2020–21 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represented Colgate University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, were led by tenth-year head coach Matt Langel, play their home games at Cotterell Court in Hamilton, New York as members of the Patriot League. With the creation of mini-divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the North Division. They finished the season 14-2, 11-1 in Patriot League Play to finish as champions of the North Division. They defeated Boston University, Bucknell, and Loyola (MD) to be champions of the Patriot League tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Arkansas.

2020–21 Colgate Raiders men's basketball
Patriot League North division champions and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Patriot League
Division	North Division
Record	14–2 (11–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Matt Langel (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Dave Klatsky Shawn Trice Pat Moore
Home arena	Cotterell Court

2020–21 Patriot League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Colgate †	11	–	1		.917			14	–	2		.875
Army	7	–	7		.500			12	–	10		.545
Boston University	6	–	10		.375			7	–	11		.389
Holy Cross	5	–	11		.313			5	–	11		.313
Central
Lafayette	9	–	5		.643			9	–	6		.600
Bucknell	4	–	6		.400			5	–	7		.417
Lehigh	4	–	10		.286			4	–	11		.267
South
Navy	12	–	1		.923			15	–	3		.833
American	4	–	5		.444			4	–	6		.400
Loyola	4	–	10		.286			6	–	11		.353
† 2021 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

The Raiders finished the 2019–20 season 25–9, 14–4 in Patriot League play to win the Patriot League regular season championship. They defeated Lehigh and Lafayette to reach the championship game of the Patriot League tournament, where they lost to Boston University. As a regular season league champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the 2020 National Invitation Tournament. However, the NIT and all other postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

2020–21 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Nelly Cummings 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Bowling Green Midland, Pennsylvania G 1 Jordan Burns 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Kent School San Antonio, Texas G 2 Zach Light 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Northfield Mount Hermon New York, New York G 3 Pearson Parker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Phillips Exeter Los Angeles, California G/F 4 Ryan Moffatt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Hempfield High School Lancaster, Pennsylvania G 5 David Maynard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Herriman High School Herriman, Utah F 12 Nicholas Evtimov 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Western Carolina King, North Carolina G 13 Jack Ferguson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Homestead High School Fort Wayne, Indiana F 14 Keegan Records 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So St. Andrew's School South Kingstown, Rhode Island G 15 Tucker Richardson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Blair Academy Flemington, New Jersey F 22 Malcolm Bailey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Ridley College Stratford, Ontario F 30 Sam Thomson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Brooks School Kitchener–Waterloo, Ontario G 33 Oliver Lynch-Daniels 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Houston Baptist Chapel Hill, North Carolina G 34 Alex Capitano 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Episcopal Academy Malvern, Pennsylvania F 35 Blake Henry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Foothill College Menlo Park, California C 55 Jeff Woodward 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr Methacton High School Audubon, Pennsylvania	Head coach Matt Langel (Penn) Assistant coach(es) Dave Klatsky (Penn) Shawn Trice (Penn) Pat Moore (Colgate) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 12, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Patriot League regular season
January 2, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Army	W 101–57	1–0 (1–0)	Cotterell Court  Hamilton, NY
January 3, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Army	L 73–75	1–1 (1–1)	Cotterell Court  Hamilton, NY
January 9, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Boston University	W 86–79	2–1 (2–1)	Case Gym  Boston, MA
January 10, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at Boston University	W 89–45	3–1 (3–1)	Case Gym  Boston, MA
January 16, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Holy Cross	W 95-55	4–1 (4–1)	Cotterell Court  Hamilton, NY
January 17, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Holy Cross	W 96-87	5–1 (5–1)	Cotterell Court  Hamilton, NY
January 30, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Holy Cross	W 74-63 OT	6–1 (6–1)	Hart Center  Worcester, MA
January 31, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Holy Cross	W 78-60	7–1 (7–1)	Hart Center  Worcester, MA
February 13, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Army	W 95–55	8–1 (8–1)	Christl Arena  West Point, NY
February 14, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Army	W 92–83	9–1 (9–1)	Christl Arena  West Point, NY
February 20, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Boston University	W 82–72	10–1 (10–1)	Cotterell Court  Hamilton, NY
February 21, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Boston University	W 78–63	11–1 (11–1)	Cotterell Court  Hamilton, NY
Patriot League tournament
March 6, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+	(2)	(7) Boston University Quarterfinals	W 77–69	12–1	Cotterell Court  Hamilton, NY
March 10, 2021 7:30 pm, CBSSN	(2)	(6) Bucknell Semifinals	W 105–75	13–1	Cotterell Court  Hamilton, NY
March 14, 2021 12:00 pm, CBSSN	(2)	(9) Loyola (MD) Championship	W 85–72	14–1	Cotterell Court  Hamilton, NY
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2021 12:45 pm, truTV	(14 S)	vs. (3 S) No. 10 Arkansas First Round	L 68–85	14–2	Bankers Life Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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