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Colonials hope to bounce back during year three in more challenging league

ALTOONA, Pa. -- Andrew Toole led Robert Morris to an NCAA Tournament bid during the Colonials' final season as a member of the Northeast Conference in 2019-20, but the tourney was canceled that year because of COVID.

That was the second NCAA bid the Colonials had earned under Toole, along with a pair of NIT bids, since he took over as head coach in 2010. Along with those NCAA and NIT berths, Toole had compiled a record of 188-154 at Robert Morris by the end of the 2020 season.

The Colonials were the class of the Northeast Conference for many years, always a contender to win the league, and Toole was one of the best coaches in the NEC.