2016–17 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team

2016–17 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2017 NEC Tournament winner ;

Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball
2016–17 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball
Barclays Classic campus site bracket champions
Conference	Northeast Conference
2016–17 record	14–19 (9–9 NEC)
Head coach	Andrew Toole (7th season)
Assistant coach	Kyle Griffin
Assistant coach	Robby Pridgen
Assistant coach	Mike Iuzzolino
Home arena	Charles L. Sewall Center; PPG Paints Arena

The 2016–17 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represented Robert Morris University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials, led by seventh-year head coach Andrew Toole, played their home games at the Charles L. Sewall Center in Moon Township, Pennsylvania as members of the Northeast Conference. The Colonials also hosted two home games at PPG Paints Arena. They finished the season 14–19, 9–9 in NEC play to finish in a three way tie for fifth place. After tiebreakers, they received the 7 seed in the NEC Tournament where they defeated LIU Brooklyn in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Mount St. Mary's.

Previous season

The Colonials finished the 2015–16 season 10–22, 8–10 in NEC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament to Wagner.

Roster

2016–17 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Jordan Lester	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Sammamish, Washington
G	1	Isaiah Still	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Rahway, New Jersey
F	2	David Cole	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Corona, New York
G	3	Kavon Stewart	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Paterson, New Jersey
G	4	Clive Allen	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Bronx, New York
F/C	5	Braden Burke	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Stevensville, Michigan
G	11	Dachon Burke	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Orange, New Jersey
F	13	Seth Rouse	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F	20	Billy Giles	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Richmond, Virginia
G	23	Matty McConnell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Oakdale, Pennsylvania
F	24	Aaron Tate	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Sr	Cove City, North Carolina
F	25	Conrad Stephens	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Columbus, Ohio
F	32	Roberto Mantovani	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Larnaca, Cyprus
G	42	Lorenzen Wright, Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Memphis, Tennessee

Head coach

Andrew Toole (Pennsylvania)

Assistant coach(es)

Kyle Griffin (Siena)
Robby Pridgen (Roanoke)
Mike Iuzzolino (Saint Francis (PA))

