# 2015–16 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represented Colgate University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by fifth year head coach Matt Langel, played their home games at Cotterell Court and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the 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.

## Previous season

The Raiders finished the season 16–17, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in second place. They defeated Navy to advance to the semifinals of the Patriot League tournament where they lost to American.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Anthony DeRiggs | 0 | G | 5'8" | 160 | Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Graduated |
| Wyatt Hagerty | 3 | C | 6'11" | 256 | Sophomore | Bethel Park, PA | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Luke Roh | 4 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Scottsdale, AZ | Graduated |
| Pat Moore | 5 | G | 6'5" | 200 | RS Senior | Whitesboro, NY | Graduated |
| Jack Fleming | 21 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Sophomore | Tampa, FL | Transferred to Rollins |
| Matt McMullen | 22 | F | 6'6" | 220 | Senior | Brick, NJ | Graduated |
| Damon Sherman-Newmsome | 25 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Anchorage, AK | Graduated |
| Nic Lane | 33 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Senior | Seattle, WA | Graduated |
| John Fenton | 34 | C | 6'9" | 240 | Sophomore | Modesto, CA | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Ethan Jacobs | 53 | C | 6'11" | 235 | RS Senior | Tipton, IN | Graduated |

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| David Krmpotich #83 PF | Conshohocken, PA | La Salle College High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | Nov 7, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 62 ||||||
| Dave Maynard #118 SG | Herriman, UT | Herriman High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Feb 13, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60 ||||||
| Sam Lindgren #119 PF | Doylestown, PA | Germantown Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 23, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 56 ||||||
| Dana Batt PF | Fort Wayne, IN | Homestead High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 8, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Malcolm Regisford PF | Burbank, CA | Kent School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Apr 22, 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 28, 2015. ||||||

### 2016 class recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| 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 28, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 12/19/2015* 2:00 pm | Keuka | W 90–40 | | Cotterell Court (480) Hamilton, NY |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | at George Mason | W 66–53 | 1–0 | EagleBank Arena (5,124) Fairfax, VA |
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm | Cornell | L 98–101 $^{2OT}$ | 1–1 | Cotterell Court (814) Hamilton, NY |
| 11/19/2015* 7:00 pm | at Albany | L 67–88 | 1–2 | SEFCU Arena (3,711) Albany, NY |
| 11/24/2015* 8:00 pm | at Fordham | L 58–84 | 1–3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,538) Bronx, NY |
| 11/28/2015* 1:00 pm | at UMBC | W 71–63 | 2–3 | Retriever Activities Center (590) Catsonsville, MD |
| 12/01/2015* 7:00 pm | at Binghamton | L 50–69 | 2–4 | Binghamton University Events Center (1,714) Vesta, NY |
| 12/05/2015* 8:00 pm | at TCU | L 49–76 | 2–5 | University Recreation Center (4,296) Fort Worth, TX |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Syracuse | L 51–78 | 2–6 | Carrier Dome (21,201) Syracuse, NY |
| 12/10/2015* 7:00 pm | Utica | W 90–68 | 3–6 | Cotterell Court (488) Hamilton, NY |
| 12/13/2015* 12:00 pm | New Hampshire | W 75–59 | 4–6 | Cotterell Court (582) Hamilton, NY |
| 12/23/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Georgia Tech | L 60–76 | 4–7 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,638) Atlanta, GA |
| Patriot League regular season |||||
| 12/30/2015 7:00 pm | Lafayette | W 77–70 | 5–7 (1–0) | Cotterell Court (722) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/03/2016 2:00 pm | at American | W 56–37 | 6–7 (2–0) | Bender Arena (489) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm | at Holy Cross | L 63–65 | 6–8 (2–1) | Hart Center (1,256) Worcester, MA |
| 01/09/2016 7:00 pm | Navy | L 68–71 $^{OT}$ | 6–9 (2–2) | Cotterell Court (859) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/13/2016 2:00 pm | Army | W 80–66 | 7–9 (3–2) | Cotterell Court (720) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/16/2016 7:00 pm | at Bucknell | W 84–73 | 8–9 (4–2) | Sojka Pavilion (3,137) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm | Boston University | W 85–78 | 9–9 (5–2) | Cotterell Court (795) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/24/2016 2:00 pm | Holy Cross Moved up from 2/3/16 | W 76–61 | 10–9 (6–2) | Cotterell Court (674) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm | at Lehigh | L 70–79 | 10–10 (6–3) | Stabler Arena (872) Bethlehem, PA |
| 01/30/2016 2:00 pm | American | L 49–54 | 10–11 (6–4) | Cotterell Court (784) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/01/2016 6:00 pm | at Loyola (MD) Postponed from 1/24/16 | L 65–68 | 10–12 (6–5) | Reitz Arena (431) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/06/2016 4:00 pm | at Navy | W 58–55 | 11–12 (7–5) | Alumni Hall (1,927) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/08/2016 7:30 pm, CBSSN | at Army | L 72–82 | 11–13 (7–6) | Christl Arena (486) West Point, NY |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 pm | Bucknell | W 91–81 | 12–13 (8–6) | Cotterell Court (1,063) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm | at Boston University | L 68–71 | 12–14 (8–7) | Case Gym (705) Boston, MA |
| 02/21/2016 12:00 pm | Loyola (MD) | W 93–90 $^{OT}$ | 13–14 (9–7) | Cotterell Court (943) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSC | Lehigh | L 54–71 | 13–15 (9–8) | Cotterell Court (1,049) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/27/2016 12:00 pm | at Lafayette | L 77–79 | 13–16 (9–9) | Kirby Sports Center (1,729) Easton, PA |
| Patriot League tournament |||||
| 03/03/2016 7:00 pm | at Army Quarterfinals | L 72–79 | 13–17 | Christl Arena (482) West Point, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||