Columbia Lions women's basketball

Columbia Lions
Columbia Lions
	2016–17 Columbia Lions women's basketball team
University	Columbia University
First season	1984
All-time record	286–570 (.334)
Head coach	Megan Griffith (1st season)
Conference	Ivy League
Location	New York City, New York
Arena	Levien Gymnasium ; (Capacity: 2,500)
Nickname	Lions
Colors	Columbia blue and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;

The Columbia Lions women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing Columbia University. The school competes in the Ivy League in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Lions play home basketball games at the Levien Gymnasium in New York, New York on the university campus.^[2]

History

The Lions have a 286–570 record since beginning play in 1984 after Columbia went co-ed in 1983. They joined the Ivy League in women's basketball in 1986 after two seasons in Division III play. The women's teams used to be known as the Barnard Bears, named for the affiliated women's college of the same name. For their first 23 seasons, they never finished higher than fourth in the eight team conference.^[3]

Year	Record	Conference Record	Coach
1984–85	19–7	n/a	Nancy Kalafus
1985–86	21–6	n/a	Nancy Kalafus
1986–87	8–16	2–12	Nancy Kalafus
1987–88	12–14	4–10	Nancy Kalafus
1988–89	12–14	5–9	Nancy Kalafus
1989–90	12–14	5–9	Nancy Kalafus
1990–91	10–16	5–9	Nancy Kalafus
1991–92	4–22	1–13	Kerry Phayre
1992–93	7–19	1–13	Kerry Phayre
1993–94	4–22	2–12	Kerry Phayre
1994–95	0–26	0–14	Kerry Phayre
1995–96	2–24	1–13	Kerry Phayre
1996–97	6–20	3–11	Jay Butler
1997–98	4–22	0–14	Jay Butler
1998–99	6–20	2–12	Jay Butler
1999-00	7–19	6–8	Jay Butler
2000–01	9–18	6–8	Jay Butler
2002–03	11–16	4–10	Jay Butler
2003–04	12–14	6–8	Jay Butler
2004–05	12–15	5–9	Traci Waites/Troy Verdi
2005–06	6–21	2–12	Paul Nixon
2006–07	8–20	4–10	Paul Nixon
2007–08	10–18	7–7	Paul Nixon
2008–09	13–15	6–8	Paul Nixon
2009–10	18–10	9–5	Paul Nixon
2010–11	7–21	6–8	Paul Nixon
2011–12	3–25	1–13	Paul Nixon
2012–13	5–23	3–11	Paul Nixon
2013–14	6–22	3–11	Stephanie Glance
2014–15	8–20	2–12	Stephanie Glance
2015–16	12–17	1–13	Shelia Roux
2016–17	13–14	3–11	Megan Griffith

References

^ "Brand Guide". VisualIdentity.Columbia.edu. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ "Women's Basketball – News – GoColumbiaLions.com—Official Web Site of Columbia University Athletics". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
^ "Columbia Basketball 2016–17 Record Book" (PDF). Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.

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[1] "Brand Guide". VisualIdentity.Columbia.edu. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

[2] "Women's Basketball – News – GoColumbiaLions.com—Official Web Site of Columbia University Athletics". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.

[3] "Columbia Basketball 2016–17 Record Book" (PDF). Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.

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v t e Columbia Lions women's basketball
Venues	Levien Gymnasium (1984–present)
Culture & lore	Roar, Lion, Roar
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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

v t e Ivy League women's basketball
Teams	Brown Bears Columbia Lions Cornell Big Red Dartmouth Big Green Harvard Crimson Penn Quakers Princeton Tigers Yale Bulldogs
Championships & awards	Conference tournament
Seasons	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