# 2016–17 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represented Colgate University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by sixth-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 10–22, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Lehigh.

## Previous season

The Raiders finished the 2015–16 season 13–17, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in four-way tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to Army.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Austin Tillotson | 1 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Senior | York, PA | Graduated |
| Alex Ramon | 10 | G | 6'1" | 196 | Senior | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | Graduated |

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Will Rayman #92 PF | New York, NY | New Hampton School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jun 29, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 7, 2016. ||||||

### 2017 class recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jordan Burns PG | San Antonio, TX | John Marshall High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 7, 2016. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 19 Syracuse | L 55–83 | 0–1 | Carrier Dome (23,844) Syracuse, NY |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Cornell | W 67–63 | 1–1 | Newman Arena (1,328) Ithaca, NY |
| 11/19/2016* 4:00 pm | | at NJIT | L 68–74 | 1–2 | Fleisher Center (802) Newark, NJ |
| 11/23/2016* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Penn State | L 59–72 | 1–3 | Bryce Jordan Center (5,112) University Park, PA |
| 11/26/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Columbia | L 78–81 $^{OT}$ | 1–4 | Levien Gymnasium (1,148) New York City, NY |
| 11/29/2016* 7:00 pm | | Union (NY) Holy City Hoops Classic | W 91–68 | 2–4 | Cotterell Court (331) Hamilton, NY |
| 12/02/2016* 5:00 pm | | at The Citadel Holy City Hoops Classic | L 101–108 | 2–5 | McAlister Field House (356) Charleston, SC |
| 12/03/2016* 5:00 pm | | vs. Campbell Holy City Hoops Classic | L 71–73 $^{OT}$ | 2–6 | McAlister Field House (276) Charleston, SC |
| 12/04/2016* 1:00 pm | | vs. USC Upstate Holy City Hoops Classic | L 65–71 | 2–7 | McAlister Field House (212) Charleston, SC |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm | | Binghamton | L 64–73 | 2–8 | Cotterell Court (630) Hamilton, NY |
| 12/10/2016* 2:00 pm | | Albany | L 66–74 | 2–9 | Cotterell Court (740) Hamilton, NY |
| 12/19/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 25 Notre Dame | L 62–77 | 2–10 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,817) South Bend, IN |
| 12/22/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Duquesne | L 57–70 | 2–11 | Palumbo Center (1,082) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 85–75 | 3–11 (1–0) | Kirby Sports Center (1,942) Easton, PA |
| 01/02/2017 7:00 pm | | American | L 64–67 $^{OT}$ | 3–12 (1–1) | Cotterell Court (766) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross | L 61–67 | 3–13 (1–2) | Cotterell Court (728) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm | | at Navy | L 55–67 | 3–14 (1–3) | Alumni Hall (1,158) Annapolis, MD |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm | | at Army | W 79–76 $^{OT}$ | 4–14 (2–3) | Christl Arena (514) West Point, NY |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm | | Bucknell | L 69–83 | 4–15 (2–4) | Cotterell Court (840) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm | | at Boston University | W 67–58 | 5–15 (3–4) | Case Gym (480) Boston, MA |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 52–49 | 6–15 (4–4) | Cotterell Court (825) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm | | Lehigh | L 62–76 | 6–16 (4–5) | Cotterell Court (834) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/29/2017 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | at American | W 70–65 | 7–16 (5–5) | Bender Arena (913) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | L 50–56 | 7–17 (5–6) | Hart Center (1,401) Worcester, MA |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm | | Navy | W 55–52 | 8–17 (6–6) | Cotterell Court (985) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm | | Army | W 70–58 | 9–17 (7–6) | Cotterell Court (764) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/13/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Bucknell | L 58–75 | 9–18 (7–7) | Sojka Pavilion (2,008) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm | | Boston University | L 68–69 | 9–19 (7–8) | Cotterell Court (947) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/19/2017 2:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 66–56 $^{OT}$ | 10–19 (8–8) | Reitz Arena (621) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 69–87 | 10–20 (8–9) | Stabler Arena (1,091) Bethlehem, PA |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm | | Lafayette | L 69–73 | 10–21 (8–10) | Cotterell Court (1,057) Hamilton, NY |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2017 7:00 pm | (6) | at (3) Lehigh Quarterfinals | L 72–77 | 10–22 | Stabler Arena (1,609) Bethlehem, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||