COLGATE RAIDERS 2019-20 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GAME 30: COLGATE AT BUCKNELL | WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26, 2020 | 7 P.M. | SOJKA PAVILION (4,000) | LEWISBURG, PA. GAMEDAY INFORMATION 2019-20 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result COLGATE RAIDERS NOVEMBER 22-7 | 13-3 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 BUCKNELL BISON 21 CORTLAND^ (PLN) W, 89-50 24 Cal State Northridge^ (FLO) W, 64-56 11-18 | 7-9 PATRIOT LEAGUE 26 at Green Bay^ (FLO) W, 99-81 GoColgateRaiders.com BucknellBison.com 30 SIENA (PLN) W, 72-62 INSIDE THE SERIES MEDIA INFORMATION DECEMBER 4 at Binghamton (ESPN3) W, 82-74 Overall ..................................................47-68 Watch ....................... Patriot League Network 8 at Niagara (ESPN+) (OT) L, 82-93 At Colgate .............................................32-24 11 CORNELL (PLN) W, 66-58 At Bucknell ............................................14-41 PxP .........................................Doug Birdsong 14 at Cincinnati (FOX Ohio) W, 67-66 Neutral......................................................1-3 Live Stats...........................BucknellBison.com 22 COLUMBIA (PLN) W, 89-71 Current Streak ................................Colgate 3 In-Game Updates ....................@ColgateMBB Last Meeting .......... 80-65, Colgate (1/20/20) JANUARY 2 AMERICAN* (PLN) W, 65-51 OPENING TIPS 6 at Army* (CBSSN) W, 70-65 » Colgate travels to Bucknell for its final Patriot League road trip on Wednesday night. The Raiders have not won 8 LOYOLA* (PLN) W, 92-70 11 at Navy* (PLN) W, 70-63 at Sojka Pavilion since 2016, which was also the last time they swept the Bison in the regular season. 15 at Lafayette* (PLN) L, 67-71 » The Raiders clinched at least a share of the Patriot League regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the 18 BOSTON UNIV.* (PLN) W, 79-70 Patriot League Tournament for the second consecutive year after defeating Holy Cross 90-60 on Monday. 20 BUCKNELL* (CBSSN) W, 80-65 » Colgate’s 22 regular season wins passed last year’s 21 for the most in program history, and the Raiders with 25 at American* (PLN) W, 79-69 one more conference victory would eclipse the 2018-19 team’s total (13) for the most all-time. 29 LAFAYETTE* (PLN) L, 78-80 FEBRUARY PROBABLE STARTERS 1 at Holy Cross* (CBSSN) W, 73-64 5 at Lehigh* (PLN) W, 81-51 #1 Jordan Burns PPG RPG APG MPG NOTES: Scored 23 points and knocked down six 8 NAVY* (Stadium) W, 67-60 3-pointers in the second half in win over Bucknell... Jr. | G | 6-0 | 175 15.5 3.1 4.3 32.2 10 at Boston Univ.* (CBSSN) W, 79-63 poured in a career-high 40 points against Green Bay. 16 at Loyola* (PLN) L, 80-84 19 LEHIGH* (Stadium) W, 70-67 23 HOLY CROSS* (PLN) W, 90-60 #10 Will Rayman PPG RPG APG MPG NOTES: Pulled down career-high 16 rebounds against American...scored season-high 27 points on 26 at Bucknell* (PLN) 7 p.m. Sr. | F | 6-9 | 215 12.5 8.6 1.8 32.6 8-of-14 shooting from the field at Loyola. 29 ARMY* (CBSSN) 12 p.m. MARCH #13 Jack Ferguson PPG RPG APG MPG NOTES: Scored 12 points in second start this season 5 PL Quarterfinals (Stadium) TBA against Holy Cross...registered season-high 17 8 PL Semifinals (CBSSN) TBA Jr. | G | 6-3 | 175 6.4 2.2 0.8 18.6 points and knocked down four 3FG against Loyola. 11 PL Championship (CBSSN) TBA ^ Legends Classic Tournament Games #15 Tucker Richardson PPG RPG APG MPG NOTES: Posted his second double-double of the season in win over Holy Cross with 18 points and 10 * Patriot League Games So. | G | 6-5 | 205 10.4 4.6 2.8 33.2 rebounds...scored career-high 23 points at Niagara. HOME GAMES IN BOLD All Times Eastern NOTES: Posted sixth double-double of season #25 Rapolas Ivanauskas PPG RPG APG MPG against Loyola with 14 points and 12 rebounds... Sr. | F | 6-10 | 230 13.2 7.4 2.1 29.0 registered season-high 25 points against Lafayette. FOLLOW THE RAIDERS Twitter ................................. @ColgateMBB RAIDER RESERVES Instagram ............................ @ColgateMBB No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG MPG Hashtag ........................................ #GoGate 0 Nelly Cummings G 6-0 180 11.0 2.2 1.7 30.2 2 Zach Light G 6-3 195 0.9 0.5 0.4 3.3 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 4 Ryan Moffatt G 6-6 210 1.1 1.3 0.3 7.2 MBB Contact ............... Jordan Doroshenko Office Phone ......................(315) 228-7860 5 David Maynard G 6-4 190 2.3 0.8 0.2 9.3 Cell Phone ..........................(315) 750-6105 14 Keegan Records F 6-10 235 4.4 3.8 0.4 13.6 Email ................ [email protected] 23 Milan Williams G 6-3 210 1.0 0.3 0.1 2.7 PAGE 2 | GAME 30 | COLGATE AT BUCKNELL A COLGATE WIN WOULD... » Secure its first regular season sweep of Bucknell since 2016. QUICK FACTS » Be its seniors first victory in Sojka Pavilion (Last win at Bucknell was Jan. 16, 2016). » Set a program record for the most conference wins in program history. University Information » Clinch the Raiders’ first-ever outright Patriot League regular season championship. Location .............................................Hamilton, N.Y. Founded ........................................................... 