2024–25 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 2024–25 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represented Colgate University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by 14th-year head coach Matt Langel, played their home games at Cotterell Court located in Hamilton, New York as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 14–19, 10–8 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Army in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament before losing to American in the semifinals. As a result, and for the first time since 2018, the Raiders failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament.
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ConferencePatriot League
Record14–19 (10–8 Patriot)
Headcoach
- Matt Langel (14th season)
Assistant coaches
- Camryn Crocker
- Trey Montgomery
- Pat Moore
- Damon Sherman-Newsome
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 14–19 (10–8 Patriot) |
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| Home arena | Cotterell Court |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 19 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Patriot League tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Raiders finished the 2023–24 season 25–10, 16–2 in Patriot League play to finish as regular season champions for the fourth consecutive year. They defeated Holy Cross, Bucknell, and Lehigh to win the Patriot League tournament championship, receiving the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the fourth consecutive year.[1] As the No. 14 seed in the West Region, they lost in the first round to Baylor.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
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| November 5, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
SUNY Canton | W 95–62 | 1–0 |
Cotterell Court (673) Hamilton, NY | |||||||
| November 9, 2024* 2:00 pm, FloSports |
at Drexel | L 56–73 | 1–1 |
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,507) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ |
at Syracuse | L 72–74 | 1–2 |
JMA Wireless Dome (19,267) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
| November 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCN |
at NC State | L 49–72 | 1–3 |
Lenovo Center (11,692) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
| November 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Harvard | L 67–78 | 1–4 |
Lavietes Pavilion (1,104) Cambridge, MA | |||||||
| November 27, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloSports |
at UNC Wilmington Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic |
W 72–59 | 2–4 |
Trask Coliseum (3,354) Wilmington, NC | |||||||
| November 29, 2024* 12:00 pm, FloSports |
vs. Appalachian State Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic |
L 50–72 | 2–5 |
Trask Coliseum (2,646) Wilmington, NC | |||||||
| November 30, 2024* 12:00 pm, FloSports |
vs. Sam Houston Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic |
L 78–82 | 2–6 |
Trask Coliseum (2,860) Wilmington, NC | |||||||
| December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Cornell | L 57–84 | 2–7 |
Cotterell Court (907) Hamilton, NY | |||||||
| December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, FloSports |
at Northeastern | L 75–78 | 2–8 |
Matthews Arena (1,009) Boston, MA | |||||||
| December 11, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 5 Kentucky | L 67–78 | 2–9 |
Rupp Arena (19,646) Lexington, KY | |||||||
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Vermont | W 65–60 | 3–9 |
Cotterell Court (653) Hamilton, NY | |||||||
| December 22, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Iona | L 73–79 | 3–10 |
Cotterell Court (787) Hamilton, NY | |||||||
| Patriot League regular season | |||||||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Army | W 71–59 | 4–10 (1–0) |
Cotterell Court (702) Hamilton, NY | |||||||
| January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Bucknell | L 60–66 | 4–11 (1–1) |
Sojka Pavilion (2,572) Lewisburg, PA | |||||||
| January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Lehigh | W 67–62 | 5–11 (2–1) |
Cotterell Court (536) Hamilton, NY | |||||||
| January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Boston University | W 87–50 | 6–11 (3–1) |
Cotterell Court (757) Hamilton, NY | |||||||
| January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Navy | W 73–66 | 7–11 (4–1) |
Alumni Hall (837) Annapolis, MD | |||||||
| January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Lafayette | W 90–67 | 8–11 (5–1) |
Kirby Sports Center (1,188) Easton, PA | |||||||
| January 20, 2025 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
Bucknell | W 87–80 | 9–11 (6–1) |
Cotterell Court (814) Hamilton, NY | |||||||
| January 25, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at American | L 77–81 | 9–12 (6–2) |
Bender Arena (2,230) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| January 29, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Army | L 72–84 | 9–13 (6–3) |
Christl Arena (645) West Point, NY | |||||||
| February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Lafayette | L 61–76 | 9–14 (6–4) |
Cotterell Court (707) Hamilton, NY | |||||||
| February 3, 2025 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Lehigh | L 68–94 | 9–15 (6–5) |
Stabler Arena (951) Bethlehem, PA | |||||||
| February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Loyola (MD) | W 82–68 | 10–15 (7–5) |
Cotterell Court (751) Hamilton, NY | |||||||
| February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Holy Cross | W 87–65 | 11–15 (8–5) |
Hart Center (1,088) Worcester, MA | |||||||
| February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Boston University | L 91–93 2OT | 11–16 (8–6) |
Case Gym (993) Boston, MA | |||||||
| February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Navy | W 79–75 | 12–16 (9–6) |
Cotterell Court (625) Hamilton, NY | |||||||
| February 23, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Loyola (MD) | L 65–84 | 12–17 (9–7) |
Reitz Arena (827) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
| February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Holy Cross | W 81–73 | 13–17 (10–7) |
Cotterell Court (569) Hamilton, NY | |||||||
| March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
American | L 59–67 | 13–18 (10–8) |
Cotterell Court (846) Hamilton, NY | |||||||
| Patriot League tournament | |||||||||||
| March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(3) | (6) Army Quarterfinals |
W 84–55 | 14–18 |
Cotterell Court (1,193) Hamilton, NY | ||||||
| March 9, 2025 2:00 pm, CBSSN |
(3) | at (2) American Semifinals |
L 62–72 | 14–19 |
Bender Arena (1,908) Washington, D.C. | ||||||