1991–92 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team

1991–92 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball
NEC Regular Season Champions
NEC tournament champions
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record19–12 (12–4 NEC)
Head coach
Home arenaCharles L. Sewall Center
Seasons
← 1990–91
1992–93 →
1991–92 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Robert Morris 12 4   .750 19 12   .613
Monmouth 11 5   .688 20 9   .690
Fairleigh Dickinson 11 5   .688 14 14   .500
Wagner 9 7   .563 16 12   .571
St. Francis (NY) 8 8   .500 15 14   .517
Long Island 7 9   .438 11 18   .379
Marist 6 10   .375 10 20   .333
Saint Francis (PA) 5 11   .313 13 16   .448
Mount St. Mary's 3 13   .188 6 22   .214
1992 NEC tournament winner

The 1991–92 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represented Robert Morris University in the 1991–92 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 19–12, 12–4 in NEC play. They won the 1992 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament[1] to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 16 seed in the West Region and played No. 1 seed UCLA in the first round. The Colonials were beaten 73–53 to end their season.

Roster

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1991–92 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C Ricky Cannon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr
G Bubba Donnelly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
F Joe Falletta 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr
G Wade Timmerson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
G Myron Walker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Dec 2, 1991*
Marshall W 85–61  1–0
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,033)
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Dec 5, 1991*
at West Virginia L 69–79  1–1
WVU Coliseum (6,132)
Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 7, 1991*
Youngstown State W 75–64  2–1
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,007)
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Dec 10, 1991*
Duquesne L 82–93  2–2
Charles L. Sewall Center (2,452)
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Dec 12, 1991*
at Ohio L 67–78  2–3
Convocation Center (1,471)
Athens, Ohio
Dec 23, 1991*
at Florida State L 60–76  2–4
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (5,091)
Tallahassee, Florida
Dec 28, 1991*
at USC L 77–92  2–5
L.A. Sports Arena (2,314)
Los Angeles, California
Dec 30, 1991*
at Long Beach State L 81–84  2–6
The Gold Mine (903)
Long Beach, California
Jan 4, 1992*
at Central Connecticut State W 81–63  3–6
Detrick Gymnasium (425)
New Britain, Connecticut
Jan 7, 1992
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 61–57  4–6
(1–0)
Rothman Center (850)
Hackensack, New Jersey
Jan 9, 1992
at Marist W 70–63  5–6
(2–0)
McCann Recreation Center (2,096)
Poughkeepsie, New York
Jan 11, 1992
Wagner W 79–61  6–6
(3–0)
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,128)
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Jan 13, 1992
Monmouth L 68–72  6–7
(3–1)
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,221)
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Jan 15, 1992*
at Dayton L 65–82  6–8
University of Dayton Arena (11,573)
Dayton, Ohio
Jan 18, 1992
at Saint Francis (PA) W 70–45  7–8
(4–1)
DeGol Arena (2,759)
Loretto, Pennsylvania
Jan 23, 1992
at Mount St. Mary's L 63–72  7–9
(4–2)
Knott Arena (1,792)
Emmitsburg, Maryland
Jan 25, 1992
LIU Brooklyn W 81–68  8–9
(5–2)
Charles L. Sewall Center (767)
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Jan 27, 1992
St. Francis Brooklyn W 64–46  9–9
(6–2)
Charles L. Sewall Center (861)
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Feb 1, 1992
at Monmouth L 46–55  9–10
(6–3)
Boylan Gymnasium (2,756)
West Long Branch, New Jersey
Feb 3, 1992
at Wagner W 74–70  10–10
(7–3)
Sutter Gymnasium (1,148)
Staten Island, New York
Feb 6, 1992
Fairleigh Dickinson W 68–56  11–10
(8–3)
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,464)
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Feb 8, 1992
Marist W 73–69  12–10
(9–3)
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,538)
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Feb 11, 1992*
Canisius W 91–76  13–10
Charles L. Sewall Center (936)
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Feb 15, 1992*
Saint Francis (PA) W 93–61  14–10
(10–3)
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,639)
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Feb 20, 1992
Mount St. Mary's W 98–91  15–10
(11–3)
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,159)
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Feb 27, 1992
at St. Francis Brooklyn L 68–84  15–11
(11–4)
Pope Physical Education Center (350)
Brooklyn, New York
Feb 29, 1992
at Long Island University W 103–94  16–11
(12–4)
Schwartz Athletic Center (350)
Brooklyn, New York
NEC tournament
Mar 3, 1992*
Saint Francis (PA)
Quarterfinals
W 83–66  17–11
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,041)
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Mar 4, 1992*
St. Francis Brooklyn
Semifinals
W 70–68  18–11
Charles L. Sewall Center (828)
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Mar 5, 1992*
Marist
Championship Game
W 85–81  19–11
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,788)
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 1992*
(16 W) vs. (1 W) No. 4 UCLA
First Round
L 53–73[3][4]  19–12
ASU Activity Center (7,639)
Tempe, Arizona
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "2020–21 NEC Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Northeast Conference. p. 25. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "1991–92 Robert Morris Colonials Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "Tense-to-Taunts Is the Cure". Los Angeles Times. March 21, 1992. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "No. 3 UCLA 73, Robert Morris 53". UPI Archives. March 21, 1992. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "1991-92 Robert Morris Colonials Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "1991-1992 Robert Morris Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.