2017 – 18 Colgate Raiders men 's basketball team represented Colgate University during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Raiders , led by seventh-year head coach Matt Langel , played their home games at Cotterell Court in Hamilton , New York as members of the Patriot League . They finished the season 19 – 14 , 12 – 6 in Patriot League play to finish in second place . They defeated Lafayette and Holy Cross to advance to the championship game of the Patriot League Tournament where they lost to Bucknell . They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to San Francisco
Patriot League Tournament
2018 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team