# 2021–22 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represented Colgate University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by 11th-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 23–12, 16–2 and Patriot League play to finish as regular season champions for the second consecutive year. As the No. 1 seed, they defeated Bucknell, Lehigh, and Navy to win the Patriot League tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year. As the No. 14 seed in the Midwest Region, they lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Wisconsin.

## Previous season

The Raiders finished the 2020–21 season 14–2, 11–1 in Patriot League play to finish atop the North Division. In the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Boston University in the quarterfinals, Bucknell in the semifinals, advancing to the championship game for the fourth consecutive year. There, they defeated Loyola (MD), earning the Patriot League's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament. They drew the #14 seed in the South Region, where they would lose to #3 seed Arkansas in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northeastern | W 65–58 | 1–0 | Cotterell Court (1,013) Hamilton, NY |
| November 13, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at NC State | L 74–77 | 1–1 | PNC Arena (11,949) Raleigh, NC |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cornell | L 68–78 | 1–2 | Newman Arena (664) Ithaca, NY |
| November 18, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | SUNY Poly | W 97–50 | 2–2 | Cotterell Court (477) Hamilton, NY |
| November 20, 2021* 5:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Syracuse | W 100–85 | 3–2 | Carrier Dome (15,604) Syracuse, NY |
| November 24, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Harvard | L 84–89 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,061) Allston, MA |
| November 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Niagara | L 59–70 | 3–4 | Cotterell Court (483) Hamilton, NY |
| December 3, 2021* 7:00 pm | | at Northeastern | L 69–74 | 3–5 | Matthews Arena (912) Boston, MA |
| December 6, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Columbia | W 89–61 | 4–5 | Cotterell Court (456) Hamilton, NY |
| December 9, 2021* 8:00 pm, ACCN | | at Pittsburgh Gotham Classic | L 68–71 | 4–6 | Petersen Events Center (7,328) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 12, 2021* 12:00 pm, FS1 | | at St. John's Gotham Classic | L 64–82 | 4–7 | Carnesecca Arena (3,510) Queens, NY |
| December 19, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth Gotham Classic | L 66–77 | 4–8 | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ |
| December 22, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Vermont | L 68–78 | 4–9 | Patrick Gym (1964) Burlington, VT |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lehigh | W 85–81 | 5–9 (1–0) | Stabler Arena (563) Bethlehem, PA |
| January 10, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Army | L 57–76 | 5–10 (1–1) | Cotterell Court (303) Hamilton, NY |
| January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Navy | W 69–50 | 6–10 (2–1) | Alumni Hall (823) Annapolis, MD |
| January 16, 2022 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | Holy Cross | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY |
| January 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bucknell | W 75–56 | 7–10 (3–1) | Sojka Pavilion (874) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 22, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lafayette | Postponed due to COVID protocols at Lafayette | Postponed due to COVID protocols at Lafayette | Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY |
| January 24, 2022 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Loyola (MD) | W 65–52 | 8–10 (4–1) | Cotterell Court (639) Hamilton, NY |
| January 28, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Boston University | L 72–76 | 8–11 (4–2) | Case Gym (430) Boston, MA |
| January 31, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lafayette | W 72–61 | 9–11 (5–2) | Kirby Sports Center (1,291) Easton, PA |
| February 2, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bucknell | W 83–69 | 10–11 (6–2) | Cotterell Court (405) Hamilton, NY |
| February 5, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at American | W 86–68 | 11–11 (7–2) | Bender Arena (1,009) Washington, D.C. |
| February 7, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Holy Cross Rescheduled from January 16 | W 87–60 | 12–11 (8–2) | Cotterell Court (475) Hamilton, NY |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lehigh | W 78–62 | 13–11 (9–2) | Cotterell Court (510) Hamilton, NY |
| February 12, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Loyola (MD) | W 64–56 | 14–11 (10–2) | Reitz Arena (704) Baltimore, MD |
| February 14, 2022 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | Lafayette Rescheduled from January 22 | W 69–61 | 15–11 (11–2) | Cotterell Court (324) Hamilton, NY |
| February 16, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Army | W 100–90 | 16–11 (12–2) | Christl Arena (526) West Point, NY |
| February 19, 2022 1:30 pm, CBSSN | | Boston University | W 72–53 | 17–11 (13–2) | Cotterell Court (1,200) Hamilton, NY |
| February 21, 2022 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | American Rescheduled from January 7 | W 63–49 | 18–11 (14–2) | Cotterell Court (528) Hamilton, NY |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Holy Cross | W 78–71 | 19–11 (15–2) | Hart Center (692) Worcester, MA |
| February 26, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Navy | W 74–69 | 20–11 (16–2) | Cotterell Court (781) Hamilton, NY |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | (9) Bucknell Quarterfinals | W 96–68 | 21–11 | Cotterell Court (1,414) Hamilton, NY |
| March 6, 2022 2:00 pm, CBSSN | (1) | (4) Lehigh Semifinals | W 81–61 | 22–11 | Cotterell Court (1,161) Hamilton, NY |
| March 9, 2022 7:30 pm, CBSSN | (1) | (2) Navy Championship | W 74–58 | 23–11 | Cotterell Court (1,879) Hamilton, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 18, 2022 9:50 pm, TBS | (14 MW) | vs. (3 MW) No. 14 Wisconsin First Round | L 60–67 | 23–12 | Fiserv Forum (17,500) Milwaukee, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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