2019–20 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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 .
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 Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2019 *7:00 pm
NJIT W 80–75 1–0
Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
Nov 10, 2019 *3:00 pm, ACCNX
at Clemson
L 68–81 1–1
Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
Nov 13, 2019 *7:00 pm, ACCRSN
at Syracuse
L 54–70 1–2
Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Nov 18, 2019 *8:00 pm, SECN
at No. 19 Auburn Legends Classic L 62–91 1–3
Auburn Arena 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 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 Vestal, NY
Dec 8, 2019 *1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Niagara
L 82–93 OT
6–4
Gallagher Center 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 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
Cotterell Court (854)Hamilton, NY
Jan 6, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Army
W 70–65 11–4
Christl Arena West Point, NY
Jan 8, 2020 7:00 pm
Loyola (MD) W 92–70 12–4
Cotterell Court (710)Hamilton, NY
Jan 11, 2020 4:00 pm
at Navy
W 70–63 13–4
Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
Jan 15, 2020 11:00:00 am
at Lafayette
L 67–71 13–5
Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA
Jan 18, 2020 2:00 pm
Boston University W 79–70 14–5
Cotterell Court (901)Hamilton, NY
Jan 20, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN
Bucknell W 80–65 15–5
Cotterell Court (1,315)Hamilton, NY
Jan 25, 2020 2:00 pm
at American
W 79–69 16–5
Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
Jan 29, 2020 7:00 pm
Lafayette L 78–80 16–6
Cotterell Court (930)Hamilton, NY
Feb 1, 2020 2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Holy Cross
W 73–64 17–6
Hart Center Worcester, MA
Feb 5, 2020 7:00 pm
at Lehigh
W 81–51 18–6
Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA
Feb 8, 2020 2:00 pm
Navy W 67–60 19–6
Cotterell Court (1,026)Hamilton, NY
Feb 10, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Boston University
W 79–63 20–6
Case Gym Boston, MA
Feb 16, 2020 2:00 pm
at Loyola (MD)
L 80–84 20–7
Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD
Feb 19, 2020 7:00 pm, Stadium
Lehigh W 70–67 21–7
Cotterell Court (1,776)Hamilton, NY
Feb 23, 2020 2:00 pm
Holy Cross W 90–60 22−7
Cotterell Court (985)Hamilton, NY
Feb 26, 2020 7:00 pm
at Bucknell
L 70–71 22–8
Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA
Feb 29, 2020 12:00 pm, CBSSN
Army W 91–65 23–8
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
