2024–25 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Columbia Lions men's basketball team represents Columbia University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by eighth-year head coach Jim Engles, play their home games at Levien Gymnasium in New York City as members of the Ivy League.

2024–25 Columbia Lions men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	11–4 (0–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Jim Engles (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Tobe Carberry Jake Brown Austin Nisbett Jesse Agel
Home arena	Levien Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Ivy League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Princeton	3	–	0		1.000			14	–	4		.778
Yale	3	–	0		1.000			10	–	6		.625
Cornell	2	–	1		.667			10	–	6		.625
Brown	1	–	2		.333			9	–	7		.563
Dartmouth	1	–	2		.333			7	–	9		.438
Harvard	1	–	2		.333			6	–	10		.375
Penn	1	–	2		.333			5	–	11		.313
Columbia	0	–	3		.000			11	–	5		.688
† 2025 Ivy League tournament winner As of January 20, 2025

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2023–24 season 13–14, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in sixth place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.^[1]

Roster

2024–25 Columbia Lions men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Jaden Cooper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Goldsboro, North Carolina G 1 Avery Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Beacon Falls, Connecticut G 2 Kenny Noland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Apex, North Carolina F 3 Blair Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr New York, New York G 4 Gerald O'Keefe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Nashville, Tennessee G 5 Nicolo Romanelli 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Sydney, Australia G 8 Josiah Cunningham 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Long Beach, California F 11 Nigel Clarkson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fayetteville, North Carolina G 12 Gianni Cobb 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois F 14 Mason Ritter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Bowling Green, Kentucky G 15 Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Santiago, Dominican Republic F 20 Robbie Stankard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Westwood, Massachusetts G 21 Dan Vessey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Plainsboro, New Jersey F 22 Richard Nweke 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Anambra, Nigeria F 23 Zine Eddine Bedri 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Tébessa, Algeria F 24 Arop Arop 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Fort Worth, Texas F/C 34 Jake Tavroff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Oceanside, New York F 35 Noah Robledo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Leander, Texas	Head coach Jim Engles (Dickinson) Assistant coach(es) Tobe Carberry (Vermont) Jake Brown (Middlebury) Austin Nisbett (Duke) Jesse Agel (Vermont) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 5, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola (MD)	W 81–78	1–0	Reitz Arena (1,104) Baltimore, MD
November 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Villanova	W 90–80	2–0	Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA
November 9, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Delaware State	W 83–62	3–0	Levien Gymnasium (782) New York, NY
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lehigh	W 76–75	4–0	Levien Gymnasium (702) New York, NY
November 16, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Mercyhurst	W 77–63	5–0	Levien Gymnasium (658) New York, NY
November 20, 2024* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at LIU	W 80–72	6–0	Steinberg Wellness Center  Brooklyn, NY
November 23, 2024* 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+		Stony Brook	W 82–63	7–0	Levien Gymnasium (914) New York, NY
November 25, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		New Hampshire	W 83–57	8–0	Levien Gymnasium (618) New York, NY
December 4, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Albany	L 73–88	8–1	Broadview Center (2,027) Albany, NY
December 7, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Merchant Marine	W 98–49	9–1	Levien Gymnasium (637) New York, NY
December 9, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Sarah Lawrence	W 92–46	10–1	Levien Gymnasium (502) New York, NY
December 28, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Fairfield	W 85–72	11–1	Levien Gymnasium (1,185) New York, NY
December 30, 2024* 5:00 pm, BTN		at Rutgers	L 64–91	11–2	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
Ivy League regular season
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Cornell	L 83–94	11–3 (0–1)	Levien Gymnasium (1,786) New York, NY
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Yale	L 88–92	11–4 (0–2)	Levien Gymnasium (1,370) New York, NY
January 20, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Princeton			Jadwin Gymnasium  Princeton, NJ
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Penn			The Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Harvard			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
February 1, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Dartmouth			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Brown			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
February 14, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dartmouth			Leede Arena  Hanover, NH
February 15, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Harvard			Lavietes Pavilion  Cambridge, MA
February 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Brown			Pizzitola Sports Center  Providence, RI
February 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Yale			John J. Lee Amphitheater  New Haven, CT
February 28, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Princeton			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
March 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Penn			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
March 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cornell			Newman Arena  Ithaca, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Sources:^[2][3]

References

1. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Ivy League. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
2. "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
3. "Columbia Lions 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2024.