2018–19 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Columbia Lions men's basketball team represented Columbia University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Levien Gymnasium in New York City and were led by third-year head coach Jim Engles, as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 10–18, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in seventh place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy League Tournament.

2018–19 Columbia Lions men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
2018–19 record10–18 (5–9 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kenny Blakeney
  • Jared Czech
  • Steve Ongley
  • Jesse Agel
Home arenaLevien Gymnasium
2018–19 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
x-Harvard104 .714  1912  .613
x-Yale104 .714  228  .733
Princeton86 .571  1612  .571
Penn77 .500  1912  .613
Cornell77 .500  1516  .484
Brown77 .500  2012  .625
Columbia59 .357  1018  .357
Dartmouth212 .143  1119  .367
x – Ivy League co-champions
2019 Ivy League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2017–18 season 8–19, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fifth place and failed to qualify for the Ivy League Tournament.

Roster

2018–19 Columbia Lions men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Luke Bolster 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoTrinity School New York, NY
G 2 Ben Milstein 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrSaint Andrew's School Boca Raton, FL
F 3 Patrick Tapé 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrQueen's Grant Charlotte, NC
G/F 4 Rodney Hunter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrMariner Cape Coral, FL
G 5 CJ Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrThe Peddie School Far Rockaway, NY
G 10 Quinton Adlesh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrMission College Prep Arroyo Grande, CA
G 12 Peter Barba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)198 lb (90 kg) SrWestern Reserve Academy Chagrin Falls, OH
F 13 Randy Brumant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoKent School Houston, TX
G 15 Gabe Stefanini 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)198 lb (90 kg) SoBergen Catholic Bologna, Italy
G 20 Jake Killingsworth 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrJunípero Serra San Carlos, CA
G 21 Mike Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrFenwick Burr Ridge, IL
F 22 Ike Nweke 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrGeorgetown Prep Woodbine, MD
G 25 Jake Klores 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoRiverdale Country School New York, NY
G 32 Maka Ellis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrSierra Vista Las Vegas, NV
G 33 Tai Bibbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoWest Chicago Chicago, IL
F/C 50 Joseph Smoyer 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrFranklin Portland, OR
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 17, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 10, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Marist L 76–82  0–1
McCann Arena (1,413)
Poughkeepsie, NY
November 16, 2018*
8:30 pm
vs. Youngstown State
John Bach Classic
L 83–94  0–2
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,765)
Bronx, NY
November 17, 2018*
6:00 pm
vs. FIU
John Bach Classic
L 87–98  0–3
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,834)
Bronx, NY
November 18, 2018*
5:00 pm
at Fordham
John Bach Classic
L 69–70  0–4
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,917)
Bronx, NY
November 25, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
St. Joseph's College W 85–38  1–4
Levien Gymnasium (755)
New York, NY
December 2, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Delaware L 86–87 2OT 1–5
Levien Gymnasium (1,125)
New York, NY
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Colgate L 62–64  1–6
Levien Gymnasium (749)
New York, NY
December 7, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Bryant W 90–68  2–6
Levien Gymnasium (949)
New York, NY
December 9, 2018*
11:00 am, FS1
vs. Iona
MSG Holiday Festival
W 74–71  3–6
Madison Square Garden (10,078)
New York, NY
December 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Boston College L 73–82  3–7
Conte Forum (3,295)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 22, 2018*
1:00 pm, BTNPlus
at Rutgers L 65–68  3–8
Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,231)
Piscataway, NJ
December 30, 2018*
4:00 pm, BTNPlus
at Northwestern L 54–75  3–9
Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,714)
Evanston, IL
January 2, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Binghamton W 65–63  4–9
Binghamton University Events Center (1,624)
Vestal, NY
January 12, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Elmira W 102–63  5–9
Levien Gymnasium (1,226)
New York, NY
Ivy League regular season
January 19, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cornell L 59–60  5–10
(0–1)
Newman Arena (1,642)
Ithaca, NY
January 26, 2019
7:00 pm, SNY
Cornell W 73–70  6–10
(1–1)
Levien Gymnasium (2,312)
New York, NY
February 1, 2019
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+
Princeton L 43–55  6–11
(1–2)
Levien Gymnasium (1,932)
New York, NY
February 2, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+
Penn L 70–72  6–12
(1–3)
Levien Gymnasium (2,409)
New York, NY
February 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Harvard L 96–98 3OT 6–13
(1–4)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
February 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dartmouth L 66–82  6–14
(1–5)
Leede Arena (1,021)
Hanover, NH
February 15, 2019
7:00 pm, SNY
Yale L 64–70  6–15
(1–6)
Levien Gymnasium (1,532)
New York, NY
February 16, 2019
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+
Brown L 63–65  6–16
(1–7)
Levien Gymnasium (1,652)
New York, NY
February 22, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Penn W 79–77 OT 7–16
(2–7)
The Palestra (2,906)
Philadelphia, PA
February 23, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Princeton L 61–79  7–17
(2–8)
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,940)
Princeton, NJ
March 1, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at Brown W 80–77  8–17
(3–8)
Pizzitola Sports Center (2,015)
Providence, RI
March 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Yale W 83–75  9–17
(4–8)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,688)
New Haven, CT
March 8, 2019
7:00 pm, SNY
Dartmouth W 70–66  10–17
(5–8)
Levien Gymnasium (1,356)
New York, NY
March 9, 2019
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+
Harvard L 81–83 OT 10–18
(5–9)
Levien Gymnasium (2,314)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

References

  1. "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule - Columbia University Athletics". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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