2016–17 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

2016–17 Columbia Lions men's basketball
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

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.

Previous season[edit]

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[edit]

Departures[edit]

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[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Mike Smith PG	Recruiting 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
Patrick Tape PF	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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 20, 2016.

2017 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
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
Jaron Faulds #33 C	Recruiting 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
Myles Hanson SG	Recruiting 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
Gabriele Stefanini SG	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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 20, 2016.

Roster[edit]

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[edit]

Date time, TV	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]

References[edit]

^ 2016–17 Columbia Lions men's basketball schedule

[1] 2016–17 Columbia Lions men's basketball schedule

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