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2024–25 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team

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2024–25 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record17–8 (9–5 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kim Lewis
  • George Aramide
  • Anthony Richards
Home arenaUPMC Events Center
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cleveland State 12 2   .857 18 7   .720
Purdue Fort Wayne 11 4   .733 18 8   .692
Robert Morris 10 5   .667 18 8   .692
Youngstown State 10 5   .667 16 10   .615
Milwaukee 9 5   .643 16 9   .640
Oakland 7 7   .500 10 15   .400
Wright State 7 8   .467 13 13   .500
Northern Kentucky 6 8   .429 11 14   .440
Detroit Mercy 4 11   .267 8 18   .308
IU Indy 4 11   .267 8 18   .308
Green Bay 0 14   .000 2 23   .080
2025 Horizon League tournament winner
As of February 8, 2025

The 2024–25 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represents Robert Morris University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials, led by 15th-year head coach Andrew Toole, play their home games at the UPMC Events Center located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania as members of the Horizon League.

Previous season

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The Colonials finished the 2023–24 season 10–22, 6–14 in Horizon League play to finish in ninth place.[1] They were defeated by Purdue Fort Wayne in the first round of the Horizon League tournament.[2]

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Markeese Hastings 0 F 6'7" 195 Graduate Student Grand Rapids, Michigan Graduated
TJ Wainwright 5 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Los Angeles, California Transferred to Long Beach State
Alfredo Boglio 6 G 6'3" 175 Freshman Novara, Italy Left the team to play professionally for Pistoia Basket 2000 in Italy
Stephaun Walker 11 F 6'7" 205 Sophomore Dickinson, North Dakota Transferred to Old Dominion
Jackson Last 12 G 6'5" 195 Senior Hurricane, Utah Transferred to Chaminade
Josh Corbin 32 G 6'3" 190 Senior Gahanna, Ohio Transferred to UNC Wilmington
Ben Krystkowiak 42 G 6'4" 175 Sophomore San Diego, California Transferred to Corban
Trey James 50 F 6'9" 235 Junior Inez, Kentucky

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Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Ryan Prather Jr. 2 G/F 6'5" 205 Redshirt Sophomore Clarksburg, Maryland Akron
Amarion Dickerson 3 G/F 6'7" 185 Junior Cleveland, Ohio Mineral Area College
Josh Omojafo 4 G 6'5" 200 Junior Hamilton, Ontario Gannon
Kam Woods 8 G 6'2" 185 Senior Bessemer, Alabama NC State
DJ Smith 11 G 6'0" 160 Junior North Little Rock, Arkansas Bowling Green
Ismael Plet 45 F 6'8" 230 Graduate Student Amsterdam, Netherlands Arkansas–Pine Bluff

Recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Maurio Hanson Jr.
G
Charlotte, North Carolina Julius L. Chambers High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 16, 2024 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Dilen Miller
G
Chandler, Arizona Inspire Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 22, 2024 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2024–25 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tanner O'Grady 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Upper St. Clair High School Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 1 Justice Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr LSU Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G/F 2 Ryan Prather Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Akron Clarksburg, Maryland
G/F 3 Amarion Dickerson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Mineral Area College Cleveland, Ohio
G 4 Josh Omojafo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Gannon Hamilton, Ontario
G/F 6 Cyril Arvanitis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Red Bank Catholic High School Elberon, New Jersey
F 7 Alvaro Folgueiras 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So DME Academy Málaga, Spain
G 8 Kam Woods 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr NC State Bessemer, Alabama
G 10 Dilen Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Inspire Prep Chandler, Arizona
G 11 DJ Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Bowling Green North Little Rock, Arkansas
F 13 Antallah Sandlin-El 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Lincoln North Star High School Lincoln, Nebraska
G 14 Vasilije Serafimoski 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr La Roche Gostivar, North Macedonia
F 23 Chris Ford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Davidson Charlotte, North Carolina
F 31 Maurio Hanson Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Chambers High School Charlotte, North Carolina
F 45 Ismael Plet 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Arkansas–Pine Bluff Amsterdam, Netherlands
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 7, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024*
12:00 pm
at Villanova L 73–87 
 15  Tied   6  Tied   6  Woods  Finneran Pavilion (2,125)
Villanova, PA
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at West Virginia L 59–87  0–1
 13  Omojafo   10  Folgueiras   3  Woods  WVU Coliseum (9,229)
Morgantown, WV
November 7, 2024*
6:30 pm, FloHoops
at Delaware L 77–81  0–2
 22  Woods   7  Tied   6  Woods  Bob Carpenter Center (1,402)
Newark, DE
November 10, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Chatham W 79–51  1–2
 19  Tied   13  Folgueiras   5  Smith  UPMC Events Center (153)
Moon Township, PA
November 14, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Stonehill
Urban-Bennett Invitational
W 63–51  2–2
 15  Omojafo   13  Folgueiras   3  Smith  UPMC Events Center 
Moon Township, PA
November 15, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Lindenwood
Urban-Bennett Invitational
W 67–53  3–2
 17  Omojafo   14  Folgueiras   7  Smith  UPMC Events Center (678)
Moon Township, PA
November 17, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
New Orleans
Urban-Bennett Invitational
W 73–62  4–2
 20  Smith   13  Folgueiras   4  Folgueiras  UPMC Events Center (206)
Moon Township, PA
November 21, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cornell W 86–76  5–2
 19  Folgueiras   12  Folgueiras   8  Omojafo  Newman Arena 
Ithaca, NY
November 27, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Canisius W 72–64  6–2
 19  Dickerson   13  Dickerson   4  Dickerson  UPMC Events Center 
Moon Township, PA
November 30, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Ohio L 68–84  6–3
 15  Omojafo   7  Tied   3  Prather Jr.  Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
December 4, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Youngstown State L 58–72  6–4
(0–1)
 14  Woods   11  Folgueiras   5  Woods  UPMC Events Center (1,010)
Moon Township, PA
December 8, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Purdue Fort Wayne L 77–82  6–5
(0–2)
 25  Folgueiras   12  Tied   5  Smith  Memorial Coliseum (1,358)
Fort Wayne, IN
December 17, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Towson W 68–67  7–5
 18  Dickerson   8  Folgueiras   4  Woods  UPMC Events Center (754)
Moon Township, PA
December 21, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Francis W 90–77  8–5
 27  Folgueiras   16  Folgueiras   7  Woods  UPMC Events Center (832)
Moon Township, PA
December 29, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Kentucky W 97–93 3OT 9–5
(1–2)
 27  Dickerson   19  Folgueiras   10  Woods  UPMC Events Center (784)
Moon Township, PA
January 2, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Detroit Mercy L 76–78 OT 9–6
(1–3)
 20  Tied   8  Tied   7  Folgueiras  Calihan Hall (1,024)
Detroit, MI
January 4, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oakland W 79–71  10–6
(2–3)
 29  Woods   10  Dickerson   4  Tied  OU Credit Union O'rena (3,029)
Auburn Hills, MI
January 8, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cleveland State L 69–80  10–7
(2–4)
 18  Woods   7  Dickerson   6  Woods  UPMC Events Center (646)
Moon Township, PA
January 12, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Wright State W 75–72  11–7
(3–4)
 16  Folgueiras   7  Tied   5  Woods  UPMC Events Center (824)
Moon Township, PA
January 17, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Green Bay W 89–67  12–7
(4–4)
 22  Dickerson   7  Folgueiras   6  Tied  Resch Center (2,007)
Ashwaubenon, WI
January 19, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Milwaukee W 81–79  13–7
(5–4)
 15  Tied   5  Tied   8  Woods  UWM Panther Arena (1,893)
Milwaukee, WI
January 22, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Youngstown State W 72–70  14–7
(6–4)
 17  Woods   8  Plet   7  Woods  Beeghly Center (1,773)
Youngstown, OH
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Oakland W 73–71  15–7
(7–4)
 17  Dickerson   14  Folgueiras   7  Folgueiras  UPMC Events Center (1,268)
Moon Township, PA
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
IU Indy W 106–53  16–7
(8–4)
 18  Dickerson   13  Folgueiras   6  Folgueiras  UPMC Events Center (1,078)
Moon Township, PA
February 2, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wright State L 64–66  16–8
(8–5)
 22  Woods   7  Dickerson   3  Woods  Nutter Center (3,579)
Fairborn, OH
February 5, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Detroit Mercy W 71–56  17–8
(9–5)
 16  Folgueiras   7  Dickerson   6  Woods  UPMC Events Center (1,576)
Moon Township, PA
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Kentucky W 81–76  18–8
(10–5)
 35  Folgueiras   10  Folgueiras   7  Woods  Truist Arena (3,006)
Highland Heights, KY
February 12, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cleveland State       Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
February 15, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne       UPMC Events Center 
Moon Township, PA
February 21, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Green Bay       UPMC Events Center 
Moon Township, PA
February 23, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Milwaukee       UPMC Events Center 
Moon Township, PA
February 27, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at IU Indy       The Jungle 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

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