COLGATE RAIDERS 2019-20 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GAME 23: COLGATE AT HOLY CROSS | SATURDAY, FEB. 1, 2020 | 2 P.M. | HART CENTER (3,536) | WORCESTER, MASS. GAMEDAY INFORMATION 2019-20 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result COLGATE RAIDERS NOVEMBER 16-6 | 7-2 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 HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS 21 CORTLAND^ (PLN) W, 89-50 24 Cal State Northridge^ (FLO) W, 64-56 3-19 | 2-7 PATRIOT LEAGUE 26 at Green Bay^ (FLO) W, 99-81 GoColgateRaiders.com GoHolyCross.com 30 SIENA (PLN) W, 72-62 DECEMBER INSIDE THE SERIES MEDIA INFORMATION 4 at Binghamton (ESPN3) W, 82-74 Overall ..................................................27-60 Watch ............................. CBS Sports Network 8 at Niagara (ESPN+) (OT) L, 82-93 At Colgate .............................................16-24 (PLN) PxP, Analyst ...........Jason Knapp, Mo Cassara 11 CORNELL W, 66-58 At Holy Cross ..........................................9-34 14 at Cincinnati (FOX Ohio) W, 67-66 Neutral......................................................2-2 Live Stats.............................GoHolyCross.com 22 COLUMBIA (PLN) W, 89-71 Streak .............................................Colgate 5 In-Game Updates ....................@ColgateMBB JANUARY 2 AMERICAN* (PLN) W, 65-51 OPENING TIPS 6 at Army* (CBSSN) W, 70-65 » Colgate hits the road to Worcester, Massachusetts, looking to bounce against Holy Cross on Saturday after- 8 LOYOLA* (PLN) W, 92-70 11 at Navy* (PLN) W, 70-63 noon at the Hart Center. The Raiders are on the road for four of their next five games. 15 at Lafayette* (PLN) L, 67-71 » Rapolas Ivanauskas tallied his fifth double-double behind a season-high 25 points and 10 rebounds in the 18 BOSTON UNIV.* (PLN) W, 79-70 Raiders’ 80-78 defeat against Lafayette on Wednesday, snapping their 16-game home winning streak. 20 BUCKNELL* (CBSSN) W, 80-65 25 at American* (PLN) W, 79-69 » Jordan Burns has scored in double figures in 10 consecutive games, including 23 points in two of his last 29 LAFAYETTE* (PLN) L, 78-80 three. He moved into fourth all-time in career assists with 356 after dishing out three against Lafayette. FEBRUARY PROBABLE STARTERS 1 at Holy Cross* (CBSSN) 2 p.m. 5 at Lehigh* (PLN) 7 p.m. #1 Jordan Burns PPG RPG APG MPG NOTES: Scored 23 points and knocked down six 8 NAVY* (Stadium) 2 p.m. 3-pointers in the second half in win over Bucknell... 10 at Boston Univ.* (CBSSN) 7 p.m. Jr. | G | 6-0 | 175 15.3 3.2 4.2 32.2 poured in a career-high 40 points against Green Bay. 16 at Loyola* (PLN) 2 p.m. 19 LEHIGH* (Stadium) 7 p.m. 23 HOLY CROSS* (PLN) 2 p.m. #10 Will Rayman PPG RPG APG MPG NOTES: Pulled down career-high 16 rebounds against American...scored season-high 21 points on 26 at Bucknell* (PLN) 7 p.m. Sr. | F | 6-9 | 215 11.8 8.5 2.0 32.2 4-of-4 from downtown in win over Boston Univ. 29 ARMY* (PLN) 12 p.m. MARCH #13 Jack Ferguson PPG RPG APG MPG NOTES: Made first career start against Lafayette... 3 PL First Round (PLN) TBA scored season-high 17 points with career-high four 5 PL Quarterfinals (Stadium) TBA Jr. | G | 6-3 | 175 6.2 2.0 0.8 18.1 assists earlier this season in win over 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 10.1 4.3 2.6 33.0 double-double in overtime defeat at Niagara. * Patriot League Games HOME GAMES IN BOLD NOTES: Posted fifth double-double of season All Times Eastern #25 Rapolas Ivanauskas PPG RPG APG MPG against Lafayette with season-high 25 points and 10 Sr. | F | 6-10 | 230 13.4 7.5 2.1 29.4 rebounds...scored 21 points in 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 1.1 0.4 0.4 3.3 4 Ryan Moffatt G 6-6 210 1.2 1.4 0.3 7.6 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 5 David Maynard G 6-4 190 2.2 0.6 0.1 9.1 MBB Contact ............... Jordan Doroshenko 13 Jack Ferguson G 6-3 175 6.2 2.0 0.8 18.1 Office Phone ......................(315) 228-7860 14 Keegan Records F 6-10 235 4.4 3.9 0.3 13.0 Cell Phone ..........................(315) 750-6105 Email ................ [email protected] 23 Milan Williams G 6-3 210 0.9 0.3 0.1 2.7 PAGE 2 | GAME 23 | COLGATE AT HOLY CROSS A COLGATE WIN WOULD... MAKING IT RAIN » Avoid dropping back-to-back Patriot League games » Colgate is averaging over 10 3-pointers made per QUICK FACTS for the first time in two years. game, which currently leads the Patriot League and University Information » Hold its one-game lead at the top of the Patriot is among the nation’s best. Colgate has finished League standings. with double-digit treys in 12 games and ranks Location .............................................Hamilton, N.Y. » Be its sixth consecutive win against Holy Cross, nationally in three 3-point shooting categories. Founded ........................................................... 