2019-20 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GAME 33: COLGATE VS LAFAYETTE | SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2020 | 2 P.M. | COTTERELL COURT (1,750) | HAMILTON, N.Y. GAMEDAY INFORMATION 2019-20 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result COLGATE RAIDERS NOVEMBER 24-8 | 14-4 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 19-11 | 10-8 PATRIOT LEAGUE 26 at Green Bay ^ (FLO) W, 99-81 GoColgateRaiders.com GoLeopards.com 30 SIENA (PLN) W, 72-62 INSIDE THE SERIES MEDIA INFORMATION DECEMBER 4 at Binghamton (ESPN3) W, 82-74 Overall ..................................................54-53 Watch ............................. CBS Sports Network 8 at Niagara (ESPN+) (OT) L, 82-93 At Colgate .............................................30-19 PxP, Analyst ...........Jason Knapp, Mo Cassara 11 CORNELL (PLN) W, 66-58 At Lafayette...........................................21-27 Live Stats.....................GoColgateRaiders.com 14 at Cincinnati (FOX Ohio) W, 67-66 Neutral......................................................3-7 Radio .................................... WKXZ FM - 93.9 22 COLUMBIA (PLN) W, 89-71 Streak .......................................... Lafayette 2 PxP, Analyst .........Eric Malanoski, Jeff Bishop Last Meeting ........80-78, Lafayette (1/29/20) In-Game Updates ....................@ColgateMBB JANUARY 2 AMERICAN * (PLN) W, 65-51 OPENING TIPS 6 at Army * (CBSSN) W, 70-65 » The top-seeded Colgate Raiders make their third consecutive Patriot League Tournament semifinal 8 LOYOLA * (PLN) W, 92-70 appearance when fifth-seeded Lafayette comes to town for a 2 p.m. Sunday showdown at Cotterell Court. 11 at Navy * (PLN) W, 70-63 15 at Lafayette * (PLN) L, 67-71 » Lafayette won both regular season meetings by a combined six points. Colgate’s only home loss of the season 18 BOSTON UNIV. * (PLN) W, 79-70 came to the Leopards 80-78 on Jan. 29, and a Rapolas Ivanauskas jumper rimmed out in the final seconds. 20 BUCKNELL * (CBSSN) W, 80-65 25 at American * (PLN) W, 79-69 » All five Colgate starters finished in double figures and the Raiders knocked off Lehigh 83-70 on Thursday in 29 LAFAYETTE * (PLN) L, 78-80 the quarterfinals. Sunday’s winner advances to face either Boston U. or Bucknell in the title game Wednesday. FEBRUARY PROBABLE STARTERS 1 at Holy Cross * (CBSSN) W, 73-64 5 at Lehigh * (PLN) W, 81-51 #0 Nelly Cummings PPG RPG APG MPG NOTES: Scored a career-high 24 points in victory at 8 NAVY * (Stadium) W, 67-60 Army...racked up 18 points with three assists and So. | G | 6-0 | 180 11.2 2.2 1.9 30.1 10 at Boston Univ. * (CBSSN) W, 79-63 two steals in quarterfinal victory over Lehigh. 16 at Loyola * (PLN) L, 80-84 19 LEHIGH * (Stadium) W, 70-67 23 HOLY CROSS * (PLN) W, 90-60 #1 Jordan Burns PPG RPG APG MPG NOTES: Has scored in double figures in 20 straight games...two point-assist double-doubles...scored a 26 at Bucknell * (PLN) L, 70-71 Jr. | G | 6-0 | 175 15.6 3.1 4.6 32.4 career-high 40 points this season at Green Bay. 29 ARMY * (CBSSN) W, 91-65 MARCH #10 Will Rayman PPG RPG APG MPG NOTES: Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year.. 5 LEHIGH % (Stadium) W, 83-70 leads league with 10 double-doubles...posted a 8 LAFAYETTE % (CBSSN) 2 p.m. Sr. | F | 6-9 | 215 12.7 8.9 1.8 33.0 season-high 27 points on the road at Loyola. 11 PL Championship (CBSSN) TBA * Patriot League Games #15 Tucker Richardson PPG RPG APG MPG NOTES: Has scored 18 points in two of his last four games...second career double-double at home ^ Legends Classic Subregional - Green Bay, Wis. So. | G | 6-5 | 205 10.6 4.7 2.8 33.5 against Holy Cross with 18 points and 10 rebounds. % Patriot League Tournament - Hamilton, N.Y. HOME GAMES IN BOLD NOTES: Led five Raiders in double figures with 20 All Times Eastern #25 Rapolas Ivanauskas PPG RPG APG MPG points in quarterfinal win over Lehigh...registered Sr. | F | 6-10 | 230 13.2 7.6 2.1 29.1 season-high 25 points against Lafayette. FOLLOW THE RAIDERS RAIDER RESERVES Twitter ................................. @ColgateMBB Instagram ............................ @ColgateMBB No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG MPG Facebook ... Colgate Raiders Men’s Basketball 2 Zach Light G 6-3 195 1.0 0.5 0.3 3.3 Hashtag ........................................ #GoGate 4 Ryan Moffatt G 6-6 210 1.0 1.1 0.3 6.8 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 5 David Maynard G 6-4 190 2.1 0.8 0.3 9.5 13 Jack Ferguson G 6-3 175 6.5 2.3 0.8 18.7 MBB Contact ............... Jordan Doroshenko Office Phone ......................(315) 228-7860 14 Keegan Records F 6-10 235 4.5 3.6 0.4 13.2 Cell Phone ..........................(315) 750-6105 23 Milan Williams G 6-3 210 1.2 0.4 0.3 3.3 Email ................ [email protected] PAGE 2 | GAME 33 | COLGATE VS LAFAYETTE | PATRIOT LEAGUE SEMIFINALS THREE STRAIGHT COACH OF THE YEAR HONORS 2019-20 ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE » Head Coach Matt Langel headlines the major awards, winning his third straight Coach of the Year award. Langel in his ninth season becomes the first head coach in the history of the Patriot League to three-peat the league’s top coaching honor. Langel guided Colgate to a program record PLAYER OF THE YEAR in regular season wins (23) and Patriot League victories (14) one year Sa’eed Nelson, American, Sr., G after leading the Raiders to their first tournament title since 1996. The Raiders were unanimous favorites to repeat in 2020, and Colgate has DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR followed through, winning its fifth regular season title and capturing the Will Rayman, Colgate, Sr., F No. 1 seed for the second straight year. Colgate never left the top spot in the league during the regular season. The Raiders started 4-0 for the first ROOKIE OF THE YEAR time since 1997 and won first place battles at Boston University twice Joe Pridgen, Holy Cross, Fr., F and American to pull away for their first-ever outright regular season title. Colgate during the regular season never lost back-to-back games COACH OF THE YEAR after a tough opening stretch at Clemson, Syracuse, and Auburn. Matt Langel, Colgate RAYMAN EARNS MAJOR AWARD FIRST TEAM ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE » Rayman is putting together a senior season to remember. He leads Sa’eed Nelson, American, Sr., G the league with 10 double-doubles and ranks No. 1 in the Patriot League averaging nearly nine rebounds per game. Rayman has Tommy Funk, Army West Point, Sr., G etched his name in the Colgate record books, recently passing Max Mahoney, Boston University, Sr. F Adonal Foyle in point scored and sitting second in points (1,799), third in rebounds (870), and fourth in 3-pointers made (244). Will Rayman, Colgate, Sr., F » The New York product has reached double figures in scoring 19 Jordan Burns, Colgate, Jr., G times, including three 20-point games. He scored a season-high 27 Andrew Kostecka, Loyola Maryland Sr., G at Loyola and grabbed a career-high 16 boards at American. Rayman this season became the fifth player in Patriot League history to reach 1,700 career points and 800 rebounds. The senior captain is one of SECOND-TEAM ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE five Raiders averaging double figures at 12.7 points per game. Matt Wilson, Army West Point, Sr., F/C BURNS ONLY JUNIOR ON ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE FIRST TEAM Walter Whyte, Boston University, So., F » Burns leads five Raiders scoring in double figures and ranks eighth Rapolas Ivanauskas, Colgate, Sr., F in the Patriot League averaging 15.6 points per game. As the only junior to make the list, Burns sits third in the league assists per game Justin Jaworski, Lafayette, Jr., G (4.5) and has reached double figures in 19 consecutive games, which Cam Davis, Navy, Jr., G spans the entire Patriot League season. » Burns, last year’s Patriot League tournament MVP, has two point-as- THIRD-TEAM ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE sist double-doubles this season, most recently against Army behind 11 points and 11 assists. The San Antonio native has led the team Stacy Beckton Jr., American, Jr., G in scoring 11 times and registered 20-plus points in seven games, Javante McCoy, Boston University, Jr., G including a career-high 40 points at Green Bay. Burns earned two Patriot League Player of the Week honors during the regular season. John Meeks, Bucknell, Jr., F Joe Pridgen, Holy Cross, Fr., F IVANAUSKAS NAMED SECOND TEAM ALL-LEAGUE Jordan Cohen, Lehigh, Sr. G » One year removed from hauling in the Patriot League Player of the Year, Ivanauskas turned in another strong season to grab second team accolades. The senior led the team in scoring in six games PATRIOT LEAGUE ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM and posted six double-doubles while averaging 12.9 points and 7.6 Stacy Beckton Jr., American, Jr., G rebounds during the regular season. » The Barrington, Illinois, product was named the Patriot League Play- Jonas Harper, Boston University, So., G er of the Week two days after dominating at Cincinnati. He scored 19 Max Mahoney, Boston University, Sr., F of his 21 points in the second half to help lead the Raiders to one of their biggest wins in program history. Ivanauskas has reached double Will Rayman, Colgate, Sr., F figures in scoring 21 times, highlighted by a season-high 25 points Andrew Kostecka, Loyola Maryland Sr., G against Lafayette, and matched his career high with 13 rebounds against Cal State Northridge in the Legends Classic Subregional.