Columbia Lions men's basketball

Columbia Lions
2015–16 Columbia Lions men's basketball team
University Columbia University
Conference Ivy
Location New York City, NY
Arena Levien Gymnasium
(Capacity: 3,408)
Nickname Lions
Colors Columbia Blue and White[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions
1904, 1905
Pre-tournament Helms champions
1904, 1905, 1910
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1968
NCAA Tournament appearances
1948, 1951, 1968
Conference regular season champions
1968

The Columbia Lions Basketball team is the basketball team that represents Columbia University in New York City, New York, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Ivy League. The team's last appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was in 1968. The Lions were last coached by Kyle Smith.[2] Their home games are held in the Levien Gymnasium.

Columbia began varsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in 1901. The Lions were retroactively recognized as the pre-NCAA Tournament 1904 and 1905 national champions by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll, and as the 1904, 1905, and 1910 national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation.[3]

Postseason results

NCAA Tournament results

The Lions have appeared in the NCAA Tournament three times. Their combined record is 24.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
1948 Regional Semifinal
Third Place Game
Kentucky
Michigan
L 5376
L 4966
1951 First Round Illinois L 7179
1968 First Round
Regional Semifinal
Third Place Game
La Salle
Davidson
St. Bonaventure
W 8369
L 5961
W 9575

CIT results

The Lions have appeared in two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their combined record is 6–1. They were CIT champions in 2016.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
2014 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Valparaiso
Eastern Michigan
Yale
W 5856
W 6956
L 69–72
2016 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship Game
Norfolk State
Ball State
NJIT
UC Irvine
W 86–54
W 69–67
W 80–65
W 73–67

References

  1. "Logo – Columbia University in the City of New York". Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  2. http://nymag.com/daily/sports/2010/05/post_62.html
  3. ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. pp. 530–31. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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