Columbia Lions men's basketball statistical leaders

The Columbia Lions men's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Columbia Lions basketball program in various categories, including points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Lions represent Columbia University in the NCAA's Ivy League.[1]

Columbia began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1900.[1] However, the school's record book does not generally list records from before the 1950s, as records from before this period are often incomplete and inconsistent. Since scoring was much lower in this era, and teams played much fewer games during a typical season, it is likely that few or no players from this era would appear on these lists anyway.

The NCAA did not officially record assists as a stat until the 1983–84 season, and blocks and steals until the 1985–86 season, but Columbia's record books includes players in these stats before these seasons.[2] These lists are updated through the end of the 2019–20 season.

Scoring

Career Rk Player Points Seasons 1 Buck Jenkins 1,767 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 2 Jim McMillian 1,758 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 3 Maodo Lo 1,756 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 4 Mike Smith 1,653[3] 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 5 Chet Forte 1,611 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 6 Craig Austin 1,491 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 7 Alex Rosenberg 1,430 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2015–16 8 Gary Raimondo 1,320 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 9 John Baumann 1,298 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 10 Heyward Dotson 1,266 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

Season Rk Player Points Season 1 Chet Forte 694 1956–57 2 Mike Smith 684[3] 2019–20 3 Jim McMillian 643 1969–70 4 Jim McMillian 625 1967–68 5 Maodo Lo 591 2015–16 6 Buck Jenkins 578 1992–93 7 Chet Forte 559 1954–55 8 Dave Newmark 550 1965–66 9 Sean Couch 549 1986–87 10 Alex Rosenberg 544 2013–14

Single Game Rk Player Points Season Opponent 1 Buck Jenkins 47 1990–91 Harvard 2 Chet Forte 45 1956–57 Penn 3 Jim McMillian 44 1969–70 Penn State 4 Jim McMillian 42 1969–70 Villanova Chet Forte 42 1956–57 CCNY 6 Stan Felsinger 40 1965–66 Dartmouth Jim McMillian 40 1969–70 Harvard Jim McMillian 40 1967–68 WVU Dave Newmark 40 1967–68 Yale

Rebounds

Career Rk Player Rebounds Seasons 1 Frank Thomas 1,022 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 2 Jim McMillian 743 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 3 Jack Molinas 727 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 4 Ed Auzenbergs 675 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 5 Ricky Free 662 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 6 Chris Wiedemann 593 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 7 Mark Cisco 591 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 8 Dave Newmark 572 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 9 John Baumann 570 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 10 Russ Steward 552 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92

Season Rk Player Rebounds Season 1 Frank Thomas 408 1954–55 2 Jack Molinas 384 1952–53 3 Dave Newmark 346 1965–66 4 Jack Molinas 343 1950–51 5 Frank Thomas 338 1955–56 6 Ted Harvin 307 1956–57 7 Frank Thomas 276 1953–54 8 Phil Matthews 275 1957–58 Jim McMillian 275 1967–68 10 Mike Griffin 265 1964–65

Single Game Rk Player Rebounds Season Opponent 1 Jack Molinas 31 1952–53 Brown 2 Dave Newmark 26 1965–66 Brown 3 Foley Jones 25 1971–72 CCNY 4 Patrick Harding 21[4] 2021–22 Pennsylvania 5 Mark Cisco 20 2011–12 Cornell Dave Newmark 20 1965–66 Brown Dave Newmark 20 1965–66 CCNY Vernon Outlaw 20 1980–81 Vermont

Assists

Career Rk Player Assists Seasons 1 Alton Byrd 526 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 2 Mike Smith 393[3] 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 3 Brian Barbour 346 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 4 Tony Chiles 323 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 5 Elliot Wolfe 316 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 6 Darren Burnett 313 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 7 Brett Loscalzo 308 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 8 Isaac Cohen 303 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 9 Mike Jelinsky 301 1989–90 1990–91 1992–93 10 Dale Smith 278 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85

Season Rk Player Assists Season 1 Alton Byrd 210 1976–77 2 Alton Byrd 193 1978–79 3 Mike Jelinsky 153 1989–90 4 Mike Jelinsky 145 1990–91 5 Elliot Wolfe 140 1970–71 6 Tony Chiles 136 1987–88 7 Mike Smith 134[3] 2019–20 8 Brian Barbour 133 2011–12 9 Dale Smith 130 1984–85 10 Mike Smith 124[3] 2017–18

Single Game Rk Player Assists Season Opponent 1 Tony Chiles 18 1987–88 USMMA 2 Tony Chiles 14 1988–89 Brown Maurice Murphy 14 2002–03 Lafayette Elliot Wolfe 14 1970–71 Cornell 5 Alton Byrd 13 1978–79 Brown

Steals

Career Rk Player Steals Seasons 1 Gary Raimondo 209 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 2 Maodo Lo 182 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 3 Sean Couch 156 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 4 Brian Barbour 124 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 Mike Smith 124[3] 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 6 Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa 114[5] 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 7 Matt Shannon 110 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 8 C.J. Thompkins 109 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 9 Craig Austin 107 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 10 Noruwa Agho 103[6] 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12

Season Rk Player Steals Season 1 Maodo Lo 78 2015–16 2 Sean Couch 68 1986–87 3 Gary Raimondo 67 1998–99 4 Gary Raimondo 56 1997–98 5 Sean Couch 53 1985–86 6 Gary Raimondo 52 1995–96 7 Mike Smith 46[3] 2019–20 8 Quinton Adlesh 45 2018–19 9 Jim Tubridy 44 1995–96 10 Tony Chiles 43 1987–88 Brian Barbour 43 2012–13 Maodo Lo 43 2014–15

Single Game Rk Player Steals Season Opponent 1 Maodo Lo 7 2015–16 Yale Sean Couch 7 1986–87 NYU Gary Raimondo 7 1998–99 Harvard Craig Austin 7 2000–01 Binghamton 5 Grant Mullins 6 2015–16 Penn Gary Raimondo 6 1997–98 Dartmouth 7 Maodo Lo 5 2015–16 Dartmouth Maodo Lo 5 2015–16 Lehigh Niko Scott 5 2009–10 Brown Brian Barbour 5 2012–13 Brown Zavian McLean 5[7] 2021–22 Dartmouth Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa 5[8] 2023–24 Dartmouth

Blocks

Career Rk Player Blocks Seasons 1 Chris Wiedemann 187 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2 Dane Holmes 148 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 3 Tom Casey 137 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 4 Jamal Adams 101 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 5 Luke Petrasek 95 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 6 Cory Osetkowski 90 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 7 Patrick Tapé 76 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 8 Mark Cisco 72 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 9 Joe Case 66 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 10 Ben Nwachukwu 62 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08

Season Rk Player Blocks Season 1 Chris Wiedemann 68 2001–02 2 Dane Holmes 61 1989–90 3 Tom Casey 54 1991–92 Tom Casey 54 1992–93 5 Chris Wiedemann 47 2000–01 6 Dane Holmes 45 1988–89 Chris Wiedemann 45 2002–03 8 Jamal Adams 43 1993–94 9 Luke Petrasek 41 2015–16 10 Dane Holmes 39 1990–91

Single Game Rk Player Blocks Season Opponent 1 Dane Holmes 9 1989–90 Lehigh 2 Patrick Tapé 5 2018–19 Cornell Luke Petrasek 5 2015–16 NJIT Noruwa Agho 5[9] 2010–11 Lafayette Dane Holmes 5 1989–90 Penn Dane Holmes 5 1989–90 Yale Cory Osetkowski 5 2013–14 Cornell Josh Odunowo 5[10] 2021–22 Binghamton

References

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