List of Colgate Raiders men's basketball head coaches

Last updated June 11, 2025

The following is a list of Colgate Raiders men's basketball head coaches. There have been 20 head coaches of the Raiders in their 123-season history.^[1]

Colgate's current head coach is Matt Langel. He was hired as the Raiders' head coach in April 2011,^[2] replacing Emmett Davis, who was fired after the 2010–11 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1900–1913	Ellery Huntington Sr.	13	104–74	.584
2	1913–1919	Walt Hammond	6	65–42	.607
3	1919–1928	William Reid	9	133–55	.707
4	1928–1932	Lloyd Jordan	4	53–24	.688
5	1932–1935	Robert C. Hubbard	3	26–29	.473
6	1935–1939	John Galloway	4	37–32	.536
7	1939–1941	Paul Bixler	2	21–12	.636
8	1941–1949	Karl J. Lawrence	8	74–55	.574
9	1949–1962	Howard Hartman	13	137–146	.484
10	1962–1964	Bob Dewey	2	12–29	.293
11	1964–1967	Bob Duffy	3	25–43	.368
12	1967–1972	Ed Ashnault	5	65–59	.524
13	1972–1976	Bill Vesp	4	47–51	.480
14	1976–1982	Mike Griffin	6	61–94	.394
15	1982–1986	Tony Relvas	4	14–91	.133
16	1986–1989	Joe Baker	3	14–68	.171
17	1989–1997^[a]	Jack Bruen	9	109–127	.462
18	1997–1998*	Paul Aiello	1	7–15	.318
19	1998–2011	Emmett Davis	13	165–212	.438
20	2011–present	Matt Langel	12	202–174	.537
Totals		20 coaches	123 seasons	1,371–1,432	.489
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[1]

↑ Bruen died on December 19, 1997 of pancreatic cancer.^[4] Aiello was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[5]

References

1 2 "2022-23 Colgate Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Colgate Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
↑ "Colgate hires M'town grad Langel" . Burlington County Times . April 26, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
↑ Webb, Donnie (March 16, 2011). "Colgate University fires men's basketball coach Emmett Davis". The Post-Standard . Retrieved March 4, 2023.
↑ Denlinger, Ken (December 20, 1997). "FORMER CATHOLIC COACH BRUEN DIES AT AGE 48". The Washington Post . Retrieved March 5, 2023.
↑ Yannis, Alex (December 23, 1997). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Colgate Buries Its Coach, Then Carries On and Plays" . The New York Times . Retrieved March 5, 2023.

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[Bruen-6] Bruen died on December 19, 1997 of pancreatic cancer.^[4] Aiello was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[5]

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "2022-23 Colgate Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Colgate Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

[2] "Colgate hires M'town grad Langel" . Burlington County Times . April 26, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

[3] Webb, Donnie (March 16, 2011). "Colgate University fires men's basketball coach Emmett Davis". The Post-Standard . Retrieved March 4, 2023.

[4] Denlinger, Ken (December 20, 1997). "FORMER CATHOLIC COACH BRUEN DIES AT AGE 48". The Washington Post . Retrieved March 5, 2023.

[5] Yannis, Alex (December 23, 1997). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Colgate Buries Its Coach, Then Carries On and Plays" . The New York Times . Retrieved March 5, 2023.

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