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2016* 7:00 pm		Penn	L 50–67	0–1	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,691) Moon Township, PA
Nov 13, 2016* 7:00 pm		at DePaul	L 72–78	0–2	McGrath–Phillips Arena (2,330) Chicago, IL
Nov 16, 2016* 7:00 pm		at Bucknell	L 62–75	0–3	Sojka Pavilion (2,205) Lewisburg, PA
Nov 20, 2016* 1:30 pm, CSNMA+		at Richmond Barclays Center Classic	L 69–81	0–4	Robins Center (4,768) Richmond, VA
Nov 22, 2016* 8:00 pm, FSKC		at Kansas State Barclays Center Classic	L 40–61	0–5	Bramlage Coliseum (11,010) Manhattan, KS
Nov 25, 2016* 7:30 pm		vs. Hampton Barclays Center Classic semifinal	W 62–48	1–5	SECU Arena (250) Towson, MD
Nov 26, 2016* 7:30 pm		at Towson Barclays Center Classic final	W 67–66	2–5	SECU Arena (1,211) Towson, MD
Nov 30, 2016* 7:00 pm		Youngstown State	L 74–75	2–6	Charles L. Sewall Center (792) Moon Township, PA
Dec 3, 2016* 2:00 pm		at Lehigh	L 58–64	2–7	Stabler Arena (1,003) Bethlehem, PA
Dec 6, 2016* 7:00 pm		Duquesne	W 64–60	3–7	PPG Paints Arena (1,819) Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 10, 2016* 4:00 pm		Oakland	L 53–74	3–8	Charles L. Sewall Center (638) Moon Township, PA
Dec 17, 2016* 4:30 pm		at No. 13 Virginia	L 79–39	3–9	John Paul Jones Arena (13,452) Charlottesville, VA
Dec 21, 2016* 7:00 pm		Buffalo	W 74–71	4–9	PPG Paints Arena (506) Pittsburgh, PA
NEC regular season
Dec 29, 2016 3:30 pm		at Sacred Heart	W 78–67	5–9 (1–0)	William H. Pitt Center (242) Fairfield, CT
Dec 31, 2016 3:00 pm		at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 77–81	5–10 (1–1)	Rothman Center (1,006) Teaneck, NJ
Jan 5, 2017 7:00 pm		LIU Brooklyn	L 54–65	5–11 (1–2)	Charles L. Sewall Center (427) Moon Township, PA
Jan 7, 2017 4:00 pm		St. Francis Brooklyn	W 62–58	6–11 (2–2)	Charles L. Sewall Center (843) Moon Township, PA
Jan 12, 2017 7:00 pm		Saint Francis (PA)	L 57–77	6–12 (2–3)	Charles L. Sewall Center (812) Moon Township, PA
Jan 14, 2017 4:00 pm		at Wagner	L 50–53	6–13 (2–4)	Spiro Sports Center (1,203) Staten Island, NY
Jan 19, 2017 7:00 pm		Central Connecticut	W 74–67	7–13 (3–4)	Charles L. Sewall Center (964) Moon Township, PA
Jan 21, 2017 4:00 pm		Bryant	L 56–59	7–14 (3–5)	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,047) Moon Township, PA
Jan 26, 2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Mount St. Mary's	L 47–48	7–15 (3–6)	Knott Arena (2,780) Emmitsburg, MD
Jan 28, 2017 7:00 pm		at Saint Francis (PA)	L 83–89 ^OT	7–16 (3–7)	DeGol Arena (1,510) Loretto, PA
Feb 2, 2017 7:00 pm		at LIU Brooklyn	W 67–63	8–16 (4–7)	Steinberg Wellness Center (687) Brooklyn, NY
Feb 4, 2017 4:00 pm		at St. Francis Brooklyn	W 78–54	9–16 (5–7)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (648) Brooklyn, NY
Feb 9, 2017 7:00 pm		Mount St. Mary's	L 70–74	9–17 (5–8)	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,111) Moon Township, PA
Feb 11, 2017 4:00 pm		Wagner	W 50–48	10–17 (6–8)	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,096) Moon Township, PA
Feb 16, 2017 7:00 pm		at Bryant	L 73–81	10–18 (6–9)	Chace Athletic Center (650) Smithfield, RI
Feb 18, 2017 4:00 pm		at Central Connecticut	W 74–64	11–18 (7–9)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,564) New Britain, CT
Feb 23, 2017 7:00 pm		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 77–76	12-18 (8-9)	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,109) Moon Township, PA
Feb 25, 2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3		Sacred Heart	W 79–72	13–18 (9–9)	Charles L. Sewall Center (2,153) Moon Township, PA
NEC Tournament
Mar 1, 2017 9:00 pm, FCS/MSG+	(7)	at (2) LIU Brooklyn Quarterfinals	W 69–68	14–18	Steinberg Wellness Center (1,422) Brooklyn, NY
Mar 4, 2017 2:00 pm, FCS/MSG	(7)	at (1) Mount St. Mary's Semifinals	L 66–75	14–19	Knott Arena (2,867) Emmitsburg, MD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source^[1].

References

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Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball
Venues	John Jay Center (1976–1985) Sewall Center (1985–2017) A.J. Palumbo Center and PPG Paints Arena (2017-2019) UPMC Events Center (2019-)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

2016–17 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Mount St. Mary's †	14	–	4	.778	20	–	16	.556
LIU Brooklyn	13	–	5	.722	20	–	12	.625
Wagner	11	–	7	.611	16	–	14	.533
Saint Francis (PA)	11	–	7	.611	17	–	17	.500
Robert Morris	9	–	9	.500	14	–	19	.424
Bryant	9	–	9	.500	12	–	20	.375
Fairleigh Dickinson	9	–	9	.500	11	–	19	.367
Sacred Heart	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Central Connecticut	4	–	14	.222	6	–	23	.207
St. Francis Brooklyn	2	–	16	.111	4	–	27	.129

† 2017 NEC Tournament winner