Men's Basketball

Robert Morris College: Chicago

401 South State Street - Chicago, IL - 60605
Team Office: Tel: (312) 935-6808 Fax: (312) 935-6804
Team website: www.rmcil.edu/athletics

Robert Morris College is a unique four-year college offering three BA degrees in Business Administration, Computer & Information Sciences, and Design and Applied Arts. Most degrees are of the Associate type and include Film/Video, Interior Design, and Tourism and Travel Services Management Nearly 2/3 of those enrolled are women. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges did not rank Robert Morris.

The main campus is located in Chicago (pop. 3M) though several other satelite campuses are located throughout Illinois.

School website
www.rmcil.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

5,000

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult, 76% accepted.

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$25,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business (81%) - Computer Sciences - Visual/ Performing Arts

Misc. Information

Head coach Al Bruehl completed his 11th season at Robert Morris in 2007-08. Over the last 11 years, Bruehl has taken six first place conference finishes and made seven national tournament appearances. Bruehl likes a high octane offense and his teams are frequently near the top in scoring. Bruehl came to RMC from Trinity International where he posted a 143-49 record. Following a 31-1 record in 2006-07, the Eagles posted a 28-4 in 2007-08 record and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NAIA tourney before getting beat by Georgetown (KY). They finished with a #8 national ranking. It was the 16th consecutive season in his career that Bruehl's teams have attained 20 or more wins. (Note: CBSAguide has been informed of a player ineligibility issue and possible forfeit of games. We're checking.)

Team Name	Eagles
Colors	?
Division	NAIA I
All-Time Record	?

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	28-4	31-1	31-4	110-23 (.827)
Conference	9-1	10-0	10-2	46-8 (.851)
Conf. Finish	1	1	2	1, 1, 1, 1, ?
Post Appear.	Swt 16	Final 4	Final 4	NAIA 3x
Final 25 Rank	#8	#1	#3	3x

Coaches

Head Coach	Al Bruehl
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Robert Morris (IL)	1997-98
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	445-123 (.783)
Record at Robert Morris (IL)	302-74 (.803)
Coaching Awards	IBCA COTY 7x

Asst. Coaches	Aubrey Volious, Reggie Murray, Micheal Griffith, Gary Cowen

Recruiting Coordinator

Aubrey Volious, (312) 935-6809, avolious@robertmorris.edu

Conference and Schedule

Robert Morris plays in the Chicagoland Conference (www.ccacon.com). It is generally regarded among one of the nation's strongest NAIA conferences. The CCAC is comprised of 13 NAIA Division I and II schools; seven schools, however, comprise the NAIA Division I conference. The are located in Indiana and Illinois. The league schedule commences in January with games more often than not played on Tuesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. The Eagles will play each team twice, home and away. The season concludes with the CCAC tourney which includes all teams, with the conference champion having home court advantage throughout and receives a first round bye. If the top seed is defeated before the championship game, the highest remaining seed hosts the final game.

Conference Opponents

St. Xavier, Purdue-Calumet, U. of St. Francis, Indiana-South Bend, Illinois Tech, and Olivet Nazarene.

Facilities

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Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Robert Morris was ranked #2 in offense, averaging 95.6 ppg. In 2006-07, they were ranked # 1 at 98.1 ppg.