2018–19 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represented Colgate University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by eighth-year head coach Matt Langel, played their home games at Cotterell Court in Hamilton, New York as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 24-11, 13-5 to tie for first place. In the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Boston University, Navy, and Bucknell to win the Patriot League tournament. As a result, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Tennessee.

2018–19 Colgate Raiders men's basketball
Patriot League regular season co-champions Patriot League tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Patriot League
Record	24–11 (13–5 Patriot)
Head coach	Matt Langel (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Dave Klatsky Michael McGarvey Pat Moore
Home arena	Cotterell Court
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Patriot League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Colgate †	13	–	5		.722			24	–	11		.686
Bucknell	13	–	5		.722			21	–	12		.636
Lehigh	12	–	6		.667			20	–	11		.645
American	9	–	9		.500			15	–	15		.500
Navy	8	–	10		.444			12	–	19		.387
Army	8	–	10		.444			13	–	19		.406
Lafayette	7	–	11		.389			10	–	20		.333
Boston University	7	–	11		.389			15	–	18		.455
Loyola (MD)	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
Holy Cross	6	–	12		.333			16	–	17		.485
† 2019 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

The Raiders finished the 2017–18 season 19–14, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in second place. They defeated Lafayette and Holy Cross to advance to the championship game of the Patriot League tournament where they lost to Bucknell. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to San Francisco.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Sean O'Brien	0	G	6'2"	188	Senior	Lafayette Hill, PA	Graduated
Tom Rivard	14	F	6'7"	200	Senior	Worcester, MA	Graduated
Jordan Swopshire	15	F	6'6"	210	Senior	O'Fallon, MO	Graduated
Jordan Robertson	25	G	6'3"	185	Senior	Cape Mary Court House, NJ	Graduated
Dylan Whitbread	45	G	6'3"	210	Senior	Johannesburg, South Africa	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Nelly Cummings	0	G	6'0"	175	Sophomore	Midland, TX	Transferred from Bowling Green. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cummings will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tucker Richardson SF	Blairstown, NJ	Blair Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jul 5, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Liam Courtney C	Kitchener, ON	TRC Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 9, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 23, 2018.

