Colgate Raiders 2019-20 Men’S Basketball Game Notes
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COLGATE RAIDERS 2019-20 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GAME 18: COLGATE AT LAFAYETTE | WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15, 2020 | 11 A.M. | KIRBY CENTER (2,644) | EASTON, PA. GAMEDAY INFORMATION 2019-20 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result COLGATE RAIDERS NOVEMBER 13-4 | 4-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE 6 NJIT (PLN) W, 80-75 10 at Clemson (ACCNX) L, 68-81 VS 13 at Syracuse (ACCNX) L, 54-70 18 at No. 19 Auburn^ (SECN) L, 62-91 LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS 21 CORTLAND^ (PLN) W, 89-50 24 Cal State Northridge^ (FLO) W, 64-56 10-5 | 2-2 PATRIOT LEAGUE 26 at Green Bay^ (FLO) W, 99-81 GoColgateRaiders.com GoLeopards.com 30 SIENA (PLN) W, 72-62 DECEMBER INSIDE THE SERIES MEDIA INFORMATION 4 at Binghamton (ESPN3) W, 82-74 Overall ..................................................54-51 Watch ....................... Patriot League Network 8 at Niagara (ESPN+) (OT) L, 82-93 At Colgate .............................................30-18 PxP .......................................... Gary Laubach 11 CORNELL (PLN) W, 66-58 Analysts ............. John Feinstein, John Leone 14 at Cincinnati (FOX Ohio) W, 67-66 At Lafayette...........................................21-26 Live Stats..............................GoLeopards.com 22 COLUMBIA (PLN) W, 89-71 Neutral......................................................3-7 In-Game Updates ....................@ColgateMBB JANUARY 2 AMERICAN* (PLN) W, 65-51 OPENING TIPS 6 at Army* (CBSSN) W, 70-65 » Colgate carries a seven-game winning streak to Wednesday’s matchup at Lafayette. The Raiders have won 8 LOYOLA* (PLN) W, 92-70 11 at Navy* (PLN) W, 70-63 15 consecutive conference games dating back to last season, the third longest such streak in the nation. 15 at Lafayette* (PLN) 11 a.m. » The Raiders are 4-0 in league play for the first time since 1996-97 after defeating Navy last Saturday, 70-63. 18 BOSTON UNIV.* (PLN) 2 p.m. Nelly Cummings recorded his second 20-point performance in the last three games in the victory. 20 BUCKNELL* (CBSSN) 7 p.m. 25 at American* (PLN) 2 p.m. » Rapolas Ivanauskas has scored in double figures in six consecutive games with two double-doubles and 29 LAFAYETTE* (PLN) 7 p.m. Jordan Burns has dished out at least five assists in five straight games heading into Wednesday. FEBRUARY PROBABLE STARTERS 1 at Holy Cross* (CBSSN) 2 p.m. 5 at Lehigh* (PLN) 7 p.m. #0 Nelly Cummings PPG RPG APG MPG NOTES: Recorded career-high 24 points in victory 8 NAVY* (Stadium) 2 p.m. over Army...drained four 3-pointers and finished 10 at Boston Univ.* (CBSSN) 7 p.m. So. | G | 6-0 | 180 11.8 2.1 1.9 30.2 6-of-6 from the free throw line in the win. 16 at Loyola* (PLN) 2 p.m. 19 LEHIGH* (Stadium) 7 p.m. 23 HOLY CROSS* (PLN) 2 p.m. #1 Jordan Burns PPG RPG APG MPG NOTES: Tallied first double-double with 21 points and 10 assists in win over Columbia...poured in a 26 at Bucknell* (PLN) 7 p.m. Jr. | G | 6-0 | 175 14.7 3.1 4.4 32.1 career-high 40 points against Green Bay. 29 ARMY* (PLN) 12 p.m. MARCH #10 Will Rayman PPG RPG APG MPG NOTES: Has three double-doubles this season... 3 PL First Round (PLN) TBA hauled in career-high 15 rebounds against American... 5 PL Quarterfinals (Stadium) TBA Sr. | F | 6-9 | 215 10.5 7.8 1.9 31.9 tied season high with 18 points against Loyola. 8 PL Semifinals (CBSSN) TBA 11 PL Championship (CBSSN) TBA #15 Tucker Richardson PPG RPG APG MPG NOTES: Racked up career highs in points (23), rebounds (11), and FGM (10) for first collegiate ^ Legends Classic Tournament Games So. | G | 6-5 | 205 9.8 4.6 2.8 32.5 double-double in overtime defeat at Niagara. * Patriot League Games HOME GAMES IN BOLD NOTES: Recorded second consecutive double-dou- All Times Eastern #25 Rapolas Ivanauskas PPG RPG APG MPG ble against Army with 13 points and 10 rebounds... Sr. | F | 6-10 | 230 13.2 7.6 2.1 29.4 scored 21 points in comeback win over Cincinnati. FOLLOW THE RAIDERS RAIDER RESERVES Twitter ................................. @ColgateMBB No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG MPG Instagram ............................ @ColgateMBB Hashtag ........................................ #GoGate 2 Zach Light G 6-3 195 1.3 0.5 0.5 3.6 4 Ryan Moffatt G 6-6 210 1.4 1.6 0.3 8.5 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 5 David Maynard G 6-4 190 2.6 0.5 0.1 9.7 MBB Contact ............... Jordan Doroshenko 13 Jack Ferguson G 6-3 175 6.4 2.1 0.7 16.9 Office Phone ......................(315) 228-7860 14 Keegan Records F 6-10 235 4.2 3.6 0.4 12.2 Cell Phone ..........................(315) 750-6105 Email ................ [email protected] 23 Milan Williams G 6-3 210 1.1 0.3 0.1 2.7 PAGE 2 | GAME 18 | COLGATE AT LAFAYETTE A COLGATE WIN WOULD... WIN STREAK NUMBERS » Be a 5-0 start to Patriot League play for the first » Colgate carries a seven-game win streak into QUICK FACTS time since the 1996-97 season. Wednesday’s game at Lafayette. The Raiders have University Information » Extend its season-best win streak to eight games. won 12 of their last 13 after starting the season 1-3 » Be the fourth straight win against Lafayette. with losses to Clemson, Syracuse, and Auburn. Location .............................................Hamilton, N.Y. » Be its fourth road win during its winning streak. » During its seven-game win streak, Colgate is aver- Founded ........................................................... 