# 2014–15 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Columbia Lions men's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by fifth year head coach Kyle Smith, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 13–15, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

## Previous season

The Lions finished the season 21–13, 8–6 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for third place. They were invited to the CollegeInsdier.com Tournament where they defeated Valparaiso and Eastern Michigan to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to fellow Ivy League member Yale.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Kyle Castlin | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Freshman | Marietta, Georgia |
| 1 | Jeff Coby | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Sophomore | Pembroke Pines, Florida |
| 2 | Isaac Cohen | Guard | 6–4 | 220 | Junior | Orlando, Florida |
| 3 | Grant Mullins | Guard | 6–3 | 175 | Junior | Burlington, Canada |
| 5 | Steve Frankoski | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Senior | Florham Park, New Jersey |
| 11 | Zach En'Wezoh | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Junior | Kennewick, Washington |
| 12 | Maodo Lo | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Junior | Berlin, Germany |
| 13 | Alex Rosenberg | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Senior | Short Hills, New Jersey |
| 14 | Kendall Jackson | Guard | 5–8 | 155 | Sophomore | Union City, California |
| 15 | Nate Hickman | Guard | 6–4 | 175 | Freshman | Wilmington, Delaware |
| 20 | Paddy Quinn | Guard | 6–1 | 190 | Junior | Ramsey, New Jersey |
| 21 | Noah Springwater | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Senior | San Francisco, California |
| 22 | Meiko Lyles | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Senior | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 23 | Cory Osetkowski | Center | 6–11 | 270 | Senior | Rancho Santa Fe, California |
| 32 | Chris McComber | Forward | 6–8 | 235 | Sophomore | Nepean, Canada |
| 33 | Luke Petrasek | Forward | 6–10 | 215 | Sophomore | East Northport, New York |
| 52 | Conor Voss | Center | 7–1 | 250 | Sophomore | St. Cloud, Minnesota |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | at Stony Brook | L 56–57 | 0–1 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,009) Stony Brook, NY |
| 11/18/2014* 7:00 pm | Wagner | W 70–56 | 1–1 | Levien Gymnasium (848) New York, NY |
| 11/23/2014* 2:00 pm | at Lehigh | W 54–44 | 2–1 | Stabler Arena (768) Bethlehem, PA |
| 11/25/2014* 7:00 pm | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 57–47 | 3–1 | Levien Gymnasium (770) New York City, NY |
| 11/29/2014* 4:00 pm | American | W 52–43 | 4–1 | Levien Gymnasium (1,080) New York City, NY |
| 12/02/2014* 7:00 pm | Loyola (MD) | L 62–64 | 4–2 | Levien Gymnasium (613) New York City, NY |
| 12/06/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Bucknell | W 62–39 | 5–2 | Levien Gymnasium (1,606) New York City, NY |
| 12/10/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 1 Kentucky | L 46–56 | 5–3 | Rupp Arena (22,112) Lexington, KY |
| 12/20/2014* 7:00 pm | Hofstra | W 82–77 | 6–3 | Levien Gymnasium (1,361) New York City, NY |
| 12/22/2014* 7:00 pm, SNY | at UConn | L 65–80 | 6–4 | Webster Bank Arena (9,124) Bridgeport, CT |
| 12/28/2014* 7:00 pm | Colgate | W 69–64 | 7–4 | Levien Gymnasium (1,429) New York City, NY |
| 12/30/2014* 7:00 pm | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 64–72 | 7–5 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (905) Brooklyn, NY |
| 01/06/2015* 7:00 pm | Stony Brook | L 61–70 | 7–6 | Levien Gymnasium (822) New York City, NY |
| 01/10/2015* 7:00 pm | Central Pennsylvania | W 112–63 | 8–6 | Levien Gymnasium (606) New York City, NY |
| 01/17/2015 4:30 pm | at Cornell | W 48–45 | 9–6 (1–0) | Newman Arena (3,222) Ithaca, NY |
| 01/24/2015 7:00 pm | Cornell | L 47–57 | 9–7 (1–1) | Levien Gymnasium (2,718) New York City, NY |
| 01/30/2015 8:00 pm, ASN | Yale | L 59–63 | 9–8 (1–2) | Levien Gymnasium (2,223) New York City, NY |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 pm | Brown | W 86–65 | 10–8 (2–2) | Levien Gymnasium (1,768) New York City, NY |
| 02/06/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Princeton | L 62–74 | 10–9 (2–3) | Levien Gymnasium (1,812) New York City, NY |
| 02/07/2015 7:00 pm | Penn | W 83–56 | 11–9 (3–3) | Levien Gymnasium (2,590) New York City, NY |
| 02/13/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN | at Harvard | L 68–72 | 11–10 (3–4) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,624) Cambridge, MA |
| 02/14/2015 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | L 49–61 | 11–11 (3–5) | Leede Arena (631) Hanover, NH |
| 02/20/2015 8:00 pm, ASN | at Brown | W 76–59 | 12–11 (4–5) | Pizzitola Sports Center (760) Providence, RI |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm | at Yale | W 56–50 | 13–11 (5–5) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,936) New Haven, CT |
| 02/27/2015 7:00 pm, ASN | Dartmouth | L 71–84 | 13–12 (5–6) | Levien Gymnasium (1,677) New York City, NY |
| 02/28/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Harvard | L 70–80 | 13–13 (5–7) | Levien Gymnasium (2,644) New York City, NY |
| 03/06/2015 7:00 pm | at Penn | L 46–54 | 13–14 (5–8) | Palestra (1,613) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/07/2015 7:00 pm | at Princeton | L 83–85 | 13–15 (5–9) | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,363) Princeton, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||