Robert Morris MBB Will Take on Defending MVC Champs in 2025

The Robert Morris men’s basketball non-conference schedule is slowly revealing itself as the weeks go on with another one being announced on Tuesday.

After winning the Horizon League and playing in the NCAA Tournament last season, Robert Morris is loading up its non-conference schedule with quality opponents from conferences such as the Big Ten, Atlantic 10, and now the Missouri Valley.

According to the Drake men’s basketball X account, the Colonials will travel to take on the Bulldogs on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025.

𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠… 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞

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— Drake Basketball (@DrakeBulldogsMB) August 26, 2025

Last season, Drake won the Missouri Valley Conference after going 31-4 overall and 17-4 in conference play under head coach Ben McCollum, who is now the head coach at Iowa. The Colonials play McCollum’s Hawkeyes in the season opener two days before the game against the Bulldogs.

Drake hired Eric Henderson to replace McCollum this offseason. Henderson went 129-60 over six season as North Dakota State’s head coach.

In addition to the matchup against Drake, there are five other known non-conference opponents confirmed to be on Robert Morris’ schedule.

The Colonials will first head to Iowa City to tipoff their season against the Hawkeyes on Nov. 20, 2025, but it comes with a twist as they will play against last season’s Horizon League Player of the Year and former Robert Morris star, Alvaro Folgueiras.

Later in November, the Colonials will hit the road again to take on St. Bonaventure at the Reilly Center on the 20th of the month.

Then in December the Colonials’ will host Toledo, who will travel to Moon Township on Dec. 13, 2025, to start a home-and-home series against Robert Morris. The Colonials will head to Glass City in 2026 for the return game.

A week later, the Colonials will travel to in-state for and former NEC rival Saint Francis on Dec. 20, 2025, to renew their rivalry after a year of not playing each other.

Robert Morris played a total of 11 non-conference games a season ago which means there are still six more games, outside of the Horizon League schedule, set to be released at some point leading up to the season.