| Women: | yes |
| Colgate Raiders women's basketball | |
| Current: | 2024–25 Colgate Raiders women's basketball team |
| University: | Colgate University |
| Conference: | Patriot |
| Location: | Hamilton, New York |
| Coach: | Ganiyat Adeduntan |
| Tenure: | 4th |
| Arena: | Cotterell Court |
| Capacity: | 1,750 |
| Nickname: | Raiders |
| H Body: | 862633 |
| H Shorts: | 862633 |
| H Pattern S: | _blanksides2 |
| A Pattern B: | _thinwhitesides |
| A Body: | 862633 |
| A Shorts: | 862633 |
| A Pattern S: | _whitesides |
| Ncaatourneys: | 2004 |
| Conference Tournament: | 2004 |
The Colgate Raiders women’s basketball team is the college basketball program representing Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. The Raiders currently participate as part of the NCAA Division I basketball, and compete in the Patriot League. The Raiders currently play their home games at the Cotterell Court.[1]
They joined the Patriot League in 1990. They were previously in the MECA for the 1986–87 season and the All-North Atlantic Conference for the 1989–90 season. They have made one NCAA Tournament appearance, losing to Tennessee 77–54 in the First Round in 2004.[2]
| 1973–74 | Ruth Goehring | 4–6 | n/a | |
| 1974–75 | Ruth Goehring | 5–7 | n/a | |
| 1975–76 | Ruth Goehring | 5–6 | n/a | |
| 1976–77 | Ruth Goehring | 8–5 | n/a | |
| 1977–78 | Ruth Goehring | 12–4 | n/a | |
| 1978–79 | Ruth Goehring | 12–9 | n/a | |
| 1979–80 | Robert Hart | 11–9 | n/a | |
| 1980–81 | Kathleen Connell | 19–6 | n/a | |
| 1981–82 | Kathleen Connell | 11–18 | n/a | |
| 1982–83 | Kathleen Connell | 8–19 | n/a | |
| 1983–84 | Kathleen Connell | 12–17 | n/a | |
| 1984–85 | Kathleen Connell | 10–18 | n/a | |
| 1985–86 | Kathleen Connell | 16–11 | n/a | |
| 1986–87 | Kathleen Connell | 14–13 | 6–4 | |
| 1987–88 | Kathleen Connell | 13–14 | n/a | |
| 1988–89 | Kathleen Connell | 10–17 | n/a | |
| 1989–90 | Kathleen Connell | 11–16 | 6–6 | |
| 1990–91 | Kathleen Connell | 14–14 | 6–6 | |
| 1991–92 | Kathleen Connell | 5–22 | 4–10 | |
| 1992–93 | Liz Feeley | 4–23 | 3–11 | |
| 1993–94 | Liz Feeley | 7–20 | 6–8 | |
| 1994–95 | Liz Feeley | 12–15 | 9–5 | |
| 1995–96 | Ron Rohn | 12–17 | 5–7 | |
| 1996–97 | Ron Rohn | 7–20 | 3–9 | |
| 1997–98 | Ron Rohn | 10–17 | 2–10 | |
| 1998–99 | Ron Rohn | 8–19 | 4–8 | |
| 1999-00 | Ron Rohn | 13–16 | 6–6 | |
| 2000–01 | Ron Rohn | 7–22 | 3–9 | |
| 2001–02 | Beth Combs | 14–17 | 7–7 | |
| 2002–03 | Beth Combs | 9–18 | 4–10 | |
| 2003–04 | Beth Combs | 21–10 | 10–4 | |
| 2004–05 | Kristin Hughes | 12–18 | 6–8 | |
| 2005–06 | Kristin Hughes | 9–20 | 6–8 | |
| 2006–07 | Kristin Hughes | 6–25 | 4–10 | |
| 2007–08 | Pam Bass | 1–29 | 0–14 | |
| 2008–09 | Pam Bass | 5–25 | 1–13 | |
| 2009–10 | Pam Bass | 10–19 | 5–9 | |
| 2010–11 | Pam Bass | 7–22 | 2–12 | |
| 2011–12 | Nicci Hays Fort | 8–22 | 5–9 | |
| 2012–13 | Nicci Hays Fort | 10–21 | 3–11 | |
| 2013–14 | Nicci Hays Fort | 8–22 | 4–14 | |
| 2014–15 | Nicci Hays Fort | 9–22 | 7–11 | |
| 2015–16 | Nicci Hays Fort | 7–23 | 4–14 | |
| 2016–17 | Bill Cleary | 10–20 | 7–11 | |
| 2017–18 | Bill Cleary | 7–23 | 3–15 | |
| 2018–19 | Bill Cleary | 12–17 | 8–10 | |
| 2019–20 | Bill Cleary | 19–11 | 11–7 | |
| 2020–21 | Bill Cleary | 1–8 | 1–8 |
The Raiders have made the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament once. They are 0–1 in NCAA Tournament appearances.
| First Round | Tennessee | L 54–77 |