2019–20 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represented Colgate University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by ninth-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 25–9, 14–4 in Patriot League play to win the Patriot League regular season championship. They defeated Lehigh and Lafayette to reach the championship game of the Patriot League tournament where they lost to Boston University. As a regular season league champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the 2020 National Invitation Tournament. However, the NIT and all other postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 Colgate Raiders men's basketball
Patriot League regular season champions
Conference	Patriot League
Record	25–9 (14–4 Patriot)
Head coach	Matt Langel (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Dave Klatsky Mike Jordan Pat Moore
Home arena	Cotterell Court
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Patriot League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Colgate	14	–	4		.778			25	–	9		.735
American	12	–	6		.667			16	–	14		.533
Boston University †	12	–	6		.667			21	–	13		.618
Army	10	–	8		.556			15	–	15		.500
Lafayette	10	–	8		.556			19	–	12		.613
Navy	8	–	10		.444			14	–	16		.467
Bucknell	8	–	10		.444			14	–	20		.412
Lehigh	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
Loyola (MD)	7	–	11		.389			15	–	17		.469
Holy Cross	2	–	16		.111			3	–	29		.094
† 2020 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

The Raiders finished the 2018–19 season 24–11, 13–5 in Patriot League play to earn a share of the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Boston University, Navy, and Bucknell to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 15 in the South region. There they lost to Tennessee in the first round.

Roster

2019–20 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) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Bowling Green Midland, PA G 1 Jordan Burns 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr The Kent School San Antonio, TX G 2 Zach Light 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Northfield Mount Hermon New York, NY G 3 Pearson Parker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Phillips Exeter Los Angeles, CA G 4 Ryan Moffatt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Hempfield Lancaster, PA G 5 David Maynard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Herriman Herriman, UT F 10 Will Rayman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr New Hampton School New York, NY G 13 Jack Ferguson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Homestead Fort Wayne, IN F 14 Keegan Records 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr St. Andrew's South Kingstown, RI G 15 Tucker Richardson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Blair Academy Flemington, NJ F 22 Malcolm Bailey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Ridley College Stratford, ON G 23 Milan Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Detroit Country Day Detroit, MI F 25 Rapolas Ivanauskas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Northwestern Barrington, IL G 33 Oliver Lynch-Daniels 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Houston Baptist Chapel Hill, NC F 35 Blake Henry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Foothill College Menlo Park, CA	Head coach Matt Langel (Penn) Assistant coach(es) Dave Klatsky (Penn) Mike Jordan (Penn) Pat Moore (Colgate) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 5, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2019* 7:00 pm		NJIT	W 80–75	1–0	Cotterell Court (871) Hamilton, NY
Nov 10, 2019* 3:00 pm, ACCNX		at Clemson	L 68–81	1–1	Littlejohn Coliseum (5,673) Clemson, SC
Nov 13, 2019* 7:00 pm, ACCRSN		at Syracuse	L 54–70	1–2	Carrier Dome (21,281) Syracuse, NY
Nov 18, 2019* 8:00 pm, SECN		at No. 19 Auburn Legends Classic	L 62–91	1–3	Auburn Arena (7,522) Auburn, AL
Nov 21, 2019* 7:00 pm		SUNY Cortland	W 89–50	2–3	Cottrell Court (807) Hamilton, NY
Nov 24, 2019* 5:00 pm, FloSports		vs. Cal State Northridge Legends Classic	W 64–56	3–3	Resch Center (152) Ashwaubenon, WI
Nov 26, 2019* 8:00 pm, FloSports		vs. Green Bay Legends Classic	W 99–81	4–3	Resch Center (1,342) Ashwaubenon, WI
Nov 30, 2019* 2:00 pm		Siena	W 72–62	5–3	Cotterell Court (872) Hamilton, NY
Dec 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Binghamton	W 82–74	6–3	Binghamton University Events Center (1,626) Vestal, NY
Dec 8, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Niagara	L 82–93 ^OT	6–4	Gallagher Center (1,276) Lewiston, NY
Dec 11, 2019* 7:00 pm		Cornell	W 66–58	7–4	Cotterell Court (876) Hamilton, NY
Dec 14, 2019* 7:00 pm, FSOH		at Cincinnati	W 67–66	8–4	Fifth Third Arena (10,416) Cincinnati, OH
Dec 22, 2019* 7:00 pm		Columbia	W 89–71	9–4	Cotterell Court (741) Hamilton, NY
Patriot League regular season
Jan 2, 2020 7:00 pm		American	W 65–51	10–4 (1–0)	Cotterell Court (854) Hamilton, NY
Jan 6, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Army	W 70–65	11–4 (2–0)	Christl Arena (814) West Point, NY
Jan 8, 2020 7:00 pm		Loyola (MD)	W 92–70	12–4 (3–0)	Cotterell Court (710) Hamilton, NY
Jan 11, 2020 4:00 pm		at Navy	W 70–63	13–4 (4–0)	Alumni Hall (1,516) Annapolis, MD
Jan 15, 2020 11:00:00 am		at Lafayette	L 67–71	13–5 (4–1)	Kirby Sports Center (2,544) Easton, PA
Jan 18, 2020 2:00 pm		Boston University	W 79–70	14–5 (5–1)	Cotterell Court (901) Hamilton, NY
Jan 20, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Bucknell	W 80–65	15–5 (6–1)	Cotterell Court (1,315) Hamilton, NY
Jan 25, 2020 2:00 pm		at American	W 79–69	16–5 (7–1)	Bender Arena (1,214) Washington, D.C.
Jan 29, 2020 7:00 pm		Lafayette	L 78–80	16–6 (7–2)	Cotterell Court (930) Hamilton, NY
Feb 1, 2020 2:00 pm, CBSSN		at Holy Cross	W 73–64	17–6 (8–2)	Hart Center (1,629) Worcester, MA
Feb 5, 2020 7:00 pm		at Lehigh	W 81–51	18–6 (9–2)	Stabler Arena (654) Bethlehem, PA
Feb 8, 2020 2:00 pm		Navy	W 67–60	19–6 (10–2)	Cotterell Court (1,026) Hamilton, NY
Feb 10, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Boston University	W 79–63	20–6 (11–2)	Case Gym (656) Boston, MA
Feb 16, 2020 2:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	L 80–84	20–7 (11–3)	Reitz Arena (878) Baltimore, MD
Feb 19, 2020 7:00 pm, Stadium		Lehigh	W 70–67	21–7 (12–3)	Cotterell Court (1,776) Hamilton, NY
Feb 23, 2020 2:00 pm		Holy Cross	W 90–60	22−7 (13−3)	Cotterell Court (985) Hamilton, NY
Feb 26, 2020 7:00 pm		at Bucknell	L 70–71	22–8 (13–4)	Sojka Pavilion (2,497) Lewisburg, PA
Feb 29, 2020 12:00 pm, CBSSN		Army	W 91–65	23–8 (14–4)	Cotterell Court (1,750) Hamilton, NY
Patriot League tournament
Mar 5, 2020 7:00 pm, PLN	(1)	(8) Lehigh Quarterfinals	W 83–70	24–8	Cotterell Court (1,368) Hamilton, NY
Mar 8, 2020 2:00 pm, CBSSN	(1)	(5) Lafayette Semifinals	W 89–64	25–8	Cotterell Court (1,834) Hamilton, NY
Mar 11, 2020 7:30 pm, CBSSN	(1)	(3) Boston University Championship game	L 61–64	25–9	Cotterell Court (1,724) Hamilton, NY
*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.