1819 aging 74.1 points per game while allowing 63.4. Enrollment ...................................................... 2,927 LAST TIME OUT » The Raiders are shooting 44% from the field and Nickname ..................................................... Raiders 36.9% from 3-point range, while holding oppo- » Colgate grinded out a 70-63 victory at Navy last School Colors ...................Maroon, Gray, and White Saturday, improving to 4-0 in Patriot League play nents to a 25.6% clip from beyond the arc. President ...........................................Brian W. Casey for the first time since the 1996-97 season. » Nelly Cummings scored 20 points to carry Colgate SPLASHING THREES VP, Director of Athletics ........................Nicki Moore back from a second half deficit. It was his second » Colgate set a program record with 19 3-pointers Men’s Basketball Administrator .......... Laura Sgrecci 20-point performance in the last three games. in its 99-81 victory over Green Bay on Nov. 16. Home Arena (Capacity) ........ Cotterell Court (1,750) » The Raiders started the game on a 10-0 run, but The previous record was 18, most recently against Conference ........................................ Patriot League Navy used a late 13-0 surge to take the lead at the Division III opponent Union back in 2016. Athletic Dept. Phone ........................(315) 228-7611 half, 28-27. The Midshipmen held onto a narrow » The Raiders knocked down 16 3-pointers in their lead until Cummings hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 92-70 win over Loyola for their second-highest Ticket Office Phone ..........................(315) 228-7600 6:02 left to give Colgate the lead for good. total in any game this season. » Navy closed to within two 65-63, but Colgate held » Colgate has finished with double-digit treys in 10 Basketball Staff the Midshipmen scoreless over the final 2:17 and games this season and currently ranks sixth in the Head Coach ..........................Matt Langel (Penn ‘00) pulled away for the 70-63 road victory. country in 3-point field goals made (180). Assistant Coach ...................Dave Klatsky (Penn ‘03) Assistant Coach ................... Mike Jordan (Penn ‘00) MATCHUP PREVIEW TAKING WHAT’S FREE Assistant Coach ..................Pat Moore (Colgate ‘15) » Colgate and Lafayette meet for the 106th time in » Colgate currently ranks first in the Patriot League a series that began over a hundred years ago in and fourth in the nation in free throw percentage Director of Operations .....Pat Stasiak (Cortland ‘17) 1915. The Raiders have won three in a row head- (79.3). The Raiders have gone perfect from the line Athletic Trainer ...... Leslie Cowen (Michigan St. ‘06) to-head to take advantage in the series, 54-51. in two games this season (Clemson, Green Bay). Strength Coach ............... Paul Helsel (Alabama ‘94) » Colgate and Lafayette are the only two 10-plus win » Nelly Cummings leads the starting crew in free teams thus far in the Patriot League and have the throw percentage with an 86.8 clip from the line. Program History top two overall win percentages in the conference. Raiders in the National Rankings Affiliation NCAA Division I » Lafayette is 5-2 overall at home this season and 1-1 in league play inside the Kirby Center. Category Stat Ranking Conference ........................................ Patriot League FT Percentage 79.3 4th First Season of Basketball ................................ 1900 SCOUTING LAFAYETTE 3FG Made 180 6th Total Seasons ..................................................... 119 » Lafayette has won two in a row against Holy Cross 3FG Attempts 510 6th NCAA Tournament Appearances ... 3 (1995, 1996, 2019) and Loyola after dropping its first two Patriot PL Regular Season Titles........4 (1994, 1995, 1996, 2019) League contests to Boston University and Bucknell. 3FG Per Game 10.6 7th PL Tournament Titles ..............3 (1995, 1996, 2019) » Junior guard Justin Jaworski is second in the All-Americans ......................................................... 8 League in scoring (18.0ppg) and is shooting 38.1% EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMAN » from behind the arc. Jaworski is among the active Will Rayman recently passed Jonathan Stone ‘92 Walter Runge, Leon Campbell, Emil Schradieck, NCAA Leaders in career 3FG percentage (.450). for seventh in career points and became just the Howard Boilerman, Ernest Vandeweghe, Bob » Senior forward Myles Cherry has four double-dou- fifth Raider to connect on 200 career 3-pointers. » Duffy, Mike Ferrara, Adonal Foyle bles this season and is averaging 10.8 points and He joins elite company as one of just four players in program history and six in Patriot League history 6.4 rebounds.