2017–18 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Columbia Lions men's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by second-year head coach Jim Engles, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium in New York City as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 8–19, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fifth place and fail to qualify for the Ivy League Tournament.

2017–18 Columbia Lions men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
2017–18 record8–19 (5–9 Ivy)
Head coachJim Engles (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLevien Gymnasium
2017–18 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
x-Harvard122 .857  1814  .563
x-Penn122 .857  249  .727
Yale95 .643  1615  .516
Cornell68 .429  1216  .429
Princeton59 .357  1316  .448
Columbia59 .357  819  .296
Brown410 .286  1116  .407
Dartmouth311 .214  720  .259
x – Ivy League co-champions
2018 Ivy League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2016–17 season 11–16, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in fifth place. They failed to qualify for the inaugural Ivy League Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Jeff Coby1F6'8"223SeniorPembroke, FLGraduated
Andrew Panayiotou2F6'7"194FreshmanVictoria, AustraliaLeft the team due to personal reasons
Kendall Jackson14G5'8"160SeniorUnion City, CAGraduated
John Sica24F6'7"195SophomoreDelmar, NYLeft the team due to personal reasons
Chris McComber32F6'8"244SeniorNepean, ONGraduated
Luke Petrasek33F6'10"215SeniorEast Northport, NYGraduated
Connor Voss52C7'1"260SeniorSt. Cloud, MNGraduated

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaron Faulds
#31 C
Holt, MI Holt High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jul 1, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Gabriele Stefanini
#109 SG
Bologna, Italy Bergen Catholic High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A Oct 10, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Randall Brumant
PF
Houston, TX Kent School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A Oct 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: POST
Tai Bibbs
PG
West Chicago, IL West Chicago Community High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Myles Hanson
SG
Chaska, MN Chaska High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jake Klores
PG
Chaska, MN Riverdale Country School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg)  
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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-11-07.

    Roster

    2017–18 Columbia Lions men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Kyle Castlin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrHillsgrove Marietta, GA
    G 1 Luke Bolster 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrTrinity School New York, NY
    F 3 Patrick Tape 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoQueen's Grant Matthews, NC
    G/F 4 Rodney Hunter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrMariner Cape Coral, FL
    G 5 C. J. Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrPeddie School/Archbishop Molloy Far Rockaway, NY
    G 10 Quinton Adlesh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrMission College Prep Arroyo Grande, CA
    F 11 Lukas Meisner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)223 lb (101 kg) JrIGS Franzsches Feld Braunschweig, Germany
    G 12 Mike Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoFenwick Burr Ridge, IL
    F 13 Randy Brumant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrSt. Thomas/Kent School (CT) Houston, TX
    G 15 Gabe Stefanini 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)198 lb (90 kg) FrBergen Catholic (NJ) Bologna, Italy
    G 20 Jake Killingsworth 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoJunípero Serra San Carlos, CA
    G 21 Peter Barba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)198 lb (90 kg) JrWestern Reserve Academy Chagrin Falls, OH
    G 22 Nate Hickman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrPeddie School Wilmington, DE
    G 25 Jake Klores 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrRiverdale Country School New York, NY
    G/F 31 Myles Hanson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrChaska Chaska, MN
    G 33 Tai Bibbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrWest Chicago Chicago, IL
    C 41 Shane Eberle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)265 lb (120 kg) JrOur Lake of Good Counsel Woodbine, MD
    F 44 Jaron Faulds 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrHolt Holt, MI
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 10, 2017*
    8:30 pm, FS2
    at No. 6 Villanova L 60–75  0–1
    Wells Fargo Center (10,504)
    Philadelphia, PA
    Nov 14, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    at Longwood W 87–77  1–1
    Willett Hall (1,522)
    Farmville, VA
    Nov 17, 2017*
    7:00 pm, BTN+
    at Penn State L 65–79  1–2
    Bryce Jordan Center (6,529)
    University Park, PA
    Nov 21, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    at Army L 78–88  1–3
    Christl Arena (683)
    West Point, NY
    Nov 25, 2017*
    2:00 pm
    at Colgate L 71–77  1–4
    Cotterell Court (418)
    Hamilton, NY
    Nov 29, 2017*
    7:00 pm, SNY
    at UConn L 73–77 OT 1–5
    Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (3,808)
    Storrs, CT
    Dec 2, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Albany L 82–86  1–6
    SEFCU Arena (2,208)
    Albany, NY
    Dec 4, 2017*
    7:00 pm, SNY
    Quinnipiac L 87–89  1–7
    Levien Gymnasium (873)
    New York, NY
    Dec 7, 2017*
    7:00 pm, SNY
    Stony Brook L 66–76  1–8
    Levien Gymnasium (1,231)
    New York, NY
    Dec 10, 2017*
    2:00 pm, SNY
    Navy L 68–73  1–9
    Levien Gymnasium (1,169)
    New York, NY
    Dec 12, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    at Boston College L 66–81  1–10
    Conte Forum (3,989)
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    Dec 30, 2017*
    2:00 pm, ILN
    Maine W 83–71  2–10
    Levien Gymnasium (1,376)
    New York, NY
    Jan 6, 2018*
    2:00 pm, ILN
    Sarah Lawrence W 87–42  3–10
    Levien Gymnasium (1,134)
    New York, NY
    Ivy League regular season
    Jan 12, 2018
    8:00 pm, NBCSP
    at Princeton L 56–71  3–11
    (0–1)
    Jadwin Gymnasium (1,779)
    Princeton, NJ
    Jan 13, 2018
    7:00 pm, ILN
    at Penn L 71–77  3–12
    (0–2)
    Palestra (2,084)
    Philadelphia, PA
    Jan 20, 2018
    7:00 pm, SNY
    Cornell W 88–62  4–12
    (1–2)
    Levien Gymnasium (2,302)
    New York, NY
    Jan 27, 2018
    4:00 pm, ILN
    at Cornell L 81–82  4–13
    (1–3)
    Newman Arena (3,279)
    Ithaca, NY
    Feb 2, 2018
    7:00 pm, SNY
    Harvard W 83–76  5–13
    (2–3)
    Levien Gymnasium (2,010)
    New York, NY
    Feb 3, 2018
    7:00 pm, SNY
    Dartmouth W 77–74  6–13
    (3–3)
    Levien Gymnasium (1,781)
    New York, NY
    Feb 9, 2018
    7:00 pm, SNY
    at Yale L 84–88  6–14
    (3–4)
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,084)
    New Haven, CT
    Feb 10, 2018
    6:00 pm, myRITV
    at Brown L 88–91 OT 6–15
    (3–5)
    Pizzitola Sports Center (1,038)
    Providence, RI
    Feb 16, 2018
    7:00 pm, SNY
    Penn L 62–74  6–16
    (3–6)
    Levien Gymnasium (2,008)
    New York, NY
    Feb 17, 2018
    7:00 pm, SNY
    Princeton W 85–60  7–16
    (4–6)
    Levien Gymnasium (1,831)
    New York, NY
    Feb 23, 2018
    7:00 pm, SNY
    Brown W 89–82  8–16
    (5–6)
    Levien Gymnasium (1,611)
    New York, NY
    Feb 24, 2018
    8:30 pm, SNY
    Yale L 73–83  8–17
    (5–7)
    Levien Gymnasium (1,722)
    New York, NY
    Mar 2, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Dartmouth L 78–80  8–18
    (5–8)
    Leede Arena (577)
    Hanover, NH
    Mar 3, 2018
    7:00 pm, ILN
    at Harvard L 74–93  8–19
    (5–9)
    Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
    Boston, MA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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