WASHINGTON – The American University men's basketball team makes the long trip to Colgate University on Sunday to face the Raiders for the second time this season. The game will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network at 2 p.m.
 
Quick Info

• Date/Time: Sunday, February 25; 2 p.m.
• Site: Hamilton, N.Y.
• Series History: American leads, 32-18
• TV: CBS Sports Network
• Talent: Jason Knapp and Mo Cassara

Inside the Series

• This will be the 51st meeting between American and Colgate, with the Eagles leading 32-18.
• Colgate has won 11 of the last 12 meetings between the two schools. American's lone win in that stretch was a one-point victory in 2023.

Earlier This Season …

• American and Colgate met on Jan. 27 at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C., with the Raiders coming out on top, 73-54.
• Senior Matt Rogers led the Eagles in scoring with 19 points, adding five rebounds and eclipsing the 500-career rebounds mark. Sophomore Jermaine Ballisager Webb added 10 points.
• For Colgate, Jeff Woodward led the way with 16 points.
• Three other Raiders reached double figures: Chandler Baker scored 15 points, making 5-of-7 three-pointers, Records scored 14 points, and Cummins scored 11 points.

What to Know About American

• American fell in its last game, 67-52, against Boston University. The Eagles were unable to overcome a slow start that saw them score just five points in the first 12 minutes of the game. Freshman Matt Mayock led the Eagles in scoring with 12 points.
• Rogers leads AU and ranks fourth in the PL with 15.9 points per game, adding 6.3 rebounds per game (sixth in PL). Rogers has reached double-figures scoring in all but four games played this season. He is the 15th Eagle all-time to score 1,000 points and record 500 rebounds.
• Junior Elijah Stephens leads AU and ranks second in the PL with 5.0 assists per game. His assist/turnover ratio of 2.1 ranks fourth in the PL, and his 11.6 points per game rank 11th in the PL. Stephens has played limited minutes over the last two games after missing three games with an ankle injury.
• Four of American's seven leading scorers (Ballisager Webb, Smalls, Sprouse, Stephens) have missed games in February. Entering February, the Eagles were averaging 72.4 points per game. In February, the Eagles are scoring 57.8 points per game.
• Senior Lincoln Ball has seen an increased role on offense as a result of the injuries. Prior to February, Ball had reached double-figures scoring one time in his career. Ball has now scored 10 or more points in three consecutive games.

Scouting the Raiders

• Colgate enters Saturday's game with a 20-8 record, having won four of the last five Patriot League championships.
• In its last game, Colgate avenged its only loss of the PL season by defeating Lafayette on the road, 67-62. With the win, Colgate clinched the regular season PL championship and the number one seed in the postseason League tournament.
• Colgate trailed by three points with 1:30 remaining but closed the game on an 8-0 run.
• Sophomore Braeden Smith leads the Raiders with 12.4 points per game, adding 5.3 rebounds. Smith also leads Colgate and the PL with 6.0 assists per game.
• Fifth-years Keegan Records and Ryan Moffatt add 10.9 and 10.8 points per game, respectively. Moffat is a 42.1 percent three-point shooter over his career.
• Records was named Patriot League Preseason Player and Defensive Player of the Year. He has the best career field goal percentage in Patriot League history (62.4). He adds 7.0 rebounds per game.
• Matt Langel is in his 13th season as head coach at Colgate. He is the winningest coach in program history and the only coach in conference history to win PL Coach of the Year four times.

Keep Up With Us

• For the latest on American University Men's Basketball, stay tuned to AUEagles.com and follow the team on X (formerly Twitter) (@AU_MBasketball), Facebook (/AU.MBasketball) and Instagram (@au_mbasketball).