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
Conference	Ivy League
Record	11–16 (5–9 Ivy)
Head coach	Jim Engles (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jesse Agel Jean Bain Jared Czech
Home arena	Levien Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Ivy League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
x-Princeton †	14	–	0		1.000			23	–	7		.767
Harvard	10	–	4		.714			18	–	10		.643
Yale	9	–	5		.643			18	–	11		.621
Penn	6	–	8		.429			13	–	15		.464
Columbia	5	–	9		.357			11	–	16		.407
Brown	4	–	10		.286			13	–	17		.433
Cornell	4	–	10		.286			8	–	21		.276
Dartmouth	4	–	10		.286			7	–	20		.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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Isaac Cohen	2	G	6'4"	220	Senior	Orlando, FL	Graduated
Grant Mullins	3	G	6'3"	175	Senior	Burlington, ON	Graduate transferred to California
Maodo Lo	12	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Berlin, Germany	Graduated
Alex Rosenburg	13	F	6'7"	220	RS Senior	Short Hills, NJ	Graduated
Paddy Quinn	20	G	6'1"	190	Senior	Ramsey, NJ	Graduated

2016 recruiting class

College recruiting information

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
	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
	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 September 20, 2016.

2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2017)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jaron Faulds #33 C	Holt, MI	Holt High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jul 1, 2016
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Myles Hanson SG	Chaska, MN	Chaska High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Gabriele Stefanini SG	Bologna, Italy	Bergen Catholic High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
	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 September 20, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Columbia Lions men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kyle Castlin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Hillsgrove Marietta, GA F 1 Jeff Coby 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Sr Choate Rosemary Hall/Sagemont Pembroke Pines, FL F 2 Andrew Panayiotou 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Melbourne Grammar School Victoria, Australia F 3 Patrick Tape 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Queen's Grant Matthews, NC G/F 4 Rodney Hunter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Mariner Cape Coral, FL G 5 C. J. Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Peddie School/Archbishop Molloy Far Rockaway, NY G 10 Quinton Adlesh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Mission College Prep Arroyo Grande, CA F 11 Lukas Meisner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So IGS Franzsches Feld Braunschweig, Germany G 12 Mike Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Fr Fenwick Burr Ridge, IL G 14 Kendall Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Suffield Academy/Bishop O'Dowd Union City, CA G 20 Jake Killingsworth 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Junípero Serra San Carlos, CA G 21 Peter Barba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Western Reserve Academy Chagrin Falls, OH G 22 Nate Hickman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Peddie School Wilmington, DE F 24 John Sica 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Bethlehem Central Delmar, NY F 32 Chris McComber 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Sr John McCrae Secondary School/REDA Nepean, ON F 33 Luke Petrasek 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Northport East Northport, NY C 41 Shane Eberle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 253 lb (115 kg) So Ourt Lake of Good Counsel Woodbine, MD C 52 Connor Voss 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Cathedral St. Cloud, MN	Head coach Jim Engles (Dickinson) Assistant coach(es) Jesse Agel (Vermont) Jean Bain (Northeastern) Jared Czech (Manhattanville) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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.

Source^[1]

See also

• 2016–17 Columbia Lions women's basketball team

References

1. 2016–17 Columbia Lions men's basketball schedule