2020–21 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year = 2020–21
|team = Robert Morris Colonials
|sport = basketball
|image = RMU Colonials logo.svg
|image_size = 175
|logo =
|logo_size = 175
|conference = Horizon League
|short_conf = Horizon
|record = 4–15
|conf_record = 3–12
|head_coach = Andrew Toole
|hc_year = 11th
|asst_coach1 = Mike Iuzzolino
|asst_coach2 = Vince Johnson
|asst_coach3 = Dave Fedor
|champion =
|tourney =
|tourney_result =
|arena =UPMC Events Center}}
{{2020–21 Horizon League men's basketball standings}}
The 2020–21 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represented Robert Morris University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials, led by 11th-year head coach Andrew Toole, played their home games at the UPMC Events Center in Moon Township, Pennsylvania as first-year members of the Horizon League.
Previous season
The Colonials finished the 2019–20 season 20–14, 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 to the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
It was the last season for the Colonials in the NEC.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jon|last=Williams|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=175|class=SR|rs=|home=Akron, OH|high_school=St. Vincent–St. Mary HS}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|class=FR|first=Chase|ft=5|high_school=Coolidge HS|home=Washington, D.C.|in=10|last=Cook|lbs=170|num=4|pos=G|rs=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=AJ|last=Bramah|num=5|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=210|class=JR|rs=|home=San Leandro, CA|high_school=San Leandro HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Enoch|last=Cheeks|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=190|class=FR|rs=|home=Providence, RI|high_school=Putnam Science Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Trayden|last=Williams|num=12|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|lbs=165|class=FR|rs=|home=Charlotte, NC|high_school=North Mecklenburg HS}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Charles|last=Bain|num=20|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=220|class=sR|rs=|home=Freeport, Bahamas|high_school=St. John's Northwestern Military Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Cameron|last=Wilbon|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=200|class=JR|rs=|home=Merrillville, IN|high_school=Merrillville HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|class=SO|first=Olisa|ft=6|high_school=National Christian Academy|home=Fort Washington, MD|in=8|last=Ngonadi|lbs=185|num=23|pos=F|rs=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Pat|last=Suemnick|num=24|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=230|class=FR|rs=|home=Green Bay, WI|high_school=Denmark HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jakari|last=Spence|num=30|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=170|class=FR|rs=|home=Toms River, NJ|high_school=Toms River North HS}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
|asst_coach=
- Mike Iuzzolino (Saint Francis (PA))
- Vince Johnson (St. Thomas Aquinas)
- Dave Fedor (Rutgers)
|roster_url=https://rmucolonials.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2020-21
|accessdate=December 24, 2020
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Robert Morris Colonials}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 5, 2020
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Point Park
| site_stadium = UPMC Events Center
| site_cityst = Moon Township, PA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 75–57
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 18, 2020
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Bowling Green
| site_stadium = UPMC Events Center
| site_cityst = Moon Township, PA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 65–85
| attend =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 20, 2020
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| score = 71–85
| attend = 1,230
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 26, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Purdue Fort Wayne
| site_stadium = Hilliard Gates Sports Center
| site_cityst = Fort Wayne, IN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 102–88
| attend =
| record = 2–2
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 27, 2020
| time = 5:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Purdue Fort Wayne
| site_stadium = Hilliard Gates Sports Center
| site_cityst = Fort Wayne, IN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 82–87
| attend =
| record = 2–3
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 1, 2021
| time = 1:00 pm
| opponent = Milwaukee
| site_stadium = UPMC Events Center
| site_cityst = Moon Township, PA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 67–64
| attend =
| record = 3–3
| conference = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 2, 2021
| time = 12:00 pm
| opponent = Milwaukee
| site_stadium = UPMC Events Center
| site_cityst = Moon Township, PA
| tv = ESPN3
| status = p
| score = Postponed due to COVID-19 issues
| attend =
| record =
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 8, 2021
| time = 12:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = IUPUI
| site_stadium = Indiana Farmers Coliseum
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| tv = ESPN3
| status = p
| score = Postponed due to COVID-19 issues
| attend =
| record =
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 9, 2021
| time = 12:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = IUPUI
| site_stadium = Indiana Farmers Coliseum
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| tv = ESPN3
| status = p
| score = Postponed due to COVID-19 issues
| attend =
| record =
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 15, 2021
| time = 8:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = UIC
| site_stadium = Credit Union 1 Arena
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 53–67
| attend =
| record = 3–4
| conference = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 16, 2021
| time = 6:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = UIC
| site_stadium = Credit Union 1 Arena
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 62–66
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 3–5
| conference = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 22, 2021
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Northern Kentucky
| site_stadium = UPMC Events Center
| site_cityst = Moon Township, PA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 76–81
| attend =
| record = 3–6
| conference = 2–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 23, 2020
| time = 5:00 pm
| opponent = Northern Kentucky
| site_stadium = UPMC Events Center
| site_cityst = Moon Township, PA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 74–79
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 3–7
| conference = 2–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 29, 2021
| time = 9:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Wright State
| site_stadium = Nutter Center
| site_cityst = Fairborn, OH
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 70–79
| attend =
| record = 3–8
| conference = 2–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 30, 2021
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Wright State
| site_stadium = Nutter Center
| site_cityst = Fairborn, OH
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 56–86
| attend =
| record = 3–9
| conference = 2–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 5, 2021
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Youngstown State
| site_stadium = UPMC Events Center
| site_cityst = Moon Township, PA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 78-84
| attend =
| record = 3-10
| conference = 2-8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 6, 2021
| time = 5:00 pm
| opponent = Youngstown State
| site_stadium = UPMC Events Center
| site_cityst = Moon Township, PA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 66-70
| attend =
| record = 3-11
| conference = 2-9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 12, 2021
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Oakland
| site_stadium = UPMC Events Center
| site_cityst = Moon Township, PA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 88–82
| attend =
| record = 4–11
| conference = 3–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 13, 2021
| time = 5:00 pm
| opponent = Oakland
| site_stadium = UPMC Events Center
| site_cityst = Moon Township, PA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 81–86
| attend =
| record = 4–12
| conference = 3–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 19, 2021
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Detroit Mercy
| site_stadium = Calihan Hall
| site_cityst = Detroit, MI
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 74–85
| attend =
| record = 4–13
| conference = 3–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 20, 2021
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Detroit Mercy
| site_stadium = Calihan Hall
| site_cityst = Detroit, MI
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 61–80
| attend =
| record = 4–14
| conference = 3–12
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Robert Morris Colonials}}| 2021 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
|-
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 25, 2021
| time = 7:00 pm
| seed = 12
| away = yes
| opponent = Detroit Mercy
| oppseed = 5
| site_stadium = Calihan Hall
| site_cityst = Detroit, MI
| gamename = First Round
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 73–83
| attend =
| record = 4–15
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|region=|regionname=|timezone=Eastern}}
References
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