2025–26 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team

2025–26 Colgate Raiders men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record6–5 (0–0 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCotterell Court
2025–26 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American 0 0   7 5   .583
Colgate 0 0   6 5   .545
Navy 0 0   6 5   .545
Army 0 0   5 7   .417
Holy Cross 0 0   5 7   .417
Boston University 0 0   4 8   .333
Lehigh 0 0   4 8   .333
Loyola 0 0   4 8   .333
Bucknell 0 0   3 9   .250
Lafayette 0 0   3 9   .250
† 2026 Patriot League tournament winner
As of December 18, 2025

The 2025–26 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represents Colgate University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by 15th-year head coach Matt Langel, play their home games at Cotterell Court located in Hamilton, New York as members of the Patriot League.[1]

Previous season

The Raiders finished the 2024–25 season 14–19, 10–8 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for third place.[2] They defeated Army in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament before losing to American in the semifinals.[3] As a result, and for the first time since 2018, the Raiders failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament.[1]

Preseason

On October 15, 2025, the Patriot League released their preseason poll. Colgate was picked to finish third in the conference, while receiving one first-place vote.[4]

Preseason rankings

Patriot League Preseason Poll
Place Team Points
1 Navy 79 (7)
2 Boston University 73 (2)
3 Colgate 64 (1)
4 American 47
5 Bucknell 44
6 Loyola (MD) 39
7 Lafayette 36
8 Lehigh 30
9 Holy Cross 23
10 Army 15
(#) first-place votes

Source:[4]

Preseason All-Patriot League Team

Preseason All-Patriot League Team
Player Year Position
Jalen Cox Junior Guard

Source:[4]

Roster

2025–26 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Ethan Brown 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Orangeville Prep Peterborough, Ontario
G 1 Brady Cummins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Brooks School York, Maine
G 2 Blake Forrest 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Mount Si High School North Bend, Washington
G 3 Jalen Cox 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr South Kent School Los Angeles, California
G 4 Josh Ahayere 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Crestwood Prep Morinville, Alberta
G 5 Charlie Pugh 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Greenwood Village, Colorado
G 6 Ben Tweedy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Green Bay Rockhampton, Australia
G 7 Stevie Clark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Oshkosh North High School Omro, Wisconsin
G 8 Jonathan Niv 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Suffield Academy Fairfield, Connecticut
F 9 Cameron Brennan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Polaris Prep Burlington, Ontario
G 10 Parker Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Worcester Academy Sherman Oaks, California
G 13 Kyle Carlesimo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Eastern Illinois Seattle, Washington
F 15 Ayomi Odetoyinbo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Our Saviour Lutheran School Canton, New York
F 22 Andrew Alekseyenko 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Rivers School Brookline, Massachusetts
F 23 Cooper Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Saint Sebastian's School Cambridge, Massachusetts
F 33 Sam Wright 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Spain Park High School Hoover, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 24, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 pm, BIG+
at No. 22 Michigan State L 69–80  0–1
Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
November 7, 2025*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Northeastern L 65–68  0–2
Cotterell Court (766)
Hamilton, NY
November 11, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Drexel W 90–83  1–2
Cotterell Court (643)
Hamilton, NY
November 14, 2025*
9:00 pm, BIG+
at No. 14 Illinois L 65–84  1–3
State Farm Center (15,544)
Champaign, IL
November 17, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Siena W 72–69  2–3
MVP Arena (4,078)
Albany, NY
November 20, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cornell L 94–95 2OT 2–4
Newman Arena (744)
Ithaca, NY
November 28, 2025*
7:30 pm
vs. Albany
Northern Classic
W 69–67  3–4
Place Bell (1,738)
Montreal, Canada
November 29, 2025*
5:00 pm
vs. SUNY Oneonta
Northern Classic
W 85–50  4–4
Place Bell (1,738)
Montreal, Canada
November 30, 2025*
3:30 pm
vs. Fordham
Northern Classic
W 72–62  5–4
Place Bell (1,767)
Montreal, Canada
December 6, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
St. John Fisher W 94–50  6–4
Cotterell Court (594)
Hamilton, NY
December 10, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at St. Bonaventure L 77−85  6−5
Reilly Center (3,049)
St. Bonaventure, NY
December 21, 2025*
12:00 pm, SECN+
at No. 23т Florida O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
December 28, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Harvard Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
Patriot League regular season
December 31, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lafayette Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, PA
January 3, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Army Christl Arena 
West Point, NY
January 7, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+
American Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
January 10, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Lehigh Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
January 14, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola (MD) Reitz Arena 
Baltimore, MD
January 17, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Bucknell Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
January 21, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at American Bender Arena 
Washington, D.C.
January 24, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Boston University Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
January 28, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Holy Cross Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
January 31, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lehigh Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, PA
February 4, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Army Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
February 7, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bucknell Sojka Pavilion 
Lewisburg, PA
February 11, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Holy Cross Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
February 14, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Navy Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
February 16, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Boston University Case Gym 
Boston, MA
February 21, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Loyola (MD) Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
February 25, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Lafayette Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
February 28, 2026
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Navy Alumni Hall 
Annapolis, MD
Patriot League tournament
TBD
TBD
TBD TBD 
TBD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Matt Langel's Colgate Program Aims to Reclaim Patriot League Dominance". Busting Brackets. October 30, 2025. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  2. ^ "2024-25 Colgate Raiders Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  3. ^ "American University 72-62 Colgate (Mar 9, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Patriot League Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Honors presented by PenFed Credit Union (10.15.25)". Patriot League. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  5. ^ "Colgate Raiders 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 3, 2025.