The 2018–19 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represented

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during the

2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2018. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded with the Final Four in Minneapolis on April 8, 2019. Practices officially began on Septembe ...

. The Raiders, led by eighth-year head coach

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, played their home games at

Cotterell Court Cotterell Court is a 1,750-seat multi-purpose arena in Hamilton, New York. It was built in 1959 and is home to the Colgate University Raiders basketball and volleyball teams. It is named for Wesley M. Cotterell '19, a two-time letterwinner in b ...

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 24-11, 13-5 to tie for first place. In the Patriot League tournament, they defeated

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, 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

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Previous season

The Raiders finished the 2017–18 season 19–14, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in second place. They defeated

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and Holy Cross to advance to the championship game of the Patriot League tournament where they lost to Bucknell. They were invited to the

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where they lost in the first round to

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Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2018 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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