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
ConferencePatriot League
2019–20 record25–9 (14–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dave Klatsky
  • Mike Jordan
  • Pat Moore
Home arenaCotterell Court
2019–20 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Colgate144 .778  259  .735
American126 .667  1614  .533
Boston University126 .667  2113  .618
Army108 .556  1515  .500
Lafayette108 .556  1912  .613
Navy810 .444  1416  .467
Bucknell810 .444  1420  .412
Lehigh711 .389  1121  .344
Loyola (MD)711 .389  1517  .469
Holy Cross216 .111  329  .094
2020 Patriot League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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, the 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Nelly Cummings 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SoBowling Green Midland, PA
G 1 Jordan Burns 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrThe Kent School San Antonio, TX
G 2 Zach Light 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoNorthfield Mount Hermon New York, NY
G 3 Pearson Parker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrPhillips Exeter Los Angeles, CA
G 4 Ryan Moffatt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrHempfield Lancaster, PA
G 5 David Maynard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrHerriman Herriman, UT
F 10 Will Rayman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrNew Hampton School New York, NY
G 13 Jack Ferguson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrHomestead Fort Wayne, IN
F 14 Keegan Records 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrSt. Andrew's South Kingstown, RI
G 15 Tucker Richardson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoBlair Academy Flemington, NJ
F 22 Malcolm Bailey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrRidley College Stratford, ON
G 23 Milan Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrDetroit Country Day Detroit, MI
F 25 Rapolas Ivanauskas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrNorthwestern Barrington, IL
G 33 Oliver Lynch-Daniels 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrHouston Baptist Chapel Hill, NC
F 35 Blake Henry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrFoothill College Menlo Park, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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.
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