Matt Langel (born November 21, 1977)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Colgate Raiders
Current conference: Patriot League
Colgate record: 202-174 (.537)
Overall record: 202-174 (.537)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 4 (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2018)
- Patriot League Regular Season Champion: 4 (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023)
- Patriot League Tournament Champion: 4 (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Awards:
- Patriot League Coach of the Year: 4 (2018, 2019, 2020, 2023)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2011-present | Colgate |
| 2006-2011 | Temple (asst) |
| 2004-2006 | Penn (asst) |
Matt Langel Facts
- Matt Langel
- Born November 21, 1977
- Hometown: Moorestown, New Jersey
- Alma Mater: University of Pennsylvania (BA, 2000)
- Played at Penn under head coach Fran Dunphy and graduated from the prestigious Wharton School of Business in 2000
- Spent time playing professionally in Atlantic City and overseas in Switzerland and France
- Joined Dunphy‘s staff at Penn in 2004 and two years later followed him to Temple where he coached for the next five seasons
- Hired in April 2011 as the new head coach at Colgate in Hamilton, NY
- Twice finished second in the Patriot League before winning a share of the title in 2019 and earning a trip to the NCAA Tournament by way of the Patriot League Tournament crown
- Earned three-straight conference COY awards in 2018, 2019 and 2020, then a fourth in 2023
- Won the Patriot League title outright in 2019-20, 2021-22 and 2022-23
- Signed an extension through 2029-30 after leading the Raiders back to three-straight NCAA Tournaments
- Along with his wife, Tara, has one daughter and two sons
Matt Langel Coaching Tree
- Mike Jordan (Lafayette)
- Dave Klatsky (NYU)
