2015–16 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Columbia Lions men's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by sixth year head coach Kyle Smith, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the 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.

2015–16 Columbia Lions men's basketball
CIT champions
ConferenceIvy League
2015–16 record25–10 (10–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLevien Gymnasium
2015–16 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
x-Yale131 .929  237  .767
Princeton122 .857  227  .759
Columbia104 .714  2510  .714
Harvard68 .429  1416  .467
Penn59 .357  1117  .393
Dartmouth410 .286  1018  .357
Cornell311 .214  1018  .357
Brown311 .214  820  .286
x – Ivy League champions
† – NCAA Tournament participant

On March 30, one day after winning the CIT, head coach Kyle Smith resigned to become the head coach at San Francisco.[1] He finished at Columbia with a six-year record of 101–82.

Previous season

The Lions finished the season 13–15, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Steve Frankoski5G6'2"190SeniorFlorham Park, NJGraduated
Zach En'Wezoh11F6'8"225JuniorKennewick, WALeft the team due to personal reasons
Noah Springwater21G6'3"180SeniorSan Francisco, CAGraduated
Meiko Lyles22G6'3"200SeniorNashville, TNGraduated
Cory Osetkowski23C6'11"270SeniorRancho Santa Fe, CAGraduated

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Quinton Adlesh
#118 SG
San Luis Obispo, CA Mission College Prep 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 14, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 60
John Sica
#106 PF
Delmar, NY Bethlehem Central High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 14, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 58
Peter Barba
SG
Hudson, OH Western Reserve Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 6, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Rodney Hunter
SG
Cape Coral, FL Mariner High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Dec 16, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Shane Eberle
C
Woodbine, MD Elev8 Basketball Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Feb 14, 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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-10-02.

