2023–24 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team

2023–24 Colgate Raiders men's basketball
Patriot League regular season & tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferencePatriot League
Record25–10 (16–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCotterell Court
Seasons
2023–24 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colgate 16 2   .889 25 10   .714
Boston University 10 8   .556 16 17   .485
Lafayette 10 8   .556 11 21   .344
American 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Bucknell 10 8   .556 14 19   .424
Lehigh 9 9   .500 14 18   .438
Navy 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Army 6 12   .333 10 22   .313
Holy Cross 6 12   .333 10 23   .303
Loyola 5 13   .278 7 25   .219
2024 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2023–24 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represented Colgate University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by 13th-year head coach Matt Langel, played their home games at Cotterell Court located in Hamilton, New York as members of the Patriot League.

Previous season

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The Raiders finished the 2022–23 season 23–8, 17–1 in Patriot League play to finish as regular season champions for the third consecutive year.[1] As the No. 1 seed, they defeated Loyola (MD),[2] Army,[3] and Lafayette to win the Patriot League tournament championship, receiving the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the third consecutive year.[4] As the No. 15 seed in the Midwest Region, they lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Texas, finishing their season with an overall record of 26–9.[5]

Roster

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2023–24 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Julian Scott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Cheshire Academy Rochester, MI
G 1 Brady Cummins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Brooks School York, ME
G 2 Braeden Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Seattle Prep Seattle, WA
G 3 Jalen Cox 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr South Kent School Los Angeles, CA
F 4 Ryan Moffatt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Hempfield High School Lancaster, PA
G 5 Nicolas Louis-Jacques 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Putnam Science Academy Miami, FL
G 10 Chandler Baker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Belmont Abbey Woodstock, GA
G 13 Kyle Carlesimo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Eastern Illinois Seattle, WA
F 14 Keegan Records 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr St. Andrew's School South Kingstown, RI
F 23 Cooper Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Saint Sebastian's School Cambridge, MA
G 25 Parker Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Worcester Academy Sherman Oaks, CA
F 30 Sam Thomson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Brooks School KitchenerWaterloo, ON
F 33 Sam Wright 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Spain Park High School Hoover, AL
G 34 Alex Capitano 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Episcopal Academy Malvern, PA
F 55 Jeff Woodward 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Methacton High School Audubon, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 4, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Brown W 72–70  1–0
Cotterell Court (1,036)
Hamilton, NY
November 14, 2023*
7:00 pm, ACCN
at Syracuse L 75–79  1–1
JMA Wireless Dome (19,387)
Syracuse, NY
November 17, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. Yale
Atlantic Slam
L 50–68  1–2
Avenir Centre (–)
Moncton, NB
November 18, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. Gardner–Webb
Atlantic Slam
W 59–52  2–2
Avenir Centre (–)
Moncton, NB
November 19, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. Weber State
Atlantic Slam
W 57–55  3–2
Avenir Centre (–)
Moncton, NB
November 22, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Harvard L 70–76  3–3
Cotterell Court (847)
Hamilton, NY
November 29, 2023*
8:30 pm, ESPN+
Binghamton W 84–49  4–3
Cotterell Court (762)
Hamilton, NY
December 2, 2023*
3:00 pm, P12N
at No. 2 Arizona L 55–82  4–4
McKale Center (14,688)
Tucson, AZ
December 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
VTSU–Lyndon W 115–37  5–4
Cotterell Court (578)
Hamilton, NY
December 9, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Vermont W 77–71  6–4
Patrick Gym (2,641)
Burlington, VT
December 17, 2023*
1:00 pm, B1G
at No. 16 Illinois L 57–74  6–5
State Farm Center (14,026)
Champaign, IL
December 21, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Iona L 65–85  6–6
Hynes Athletics Center (1,818)
New Rochelle, NY
December 30, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cornell L 64–77  6–7
Newman Arena (964)
Ithaca, NY
Patriot League regular season
January 3, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Loyola (MD) W 78–55  7–7
(1–0)
Cotterell Court (520)
Hamilton, NY
January 6, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Navy W 80–72  8–7
(2–0)
Alumni Hall (1,457)
Annapolis, MD
January 10, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Lafayette L 64–69  8–8
(2–1)
Cotterell Court (657)
Hamilton, NY
January 13, 2024
3:30 pm, ESPN+
at Bucknell W 84–73  9–8
(3–1)
Sojka Pavilion (1,347)
Lewisburg, PA
January 17, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Army W 64–56  10–8
(4–1)
Christl Arena (532)
West Point, NY
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Boston University W 75–59  11–8
(5–1)
Cotterell Court (1,002)
Hamilton, NY
January 22, 2024
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Lehigh W 60–57  12–8
(6–1)
Cotterell Court (957)
Hamilton, NY
January 27, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at American W 73–54  13–8
(7–1)
Bender Arena (1,644)
Washington, D.C.
January 31, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Army W 74–55  14–8
(8–1)
Cotterell Court (747)
Hamilton, NY
February 3, 2024
12:00 pm, CBSSN
Navy W 88–64  15–8
(9–1)
Cotterell Court (974)
Hamilton, NY
February 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Boston University W 74–64  16–8
(10–1)
Case Gym (1,019)
Boston, MA
February 10, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola (MD) W 76–62  17–8
(11–1)
Reitz Arena (687)
Baltimore, MD
February 14, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Holy Cross W 85–55  18–8
(12–1)
Cotterell Court (546)
Hamilton, NY
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Bucknell W 62–50  19–8
(13–1)
Cotterell Court (1,023)
Hamilton, NY
February 19, 2024
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Lafayette W 67–62  20–8
(14–1)
Kirby Sports Center (1,547)
Easton, PA
February 25, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
American L 64–66  20–9
(14–2)
Cotterell Court (1,158)
Hamilton, NY
February 28, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Holy Cross W 77–58  21–9
(15–2)
Hart Center (1,077)
Worcester, MA
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lehigh W 63–60  22–9
(16–2)
Stabler Arena (1,339)
Bethlehem, PA
Patriot League tournament
March 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) (9) Holy Cross
Quarterfinals
W 81–64  23–9
Cotterell Court (−)
Hamilton, NY
March 10, 2024
2:00 pm, CBSSN
(1) (5) Bucknell
Semifinals
W 68–65  24–9
Cotterell Court (−)
Hamilton, NY
March 13, 2024
7:30 pm, CBSSN
(1) (6) Lehigh
Championship
W 74–55  25–9
Cotterell Court (1,533)
Hamilton, NY
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024
12:40 p.m., TruTV
(14 W) vs. (3 W) No. 14 Baylor
First Round
L 67–92  25–10
FedExForum 
Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "Colgate Keeps Marching, Knocks off Loyola 92-73". Colgate University Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "Colgate defeats Army 91-74 in Patriot League semifinals". USA Today. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "No. 1 Colgate Claims Sixth Patriot League Men's Basketball Title in Victory over No. 6 Lafayette". Patriot League. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "No. 2 seed Texas tops Colgate 81-61 on Rice's 7 made 3s". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Colgate University Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  7. ^ "Colgate Raiders 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 4, 2023.