2015–16 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

2015–16 Columbia Lions men's basketball
CIT champions
ConferenceIvy League
Record25–10 (10–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLevien Gymnasium
Seasons
2015–16 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
x-Yale 13 1   .929 23 7   .767
Princeton 12 2   .857 22 7   .759
Columbia 10 4   .714 25 10   .714
Harvard 6 8   .429 14 16   .467
Penn 5 9   .357 11 17   .393
Dartmouth 4 10   .286 10 18   .357
Cornell 3 11   .214 10 18   .357
Brown 3 11   .214 8 20   .286
x – Ivy League champions
† – NCAA Tournament participant

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.

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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Steve Frankoski 5 G 6'2" 190 Senior Florham Park, NJ Graduated
Zach En'Wezoh 11 F 6'8" 225 Junior Kennewick, WA Left the team for personal reasons
Noah Springwater 21 G 6'3" 180 Senior San Francisco, CA Graduated
Meiko Lyles 22 G 6'3" 200 Senior Nashville, TN Graduated
Cory Osetkowski 23 C 6'11" 270 Senior Rancho Santa Fe, CA Graduated

Recruiting

College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 October 2, 2015.

Recruiting class of 2016

College recruiting information (2016)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Patrick Tape
PF
Matthews, NC Queen's Grant High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A Jun 28, 2015 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Karthik Reddy
PF
San Antonio, TX Saint Mary's High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Jun 10, 2015 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Roster

2015–16 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) 180 lb (82 kg) So Hillsgrove Marietta, GA
F 1 Jeff Coby 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Choate Rosemary Hall/Sagemont Pembroke Pines, FL
G 2 Isaac Cohen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Orlando Christian Prep Orlando, FL
G 3 Grant Mullins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr REDA/Notre Dame Burlington, ON
G/F 4 Rodney Hunter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Mariner Cape Coral, FL
G 5 C. J. Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Peddie School/Archbishop Molloy Far Rockaway, NY
G 10 Quinton Adlesh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mission College Prep Arroyo Grande, CA
F 11 Lukas Meisner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr IGS Franzsches Feld Braunschweig, Germany
G 12 Maodo Lo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Wilbraham & Monson Berlin, Germany
F 13 Alex Rosenberg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Millburn Short Hills, NJ
G 14 Kendall Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Suffield Academy/Bishop O'Dowd Union City, CA
G 15 Nate Hickman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Peddie School Wilmington, DE
G 20 Paddy Quinn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Don Bosco Prep Ramsey, NJ
G 21 Peter Barba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Western Reserve Academy Chagrin Falls, OH
F 24 John Sica 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Bethlehem Central Delmar, NY
F 32 Chris McComber 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr John McCrae Secondary School/REDA Nepean, ON
F 33 Luke Petrasek 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Northport East Northport, NY
C 44 Shane Eberle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Ourt Lake of Good Counsel Woodbine, MD
C 52 Connor Voss 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Cathedral 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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