    Recruiting class of 2016

    Roster

    2015–16 Columbia Lions men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Kyle Castlin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoHillsgrove Marietta, GA
    F 1 Jeff Coby 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrChoate Rosemary Hall/Sagemont Pembroke Pines, FL
    G 2 Isaac Cohen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrOrlando Christian Prep Orlando, FL
    G 3 Grant Mullins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrREDA/Notre Dame Burlington, ON
    G/F 4 Rodney Hunter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrMariner Cape Coral, FL
    G 5 C. J. Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrPeddie School/Archbishop Molloy Far Rockaway, NY
    G 10 Quinton Adlesh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrMission College Prep Arroyo Grande, CA
    F 11 Lukas Meisner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrIGS Franzsches Feld Braunschweig, Germany
    G 12 Maodo Lo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrWilbraham & Monson Berlin, Germany
    F 13 Alex Rosenberg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrMillburn Short Hills, NJ
    G 14 Kendall Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)155 lb (70 kg) JrSuffield Academy/Bishop O'Dowd Union City, CA
    G 15 Nate Hickman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoPeddie School Wilmington, DE
    G 20 Paddy Quinn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrDon Bosco Prep Ramsey, NJ
    G 21 Peter Barba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrWestern Reserve Academy Chagrin Falls, OH
    F 24 John Sica 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrBethlehem Central Delmar, NY
    F 32 Chris McComber 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrJohn McCrae Secondary School/REDA Nepean, ON
    F 33 Luke Petrasek 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrNorthport East Northport, NY
    C 44 Shane Eberle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) FrOurt Lake of Good Counsel Woodbine, MD
    C 52 Connor Voss 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrCathedral St. Cloud, MN
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    11/13/2015*
    11:00 am
    Kean W 107–62  1–0
    Levien Gymnasium (878)
    New York City, NY
    11/16/2015*
    10:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Kansas State
    CBE Hall of Fame Classic
    L 71–81  1–1
    Bramlage Coliseum (11,368)
    Manhattan, KS
    11/20/2015*
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Northwestern
    CBE Hall of Fame Classic
    L 80–83 OT 1–2
    Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,117)
    Evanston, IL
    11/22/2015*
    4:00 pm
    Lehigh W 88–61  2–2
    Levien Gymnasium (1,011)
    New York City, NY
    11/24/2015*
    4:00 pm, ESPN3
    Wofford
    CBE Hall of Fame Classic
    W 70–59  3–2
    Levien Gymnasium (840)
    New York City, NY
    11/27/2015*
    7:00 pm
    at Fairfield
    CBE Hall of Fame Classic
    L 81–82 OT 3–3
    Webster Bank Arena (1,887)
    Fairfield, CT
    11/28/2015*
    7:00 pm
    Longwood L 69–70  3–4
    Levien Gymnasium (983)
    New York City, NY
    12/02/2015*
    7:00 pm
    at Bucknell W 72–61  4–4
    Sojka Pavilion (2,465)
    Lewisburg, PA
    12/04/2015*
    7:00 pm
    Saint Joseph's L 78–80  4–5
    Levien Gymnasium (1,088)
    New York City, NY
    12/06/2015*
    2:00 pm
    Delaware W 82–69  5–5
    Levien Gymnasium (989)
    New York City, NY
    12/09/2015*
    7:00 pm
    at Manhattan W 72–71  6–5
    Draddy Gymnasium (714)
    Riverdale, NY
    12/12/2015*
    7:00 pm
    NJIT W 65–56  7–5
    Levien Gymnasium (1,244)
    New York City, NY
    12/14/2015*
    2:00 pm
    Robert Morris W 78–71  8–5
    Levien Gymnasium (462)
    New York City, NY
    12/28/2015*
    7:00 pm
    Howard W 72–59  9–5
    Levien Gymnasium (1,514)
    New York City, NY
    01/02/2016*
    7:00 pm
    at Stony Brook L 60–69  9–6
    Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,624)
    Stony Brook, NY
    01/06/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Maryland Eastern Shore W 81–75  10–6
    Levien Gymnasium (868)
    New York City, NY
    01/09/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Central Penn W 96–68  11–6
    Levien Gymnasium (785)
    New York City, NY
    Ivy League regular season
    01/16/2016
    7:00 pm
    Cornell W 74–70  12–6
    (1–0)
    Levien Gymnasium (2,236)
    New York City, NY
    01/23/2016
    4:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Cornell W 79–68  13–6
    (2–0)
    Newman Arena (3,935)
    Ithaca, NY
    01/29/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Dartmouth W 77–60  14–6
    (3–0)
    Leede Arena (835)
    Hanover, NH
    01/30/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Harvard W 55–54  15–6
    (4–0)
    Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
    Cambridge, MA
    02/05/2016
    5:00 pm, FS1
    at Yale L 72–86  15–7
    (4–1)
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,219)
    New Haven, CT
    02/06/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Brown W 77–73  16–7
    (5–1)
    Pizzitola Sports Center (953)
    Providence, RI
    02/12/2016
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Penn W 63–53  17–7
    (6–1)
    Levien Gymnasium (2,505)
    New York City, NY
    02/13/2016
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Princeton L 83–88 OT 17–8
    (6–2)
    Levien Gymnasium (2,633)
    New York City, NY
    02/19/2016
    6:00 pm, ASN
    Harvard W 90–76  18–8
    (7–2)
    Levien Gymnasium (2,587)
    New York City, NY
    02/20/2016
    7:00 pm
    Dartmouth W 73–54  19–8
    (8–2)
    Levien Gymnasium (2,349)
    New York City, NY
    02/26/2016
    6:00 pm, ASN
    at Princeton L 83–88  19–9
    (8–3)
    Jadwin Gymnasium (3,121)
    Princeton, NJ
    02/27/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Penn W 93–65  20–9
    (9–3)
    Palestra (3,378)
    Philadelphia, PA
    03/04/2016
    7:00 pm
    Brown W 66–63  21–9
    (10–3)
    Levien Gymnasium (1,937)
    New York City, NY
    03/05/2016
    7:00 pm
    Yale L 55–71  21–10
    (10–4)
    Levien Gymnasium (2,720)
    New York City, NY
    CIT
    03/16/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Norfolk State
    First round
    W 86–54  22–10
    Levien Gymnasium (1,037)
    New York City, NY
    03/23/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Ball State
    Quarterfinals
    W 69–67  23–10
    Levien Gymnasium (1,397)
    New York City, NY
    03/27/2016*
    6:00 pm, CBSSN
    NJIT
    Semifinals
    W 80–65  24–10
    Levien Gymnasium (1,249)
    New York City, NY
    03/29/2016*
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    UC Irvine
    Championship game
    W 73–67  25–10
    Levien Gymnasium (2,603)
    New York City, NY
    *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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    References

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