Colgate Raiders men's basketball

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.

Colgate Raiders
2024–25 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[1]
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 season champions
Patriot North: 2021

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]

Colgate Raiders retired numbers
No.	Player	Pos.	Career
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