Get to Know Alabama’s 2025 NCAA Tournament Opponent: Robert Morris

The Alabama men's basketball team learned its fate on selection Sunday. The Crimson Tide will head to Rocket Arena, home of the Cleveland Cavaliers, as a two-seed in the East Region in the 2025 NCAA men's basketball tournament.

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Alabama will face 15-seed Robert Morris, the winner of the Horizon League conference championship, on Friday, March 21.

What is there to know about Alabama's Round of 64 opponent?

The Robert Morris Colonials are located in Carnot-Moon, Pennsylvania. The Colonials finished the regular season 26-8 overall with a 15-5 record in Horizon League play.

Robert Morris's five conference losses came to Youngstown State, Purdue Fort Wayne, Detroit Mercy, Cleveland State, and Wright State.

Robert Morris fell:
72-58 to Youngstown State
82-77 to Purdue Fort Wayne
78-76 to Detroit Mercy
80-69 to Cleveland State
66-64 to Wright State

The leading scorer for Robert Morris is Kam Woods, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound senior from Bessemer, Alabama. Woods has started 27 games for the Colonials this season, scoring 15.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game on 36 minutes per game. Woods is shooting 37.9 percent from the field and 28.8 percent from three this season.

Alvaro Folgueiras, a 6-foot-9, 215-pound sophomore from Malaga, Spain, is the second-leading scorer for Robert Morris. Folgueiras has started 33 possible matchups for the Colonials, scoring 14.1 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game. He is also averaging 1.2 blocks and 1.4 steals per game on 29.3 minutes played. Folgueiras is shooting 55 percent from the field and 42.3 percent from three this season.

Robert Morris has two other players averaging double-digit points this season - 6-foot-7, 185-pound junior Amarion Dickerson is averaging 12.9 points per game, and 6-foot-5, 200-pound junior Josh Omojafo is averaging 11.4 points per game.

As a team, Robert Morris is scoring 76.9 points per game with 37.3 rebounds and 16 assists per game. The Colonials are shooting 45.1 percent from the field as a team and 35 percent from three-point range.

According to Kenpom, Robert Morris has the 171st offense in college basketball, scoring 107 points per 100 possessions. The Colonials have the 134th defense in college basketball, allowing 104.9 points per 100 possessions.

The Colonials have an adjusted tempo of 67.8 possessions per game (40 minutes), ranking 141st in the nation. Additionally, the Colonials are turning the ball over 13 times a game - ranking 281 out of 364 teams in the NCAA this season.

In Robert Morris's most recent game, a Horizon League championship win, Robert Morris defeated Youngstown St. 89-78 to claim the Horizon League Championship. Josh Omojafo led the team in scoring with 24 points on 6-15 shooting from the field. Kam Woods was second in points with 17 on 6-12 shooting from the field. DJ Smith scored 11 points while shooting 3-5 from three-point range.

Alabama and Robert Morris will tip off at 11:40 a.m. CT on Friday, March 21.

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Wyatt Fulton is the Tide 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men's basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at @FultonW_.