Colgate Raiders men's basketball

Basketball team that represents Colgate University

Colgate Raiders

2023–24 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team

University

Colgate University

Head coach

Matt Langel (13th season)

Conference

Patriot League

Location

Hamilton, New York

Arena

Cotterell Court
(Capacity: 1,750)

Nickname

Raiders

Colors

Maroon and white^[1]

Home

Away

NCAA tournament appearances

1995, 1996, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Conference tournament champions

1995, 1996, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Conference regular season champions

1994, 1995, 1996, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024

Conference division season champions

Patriot North: 2021

The Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represents Colgate University in Hamilton, New York in NCAA Division I competition. The school's team competes in the Patriot League and play their home games in Cotterell Court. The Raiders have appeared in seven NCAA tournaments, most recently in 2024.

Postseason history

NCAA tournament results

The Raiders have appeared in seven NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–7.^[2]

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1995	#16	First Round	#1 Kansas	L 68–82
1996	#16	First Round	#1 Connecticut	L 59–68
2019	#15	First Round	#2 Tennessee	L 70–77
2021	#14	First Round	#3 Arkansas	L 68–85
2022	#14	First Round	#3 Wisconsin	L 60–67
2023	#15	First Round	#2 Texas	L 61–81
2024	#14	First Round	#3 Baylor	L 67–92

CBI results

The Raiders have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2018	First Round	San Francisco	L 68–72

Retired numbers

Colgate has retired five numbers to date:^[3]

No.	Player	Pos.	Career
Colgate Raiders retired numbers
11	Ernie Vandeweghe	SF	1945–49
20	Tucker Neale	SG	1992–95
24	Bob Duffy	PG	1959–62
31	Adonal Foyle	C	1994–97
44	Mike Ferrara	SG	1978–81

Players in international leagues

Will Rayman (born 1997), American-Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League

References

^ "Colgate Athletics Identity Standard Guide" (PDF). ColgateAthletics.com. October 15, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
^ "Updated men's basketball record book" (PDF).
^ "Retired Numbers". Colgate University. 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

External links

Official website

Colgate University

Located in: Hamilton, New York

Student life

Athletics

Colgate Raiders
Football
- 1932 Colgate Red Raiders football team
Basketball
- Men
- Women
Men's lacrosse
Ice hockey
- Men
- Women
Softball
Baseball
Cotterell Court
Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
Class of 1965 Arena
Patriot League

Facilities

Hascall Hall

People

List of Colgate University people

Founded: 1819

v t e Colgate Raiders men's basketball
Venues	Huntington Gymnasium (1926–1959) Cotterell Court (1959–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Patriot League men's basketball
Teams	American Eagles Army Black Knights Boston University Terriers Bucknell Bison Colgate Raiders Holy Cross Crusaders Lafayette Leopards Lehigh Mountain Hawks Loyola Greyhounds Navy Midshipmen
Championships & awards	Patriot League men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23