2012–13 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represented Robert Morris University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials, led by third year head coach Andrew Toole, played their home games at the Charles L. Sewall Center and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 14–4 in NEC play to be regular season NEC champions. They lost in the semifinals of the Northeast Conference tournament to Mount St. Mary's. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they earned an automatic bid to the 2013 NIT where they hosted and defeated Kentucky in the first round before losing in the second round at Providence.

2012–13 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball
NEC Regular Season Champions
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record24–11 (14–4 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Byrnes
  • Matt Hahn
  • Robby Pridgen
Home arenaCharles L. Sewall Center
Seasons
2012–13 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Robert Morris 14 4   .778 24 11   .686
Bryant 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
Wagner 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
Long Island 12 6   .667 20 14   .588
Mount St. Mary's 11 7   .611 18 14   .563
Quinnipiac 11 7   .611 15 16   .484
Central Connecticut 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
St. Francis Brooklyn 8 10   .444 12 18   .400
Sacred Heart 7 11   .389 9 20   .310
Monmouth 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Saint Francis (PA) 5 13   .278 5 24   .172
Fairleigh Dickinson 2 16   .111 7 24   .226
2013 NEC tournament winner
As of March 25, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Mike McFadden Forward 6–8 220 Junior Newark, New Jersey
2 Velton Jones Guard 6–0 170 RS Senior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3 Coron Williams Guard 6–2 170 RS Junior Midlothian, Virginia
4 David Appolon Guard 6–2 180 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5 Anthony Myers-Pate Guard 5–11 170 Junior Washington, D.C.
10 Treadwell Lewis Guard 6–1 180 Senior Shelton, Connecticut
11 Lijah Thompson Forward/Center 6–7 215 Senior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
12 Jervon Pressley Forward 6–7 210 Freshman Charlotte, North Carolina
15 Karvel Anderson Guard 6–2 190 Freshman Chattanooga, Tennessee
20 Stephan Hawkins Forward 6–9 205 Freshman Gary, Indiana
22 Lucky Jones Guard/Forward 6–5 220 Sophomore Newark, New Jersey
24 Vaughn Morgan Forward 6–6 235 Junior Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
25 Shane Sweigart Guard 6–4 195 Senior Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
34 Russell Johnson Forward 6–6 180 RS Senior Chester, Pennsylvania
45 Keith Armstrong Forward 6–7 230 Sophomore Raleigh, North Carolina

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 9*
7:00 pm
Rider L 54–79  0–1
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,650)
Moon Township, PA
November 12*
8:30 pm
vs. Lehigh
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 60–89  0–2
Petersen Events Center (6,425)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 13*
6:00 pm
vs. Fordham
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 74–58  1–2
Petersen Events Center (6,425)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 17*
2:00 pm
at Xavier L 59–61  1–3
Cintas Center (9,714)
Cincinnati, OH
November 19*
7:30 pm
Bowling Green
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 71–60  2–3
Charles L. Sewall Center (248)
Moon Township, PA
November 20*
7:30 pm
Cleveland State
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 71–62  3–3
Charles L. Sewall Center (230)
Moon Township, PA
November 26*
7:00 pm
at Savannah State L 52–61  3–4
Tiger Arena (988)
Savannah, GA
December 1*
7:00 pm
Ohio W 84–76  4–4
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,163)
Moon Township, PA
December 4*
7:00 pm
at Campbell W 61–58  5–4
John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (1,318)
Buies Creek, NC
December 8*
2:00 pm
at Hampton W 66–54  6–4
Hampton Convocation Center (1,254)
Hampton, VA
December 15*
7:00 pm
Duquesne W 91–69  7–4
Charles L. Sewall Center (2,093)
Moon Township, PA
December 18*
8:00 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette W 66–61  8–4
Cajun Field (1,856)
Lafayette, LA
December 20*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Arkansas L 74–79  8–5
Bud Walton Arena (11,887)
Fayetteville, AR
January 3
7:00 pm
Bryant L 77–84  8–6 (0–1)
Charles L. Sewall Center (478)
Moon Township, PA
January 5
7:00 pm
Central Connecticut L 70–77  8–7 (0–2)
Charles L. Sewall Center (577)
Moon Township, PA
January 10
7:00 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 88–54  9–7 (1–2)
Rothman Center (717)
Teaneck, NJ
January 12
7:00 pm
at Monmouth W 70–55  10–7 (2–2)
Multipurpose Activity Center (1,705)
West Long Branch, NJ
January 17
7:00 pm
Sacred Heart W 66–62  11–7 (3–2)
Charles L. Sewall Center (783)
Moon Township, PA
January 19
7:00 pm
Quinnipiac W 87–75  12–7 (4–2)
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,079)
Moon Township, PA
January 24
7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA) W 84–70  13–7 (5–2)
DeGol Arena (1,411)
Loretto, PA
January 26
7:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's W 76–68  14–7 (6–2)
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,121)
Moon Township, PA
January 31
7:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn L 61–71  14–8 (6–3)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (575)
Brooklyn Heights, NY
February 2
3:00 pm, ESPNU
at Long Island W 60–57  15–8 (7–3)
Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,310)
Brooklyn, NY
February 6
7:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) W 60–48  16–8 (8–3)
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,366)
Moon Township, PA
February 9
7:00 pm
Wagner W 83–79 OT 17–8 (9–3)
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,209)
Moon Township, PA
February 14
7:30 pm
at Quinnipiac L 61–63  17–9 (9–4)
TD Bank Sports Center (1,639)
Hamden, CT
February 16
3:30 pm
at Sacred Heart W 68–63  18–9 (10–4)
William H. Pitt Center (1,349)
Fairfield, CT
February 21
7:00 pm
Monmouth W 77–65  19–9 (11–4)
Charles L. Sewall Center (631)
Moon Township, PA
February 23
7:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 89–46  20–9 (12–4)
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,623)
Moon Township, PA
February 28
7:00 pm
at Bryant W 77–75  21–9 (13–4)
Chace Athletic Center (2,680)
Smithfield, RI
March 2
11:30 am
at Central Connecticut W 81–61  22–9 (14–4)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (2,364)
New Britain, CT
2013 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
March 6
7:00 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn
Quarterfinals
W 75–57  23–9
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,788)
Moon Township, PA
March 9
2:30 pm, MSG/FCS
Mount St. Mary's
Semifinals
L 60–69  23–10
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,303)
Moon Township, PA
2013 NIT
March 19*
7:30 pm, ESPN
No. (8) (1) Kentucky
First Round
W 59–57  24–10
Charles L. Sewall Center (3,444)
Moon Township, PA
March 25*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. (8) at (4) Providence
Second Round
L 68–77  24–11
Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,149)
Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

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