# 2021–22 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Columbia Lions men's basketball team represented Columbia University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by fifth-year head coach Jim Engles, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium in New York City as members of the Ivy League.

## Previous season

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ivy League chose not to conduct a season in 2020–21.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Fordham | L 67–77 | 0–1 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,100) Bronx, NY |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Marist | L 67–82 | 0–2 | Levien Gymnasium (891) New York, NY |
| November 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Binghamton | W 85–77 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Levien Gymnasium (630) New York, NY |
| November 20, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Mount Saint Vincent | W 87–62 | 2–2 | Levien Gymnasium (562) New York, NY |
| November 23, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Lehigh | L 72–79 | 2–3 | Stabler Arena (618) Bethlehem, PA |
| November 26, 2021* 2:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ | at Boston College | L 60–73 | 2–4 | Conte Forum (4,077) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Lafayette | L 50–73 | 2–5 | Levien Gymnasium (628) New York, NY |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UMBC | L 60–98 | 2–6 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,813) Catonsville, MD |
| December 4, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Maine | W 77–66 | 3–6 | Levien Gymnasium (662) New York, NY |
| December 6, 2021* 7:00 pm | at Colgate | L 61–89 | 3–7 | Cotterell Court (456) Hamilton, NY |
| December 11, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Albany | L 59–60 | 3–8 | SEFCU Arena (2,245) Albany, NY |
| December 13, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | Sacred Heart | L 69–79 | 3–9 | Levien Gymnasium (553) New York, NY |
| December 28, 2021* 8:00 pm | Maryland Eastern Shore | Canceled due to COVID-19 concerns and safety protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 concerns and safety protocols | Levien Gymnasium New York, NY |
| Ivy League regular season ||||||
| January 7, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Princeton | L 69–84 | 3–10 (0–1) | Jadwin Gymnasium (35) Princeton, NJ |
| January 8, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Penn | W 73–69 | 4–10 (1–1) | The Palestra (125) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 15, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Harvard | L 82–91 | 4–11 (1–2) | Levien Gymnasium New York, NY |
| January 17, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Cornell | Postponed due to an impending winter storm | Postponed due to an impending winter storm | Newman Arena Ithaca, NY |
| January 22, 2022 2:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+ | Brown | L 74–93 | 4–12 (1–3) | Levien Gymnasium (140) New York, NY |
| January 25, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Yale | L 72–83 | 4–13 (1–4) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (0) New Haven, CT |
| January 29, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Dartmouth | L 63–76 | 4–14 (1–5) | Levien Gymnasium (111) New York, NY |
| February 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Penn | L 66–81 | 4–15 (1–6) | Levien Gymnasium (101) New York, NY |
| February 5, 2022 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+ | Princeton | L 63–85 | 4–16 (1–7) | Levien Gymnasium (84) New York, NY |
| February 9, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Cornell Rescheduled from January 17 | L 75–88 | 4–17 (1–8) | Newman Arena (575) Ithaca, NY |
| February 12, 2022 2:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+ | Yale | L 59–84 | 4–18 (1–9) | Levien Gymnasium (977) New York, NY |
| February 18, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Harvard | L 54–62 | 4–19 (1–10) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,118) Allston, MA |
| February 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Dartmouth | L 50–79 | 4–20 (1–11) | Leede Arena (0) Hanover, NH |
| February 26, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Brown | L 74–81 | 4–21 (1–12) | Pizzitola Sports Center (715) Providence, RI |
| March 5, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Cornell | L 64–78 | 4–22 (1–13) | Levien Gymnasium (1,823) New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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