |
| November 23, 2019* 2:00 pm, FS2 | | at Marquette | L 62–66 | 1–6 | Fiserv Forum (14,136) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 27, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Geneva | W 102–62 | 2–6 | UPMC Events Center (1,053) Moon Township, PA |
| November 30, 2019* 6:00 pm | | at Cleveland State | L 59–70 | 2–7 | Wolstein Center (1,031) Cleveland, OH |
| December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Youngstown State | L 70–81 | 2–8 | Beeghly Center (1,417) Youngstown, OH |
| December 7, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 64–59 | 3–8 | Alico Arena (2,341) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 17, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Central Michigan | W 83–79 | 4–8 | UPMC Events Center (689) Moon Township, PA |
| December 21, 2019* 3:00 pm | | at UNLV | L 69–81 | 4–9 | Thomas & Mack Center (6,910) Las Vegas, NV |
| NEC regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Central Connecticut | W 89–78 | 5–9 (1–0) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,096) New Britain, CT |
| January 4, 2020 4:00 pm | | at Merrimack | W 69–58 | 6–9 (2–0) | Merrimack Athletics Complex (603) North Andover, MA |
| January 9, 2020 7:00 pm | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 78–52 | 7–9 (3–0) | UPMC Events Center (611) Moon Township, PA |
| January 11, 2020 1:00 pm | | Wagner | W 94–62 | 8–9 (4–0) | UPMC Events Center (1,097) Moon Township, PA |
| January 18, 2020 1:00 pm | | Merrimack | L 49–53 | 8–10 (4–1) | UPMC Events Center (1,605) Moon Township, PA |
| January 20, 2020 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | Sacred Heart | W 67–55 | 9–10 (5–1) | UPMC Events Center (1,572) Moon Township, PA |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 57–78 | 9–11 (5–2) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (676) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 25, 2020 4:30 pm | | at LIU | W 71–66 | 10–11 (6–2) | Steinberg Wellness Center (634) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm | | Bryant | W 64–54 | 11–11 (7–2) | UPMC Events Center (1,513) Moon Township, PA |
| February 1, 2020 1:00 pm | | Central Connecticut | W 64–57 | 12–11 (8–2) | UPMC Events Center (2,353) Moon Township, PA |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Wagner | W 67–62 | 13–11 (9–2) | Spiro Sports Center (1,253) Staten Island, NY |
| February 8, 2020 3:00 pm | | at Sacred Heart | W 61–58 | 14–11 (10–2) | William H. Pitt Center (1,008) Fairfield, CT |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3/MASN | | at Mount St. Mary's | W 77–60 | 15–11 (11–2) | Knott Arena (1,754) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 15, 2020 1:00 pm | | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 71–72 | 15–12 (11–3) | UPMC Events Center (1,794) Moon Township, PA |
| February 18, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 71–86 | 15–13 (11–4) | DeGol Arena (1,410) Loretto, PA |
| February 21, 2020 7:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | W 68–60 | 16–13 (12–4) | UPMC Events Center (2,018) Moon Township, PA |
| February 23, 2020 3:30 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 70–75 | 16–14 (12–5) | Rothman Center (1,010) Teaneck, NJ |
| February 29, 2020 1:00 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 78–68 | 17–14 (13–5) | UPMC Events Center (2,174) Moon Township, PA |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | (1) | (8) St. Francis Brooklyn Quarterfinals | W 59–58 | 18–14 | UPMC Events Center (659) Moon Township, PA |
| March 7, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | (4) LIU Semifinals | W 86–66 | 19–14 | UPMC Events Center (1,342) Moon Township, PA |
| March 10, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1) | (2) Saint Francis (PA) Championship | W 77–67 | 20–14 | UPMC Events Center (4,034) Moon Township, PA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| | | | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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