# 2016–17 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Columbia Lions men's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by first-year head coach Jim Engles, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium in New York City and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 11–16, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in fifth place. They failed to qualify for the inaugural Ivy League tournament.

## Previous season

The Lions finished the 2015–16 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Isaac Cohen | 2 | G | 6'4" | 220 | Senior | Orlando, FL | Graduated |
| Grant Mullins | 3 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Senior | Burlington, ON | Graduate transferred to California |
| Maodo Lo | 12 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Berlin, Germany | Graduated |
| Alex Rosenburg | 13 | F | 6'7" | 220 | RS Senior | Short Hills, NJ | Graduated |
| Paddy Quinn | 20 | G | 6'1" | 190 | Senior | Ramsey, NJ | Graduated |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Mike Smith PG | Chicago, IL | Fenwick High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Mar 21, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Patrick Tape PF | Matthews, NC | Queen's Grant High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | N/A | Jun 28, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 20, 2016. ||||||

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jaron Faulds #33 C | Holt, MI | Holt High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Jul 1, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Myles Hanson SG | Chaska, MN | Chaska High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Gabriele Stefanini SG | Bologna, Italy | Bergen Catholic High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 20, 2016. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | at Stony Brook | W 73–66 | 1–0 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,385) Stony Brook, NY |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm | at Saint Joseph's | L 65–85 | 1–1 | Hagan Arena (3,543) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/21/2016* 7:00 pm | at Quinnipiac | W 86–78 | 2–1 | TD Bank Sports Center (802) Hamden, CT |
| 11/23/2016* 7:00 pm | Army | L 83–88 | 2–2 | Levien Gymnasium (1,011) New York City, NY |
| 11/26/2016* 2:00 pm | Colgate | W 81–78 | 3–2 | Levien Gymnasium (1,148) New York City, NY |
| 11/29/2016* 7:00 pm | Hofstra | L 86–88 | 3–3 | Levien Gymnasium (763) New York City, NY |
| 12/01/2016* 7:00 pm, FS1 | at Seton Hall | L 71–95 | 3–4 | Prudential Center (6,463) Newark, NJ |
| 12/09/2016* 7:00 pm | at Navy | L 54–69 | 3–5 | Alumni Hall (876) Annapolis, MD |
| 12/11/2016* 12:00 pm | Manhattanville | W 84–42 | 4–5 | Levien Gymnasium (807) New York City, NY |
| 12/28/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | at Miami (FL) | L 67–78 | 4–6 | BankUnited Center (7,045) Coral Gables, FL |
| 12/30/2016* 7:00 pm | Albany | L 67–70 | 4–7 | Levien Gymnasium (1,327) New York City, NY |
| 01/02/2017* 2:00 pm | at Maine | W 98–73 | 5–7 | Cross Insurance Center (942) Bangor, ME |
| 01/07/2017* 7:00 pm | Howard | W 66–48 | 6–7 | Levien Gymnasium (1,193) New York City, NY |
| Ivy League regular season ||||||
| 01/14/2017 4:00 pm | at Cornell | W 79–75 | 7–7 (1–0) | Newman Arena (2,437) Ithaca, NY |
| 01/21/2017 7:00 pm | Cornell | L 62–67 | 7–8 (1–1) | Levien Gymnasium (2,220) New York City, NY |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm | Dartmouth | W 66–54 | 8–8 (2–1) | Levien Gymnasium (1,274) New York City, NY |
| 01/28/2017 7:00 pm | Harvard | W 65–62 | 9–8 (3–1) | Levien Gymnasium (2,488) New York City, NY |
| 02/03/2017 7:00 pm | Yale | L 78–87 | 9–9 (3–2) | Levien Gymnasium (2,187) New York City, NY |
| 02/04/2017 7:00 pm | Brown | W 83–78 | 10–9 (4–2) | Levien Gymnasium (1,843) New York City, NY |
| 02/10/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Penn | L 62–70 | 10–10 (4–3) | Palestra (3,890) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/11/2017 6:00 pm | at Princeton | L 59–61 | 10–11 (4–4) | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,803) Princeton, NJ |
| 02/17/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Harvard | L 72–78 | 10–12 (4–5) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,935) Cambridge, MA |
| 02/18/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Dartmouth | L 79–80 $^{OT}$ | 10–13 (4–6) | Leede Arena (829) Hanover, NH |
| 02/24/2017 7:00 pm | Princeton | L 45–64 | 10–14 (4–7) | Levien Gymnasium New York City, NY |
| 02/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Penn | W 70–67 | 11–14 (5–7) | Levien Gymnasium (2,544) New York City, NY |
| 03/03/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Brown | L 68–88 | 11–15 (5–8) | Pizzitola Sports Center (702) Providence, RI |
| 03/04/2017 7:00 pm | at Yale | L 71–75 | 11–16 (5–9) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,787) New Haven, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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