1819 TRACKING TRENDS Enrollment ...................................................... 2,927 » Jordan Burns has reached double figures in 17 consecutive games, the longest streak of his career. Nickname ..................................................... Raiders » Will Rayman has three 20-point performances in his last 11 games, including a season-high 27 at Loyola. School Colors ...................Maroon, Gray, and White » Rapolas Ivanauskas has knocked down six field goals in three of his last five games. » Burns has at least six assists in three of his last six games, including eight twice. President ...........................................Brian W. Casey » Jack Ferguson has recorded at least one 3-pointer in nine consecutive games. VP, Director of Athletics ........................Nicki Moore » The Raiders are 16-0 when holding opponents to 69 points or less this season. Men’s Basketball Administrator .......... Laura Sgrecci » Colgate is 15-0 when shooting better than its opponent this season. Home Arena (Capacity) ........ Cotterell Court (1,750) GAME OVERVIEW Conference ........................................ Patriot League » Colgate heads to Lewisburg for the final road trip of the regular season at Bucknell on Wednesday. This Athletic Dept. Phone ........................(315) 228-7611 will be the 116th meeting between the two teams, and the second this year after the Raiders defeated the Ticket Office Phone ..........................(315) 228-7600 Bison 80-65 on Jan. 20 at Cotterell Court. » Colgate is looking for its first regular season sweep of Bucknell since 2016, which was also the same year Basketball Staff the Raiders last won in Sojka Pavilion. Colgate has lost four straight in this building, including the 2017-18 Head Coach ..........................Matt Langel (Penn ‘00) Patriot League championship game. The last three head-to-head matchups have been played in Hamilton, and the Raiders have won each time. Assistant Coach ...................Dave Klatsky (Penn ‘03) » The Raiders are in uncharted territory, having already clinched a share of the regular season title and No. Assistant Coach ................... Mike Jordan (Penn ‘00) 1 seed for the Patriot League tournament. Bucknell has been playing better of late, but dropped a 69-60 Assistant Coach ..................Pat Moore (Colgate ‘15) decision at Lehigh on Sunday after winning back-to-back games against American and Holy Cross. Director of Operations .....Pat Stasiak (Cortland ‘17) Athletic Trainer ...... Leslie Cowen (Michigan St. ‘06) PREVIOUS MEETING » Jordan Burns scored 23 points and knocked down six 3-pointers in a huge second-half boost to lead Strength Coach ............... Paul Helsel (Alabama ‘94) Colgate past Bucknell 80-65 in the first meeting between the two teams. Bucknell led 21-16 early in the first half, but Colgate took the lead for good late in the half and held a 32-29 lead at the intermission. Program History » Tucker Richardson drained a trey on the Raiders’ first possession of the second half, a sign of things to Affiliation ..................................... NCAA Division I come. Colgate as a team connected on 11 3-pointers in the second half and outscored the Bison 48-36 Conference ........................................ Patriot League over the final 20:00 to secure the 80-65 victory. First Season of Basketball ................................ 1900 LAST TIME OUT Total Seasons ..................................................... 119 » Colgate cruised past Holy Cross 90-60 on Sunday at Cotterell Court to clinch its second straight regular NCAA Tournament Appearances ... 3 (1995, 1996, 2019) season title and No. 1 seed for the Patriot League Tournament. The Raiders led from start to finish, using PL Regular Season Titles........4 (1994, 1995, 1996, 2019) an early 15-2 run to get out front. The Crusaders could not overcome a 1-of-11 start from the field and PL Tournament Titles ..............3 (1995, 1996, 2019) trailed by double digits the rest of the way. The win was Colgate’s 22nd of the regular season, setting a All-Americans ......................................................... 8 program record, plus the Raiders have tied last year’s 13 league wins for the most all-time. » Jordan Burns led four Raiders in double-digit scoring with 23 points, while Tucker Richardson posted his Walter Runge, Leon Campbell, Emil Schradieck, second double-double of the season with 18 points and 10 rebounds in the victory. Howard Boilerman, Ernest Vandeweghe, Bob Duffy, Mike Ferrara, Adonal Foyle SHARING THE WEALTH » Colgate is one of 14 teams in the country to have five players averaging double figures. The Raiders have Team Information featured the same starting lineup in all but two games this season, and each starter is close to averaging 2018-19 Record ..............................................