# 2019–20 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represented Colgate University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by ninth-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 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.

## Previous season

The Raiders finished the 2018–19 season 24–11, 13–5 in Patriot League play to earn a share of the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Boston University, Navy, and Bucknell to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 15 in the South region. There they lost to Tennessee in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2019* 7:00 pm | | NJIT | W 80–75 | 1–0 | Cotterell Court (871) Hamilton, NY |
| Nov 10, 2019* 3:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Clemson | L 68–81 | 1–1 | Littlejohn Coliseum (5,673) Clemson, SC |
| Nov 13, 2019* 7:00 pm, ACCRSN | | at Syracuse | L 54–70 | 1–2 | Carrier Dome (21,281) Syracuse, NY |
| Nov 18, 2019* 8:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 19 Auburn Legends Classic | L 62–91 | 1–3 | Auburn Arena (7,522) Auburn, AL |
| Nov 21, 2019* 7:00 pm | | SUNY Cortland | W 89–50 | 2–3 | Cottrell Court (807) Hamilton, NY |
| Nov 24, 2019* 5:00 pm, FloSports | | vs. Cal State Northridge Legends Classic | W 64–56 | 3–3 | Resch Center (152) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| Nov 26, 2019* 8:00 pm, FloSports | | vs. Green Bay Legends Classic | W 99–81 | 4–3 | Resch Center (1,342) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| Nov 30, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Siena | W 72–62 | 5–3 | Cotterell Court (872) Hamilton, NY |
| Dec 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | W 82–74 | 6–3 | Binghamton University Events Center (1,626) Vestal, NY |
| Dec 8, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Niagara | L 82–93 $^{OT}$ | 6–4 | Gallagher Center (1,276) Lewiston, NY |
| Dec 11, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Cornell | W 66–58 | 7–4 | Cotterell Court (876) Hamilton, NY |
| Dec 14, 2019* 7:00 pm, FSOH | | at Cincinnati | W 67–66 | 8–4 | Fifth Third Arena (10,416) Cincinnati, OH |
| Dec 22, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Columbia | W 89–71 | 9–4 | Cotterell Court (741) Hamilton, NY |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2020 7:00 pm | | American | W 65–51 | 10–4 (1–0) | Cotterell Court (854) Hamilton, NY |
| Jan 6, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Army | W 70–65 | 11–4 (2–0) | Christl Arena (814) West Point, NY |
| Jan 8, 2020 7:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 92–70 | 12–4 (3–0) | Cotterell Court (710) Hamilton, NY |
| Jan 11, 2020 4:00 pm | | at Navy | W 70–63 | 13–4 (4–0) | Alumni Hall (1,516) Annapolis, MD |
| Jan 15, 2020 11:00:00 am | | at Lafayette | L 67–71 | 13–5 (4–1) | Kirby Sports Center (2,544) Easton, PA |
| Jan 18, 2020 2:00 pm | | Boston University | W 79–70 | 14–5 (5–1) | Cotterell Court (901) Hamilton, NY |
| Jan 20, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Bucknell | W 80–65 | 15–5 (6–1) | Cotterell Court (1,315) Hamilton, NY |
| Jan 25, 2020 2:00 pm | | at American | W 79–69 | 16–5 (7–1) | Bender Arena (1,214) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 29, 2020 7:00 pm | | Lafayette | L 78–80 | 16–6 (7–2) | Cotterell Court (930) Hamilton, NY |
| Feb 1, 2020 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Holy Cross | W 73–64 | 17–6 (8–2) | Hart Center (1,629) Worcester, MA |
| Feb 5, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Lehigh | W 81–51 | 18–6 (9–2) | Stabler Arena (654) Bethlehem, PA |
| Feb 8, 2020 2:00 pm | | Navy | W 67–60 | 19–6 (10–2) | Cotterell Court (1,026) Hamilton, NY |
| Feb 10, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Boston University | W 79–63 | 20–6 (11–2) | Case Gym (656) Boston, MA |
| Feb 16, 2020 2:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | L 80–84 | 20–7 (11–3) | Reitz Arena (878) Baltimore, MD |
| Feb 19, 2020 7:00 pm, Stadium | | Lehigh | W 70–67 | 21–7 (12–3) | Cotterell Court (1,776) Hamilton, NY |
| Feb 23, 2020 2:00 pm | | Holy Cross | W 90–60 | 22−7 (13−3) | Cotterell Court (985) Hamilton, NY |
| Feb 26, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 70–71 | 22–8 (13–4) | Sojka Pavilion (2,497) Lewisburg, PA |
| Feb 29, 2020 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | Army | W 91–65 | 23–8 (14–4) | Cotterell Court (1,750) Hamilton, NY |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2020 7:00 pm, PLN | (1) | (8) Lehigh Quarterfinals | W 83–70 | 24–8 | Cotterell Court (1,368) Hamilton, NY |
| Mar 8, 2020 2:00 pm, CBSSN | (1) | (5) Lafayette Semifinals | W 89–64 | 25–8 | Cotterell Court (1,834) Hamilton, NY |
| Mar 11, 2020 7:30 pm, CBSSN | (1) | (3) Boston University Championship game | L 61–64 | 25–9 | Cotterell Court (1,724) Hamilton, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Source. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||