2018–19 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team

2018–19 Colgate Raiders men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferencePatriot League
Record24–11 (13–5 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dave Klatsky
  • Michael McGarvey
  • Pat Moore
Home arenaCotterell Court
Seasons
2018–19 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colgate 13 5   .722 24 11   .686
Bucknell 13 5   .722 21 12   .636
Lehigh 12 6   .667 20 11   .645
American 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Navy 8 10   .444 12 19   .387
Army 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Lafayette 7 11   .389 10 20   .333
Boston University 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Loyola (MD) 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
Holy Cross 6 12   .333 16 17   .485
2019 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2018–19 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represented Colgate University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by eighth-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 24-11, 13-5 to tie for first place. In the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Boston University, Navy, and Bucknell to win the Patriot League tournament. As a result, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Tennessee.

Previous season

The Raiders finished the 2017–18 season 19–14, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in second place. They defeated Lafayette and Holy Cross to advance to the championship game of the Patriot League tournament where they lost to Bucknell. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to San Francisco.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Sean O'Brien 0 G 6'2" 188 Senior Lafayette Hill, PA Graduated
Tom Rivard 14 F 6'7" 200 Senior Worcester, MA Graduated
Jordan Swopshire 15 F 6'6" 210 Senior O'Fallon, MO Graduated
Jordan Robertson 25 G 6'3" 185 Senior Cape Mary Court House, NJ Graduated
Dylan Whitbread 45 G 6'3" 210 Senior Johannesburg, South Africa Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Nelly Cummings 0 G 6'0" 175 Sophomore Midland, TX Transferred from Bowling Green. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cummings will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tucker Richardson
SF
Blairstown, NJ Blair Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jul 5, 2018 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Liam Courtney
C
Kitchener, ON TRC Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 9, 2017 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 23, 2018.

