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The 2025–26 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represented Robert Morris University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials, led by 16th-year head coach Andrew Toole, played their home games at the UPMC Events Center in Moon Township, Pennsylvania as members of the Horizon League.

ConferenceHorizon League
Record22–11 (13–7 Horizon)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Kim Lewis
  • Anthony Richards
  • Matthew Sweet
  • Keith Oddo
Quick facts Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball, Conference ...
2025–26 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record22–11 (13–7 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kim Lewis
  • Anthony Richards
  • Matthew Sweet
  • Keith Oddo
Home arenaUPMC Events Center
Seasons
← 2024–25
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2025–26 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wright State †15–5 .75023–12  .657
Robert Morris13–7 .65022–11  .667
Detroit Mercy12–8 .60017–15  .531
Oakland12–8 .60016–16  .500
Green Bay12–8 .60018–15  .545
Purdue Fort Wayne11–9 .55017–15  .531
Northern Kentucky10–10 .50020–14  .588
Milwaukee8–12 .40012–20  .375
Youngstown State8–12 .40015–17  .469
Cleveland State6–14 .30011–22  .333
IU Indy3–17 .1507–25  .219
† 2026 Horizon League tournament winner
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Previous season

The Colonials finished the 2024–25 season 26–9, 15–5 in Horizon League play, to finish Horizon League regular season champions.[1] They defeated Wright State,[2] Oakland,[3] and Youngstown State to win their first ever Horizon League tournament championship, and in turn, their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2015.[4] In the NCAA tournament, they would receive the #15 seed in the East Region,[5] where they would be defeated by #2 region seed Alabama in the First Round.[6]

Preseason

On October 8, 2025, the Horizon League released their preseason poll. Robert Morris was picked to finish fourth in the conference, while receiving eight first-place votes. One player was named to the preseason All-Horizon League Second Team.[7]

Preseason rankings

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Horizon League Preseason Coaches Poll
Rank Team Points
1 Milwaukee 428 (24)
2 Oakland 384 (7)
3 Youngstown State 364 (2)
4 Robert Morris 345 (8)
5 Purdue Fort Wayne 287 (1)
6 Northern Kentucky 274
7 Wright State 221
8 Cleveland State 217 (2)
9 Detroit Mercy 176
10 IU Indy 115
11 Green Bay 93
(#) first-place votes
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Preseason All-Horizon League Teams

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Preseason All-Horizon League Teams
Team Player Position Year
Second DeSean Goode Forward Sophomore
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2025–26 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 DeSean Goode 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoIU Indy Fairmont, West Virginia
F 1 Josh Hill 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoArkansas State Laurel, Maryland
G/F 2 Ryan Prather Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrAkron Clarksburg, Maryland
G 3 Ta'Zir Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)182 lb (83 kg) RS SoLouisiana–Monroe Woodbridge, Virginia
G 4 Kaleb Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrCal State Fullerton Huntsville, Alabama
G 5 Cam Wilds 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrClarion Virginia Beach, Virginia
F 6 Eddie Cooke III 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)202 lb (92 kg) FrLegacy Early College High School Atlanta, Georgia
G/F 9 Cyril Arvanitis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrRed Bank Catholic High School Elberon, New Jersey
G 12 Darius Livingston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrDiscovery Academy Orlando, Florida
F 13 Samuel Obenjo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)187 lb (85 kg) FrLayton Christian Academy Stockholm, Sweden
G 14 Vasilije Serafimoski 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrLa Roche Gostivar, North Macedonia
F 16 Nikolaos Chitikoudis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrNorth Carolina A&T East Thessaloniki, Greece
G 20 Albert Vargas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) SrSouthern Connecticut New York, New York
G 21 Jeremiah Littlejohn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrWestern Oklahoma State Gaithersburg, Maryland
C 35 Ubong Okon 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrAlabama State Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 18, 2025

