Columbia Lions men's basketball

Columbia Lions
Columbia Lions
	2015–16 Columbia Lions men's basketball team
University	Columbia University
Conference	Ivy
Location	New York City, NY
Head coach	Kyle Smith (6th year)
Arena	Levien Gymnasium; (Capacity: 3,408)
Nickname	Lions
Colors	Columbia blue and White;
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
	1968

The Columbia Lions Basketball team is the basketball team that represents Columbia University in New York City, New York, United States. 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 currently coached by Kyle Smith.^[1] 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

NCAA Tournament results

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1948	Regional Semifinal Third Place Game	Kentucky Michigan	L 76–53 L 66–49
1951	First Round	Illinois	L 79–71
1968	First Round Regional Semifinal Third Place Game	La Salle Davidson St. Bonaventure	W 83–69 L 61–59 W 95–75

CIT results

The Lions have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 2–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2014	First Round Second Round Quarterfinal	Valparaiso Eastern Michigan Yale	W 58–56 W 69–56 L 72–69

References

↑ http://nymag.com/daily/sports/2010/05/post_62.html
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External links

Official Website

[1] ttp://nymag.com/daily/sports/2010/05/post_62.html

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v t e Columbia Lions men's basketball
Venues	University Heights Gymnasium Levien Gymnasium (1974–present)
Culture & lore	Roar, Lion, Roar
People	Head coaches
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 1999–00 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
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold

v t e Ivy League men's basketball
Teams	Brown Bears Columbia Lions Cornell Big Red Dartmouth Big Green Harvard Crimson Penn Quakers Princeton Tigers Yale Bulldogs
Championships & awards	No conference tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	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 1999–00 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

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