2021–22 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represented Colgate University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by 11th-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 23–12, 16–2 and Patriot League play to finish as regular season champions for the second consecutive year. As the No. 1 seed, they defeated Bucknell, Lehigh, and Navy to win the Patriot League tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year. As the No. 14 seed in the Midwest Region, they lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Wisconsin.

2021–22 Colgate Raiders men's basketball
Patriot League regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferencePatriot League
Record23–12 (16–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCotterell Court
2021–22 Patriot League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Colgate162 .8892312  .657
Navy126 .6672111  .656
Boston University117 .6112213  .629
Lehigh108 .5561319  .406
Army99 .5001516  .484
Loyola810 .4441416  .467
Holy Cross711 .389922  .290
Lafayette711 .3891020  .333
Bucknell513 .278923  .281
American513 .2781022  .313
2022 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

The Raiders finished the 2020–21 season 14–2, 11–1 in Patriot League play to finish atop the North Division. In the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Boston University in the quarterfinals,[1] Bucknell in the semifinals,[2] advancing to the championship game for the fourth consecutive year. There, they defeated Loyola (MD), earning the Patriot League's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament.[3] They drew the #14 seed in the South Region, where they would lose to #3 seed Arkansas in the first round.[4]

Roster

2021–22 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Nelly Cummings 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrBowling Green Midland, PA
G 2 Zach Light 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrNorthfield Mount Hermon New York, NY
G 3 Pearson Parker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrPhillips Exeter Los Angeles, CA
G/F 4 Ryan Moffatt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrHempfield HS Lancaster, PA
G 5 Nicolas Louis-Jacques 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrPutnam Science Academy Miami, FL
G 13 Jack Ferguson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrHomestead HS Fort Wayne, IN
F 14 Keegan Records 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrSt. Andrew's South Kingstown, RI
G 15 Tucker Richardson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrBlair Academy Flemington, NJ
F 22 Malcolm Bailey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrRidley College Stratford, ON
F 30 Sam Thomson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoBrooks School KitchenerWaterloo, ON
G 33 Oliver Lynch-Daniels 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrHouston Baptist Chapel Hill, NC
G 34 Alex Capitano 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoEpiscopal Academy Malvern, PA
F 35 Blake Henry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrFoothill College Menlo Park, CA
C 55 Jeff Woodward 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)270 lb (122 kg) SoMethacton HS Audubon, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 7, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northeastern W 65–58  1–0
Cotterell Court (1,013)
Hamilton, NY
November 13, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at NC State L 74–77  1–1
PNC Arena (11,949)
Raleigh, NC
November 16, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cornell L 68–78  1–2
Newman Arena (664)
Ithaca, NY
November 18, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
SUNY Poly W 97–50  2–2
Cotterell Court (477)
Hamilton, NY
November 20, 2021*
5:00 pm, ACCNX
at Syracuse W 100–85  3–2
Carrier Dome (15,604)
Syracuse, NY
November 24, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Harvard L 84–89 OT 3–3
Lavietes Pavilion (1,061)
Allston, MA
November 29, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Niagara L 59–70  3–4
Cotterell Court (483)
Hamilton, NY
December 3, 2021*
7:00 pm
at Northeastern L 69–74  3–5
Matthews Arena (912)
Boston, MA
December 6, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Columbia W 89–61  4–5
Cotterell Court (456)
Hamilton, NY
December 9, 2021*
8:00 pm, ACCN
at Pittsburgh
Gotham Classic
L 68–71  4–6
Petersen Events Center (7,328)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 12, 2021*
12:00 pm, FS1
at St. John's
Gotham Classic
L 64–82  4–7
Carnesecca Arena (3,510)
Queens, NY
December 19, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Monmouth
Gotham Classic
L 66–77  4–8
OceanFirst Bank Center 
West Long Branch, NJ
December 22, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Vermont L 68–78  4–9
Patrick Gym (1964)
Burlington, VT
Patriot League regular season
January 4, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lehigh W 85–81  5–9
(1–0)
Stabler Arena (563)
Bethlehem, PA
January 10, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Army L 57–76  5–10
(1–1)
Cotterell Court (303)
Hamilton, NY
January 13, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Navy W 69–50  6–10
(2–1)
Alumni Hall (823)
Annapolis, MD
January 16, 2022
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Holy Cross Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
January 19, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bucknell W 75–56  7–10
(3–1)
Sojka Pavilion (874)
Lewisburg, PA
January 22, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Lafayette Postponed due to COVID protocols at Lafayette Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
January 24, 2022
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Loyola (MD) W 65–52  8–10
(4–1)
Cotterell Court (639)
Hamilton, NY
January 28, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Boston University L 72–76  8–11
(4–2)
Case Gym (430)
Boston, MA
January 31, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lafayette W 72–61  9–11
(5–2)
Kirby Sports Center (1,291)
Easton, PA
February 2, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Bucknell W 83–69  10–11
(6–2)
Cotterell Court (405)
Hamilton, NY
February 5, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at American W 86–68  11–11
(7–2)
Bender Arena (1,009)
Washington, D.C.
February 7, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Holy Cross
Rescheduled from January 16
W 87–60  12–11
(8–2)
Cotterell Court (475)
Hamilton, NY
February 9, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Lehigh W 78–62  13–11
(9–2)
Cotterell Court (510)
Hamilton, NY
February 12, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola (MD) W 64–56  14–11
(10–2)
Reitz Arena (704)
Baltimore, MD
February 14, 2022
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Lafayette
Rescheduled from January 22
W 69–61  15–11
(11–2)
Cotterell Court (324)
Hamilton, NY
February 16, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Army W 100–90  16–11
(12–2)
Christl Arena (526)
West Point, NY
February 19, 2022
1:30 pm, CBSSN
Boston University W 72–53  17–11
(13–2)
Cotterell Court (1,200)
Hamilton, NY
February 21, 2022
5:00 pm, CBSSN
American
Rescheduled from January 7
W 63–49  18–11
(14–2)
Cotterell Court (528)
Hamilton, NY
February 23, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Holy Cross W 78–71  19–11
(15–2)
Hart Center (692)
Worcester, MA
February 26, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Navy W 74–69  20–11
(16–2)
Cotterell Court (781)
Hamilton, NY
Patriot League tournament
March 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) (9) Bucknell
Quarterfinals
W 96–68  21–11
Cotterell Court (1,414)
Hamilton, NY
March 6, 2022
2:00 pm, CBSSN
(1) (4) Lehigh
Semifinals
W 81–61  22–11
Cotterell Court (1,161)
Hamilton, NY
March 9, 2022
7:30 pm, CBSSN
(1) (2) Navy
Championship
W 74–58  23–11
Cotterell Court (1,879)
Hamilton, NY
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022
9:50 pm, TBS
(14 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 14 Wisconsin
First Round
L 60–67  23–12
Fiserv Forum (17,500)
Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[5][6]

References

  1. "2021 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men's Basketball Quarterfinal Round Recap". Patriot League. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  2. "Colgate just 1 win from NCAA tournament bid after blowing out Bucknell, 105-75". Syracuse.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  3. "Raiders Do It Again!". Colgate University Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  4. "Arkansas shuts down Colgate 85-68 in NCAA opener". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  5. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Colgate University Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  6. "2021-22 Colgate Raiders Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
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