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2025*
8:30 pm, BTN		 at Iowa L 69–101  0–1
  14 – Chitikoudis  9 – Chitikoudis  4 – Vargas  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,293)
Iowa City, IA
November 6, 2025*
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Drake W 81–79 OT 1–1
  18 – Chitikoudis  10 – Tied  7 – Prather Jr.  Knapp Center (3,142)
Des Moines, IA
November 10, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Geneva W 93–47  2–1
  16 – Hill  9 – Goode  6 – Vargas  UPMC Events Center (1,589)
Moon Township, PA
November 13, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Pitt Greensburg W 81–57  3–1
  19 – Chitikoudis  12 – Goode  5 – Livingston  UPMC Events Center (1,057)
Moon Township, PA
November 20, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at St. Bonaventure L 61–75  3–2
  19 – Hill  10 – Hill  7 – Livingston  Reilly Center (3,353)
St. Bonaventure, NY
November 23, 2025*
3:00 pm, FloCollege		 at Monmouth L 70–71 OT 3–3
  17 – Tied  10 – Goode  4 – Vargas  OceanFirst Bank Center (1,583)
West Long Branch, NJ
November 26, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 UIC W 88–74  4–3
  25 – Prather Jr.  7 – Goode  8 – Vargas  UPMC Events Center (922)
Moon Township, PA
November 28, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Southern Utah
Urban-Bennett Invitational		 W 61–54  5–3
  14 – Vargas  14 – Goode  5 – Vargas  UPMC Events Center 
Moon Township, PA
November 30, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Stetson
Urban-Bennett Invitational		 W 80–62  6–3
  17 – Prather Jr.  10 – Goode  7 – Livingston  UPMC Events Center (1,003)
Moon Township, PA
December 4, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Green Bay W 80–78  7–3
(1–0)		  18 – Goode  9 – Goode  3 – Prather Jr.  Kress Events Center (1,535)
Green Bay, WI
December 6, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Milwaukee L 72–74  7–4
(1–1)		  26 – Goode  10 – Hill  4 – Livingston  UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,959)
Milwaukee, WI
December 13, 2025*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Toledo W 75–70  8–4
  17 – Tied  14 – Chitikoudis  5 – Vargas  UPMC Events Center (996)
Moon Township, PA
December 17, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Youngstown State W 80–77 OT 9–4
(2–1)		  19 – Prather Jr.  12 – Tied  4 – Tied  UPMC Events Center (1,407)
Moon Township, PA
December 20, 2025*
1:00 pm, NECFR		 at Saint Francis W 79–70  10–4
  24 – Goode  8 – Goode  9 – Prather Jr.  DeGol Arena (385)
Loretto, PA
December 29, 2025
7:00 pm, SNP/ESPN+		 Northern Kentucky L 77–79  10–5
(2–2)		  18 – Goode  14 – Goode  6 – Vargas  UPMC Events Center (1,387)
Moon Township, PA
January 2, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Detroit Mercy W 85–77  11–5
(3–2)		  18 – Goode  10 – Chitikoudis  5 – Brown  Calihan Hall (1,443)
Detroit, MI
January 4, 2026
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Oakland L 73–96  11–6
(3–3)		  18 – Goode  8 – Goode  4 – Vargas  OU Credit Union O'rena (1,880)
Auburn Hills, MI
January 11, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Purdue Fort Wayne L 74–79  11–7
(3–4)		  20 – Prather Jr.  8 – Goode  9 – Vargas  UPMC Events Center (1,313)
Moon Township, PA
January 15, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at IU Indy L 93–96 OT 11–8
(3–5)		  21 – Prather Jr.  8 – Goode  6 – Vargas  The Jungle (732)
Indianapolis, IN
January 17, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Northern Kentucky W 92–89 OT 12–8
(4–5)		  23 – Prather Jr.  11 – Chitikoudis  3 – Tied  Truist Arena (2,182)
Highland Heights, KY
January 22, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Milwaukee W 88–76  13–8
(5–5)		  23 – Prather Jr.  8 – Tied  4 – Goode  UPMC Events Center (1,355)
Moon Township, PA
January 24, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Green Bay L 67–71  13–9
(5–6)		  17 – Goode  12 – Goode  5 – Tied  UPMC Events Center (1,487)
Moon Township, PA
January 28, 2026
7:00 pm, SNP/ESPN+		 IU Indy W 74–58  14–9
(6–6)		  20 – Prather Jr.  11 – Chitikoudis  4 – Tied  UPMC Events Center (1,023)
Moon Township, PA
January 31, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Purdue Fort Wayne L 71–83  14–10
(6–7)		  17 – Goode  7 – Chitikoudis  5 – Prather Jr.  Memorial Coliseum (1,974)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 4, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 Wright State W 72–66  15–10
(7–7)		  17 – Prather Jr.  12 – Chitikoudis  5 – Prather Jr.  UPMC Events Center (1,921)
Moon Township, PA
February 7, 2026
4:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Youngstown State W 72–66  16–10
(8–7)		  24 – Goode  9 – Chitikoudis  6 – Prather Jr.  Beeghly Center (2,245)
Youngstown, OH
February 12, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Cleveland State W 85–68  17–10
(9–7)		  25 – Prather Jr.  7 – Tied  6 – Prather Jr.  Wolstein Center (2,104)
Cleveland, OH
February 15, 2026
2:00 pm, SNP/ESPN+		 Oakland W 93–69  18–10
(10–7)		  20 – Chitikoudis  13 – Chitikoudis  10 – Prather Jr.  UPMC Events Center (1,649)
Moon Township, PA
February 22, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Wright State W 81–68  19–10
(11–7)		  24 – Livingston  9 – Chitikoudis  6 – Prather Jr.  Nutter Center (4,659)
Fairborn, OH
February 25, 2026
7:00 pm, SNP/ESPN+		 Detroit Mercy W 73–62  20–10
(12–7)		  29 – Prather Jr.  12 – Tied  6 – Livingston  UPMC Events Center (1,568)
Moon Township, PA
February 28, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Cleveland State W 83–64  21–10
(13–7)		  18 – Chitikoudis  10 – Chitikoudis  6 – Cooke III  UPMC Events Center (1,779)
Moon Township, PA
Horizon League tournament
March 4, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 (2) (9) Youngstown State
First round		 W 68–53  22–10
  24 – Prather Jr.  11 – Goode  4 – Livingston  UPMC Events Center (3,537)
Moon Township, PA
March 9, 2026
9:30 p.m., ESPN2		 (2) vs. (3) Detroit Mercy
Semifinal		 L 64–70  22–11
  14 – Goode  10 – Goode  7 – Chitikoudis  Corteva Coliseum 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.
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