After just two NCAA Tournament appearances in program history, and none across a 23-year span, the Colgate men's basketball team has made the "Big Dance" in each of their last three tries (excluding 2020). 

On Tuesday morning, the Raiders announced that they were going to be hanging on to the head coach who has led the remarkable turnaround for many years to come.

Langel earned his first head-coaching gig with Colgate ahead of the 2011-2012 season, and while the first six or so years at the helm had some ups and downs, the club posted its first winning record in 10 years when they went 19-14 during the 2017-2018 campaign. Following a 24-11 showing in 2018-2019, the Raiders earned the regular-season Patriot League title and the conference tournament championship, thus clinching their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1996.