# 2019–20 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Columbia Lions men's basketball team represented Columbia University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by fourth-year head coach Jim Engles, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium in New York City as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 6–24, 1–13 in Ivy League play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament, although the tournament was ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Lions finished the 2018–19 season 10–18 overall, 5–9 in Ivy League play, to finish in seventh place. In turn, they failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.
In May 2019, assistant Kenny Blakeney was hired as the new head coach at Howard.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| November 5, 2019* 8:00 pm, PLN | at Lafayette | L 63–65 | 0–1 | Kirby Sports Center (1,476) Easton, PA |
| November 10, 2019* 2:00 pm, ACCN | at Wake Forest | L 63–65 | 0–2 | LJVM Coliseum (4,451) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Binghamton | W 75–63 | 1–2 | Levien Gymnasium (801) New York, NY |
| November 16, 2019* 12:00 pm, ACCN | at No. 9 Virginia Hall of Fame Tip Off campus game | L 42–60 | 1–3 | John Paul Jones Arena (13,736) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 20, 2019* 6:30 pm, FS1 | at St. John's Hall of Fame Tip Off campus game | L 63–82 | 1–4 | Carnesecca Arena (3,419) Queens, NY |
| November 23, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Rider Hall of Fame Tip Off Springfield semifinals | L 63–87 | 1–5 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| November 24, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Central Connecticut Hall of Fame Tip Off Springfield consolation | L 52–82 | 2–5 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| November 30, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Lehigh | W 68–64 | 3–5 | Levien Gymnasium (1,333) New York, NY |
| December 2, 2019* 7:00 pm, FloSports | at Delaware | W 84–76 | 3–6 | Bob Carpenter Center (2,142) Newark, DE |
| December 6, 2019* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | at Bryant | W 67–65 | 3–7 | Chace Athletic Center (1,438) Smithfield, RI |
| December 9, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Duquesne | W 90–54 | 3–8 | Kerr Fitness Center (1,189) McCandless, PA |
| December 22, 2019* 12:00 pm, PLN | at Colgate | L 71–89 | 3–9 | Cotterell Court (741) Hamilton, NY |
| December 28, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Marist | W 69–54 | 4–9 | Levien Gymnasium (1,295) New York, NY |
| December 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Albany | L 66–67 | 4–10 | Levien Gymnasium (1,395) New York, NY |
| January 2, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Maine | L 72–75 $^{OT}$ | 4–11 | Cross Insurance Center (682) Bangor, ME |
| January 9, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Mount Saint Vincent | W 86–56 | 5–11 | Levien Gymnasium (555) New York, NY |
| Ivy League regular season |||||
| January 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Cornell | W 75–61 | 6–11 (1–0) | Levien Gymnasium (1,823) New York, NY |
| January 25, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Cornell | L 50–62 | 6–12 (1–1) | Newman Arena (2,416) Ithaca, NY |
| January 31, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Yale | L 62–93 | 6–13 (1–2) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,594) New Haven, CT |
| February 1, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Brown | L 66–72 | 6–14 (1–3) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,384) Providence, RI |
| February 8, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Penn | L 67–76 | 6–15 (1–4) | Levien Gymnasium (1,855) New York, NY |
| February 9, 2020 2:00 pm, SNY | Princeton | L 74–81 | 6–16 (1–5) | Levien Gymnasium (1,565) New York, NY |
| February 14, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Dartmouth | L 63–65 | 6–17 (1–6) | Leede Arena (633) Hanover, NH |
| February 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Harvard | L 73–77 $^{2OT}$ | 6–18 (1–7) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA |
| February 21, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Brown | L 66–72 | 6–19 (1–8) | Levien Gymnasium (1,357) New York, NY |
| February 22, 2020 7:00 pm, SNY | Yale | L 65–83 | 6–20 (1–9) | Levien Gymnasium (2,065) New York, NY |
| February 28, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNews | Harvard | L 69–77 | 6–21 (1–10) | Levien Gymnasium (2,307) New York, NY |
| February 29, 2020 7:00 pm, SNY | Dartmouth | L 57–76 | 6–22 (1–11) | Levien Gymnasium (1,492) New York, NY |
| March 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Princeton | L 58–81 | 6–23 (1–12) | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,939) Princeton, NJ |
| March 7, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Penn | L 65–85 | 6–24 (1–13) | The Palestra (3,343) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||
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