# 2023–24 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team

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 in Hamilton, New York as members of the Patriot League.

## Previous season

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. As the No. 1 seed, they defeated Loyola (MD), Army and Lafayette to win the Patriot League tournament championship, receiving the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the third consecutive year. 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.

## Schedule and results

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