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

2023–24 Colgate Raiders men's basketball
Patriot League regular season & tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Patriot League
Record	25–10 (16–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Matt Langel (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Camryn Crocker Trey Montgomery Pat Moore Damon Sherman-Newsome
Home arena	Cotterell Court
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Patriot League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Colgate †	16	–	2		.889			25	–	10		.714
Boston University	10	–	8		.556			16	–	17		.485
Lafayette	10	–	8		.556			11	–	21		.344
American	10	–	8		.556			16	–	16		.500
Bucknell	10	–	8		.556			14	–	19		.424
Lehigh	9	–	9		.500			14	–	18		.438
Navy	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
Army	6	–	12		.333			10	–	22		.313
Holy Cross	6	–	12		.333			10	–	23		.303
Loyola	5	–	13		.278			7	–	25		.219
† 2024 Patriot League tournament winner

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.^[1] As the No. 1 seed, they defeated Loyola (MD),^[2] Army,^[3] and Lafayette to win the Patriot League tournament championship, receiving the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the third consecutive year.^[4] 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.^[5]

Roster

2023–24 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Julian Scott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Cheshire Academy Rochester, MI G 1 Brady Cummins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Brooks School York, ME G 2 Braeden Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Seattle Prep Seattle, WA G 3 Jalen Cox 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr South Kent School Los Angeles, CA F 4 Ryan Moffatt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Hempfield High School Lancaster, PA G 5 Nicolas Louis-Jacques 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Putnam Science Academy Miami, FL G 10 Chandler Baker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Belmont Abbey Woodstock, GA G 13 Kyle Carlesimo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Eastern Illinois Seattle, WA F 14 Keegan Records 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr St. Andrew's School South Kingstown, RI F 23 Cooper Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Saint Sebastian's School Cambridge, MA G 25 Parker Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Worcester Academy Sherman Oaks, CA F 30 Sam Thomson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Brooks School Kitchener–Waterloo, ON F 33 Sam Wright 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Spain Park High School Hoover, AL G 34 Alex Capitano 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Episcopal Academy Malvern, PA F 55 Jeff Woodward 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Methacton High School Audubon, PA	Head coach Matt Langel (Penn) Assistant coach(es) Camryn Crocker (Penn) Trey Montgomery (Samford) Pat Moore (Colgate) Damon Sherman-Newsome (Colgate) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 4, 2023

Schedule and results

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

Sources:^[6][7]

References

1. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
2. "Colgate Keeps Marching, Knocks off Loyola 92-73". Colgate University Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
3. "Colgate defeats Army 91-74 in Patriot League semifinals". USA Today. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
4. "No. 1 Colgate Claims Sixth Patriot League Men's Basketball Title in Victory over No. 6 Lafayette". Patriot League. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
5. "No. 2 seed Texas tops Colgate 81-61 on Rice's 7 made 3s". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
6. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Colgate University Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
7. "Colgate Raiders 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 4, 2023.