2025–26 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 6–5 (0–0 Patriot) |
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| Home arena | Cotterell Court |
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| 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
| Place | Team | Points | |
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| 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 | |
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Source:[4]
Preseason All-Patriot League Team
| Player | Year | Position |
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| Jalen Cox | Junior | Guard |
Source:[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
Source[5]
References
- ^ a b "Matt Langel's Colgate Program Aims to Reclaim Patriot League Dominance". Busting Brackets. October 30, 2025. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ^ "2024-25 Colgate Raiders Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ^ "American University 72-62 Colgate (Mar 9, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Colgate Raiders 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 3, 2025.