# 2023–24 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Columbia Lions men's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by seventh-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 13–14, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in sixth place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.

## Previous season

The Lions finished the 2022–23 season 7–22, 2–12 in Ivy League play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, FS1 | at Providence | L 59–78 | 0–1 | Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,069) Providence, RI |
| November 11, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/SNY | Albany | L 75–78 | 0–2 | Levien Gymnasium (761) New York, NY |
| November 12, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Bard | W 86–36 | 1–2 | Levien Gymnasium (551) New York, NY |
| November 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | SUNY Delhi | W 105–60 | 2–2 | Levien Gymnasium (617) New York, NY |
| November 18, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Temple | W 78–73 | 3–2 | Liacouras Center (2,957) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/SNY | LIU | W 77–67 | 4–2 | Levien Gymnasium (622) New York, NY |
| November 25, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Maine | W 75–56 | 5–2 | Levien Gymnasium (898) New York, NY |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Loyola (MD) | W 69–57 | 6–2 | Levien Gymnasium (599) New York, NY |
| December 3, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | at New Hampshire | L 71–80 | 6–3 | Lundholm Gym (421) Durham, NH |
| December 5, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Lafayette | W 83–72 | 7–3 | Levien Gymnasium (567) New York, NY |
| December 11, 2023* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 87–83 | 8–3 | Rothman Center (582) Hackensack, NJ |
| December 30, 2023* 1:00 pm | at Fordham | L 78–87 | 8–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,969) Bronx, NY |
| January 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Mount Saint Vincent | W 120–52 | 9–4 | Levien Gymnasium (673) New York, NY |
| Ivy League regular season ||||||
| January 9, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Cornell | L 79–91 | 9–5 (0–1) | Newman Arena (1,009) Ithaca, NY |
| January 15, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Yale | L 70–89 | 9–6 (0–2) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,845) New Haven, CT |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Princeton | L 62–70 | 9–7 (0–3) | Levien Gymnasium (2,307) New York, NY |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Penn | W 84–81 | 10–7 (1–3) | Levien Gymnasium (2,076) New York, NY |
| February 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Harvard | L 59–62 | 10–8 (1–4) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,536) Cambridge, MA |
| February 3, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Dartmouth | W 72–56 | 11–8 (2–4) | Leede Arena (992) Hanover, NH |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Brown | W 83–69 | 12–8 (3–4) | Pizzitola Sports Center (897) Providence, RI |
| February 16, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Dartmouth | W 73–63 | 13–8 (4–4) | Levien Gymnasium (1,152) New York, NY |
| February 17, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Harvard | L 75–80 | 13–9 (4–5) | Levien Gymnasium (2,257) New York, NY |
| February 23, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Brown | L 64–66 | 13–10 (4–6) | Levien Gymnasium (1,203) New York, NY |
| February 24, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Yale | L 76–84 | 13–11 (4–7) | Levien Gymnasium (1,397) New York, NY |
| March 1, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Princeton | L 70–84 | 13–12 (4–8) | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,712) Princeton, NJ |
| March 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Penn | L 72–84 | 13–13 (4–9) | The Palestra (1,488) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 9, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Cornell | L 76–98 | 13–14 (4–10) | Levien Gymnasium (2,022) New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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