# 2017–18 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represented Colgate University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by seventh-year head coach Matt Langel, played their home games at Cotterell Court in Hamilton, New York as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 19–14, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in second place. They defeated Lafayette and Holy Cross to advance to the championship game of the Patriot League tournament where they lost to Bucknell. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to San Francisco.

## Previous season

The Raiders finished the 2016–17 season 10–22, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Patriot League Tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Lehigh.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 1, 2017* 7:30 pm | | Canisius | L 67–85 | | Cotterell Court (222) Hamilton , NY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, SNY | | at UConn | L 58–70 | 0–1 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,154) Storrs, CT |
| Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Cornell | W 72–61 | 1–1 | Cotterell Court (661) Hamilton , NY |
| Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm | | UMBC | W 93–88 | 2–1 | Cotterell Court (303) Hamilton , NY |
| Nov 22, 2017* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Boston College | L 79–83 | 2–2 | Conte Forum (3,277) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Nov 25, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Columbia | W 77–71 | 3–2 | Cotterell Court (418) Hamilton , NY |
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Albany | L 69–75 | 3–3 | SEFCU Arena (2,004) Albany, NY |
| Dec 2, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | L 65–76 | 3–4 | Binghamton University Events Center (3,640) Vestal, NY |
| Dec 6, 2017* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Marist | L 76–78 | 3–5 | McCann Field House (980) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Dec 9, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Syracuse | L 58–77 | 3–6 | Carrier Dome (21,380) Syracuse, NY |
| Dec 12, 2017* 7:00 pm | | NJIT | W 87–77 | 4–6 | Cotterell Court (377) Hamilton , NY |
| Dec 22, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Pitt–Bradford | W 103–52 | 5–6 | Cotterell Court (328) Hamilton , NY |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 79–74 | 6–6 (1–0) | Hart Center (1,484) Worcester, MA |
| Jan 2, 2018 7:00 pm | | at American | W 72–63 | 7–6 (2–0) | Bender Arena (135) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 5, 2018 7:00 pm | | Lafayette | L 68–71 | 7–7 (2–1) | Cotterell Court (237) Hamilton , NY |
| Jan 8, 2018 5:00 pm | | Navy | W 70–62 | 8–7 (3–1) | Cotterell Court (426) Hamilton , NY |
| Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Boston University | L 58–72 | 8–8 (3–2) | Case Gym (387) Boston, MA |
| Jan 15, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Bucknell | L 51–63 | 8–9 (3–3) | Cotterell Court (819) Hamilton , NY |
| Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Lehigh | W 76–72 | 9–9 (4–3) | Stabler Arena (867) Bethlehem, PA |
| Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 77–72 | 10–9 (5–3) | Cotterell Court (685) Hamilton , NY |
| Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium | | at Army | W 81–78 | 11–9 (6–3) | Christl Arena (552) West Point, NY |
| Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm | | American | W 83–69 | 12–9 (7–3) | Cotterell Court (848) Hamilton, NY |
| Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | L 83–93 | 12–10 (7–4) | Kirby Sports Center (1,145) Easton, PA |
| Feb 4, 2018 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Navy | W 69–64 | 13–10 (8–4) | Alumni Hall (1,053) Annapolis, MD |
| Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium | | Boston University | W 74–60 | 14–10 (9–4) | Cotterell Court (959) Hamilton , NY |
| Feb 12, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Bucknell | L 64–65 | 14–11 (9–5) | Sojka Pavilion (2,395) Lewisburg, PA |
| Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm | | Lehigh | L 78–88 | 14–12 (9–6) | Cotterell Court (312) Hamilton , NY |
| Feb 17, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 68–47 | 15–12 (10–6) | Reitz Arena (587) Baltimore, MD |
| Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm | | Army | W 87–83 | 16–12 (11–6) | Cotterell Court (502) Hamilton , NY |
| Feb 24, 2018 2:00 pm | | Holy Cross | W 59–53 | 17–12 (12–6) | Cotterell Court (956) Hamilton, NY |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium | (2) | (7) Lafayette Quarterfinals | W 76–54 | 18–12 | Cotterell Court (1,338) Hamilton, NY |
| Mar 4, 2018 12:00 pm, CBSSN | (2) | (6) Holy Cross Semifinals | W 62–55 | 19–12 | Cotterell Court (1,279) Hamilton, NY |
| Mar 7, 2018 7:30 pm, CBSSN | (2) | (1) Bucknell Championship game | L 54–83 | 19–13 | Sojka Pavilion (3,946) Lewisburg, PA |
| CBI ||||||
| Mar 14, 2018* 10:00 pm | | at San Francisco First round | L 68–72 | 19–14 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,339) San Francisco, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||