# 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.

## 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.

## 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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