Colgate Raiders men's basketball

Colgate Raiders
Colgate Raiders
	2025–26 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team
University	Colgate University
Head coach	Matt Langel (14th season)
Conference	Patriot League
Location	Hamilton, New York
Arena	Cotterell Court ; (capacity: 1,750)
Nickname	Raiders
Colors	Maroon and white;
Uniforms
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 regular-season champions
	Patriot North: 2021

Last updated August 20, 2025

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

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[1] "Colgate Athletics Identity Standard Guide" (PDF). ColgateAthletics.com. October 15, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2022.

[2] "Updated men's basketball record book" (PDF).

[3] "Retired Numbers". Colgate University. 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

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Venues	Huntington Gymnasium (1926–1959) Cotterell Court (1959–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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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 2023–24 2024–25