2016–17 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Columbia Lions men's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by first-year head coach Jim Engles, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium in New York City and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 11–16, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in fifth place. They failed to qualify for the inaugural Ivy League Tournament.

2016–17 Columbia Lions men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
2016–17 record11–16 (5–9 Ivy)
Head coachJim Engles (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLevien Gymnasium
2016–17 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
x-Princeton140 1.000  237  .767
Harvard104 .714  1810  .643
Yale95 .643  1811  .621
Penn68 .429  1315  .464
Columbia59 .357  1116  .407
Brown410 .286  1317  .433
Cornell410 .286  821  .276
Dartmouth410 .286  720  .259
x – Ivy League champions
2017 Ivy League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2015–16 season 25–10, 10–4 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Norfolk State, Ball State, NJIT and UC Irvine to become CIT champions.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Isaac Cohen2G6'4"220SeniorOrlando, FLGraduated
Grant Mullins3G6'3"175SeniorBurlington, ONGraduate transferred to California
Maodo Lo12G6'3"190SeniorBerlin, GermanyGraduated
Alex Rosenburg13F6'7"220RS SeniorShort Hills, NJGraduated
Paddy Quinn20G6'1"190SeniorRamsey, NJGraduated

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mike Smith
PG
Chicago, IL Fenwick High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Mar 21, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Patrick Tape
PF
Matthews, NC Queen's Grant High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A Jun 28, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-09-20.

    2017 recruiting class

    Roster

    2016–17 Columbia Lions men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Kyle Castlin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrHillsgrove Marietta, GA
    F 1 Jeff Coby 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)223 lb (101 kg) SrChoate Rosemary Hall/Sagemont Pembroke Pines, FL
    F 2 Andrew Panayiotou 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)194 lb (88 kg) FrMelbourne Grammar School Victoria, Australia
    F 3 Patrick Tape 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrQueen's Grant Matthews, NC
    G/F 4 Rodney Hunter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoMariner Cape Coral, FL
    G 5 C. J. Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)207 lb (94 kg) SoPeddie School/Archbishop Molloy Far Rockaway, NY
    G 10 Quinton Adlesh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoMission College Prep Arroyo Grande, CA
    F 11 Lukas Meisner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoIGS Franzsches Feld Braunschweig, Germany
    G 12 Mike Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)179 lb (81 kg) FrFenwick Burr Ridge, IL
    G 14 Kendall Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)160 lb (73 kg) SrSuffield Academy/Bishop O'Dowd Union City, CA
    G 20 Jake Killingsworth 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrJunípero Serra San Carlos, CA
    G 21 Peter Barba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoWestern Reserve Academy Chagrin Falls, OH
    G 22 Nate Hickman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrPeddie School Wilmington, DE
    F 24 John Sica 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoBethlehem Central Delmar, NY
    F 32 Chris McComber 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)244 lb (111 kg) SrJohn McCrae Secondary School/REDA Nepean, ON
    F 33 Luke Petrasek 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrNorthport East Northport, NY
    C 41 Shane Eberle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)253 lb (115 kg) SoOurt Lake of Good Counsel Woodbine, MD
    C 52 Connor Voss 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)260 lb (118 kg) SrCathedral St. Cloud, MN
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    11/11/2016*
    7:00 PM
    at Stony Brook W 73–66  1–0
    Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,385)
    Stony Brook, NY
    11/14/2016*
    7:00 PM
    at Saint Joseph's L 65–85  1–1
    Hagan Arena (3,543)
    Philadelphia, PA
    11/21/2016*
    7:00 PM
    at Quinnipiac W 86–78  2–1
    TD Bank Sports Center (802)
    Hamden, CT
    11/23/2016*
    7:00 PM
    Army L 83–88  2–2
    Levien Gymnasium (1,011)
    New York City, NY
    11/26/2016*
    2:00 PM
    Colgate W 81–78  3–2
    Levien Gymnasium (1,148)
    New York City, NY
    11/29/2016*
    7:00 PM
    Hofstra L 86–88  3–3
    Levien Gymnasium (763)
    New York City, NY
    12/01/2016*
    7:00 PM, FS1
    at Seton Hall L 71–95  3–4
    Prudential Center (6,463)
    Newark, NJ
    12/09/2016*
    7:00 PM
    at Navy L 54–69  3–5
    Alumni Hall (876)
    Annapolis, MD
    12/11/2016*
    12:00 PM
    Manhattanville W 84–42  4–5
    Levien Gymnasium (807)
    New York City, NY
    12/28/2016*
    7:00 PM, ACCN Extra
    at Miami (FL) L 67–78  4–6
    BankUnited Center (7,045)
    Coral Gables, FL
    12/30/2016*
    7:00 PM
    Albany L 67–70  4–7
    Levien Gymnasium (1,327)
    New York City, NY
    01/02/2017*
    2:00 PM
    at Maine W 98–73  5–7
    Cross Insurance Center (942)
    Bangor, ME
    01/07/2017*
    7:00 PM
    Howard W 66–48  6–7
    Levien Gymnasium (1,193)
    New York City, NY
    Ivy League regular season
    01/14/2017
    4:00 PM
    at Cornell W 79–75  7–7
    (1–0)
    Newman Arena (2,437)
    Ithaca, NY
    01/21/2017
    7:00 PM
    Cornell L 62–67  7–8
    (1–1)
    Levien Gymnasium (2,220)
    New York City, NY
    01/27/2017
    7:00 PM
    Dartmouth W 66–54  8–8
    (2–1)
    Levien Gymnasium (1,274)
    New York City, NY
    01/28/2017
    7:00 PM
    Harvard W 65–62  9–8
    (3–1)
    Levien Gymnasium (2,488)
    New York City, NY
    02/03/2017
    7:00 PM
    Yale L 78–87  9–9
    (3–2)
    Levien Gymnasium (2,187)
    New York City, NY
    02/04/2017
    7:00 PM
    Brown W 83–78  10–9
    (4–2)
    Levien Gymnasium (1,843)
    New York City, NY
    02/10/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Penn L 62–70  10–10
    (4–3)
    Palestra (3,890)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/11/2017
    6:00 PM
    at Princeton L 59–61  10–11
    (4–4)
    Jadwin Gymnasium (2,803)
    Princeton, NJ
    02/17/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Harvard L 72–78  10–12
    (4–5)
    Lavietes Pavilion (1,935)
    Cambridge, MA
    02/18/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Dartmouth L 79–80 OT 10–13
    (4–6)
    Leede Arena (829)
    Hanover, NH
    02/24/2017
    7:00 PM
    Princeton L 45–64  10–14
    (4–7)
    Levien Gymnasium 
    New York City, NY
    02/25/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    Penn W 70–67  11–14
    (5–7)
    Levien Gymnasium (2,544)
    New York City, NY
    03/03/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Brown L 68–88  11–15
    (5–8)
    Pizzitola Sports Center (702)
    Providence, RI
    03/04/2017
    7:00 PM
    at Yale L 71–75  11–16
    (5–9)
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,787)
    New Haven, CT
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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