Roster

2018–19 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Nelly Cummings   6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Lincoln Park Bowling Green Midland, PA G 1 Jordan Burns 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So John Marshall San Antonio, TX G 2 Zach Light (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Riverdale Country School New York, NY G 3 David Favorite 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Alamo Heights San Antonio, TX F 4 Sam Lindgren (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Germantown Academy Doylestown, PA F 5 Malcolm Regisford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Bellarmine-Jefferson Woodland Hills, CA F 10 Will Rayman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Millbrook New York, NY C 12 Dana Batt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Homestead Fort Wayne, IN G 13 Jack Ferguson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Homestead Fort Wayne, IN F/C 14 Liam Courtney 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Saint John's-Kilmarnock Kitchener, ON G 15 Tucker Richardson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Hunterdon Central Flemington, NJ G 21 David Maynard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Herriman Herriman, UT F 22 Hugh Baxter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Scotch College Melbourne, Australia G 23 Milan Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Detroit Country Day Detroit, MI F 25 Rapolas Ivanauskas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Brewster Academy Barrington, IL G 30 Francisco Amiel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Escola Secundaria Professor Ruy Luis Gomes Corroios, Portugal G 42 Jimmy Yfantopulos (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Brimmer and May School Lowell, MA	Head coach Matt Langel (Penn) Assistant coach(es) Dave Klatsky (Penn) Mike McGarvey (Ursinus) Pat Moore (Colgate) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm		at NJIT Central New York Classic	L 78–81	0–1	Wellness and Events Center (1,339) Newark, NJ
Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm		Monmouth	W 87–74	1–1	Cotterell Court (359) Hamilton, NY
Nov 11, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Cornell Central New York Classic	W 73–57	2–1	Newman Arena (1,266) Itahaca, NY
Nov 11, 2018* 7:00 pm		Nazareth Central New York Classic	W 86–68	3–1	Cottrell Court (308) Hamilton, NY
Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm		Binghamton Central New York Classic	W 76–68	4–1	Cotterell Court (324) Hamilton, NY
Nov 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Syracuse	L 56–77	4–2	Carrier Dome (16,586) Syracuse, NY
Nov 24, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Siena	W 84–79	5–2	Times Union Center (5,202) Albany, NY
Nov 30, 2018* 8:30 pm		at South Florida	L 63–73	5–3	Yuengling Center (4,992) Tampa, FL
Dec 2, 2018* 1:30 pm		at Florida Gulf Coast	W 74–56	6–3	Alico Arena (2,858) Fort Myers, FL
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Columbia	W 64–62	7–3	Levien Gymnasium (749) New York, NY
Dec 8, 2018* 2:00 pm, BTN Plus		at Penn State	L 65–76	7–4	Bryce Jordan Center (8,056) University Park, PA
Dec 15, 2018* 2:00 pm		Marist	W 82–66	8–4	Cotterell Court (433) Hamilton, NY
Dec 29, 2018* 4:00 pm		at Pittsburgh	L 54–68	8–5	Petersen Events Center (6,182) Pittsburgh, PA
Patriot League regular season
Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm		at Navy	L 66–72	8–6 (0–1)	Alumni Hall (643) Annapolis, MD
Jan 6, 2019 2:00 pm		American	W 73–69	9–6 (1–1)	Cotterell Court (358) Hamilton, NY
Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm		at Bucknell	L 81–84	9–7 (1–2)	Sojka Pavilion (2,788) Lewisburg, PA
Jan 12, 2019 7:00 pm		Lehigh	W 91–78	10–7 (2–2)	Cotterell Court (399) Hamilton, NY
Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm		at Army	L 81–91	10–8 (2–3)	Christl Arena  West Point, NY
Jan 19, 2019 1:00 pm		at Boston University	W 77–56	11–8 (3–3)	Case Gym (555) Boston, MA
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm		Lafayette	W 57–47	12–8 (4–3)	Cotterell Court (417) Hamilton, NY
Jan 26, 2019 12:00 pm, CBSSN		at Loyola (MD)	L 72–79 ^OT	12–9 (4–4)	Reitz Arena (684) Baltimore, MD
Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm		Army	W 76–56	13–9 (5–4)	Cotterell Court (302) Hamilton, NY
Feb 2, 2019 1:00 pm		Boston University	L 68–76	13–10 (5–5)	Cotterell Court (557) Hamilton, NY
Feb 4, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Lehigh	W 84–62	14–10 (6–5)	Stabler Arena (966) Bethlehem, PA
Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm		Loyola (MD)	W 75–72	15–10 (7–5)	Cotterell Court (532) Hamilton, NY
Feb 13, 2019 7:30 pm		at Holy Cross	W 74–70	16–10 (8–5)	Hart Center (912) Worcester, MA
Feb 16, 2019 4:00 pm		at American	W 83–81 ^OT	17–10 (9–5)	Bender Arena (1,182) Washington, D.C.
Feb 19, 2019 7:00 pm		Bucknell	W 75–64	18–10 (10–5)	Cotterell Court (643) Hamilton, NY
Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, CBSSN		Navy	W 93–71	19–10 (11–5)	Cotterell Court (658) Hamilton, NY
Feb 27, 2019 6:00 pm, Stadium		Holy Cross	W 79–59	20–10 (12–5)	Cotterell Court (481) Hamilton, NY
Mar 2, 2019 12:00 pm		at Lafayette	W 76–70	21–10 (13–5)	Kirby Sports Center (1,447) Easton, PA
Patriot League tournament
Mar 7, 2019 7:00 pm	(1)	(8) Boston University Quarterfinals	W 81–69	22–10	Cotterell Court (1,277) Hamilton, NY
Mar 10, 2019 12:00 pm, CBSSN	(1)	(5) Navy Semifinals	W 80–70	23–10	Cotterell Court (1,089) Hamilton, NY
Mar 13, 2019 7:30 pm, CBSSN	(1)	(2) Bucknell Championship	W 94–80	24–10	Cotterell Court (1,821) Hamilton, NY
NCAA tournament
Mar 22, 2019* 2:45 pm, CBS	(15 S)	vs. (2 S) No. 6 Tennessee First Round	L 70–77	24–11	Nationwide Arena (19,641) Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Source^[1]. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. "Colgate Athletics". Gocolgateraiders.com.