# 2017–18 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Columbia Lions men's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by second-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 8–19, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fifth place and fail to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.

## Previous season

The Lions finished the 2016–17 season 11–16, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in fifth place. They failed to qualify for the inaugural Ivy League tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jeff Coby | 1 | F | 6'8" | 223 | Senior | Pembroke, FL | Graduated |
| Andrew Panayiotou | 2 | F | 6'7" | 194 | Freshman | Victoria, Australia | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Kendall Jackson | 14 | G | 5'8" | 160 | Senior | Union City, CA | Graduated |
| John Sica | 24 | F | 6'7" | 195 | Sophomore | Delmar, NY | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Chris McComber | 32 | F | 6'8" | 244 | Senior | Nepean, ON | Graduated |
| Luke Petrasek | 33 | F | 6'10" | 215 | Senior | East Northport, NY | Graduated |
| Connor Voss | 52 | C | 7'1" | 260 | Senior | St. Cloud, MN | Graduated |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jaron Faulds #31 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 ||||||
| Gabriele Stefanini #109 SG | Bologna, Italy | Bergen Catholic High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | Oct 10, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Randall Brumant PF | Houston, TX | Kent School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Oct 26, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: POST ||||||
| Tai Bibbs PG | West Chicago, IL | West Chicago Community High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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 ||||||
| Jake Klores PG | Chaska, MN | Riverdale Country School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | |
| 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 November 7, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 8:30 pm, FS2 | at No. 6 Villanova | L 60–75 | 0–1 | Wells Fargo Center (10,504) Philadelphia, PA |
| Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm | at Longwood | W 87–77 | 1–1 | Willett Hall (1,522) Farmville, VA |
| Nov 17, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | at Penn State | L 65–79 | 1–2 | Bryce Jordan Center (6,529) University Park, PA |
| Nov 21, 2017* 7:00 pm | at Army | L 78–88 | 1–3 | Christl Arena (683) West Point, NY |
| Nov 25, 2017* 2:00 pm | at Colgate | L 71–77 | 1–4 | Cotterell Court (418) Hamilton, NY |
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, SNY | at UConn | L 73–77 $^{OT}$ | 1–5 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (3,808) Storrs, CT |
| Dec 2, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Albany | L 82–86 | 1–6 | SEFCU Arena (2,208) Albany, NY |
| Dec 4, 2017* 7:00 pm, SNY | Quinnipiac | L 87–89 | 1–7 | Levien Gymnasium (873) New York, NY |
| Dec 7, 2017* 7:00 pm, SNY | Stony Brook | L 66–76 | 1–8 | Levien Gymnasium (1,231) New York, NY |
| Dec 10, 2017* 2:00 pm, SNY | Navy | L 68–73 | 1–9 | Levien Gymnasium (1,169) New York, NY |
| Dec 12, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | at Boston College | L 66–81 | 1–10 | Conte Forum (3,989) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Dec 30, 2017* 2:00 pm, ILN | Maine | W 83–71 | 2–10 | Levien Gymnasium (1,376) New York, NY |
| Jan 6, 2018* 2:00 pm, ILN | Sarah Lawrence | W 87–42 | 3–10 | Levien Gymnasium (1,134) New York, NY |
| Ivy League regular season |||||
| Jan 12, 2018 8:00 pm, NBCSP | at Princeton | L 56–71 | 3–11 (0–1) | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,779) Princeton, NJ |
| Jan 13, 2018 7:00 pm, ILN | at Penn | L 71–77 | 3–12 (0–2) | Palestra (2,084) Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm, SNY | Cornell | W 88–62 | 4–12 (1–2) | Levien Gymnasium (2,302) New York, NY |
| Jan 27, 2018 4:00 pm, ILN | at Cornell | L 81–82 | 4–13 (1–3) | Newman Arena (3,279) Ithaca, NY |
| Feb 2, 2018 7:00 pm, SNY | Harvard | W 83–76 | 5–13 (2–3) | Levien Gymnasium (2,010) New York, NY |
| Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm, SNY | Dartmouth | W 77–74 | 6–13 (3–3) | Levien Gymnasium (1,781) New York, NY |
| Feb 9, 2018 7:00 pm, SNY | at Yale | L 84–88 | 6–14 (3–4) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,084) New Haven, CT |
| Feb 10, 2018 6:00 pm, myRITV | at Brown | L 88–91 $^{OT}$ | 6–15 (3–5) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,038) Providence, RI |
| Feb 16, 2018 7:00 pm, SNY | Penn | L 62–74 | 6–16 (3–6) | Levien Gymnasium (2,008) New York, NY |
| Feb 17, 2018 7:00 pm, SNY | Princeton | W 85–60 | 7–16 (4–6) | Levien Gymnasium (1,831) New York, NY |
| Feb 23, 2018 7:00 pm, SNY | Brown | W 89–82 | 8–16 (5–6) | Levien Gymnasium (1,611) New York, NY |
| Feb 24, 2018 8:30 pm, SNY | Yale | L 73–83 | 8–17 (5–7) | Levien Gymnasium (1,722) New York, NY |
| Mar 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Dartmouth | L 78–80 | 8–18 (5–8) | Leede Arena (577) Hanover, NH |
| Mar 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ILN | at Harvard | L 74–93 | 8–19 (5–9) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||
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