The 2020–21 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Raiders, were led by tenth-year head coach

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, play their home games at Cotterell Court in

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as members of the

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. With the creation of mini-divisions to cut down on travel due to the

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, they played in the North Division. They finished the season 14–2, 11–1 in Patriot League Play to finish as champions of the North Division. They defeated

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, Bucknell, and Loyola (MD) to be champions of the Patriot League tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to

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Previous season

The Raiders finished the 2019–20 season 25–9, 14–4 in Patriot League play to win the Patriot League regular season championship. They defeated Lehigh and Lafayette to reach the championship game of the Patriot League tournament, where they lost to

. As a regular season league champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the

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. However, the NIT and all other postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Colgate Raiders men's basketball The Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represents Colgate University in Hamilton, New York in NCAA Division I competition. The school's team competes in the Patriot League and play their home games in Cotterell Court. The Raiders have appear ...

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