1819 including its third straight at the Hart Center. Enrollment ...................................................... 2,927 3PT FG NATIONAL RANKINGS Nickname ..................................................... Raiders Category Stat Ranking LAST TIME OUT School Colors ...................Maroon, Gray, and White » Rapolas Ivanauskas (25) and Jordan Burns (23) 3FG Made 226 6th President ...........................................Brian W. Casey both eclipsed 20 points, and Ivanauskas grabbed 3FG Attempts 636 7th 10 rebounds but it was not enough in an 80-78 3FG Per Game 10.3 9th VP, Director of Athletics ........................Nicki Moore loss to Lafayette on Wednesday. The loss snapped Men’s Basketball Administrator .......... Laura Sgrecci the Raiders’ 16-game home win streak, the sev- TAKING WHAT’S FREE Home Arena (Capacity) ........ Cotterell Court (1,750) enth-longest streak in the nation. » Colgate currently ranks first in the Patriot League Conference ........................................ Patriot League » There were 13 lead changes in the game with and near the top nationally in free throw percent- Athletic Dept. Phone ........................(315) 228-7611 nine ties. Lafayette led by as many as six early age. The Raiders have shot 80% or better from in the second half, but Colgate climbed back to the line in nine games, including a pair of perfect Ticket Office Phone ..........................(315) 228-7600 draw even and eventually took a 75-74 lead on a performances against Clemson and Green Bay. 3-pointer from Jack Ferguson with 3:02 left. » Nelly Cummings leads the starting crew in free Basketball Staff » Lafayette scored the next two baskets before both throw percentage with an 87.2 clip from the line. Head Coach ..........................Matt Langel (Penn ‘00) teams were knotted at 78-78. Myles Cherry laid in Assistant Coach ...................Dave Klatsky (Penn ‘03) the go-ahead bucket with 1:04 left and Ivanauskas’ FREE THROW NATIONAL RANKINGS Assistant Coach ................... Mike Jordan (Penn ‘00) last shot rimmed out with less than a second left. Category Stat Ranking Assistant Coach ..................Pat Moore (Colgate ‘15) » Lafayette finished with five players in double fig- FT Percentage 77.4 14th ures for the second time against the Raiders. Director of Operations .....Pat Stasiak (Cortland ‘17) Athletic Trainer ...... Leslie Cowen (Michigan St. ‘06) MATCHUP PREVIEW RAYMAN CLIMBING THE CHARTS Strength Coach ............... Paul Helsel (Alabama ‘94) » » Colgate and Holy Cross meet for the first time this Will Rayman recently passed Kyle Roemer for fourth all-time in scoring and became just the fifth season on Saturday afternoon. Last time in the Program History Hart Center, the Raiders erased a five-point deficit Raider to connect on 200 career 3-pointers. » Affiliation .........................................NCAA Division I over the final 3:18 to complete a 74-70 comeback He joins elite company as one of four players in victory. Rapolas Ivanauskas swished the go-ahead program history and six in Patriot League history to Conference ........................................ Patriot League trey with just over a minute left in the triumph. eclipse 1,600 points and 700 rebounds. First Season of Basketball ................................ 1900 » Tucker Richardson set a then-career high with 20 ALL-TIME SCORING LEADERS Total Seasons ..................................................... 119 points and dished out six assists in the win. That # Player Years Games Points NCAA Tournament Appearances ... 3 (1995, 1996, 2019) performance remained his career-best scoring 1. Tucker Neale 1993-95 87 2,075 PL Regular Season Titles........4 (1994, 1995, 1996, 2019) output before netting 23 this season at Niagara. 2. Adonal Foyle 1995-97 87 1,776 PL Tournament Titles ..............3 (1995, 1996, 2019) » Holy Cross holds an all-time 60-27 record against 3. Mike Ferrara 1978-81 78 1,763 the Raiders, but Colgate has won five in a row 4. Will Rayman 2016-pr. 122 1,665 All-Americans ......................................................... 8 head-to-head. One of those wins included the 5. Kyle Roemer 2005-10 115 1,640 Walter Runge, Leon Campbell, Emil Schradieck, Patriot League Tournament semifinals in 2018. Howard Boilerman, Ernest Vandeweghe, Bob CAREER REBOUNDING LEADERS Duffy, Mike Ferrara, Adonal Foyle SCOUTING THE CRUSADERS # Player Years Games Rebs » Holy Cross has proven to have some of the top 1. Adonal Foyle 1995-97 87 1,103 Team Information young talent in the Patriot League. Joe Pridgen has 2. Jack Nichols 1954-57 72 1,082 earned six Rookie of the Week honors, including 3.