1989–90 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team

1989–90 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball
1989–90 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball
NEC Regular Season Champions; NEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	22–8 (12–4 NEC)
Head coach	Jarrett Durham;
Home arena	Charles L. Sewall Center

1989–90 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
†	12	–	4	.750	22	–	8	.733
Monmouth	11	–	5	.688	17	–	12	.586
Marist	10	–	6	.625	17	–	11	.607
Mount St. Mary's*	10	–	6	.625	16	–	12	.571
Saint Francis (PA)	10	–	6	.625	17	–	11	.607
Fairleigh Dickinson	8	–	8	.500	16	–	13	.552
Wagner	6	–	10	.375	11	–	17	.393
St. Francis (NY)	4	–	12	.250	9	–	18	.333
Long Island	1	–	15	.063	3	–	23	.115

† 1990 NEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament

The 1989–90 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represented Robert Morris University in the 1989–90 NCAA Division I basketball season. Robert Morris was coached by Jarrett Durham and played their home games at the Charles L. Sewall Center in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. The Colonials were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 22–8, 12–4 in NEC play. They won the 1990 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament^[1] to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 15 seed in the East Region and played No. 2 seed Kansas in the first round. The Colonials played a tough game, but were beaten 79–71^[2] to end their season.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		Anthony Dickens	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Jarrett Durham

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 4, 1989*		Xavier	L 70–77	2–1	Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Dec 16, 1989*		at Pittsburgh	L 71–88	4–2	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 18, 1989*		at Ohio State	L 51–78	4–3	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
NEC tournament
Feb 28, 1990*		Fairleigh Dickinson NEC Tournament Semifinal	W 78–58	21–7	Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Mar 1, 1990*		Monmouth NEC tournament championship	W 71–66	22–7	Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1990*	(15 E)	vs. (2 E) No. 5 Kansas First Round	L 71–79^[2]	22–8	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Awards and honors

Jarrett Durham – NEC Coach of the Year

References

^ "2020–21 NEC Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Northeast Conference. p. 26. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "KU Advances While K-State Ends Season". The Salina Journal. March 17, 1990. Retrieved March 15, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
^ "1989–90 Robert Morris Colonials Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^ "1989-90 Robert Morris Colonials Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 2, 2020.

[1] "2020–21 NEC Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Northeast Conference. p. 26. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

[ncaa-ku-2] "KU Advances While K-State Ends Season". The Salina Journal. March 17, 1990. Retrieved March 15, 2021 – via newspapers.com.

[3] "1989–90 Robert Morris Colonials Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

[4] "1989-90 Robert Morris Colonials Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 2, 2020.

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Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball
Venues	John Jay Center (1976–1985) Sewall Center (1985–2017) Palumbo Center and PPG Paints Arena (2017–2018) North Athletic Complex (2018–2019) UPMC Events Center (2019–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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