Roster

2018–19 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Nelly Cummings Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Lincoln Park
Bowling Green
Midland, PA
G 1 Jordan Burns 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So John Marshall San Antonio, TX
G 2 Zach Light (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Riverdale Country School New York, NY
G 3 David Favorite 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Alamo Heights San Antonio, TX
F 4 Sam Lindgren (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Germantown Academy Doylestown, PA
F 5 Malcolm Regisford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Bellarmine-Jefferson Woodland Hills, CA
F 10 Will Rayman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Millbrook New York, NY
C 12 Dana Batt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Homestead Fort Wayne, IN
G 13 Jack Ferguson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Homestead Fort Wayne, IN
F/C 14 Liam Courtney 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Saint John's-Kilmarnock Kitchener, ON
G 15 Tucker Richardson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Hunterdon Central Flemington, NJ
G 21 David Maynard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Herriman Herriman, UT
F 22 Hugh Baxter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Scotch College Melbourne, Australia
G 23 Milan Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Detroit Country Day Detroit, MI
F 25 Rapolas Ivanauskas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Brewster Academy Barrington, IL
G 30 Francisco Amiel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Escola Secundaria Professor Ruy Luis Gomes Corroios, Portugal
G 42 Jimmy Yfantopulos (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Brimmer and May School Lowell, MA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm
at NJIT
Central New York Classic
L 78–81  0–1
Wellness and Events Center (1,339)
Newark, NJ
Nov 9, 2018*
7:00 pm
Monmouth W 87–74  1–1
Cotterell Court (359)
Hamilton, NY
Nov 11, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Cornell
Central New York Classic
W 73–57  2–1
Newman Arena (1,266)
Itahaca, NY
Nov 11, 2018*
7:00 pm
Nazareth
Central New York Classic
W 86–68  3–1
Cottrell Court (308)
Hamilton, NY
Nov 19, 2018*
7:00 pm
Binghamton
Central New York Classic
W 76–68  4–1
Cotterell Court (324)
Hamilton, NY
Nov 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Syracuse L 56–77  4–2
Carrier Dome (16,586)
Syracuse, NY
Nov 24, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Siena W 84–79  5–2
Times Union Center (5,202)
Albany, NY
Nov 30, 2018*
8:30 pm
at South Florida L 63–73  5–3
Yuengling Center (4,992)
Tampa, FL
Dec 2, 2018*
1:30 pm
at Florida Gulf Coast W 74–56  6–3
Alico Arena (2,858)
Fort Myers, FL
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Columbia W 64–62  7–3
Levien Gymnasium (749)
New York, NY
Dec 8, 2018*
2:00 pm, BTN Plus
at Penn State L 65–76  7–4
Bryce Jordan Center (8,056)
University Park, PA
Dec 15, 2018*
2:00 pm
Marist W 82–66  8–4
Cotterell Court (433)
Hamilton, NY
Dec 29, 2018*
4:00 pm
at Pittsburgh L 54–68  8–5
Petersen Events Center (6,182)
Pittsburgh, PA
Patriot League regular season
Jan 3, 2019
7:00 pm
at Navy L 66–72  8–6
(0–1)
Alumni Hall (643)
Annapolis, MD
Jan 6, 2019
2:00 pm
American W 73–69  9–6
(1–1)
Cotterell Court (358)
Hamilton, NY
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm
at Bucknell L 81–84  9–7
(1–2)
Sojka Pavilion (2,788)
Lewisburg, PA
Jan 12, 2019
7:00 pm
Lehigh W 91–78  10–7
(2–2)
Cotterell Court (399)
Hamilton, NY
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm
at Army L 81–91  10–8
(2–3)
Christl Arena 
West Point, NY
Jan 19, 2019
1:00 pm
at Boston University W 77–56  11–8
(3–3)
Case Gym (555)
Boston, MA
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm
Lafayette W 57–47  12–8
(4–3)
Cotterell Court (417)
Hamilton, NY
Jan 26, 2019
12:00 pm, CBSSN
at Loyola (MD) L 72–79 OT 12–9
(4–4)
Reitz Arena (684)
Baltimore, MD
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm
Army W 76–56  13–9
(5–4)
Cotterell Court (302)
Hamilton, NY
Feb 2, 2019
1:00 pm
Boston University L 68–76  13–10
(5–5)
Cotterell Court (557)
Hamilton, NY
Feb 4, 2019
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Lehigh W 84–62  14–10
(6–5)
Stabler Arena (966)
Bethlehem, PA
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm
Loyola (MD) W 75–72  15–10
(7–5)
Cotterell Court (532)
Hamilton, NY
Feb 13, 2019
7:30 pm
at Holy Cross W 74–70  16–10
(8–5)
Hart Center (912)
Worcester, MA
Feb 16, 2019
4:00 pm
at American W 83–81 OT 17–10
(9–5)
Bender Arena (1,182)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 19, 2019
7:00 pm
Bucknell W 75–64  18–10
(10–5)
Cotterell Court (643)
Hamilton, NY
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm, CBSSN
Navy W 93–71  19–10
(11–5)
Cotterell Court (658)
Hamilton, NY
Feb 27, 2019
6:00 pm, Stadium
Holy Cross W 79–59  20–10
(12–5)
Cotterell Court (481)
Hamilton, NY
Mar 2, 2019
12:00 pm
at Lafayette W 76–70  21–10
(13–5)
Kirby Sports Center (1,447)
Easton, PA
Patriot League tournament
Mar 7, 2019
7:00 pm
(1) (8) Boston University
Quarterfinals
W 81–69  22–10
Cotterell Court (1,277)
Hamilton, NY
Mar 10, 2019
12:00 pm, CBSSN
(1) (5) Navy
Semifinals
W 80–70  23–10
Cotterell Court (1,089)
Hamilton, NY
Mar 13, 2019
7:30 pm, CBSSN
(1) (2) Bucknell
Championship
W 94–80  24–10
Cotterell Court (1,821)
Hamilton, NY
NCAA tournament
Mar 22, 2019*
2:45 pm, CBS
(15 S) vs. (2 S) No. 6 Tennessee
First Round
L 70–77  24–11
Nationwide Arena (19,641)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South
Source[1].
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "Colgate Athletics". Gocolgateraiders.com.