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(Top) 1 Postseason results 1.1 NCAA tournament results 1.2 CIT results 2 Lions in international leagues 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

Columbia Lions men's basketball

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Columbia Lions

2023–24 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

University

Columbia University

Head coach

Jim Engles (7th season)

Conference

Ivy League

Arena

Levien Gymnasium
(Capacity: 2,500)

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

1904, 1905, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1968

The Columbia Lions basketball team is the basketball team that represents Columbia UniversityinNew York City. 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 are led by head coach Jim Engles. 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.^[2]

Postseason results[edit]

NCAA tournament results[edit]

The Lions have appeared in the NCAA Tournament three times. Their combined record is 2–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1948	Regional semifinal Third-place game	Kentucky Michigan	L 53–76 L 49–66
1951	First round	Illinois	L 71–79
1968	First round Regional semifinal Third-place game	La Salle Davidson St. Bonaventure	W 83–69 L 59–61 W 95–75

CIT results[edit]

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
2014	First round Second round Quarterfinals	Valparaiso Eastern Michigan Yale	W 58–56 W 69–56 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

Lions in international leagues[edit]

Bob Griffin (born 1950), American-Israeli basketball player, and English Literature professor

References[edit]

^ "Brand Guide". VisualIdentity.Columbia.edu. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

^ 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.

External links[edit]

Official website

Columbia University

Schools

Undergraduate

Graduate

Affiliated

Centers and
Institutes

Libraries

Athletics

Teams

Spirit

Venues

Campus

Academic	Barnard Hall Buell Hall Casa Italiana Hamilton Hall Havemeyer Hall Hotel Theresa Lamont Campus RV Marcus G. Langseth Lewisohn Hall Milbank, Brinckerhoff, and Fiske Halls Arthur Ross Greenhouse Philosophy Hall Prentis Hall Pupin Hall Rutherfurd Observatory Reid Hall Schermerhorn Hall
Residential	Broadway Hall Brooks and Hewitt Halls Carman Hall East Campus Furnald Hall Hartley Hall Hogan Hall John Jay Hall Schapiro Hall Wallach Hall
Statues	Alexander Hamilton Alma Mater Bellerophon Taming Pegasus The Great God Pan Thomas Jefferson John Howard Van Amringe Letters and Science Life Force Le Marteleur Reclining Figure 1969–70 The Thinker Three Way Piece No.1: Points Tightrope Walker
Other	Columbia Transportation 116th Street–Columbia University station Alfred Lerner Hall Audubon Ballroom The Colosseum Delta Psi, Alpha Chapter Earl Hall Low Memorial Library Miller Theatre Rat Rock St. Paul's Chapel Studebaker Building Tunnels Sundial Wallach Art Gallery West End Bar

Student life

Publications	The Birch Bwog Daily Spectator Jester The Blue and White The Current The Morningside Post The Federalist
Other media	WKCR WBAR
Organizations	Boar's Head Society Columbia Bartending Agency Conversio Virium I Wor Kuen Nacoms and Sachems Peithologian Society Philolexian Society Postcrypt Coffeehouse Queer Alliance St. Anthony Hall
Traditions	Columbia University traditions Academic regalia Commencement Heraldry Barnard Greek Games Joyce Kilmer Memorial Bad Poetry Contest "Stand, Columbia" The Varsity Show

Academic
publications

People

v t e Columbia Lions men's basketball
Venues	University Heights Gymnasium Levien Gymnasium (1974–present)
Culture & lore	Gambling scandal Roar, Lion, Roar
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold

Ivy League men's basketball

Teams

Championships & awards

Seasons

1954–55
1955–56
1956–57
1957–58
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1959–60
1960–61
1961–62
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