1981–82 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represented Robert Morris University in the 1981–82 NCAA Division I basketball season. Robert Morris was coached by Matthew Furjanic Jr. and played their home games at the John Jay Center in Moon Township, PA. The Colonials were members of the ECAC Metro Conference. They finished the season 17–13, 9–5 in conference play. They won the ECAC Metro tournament[1] to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned the 12 seed in the Mideast Region were beaten 94–62 by No. 5 seed and defending National champion Indiana in the first round.[2]

1981–82 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball
ECAC Metro South champions
ECAC Metro tournament champions
ConferenceEastern College Athletic Conference
Record17–13 (9–5 ECAC Metro)
Head coach
Home arenaJohn Jay Center
1981–82 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Fairleigh Dickinson123 .8001611  .593
Long Island114 .7332010  .667
Siena87 .5331513  .536
St. Francis (NY)87 .5331017  .370
Marist69 .4001214  .462
Wagner114 .067422  .154
South
Robert Morris95 .6431713  .567
Baltimore86 .5711513  .536
Towson State77 .5001017  .370
Loyola (MD)77 .5001116  .407
Saint Francis (PA)311 .214620  .231
1982 ECAC Metro tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1981–82 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G Chipper Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So New Kensington, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Dec 19, 1981*
    at Pittsburgh L 76–88  1–3
    Fitzgerald Field House 
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Jan 2, 1982*
    at No. 17 Georgetown L 58–75  1–5
    Capital Centre 
    Landover, MD
    ECAC Metro tournament
    Mar 5, 1982*
    vs. Loyola (MD)
    Quarterfinals
    W 78–69  15–12
    McCann Arena 
    Poughkeepsie, New York
    Mar 6, 1982*
    vs. Baltimore
    Semifinals
    W 80–70  16–12
    McCann Arena 
    Poughkeepsie, New York
    Mar 7, 1982*
    vs. Long Island University
    Championship game
    W 85–84  17–12
    McCann Arena 
    Poughkeepsie, New York
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 11, 1982*
    (12 ME) vs. (5 ME) Indiana
    First round
    L 62–94  17–13
    Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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    References

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