2016–17 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represented Colgate University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by sixth-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 10–22, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Lehigh.

2016–17 Colgate Raiders men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	10–22 (8–10 Patriot)
Head coach	Matt Langel (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Dave Klatsky Michael McGarvey Michael-Hakim Jordan
Home arena	Cotterell Court

2016–17 Patriot League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bucknell †	15	–	3		.833			26	–	9		.743
Lehigh	12	–	6		.667			20	–	12		.625
Boston University	12	–	6		.667			18	–	14		.563
Navy	10	–	8		.556			16	–	16		.500
Holy Cross	9	–	9		.500			15	–	17		.469
Loyola (MD)	8	–	10		.444			16	–	17		.485
Colgate	8	–	10		.444			10	–	22		.313
Army	6	–	12		.333			13	–	19		.406
Lafayette	5	–	13		.278			9	–	21		.300
American	5	–	13		.278			8	–	22		.267
† 2017 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

The Raiders finished the 2015–16 season 13–17, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in four-way tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to Army.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Austin Tillotson	1	G	6'0"	175	Senior	York, PA	Graduated
Alex Ramon	10	G	6'1"	196	Senior	Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain	Graduated

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Will Rayman #92 PF	New York, NY	New Hampton School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 29, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 60
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 7, 2016.

2017 class recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Burns PG	San Antonio, TX	John Marshall High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A	Oct 20, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 7, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Sean O'Brien 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Penn Charter Lafayette Hill, PA G 1 Gabe Alter (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Germantown Academy Fort Washington, PA G 2 Nathan Harries 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Centennial Alpharetta, PA G 3 David Favorite 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Alamo Heights San Antonio, TX F 4 Sam Lindgren (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Germantown Academy Doylestown, PA F/C 5 Malcolm Regisford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Bellarmine-Jefferson Woodland Hills, CA F 10 Will Rayman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Millbrook New York, NY C 12 Dana Batt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Homestead Fort Wayne, IN G 13 Andrew Bargmann (W, C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Malvern Prep Downingtown, PA F 14 Tom Rivard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Worcester Academy Worcester, MA F 15 Jordan Swopshire 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Fort Zumwalt South O'Fallon, MO G 21 Ryan Diew (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Head-Royce Oakland, CA F 22 Dave Krmpotich 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So La Salle Conshohocken, PA G 23 Milan Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Detroit Country Day Detroit, MI G 25 Jordan Robertson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Wildwood Catholic Cape May Court House, NJ G 30 Francisco Amiel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So Escola Secundaria Professor Ruy Luis Gomes Corroios, Portugal G 42 Jack Buckmelter (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr East Denver, CO G 45 Dylan Whitbread (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Fr King Edward VII School Johannesburg, South Africa	Head coach Matt Langel (Penn) Assistant coach(es) Dave Klatsky (Penn) Mike McGarvey (Ursinus) Mike Jordan (Penn) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 19 Syracuse	L 55–83	0–1	Carrier Dome (23,844) Syracuse, NY
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm		at Cornell	W 67–63	1–1	Newman Arena (1,328) Ithaca, NY
11/19/2016* 4:00 pm		at NJIT	L 68–74	1–2	Fleisher Center (802) Newark, NJ
11/23/2016* 7:00 pm, BTN		at Penn State	L 59–72	1–3	Bryce Jordan Center (5,112) University Park, PA
11/26/2016* 2:00 pm		at Columbia	L 78–81 OT	1–4	Levien Gymnasium (1,148) New York City, NY
11/29/2016* 7:00 pm		Union (NY) Holy City Hoops Classic	W 91–68	2–4	Cotterell Court (331) Hamilton, NY
12/02/2016* 5:00 pm		at The Citadel Holy City Hoops Classic	L 101–108	2–5	McAlister Field House (356) Charleston, SC
12/03/2016* 5:00 pm		vs. Campbell Holy City Hoops Classic	L 71–73 OT	2–6	McAlister Field House (276) Charleston, SC
12/04/2016* 1:00 pm		vs. USC Upstate Holy City Hoops Classic	L 65–71	2–7	McAlister Field House (212) Charleston, SC
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm		Binghamton	L 64–73	2–8	Cotterell Court (630) Hamilton, NY
12/10/2016* 2:00 pm		Albany	L 66–74	2–9	Cotterell Court (740) Hamilton, NY
12/19/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 25 Notre Dame	L 62–77	2–10	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,817) South Bend, IN
12/22/2016* 2:00 pm		at Duquesne	L 57–70	2–11	Palumbo Center (1,082) Pittsburgh, PA
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2016 7:00 pm		at Lafayette	W 85–75	3–11 (1–0)	Kirby Sports Center (1,942) Easton, PA
01/02/2017 7:00 pm		American	L 64–67 OT	3–12 (1–1)	Cotterell Court (766) Hamilton, NY
01/05/2017 7:00 pm		Holy Cross	L 61–67	3–13 (1–2)	Cotterell Court (728) Hamilton, NY
01/08/2017 2:00 pm		at Navy	L 55–67	3–14 (1–3)	Alumni Hall (1,158) Annapolis, MD
01/11/2017 7:00 pm		at Army	W 79–76 OT	4–14 (2–3)	Christl Arena (514) West Point, NY
01/14/2017 2:00 pm		Bucknell	L 69–83	4–15 (2–4)	Cotterell Court (840) Hamilton, NY
01/18/2017 7:00 pm		at Boston University	W 67–58	5–15 (3–4)	Case Gym (480) Boston, MA
01/21/2017 2:00 pm		Loyola (MD)	W 52–49	6–15 (4–4)	Cotterell Court (825) Hamilton, NY
01/25/2017 7:00 pm		Lehigh	L 62–76	6–16 (4–5)	Cotterell Court (834) Hamilton, NY
01/29/2017 2:00 pm, CBSSN		at American	W 70–65	7–16 (5–5)	Bender Arena (913) Washington, D.C.
02/01/2017 7:00 pm		at Holy Cross	L 50–56	7–17 (5–6)	Hart Center (1,401) Worcester, MA
02/04/2017 2:00 pm		Navy	W 55–52	8–17 (6–6)	Cotterell Court (985) Hamilton, NY
02/08/2017 7:00 pm		Army	W 70–58	9–17 (7–6)	Cotterell Court (764) Hamilton, NY
02/13/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Bucknell	L 58–75	9–18 (7–7)	Sojka Pavilion (2,008) Lewisburg, PA
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		Boston University	L 68–69	9–19 (7–8)	Cotterell Court (947) Hamilton, NY
02/19/2017 2:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	W 66–56 OT	10–19 (8–8)	Reitz Arena (621) Baltimore, MD
02/22/2017 7:00 pm		at Lehigh	L 69–87	10–20 (8–9)	Stabler Arena (1,091) Bethlehem, PA
02/25/2017 2:00 pm		Lafayette	L 69–73	10–21 (8–10)	Cotterell Court (1,057) Hamilton, NY
Patriot League tournament
03/02/2017 7:00 pm	(6)	at (3) Lehigh Quarterfinals	L 72–77	10–22	Stabler Arena (1,609) Bethlehem, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source.