# 2024–25 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represented Colgate University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by 14th-year head coach Matt Langel, played their home games at Cotterell Court located in Hamilton, New York as members of the Patriot League. For the first time since 2018, Colgate failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament as they were defeated by American in the semifinals of the Patriot League tournament.

## Previous season

The Raiders finished the 2023–24 season 25–10, 16–2 in Patriot League play to finish as regular season champions for the fourth consecutive year. As the No. 1 seed, they defeated Holy Cross, Bucknell, and Lehigh to win the Patriot League tournament championship, receiving the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the fourth consecutive year. As the No. 14 seed in the West Region, they lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Baylor.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | SUNY Canton | W 95–62 | 1–0 | Cotterell Court (673) Hamilton, NY |
| November 9, 2024* 2:00 pm, FloSports | | at Drexel | L 56–73 | 1–1 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,507) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Syracuse | L 72–74 | 1–2 | JMA Wireless Dome (19,267) Syracuse, NY |
| November 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCN | | at NC State | L 49–72 | 1–3 | Lenovo Center (11,692) Raleigh, NC |
| November 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Harvard | L 67–78 | 1–4 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,104) Cambridge, MA |
| November 27, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at UNC Wilmington Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic | W 72–59 | 2–4 | Trask Coliseum (3,354) Wilmington, NC |
| November 29, 2024* 12:00 pm, FloSports | | vs. Appalachian State Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic | L 50–72 | 2–5 | Trask Coliseum (2,646) Wilmington, NC |
| November 30, 2024* 12:00 pm, FloSports | | vs. Sam Houston Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic | L 78–82 | 2–6 | Trask Coliseum (2,860) Wilmington, NC |
| December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cornell | L 57–84 | 2–7 | Cotterell Court (907) Hamilton, NY |
| December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, FloSports | | at Northeastern | L 75–78 | 2–8 | Matthews Arena (1,009) Boston, MA |
| December 11, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 5 Kentucky | L 67–78 | 2–9 | Rupp Arena (19,646) Lexington, KY |
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Vermont | W 65–60 | 3–9 | Cotterell Court (653) Hamilton, NY |
| December 22, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Iona | L 73–79 | 3–10 | Cotterell Court (787) Hamilton, NY |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Army | W 71–59 | 4–10 (1–0) | Cotterell Court (702) Hamilton, NY |
| January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bucknell | L 60–66 | 4–11 (1–1) | Sojka Pavilion (2,572) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lehigh | W 67–62 | 5–11 (2–1) | Cotterell Court (536) Hamilton, NY |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Boston University | W 87–50 | 6–11 (3–1) | Cotterell Court (757) Hamilton, NY |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Navy | W 73–66 | 7–11 (4–1) | Alumni Hall (837) Annapolis, MD |
| January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lafayette | W 90–67 | 8–11 (5–1) | Kirby Sports Center (1,188) Easton, PA |
| January 20, 2025 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Bucknell | W 87–80 | 9–11 (6–1) | Cotterell Court (814) Hamilton, NY |
| January 25, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at American | L 77–81 | 9–12 (6–2) | Bender Arena (2,230) Washington, D.C. |
| January 29, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Army | L 72–84 | 9–13 (6–3) | Christl Arena (645) West Point, NY |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lafayette | L 61–76 | 9–14 (6–4) | Cotterell Court (707) Hamilton, NY |
| February 3, 2025 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Lehigh | L 68–94 | 9–15 (6–5) | Stabler Arena (951) Bethlehem, PA |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Loyola (MD) | W 82–68 | 10–15 (7–5) | Cotterell Court (751) Hamilton, NY |
| February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Holy Cross | W 87–65 | 11–15 (8–5) | Hart Center (1,088) Worcester, MA |
| February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Boston University | L 91–93 $^{2OT}$ | 11–16 (8–6) | Case Gym (993) Boston, MA |
| February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Navy | W 79–75 | 12–16 (9–6) | Cotterell Court (625) Hamilton, NY |
| February 23, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Loyola (MD) | L 65–84 | 12–17 (9–7) | Reitz Arena (827) Baltimore, MD |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Holy Cross | W 81–73 | 13–17 (10–7) | Cotterell Court (569) Hamilton, NY |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | American | L 59–67 | 13–18 (10–8) | Cotterell Court (846) Hamilton, NY |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | (6) Army Quarterfinals | W 84–55 | 14–18 | Cotterell Court (1,193) Hamilton, NY |
| March 9, 2025 2:00 pm, CBSSN | (3) | at (2) American Semifinals | L 62–72 | 14–19 | Bender Arena (1,908) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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