1988–89 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team

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1988–89 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball
NEC Regular Season Champions
NEC tournament champions
Conference Northeast Conference
Record21–9 (12–4 NEC)
Head coach
Home arena Charles L. Sewall Center
Seasons
  1987–88
1989–90  
1988–89 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Robert Morris124 .750219  .700
Fairleigh Dickinson 115 .6881712  .586
Marist*97 .5631315  .464
Monmouth 97 .5631513  .536
Long Island 79 .438919  .321
Loyola (MD) 79 .4381018  .357
Saint Francis (PA) 610 .3751316  .448
Wagner 610 .3751116  .407
St. Francis (NY) 511 .3131116  .407
1989 NEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


*Ineligible for conference tournament


The 1988–89 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represented Robert Morris University in the 1988–89 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, PA. The Colonials were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 21–9, 12–4 in NEC play. They won the 1989 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament [1] to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 16 seed in the West Region and played top-ranked, No. 1 seed Arizona in the first round. The Colonials were beaten 94–60 [2] to end their season.

Contents

Roster

1988–89 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F Vaughn Luton6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1988*
at  West Virginia W 75–67 1–0
WVU Coliseum  
Morgantown, West Virginia
Nov 30, 1988*
at  Pittsburgh L 62–75 1–1
Fitzgerald Field House  
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NEC tournament
Mar 2, 1989*
Long Island University
NEC Tournament Semifinal
W 63–52 18–8
Charles L. Sewall Center 
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Mar 3, 1989*
Fairleigh Dickinson
NEC tournament championship
W 67–66 19–8
Charles L. Sewall Center 
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1989*
(16 W) vs. (1 W) No. 1  Arizona
First Round
L 60–94 21–9
BSU Pavilion  
Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Awards and honors

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References

  1. "2020–21 NEC Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Northeast Conference. p. 26. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  2. "Arizona Quickly Slams the Door on Robert Morris". Los Angeles Times . March 17, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  3. "1988-89 Robert Morris Colonials Schedule and Results". Sports Reference . Retrieved April 25, 2020.