2018–19 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

	x – Ivy League co-champions
	† 2019 Ivy League Tournament winner ;

2018–19 Columbia Lions men's basketball
2018–19 Columbia Lions men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
2018–19 record	10–18 (5–9 Ivy)
Head coach	Jim Engles (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Kenny Blakeney; Jared Czech; Steve Ongley; Jesse Agel;
Home arena	Levien Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Columbia Lions men's basketball team represented Columbia University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Levien Gymnasium in New York City and were led by third-year head coach Jim Engles, as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 10–18, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in seventh place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy League Tournament.

Previous season[]

The Lions finished the 2017–18 season 8–19, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fifth place and failed to qualify for the Ivy League Tournament.

Roster[]

2018–19 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Luke Bolster	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Trinity School	New York, NY
G	2	Ben Milstein	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Saint Andrew's School	Boca Raton, FL
F	3	Patrick Tapé	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Queen's Grant	Charlotte, NC
G/F	4	Rodney Hunter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Mariner	Cape Coral, FL
G	5	CJ Davis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	The Peddie School	Far Rockaway, NY
G	10	Quinton Adlesh	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Mission College Prep	Arroyo Grande, CA
G	12	Peter Barba	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Sr	Western Reserve Academy	Chagrin Falls, OH
F	13	Randy Brumant	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Kent School	Houston, TX
G	15	Gabe Stefanini	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	So	Bergen Catholic	Bologna, Italy
G	20	Jake Killingsworth	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Junípero Serra	San Carlos, CA
G	21	Mike Smith	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Fenwick	Burr Ridge, IL
F	22	Ike Nweke	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Georgetown Prep	Woodbine, MD
G	25	Jake Klores	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Riverdale Country School	New York, NY
G	32	Maka Ellis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Sierra Vista	Las Vegas, NV
G	33	Tai Bibbs	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	West Chicago	Chicago, IL
F/C	50	Joseph Smoyer	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Franklin	Portland, OR

Head coach

Jim Engles (Dickinson)

Assistant coach(es)

Kenny Blakeney (Duke)
Jared Czech (Manhattanville)
Steve Ongley (Colby–Sawyer)
Jesse Agel (Vermont)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 17, 2018

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 10, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Marist	L 76–82	0–1	McCann Arena (1,413) Poughkeepsie, NY
November 16, 2018* 8:30 pm	vs. Youngstown State John Bach Classic	L 83–94	0–2	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,765) Bronx, NY
November 17, 2018* 6:00 pm	vs. FIU John Bach Classic	L 87–98	0–3	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,834) Bronx, NY
November 18, 2018* 5:00 pm	at Fordham John Bach Classic	L 69–70	0–4	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,917) Bronx, NY
November 25, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	St. Joseph's College	W 85–38	1–4	Levien Gymnasium (755) New York, NY
December 2, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Delaware	L 86–87 ^2OT	1–5	Levien Gymnasium (1,125) New York, NY
December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Colgate	L 62–64	1–6	Levien Gymnasium (749) New York, NY
December 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Bryant	W 90–68	2–6	Levien Gymnasium (949) New York, NY
December 9, 2018* 11:00 am, FS1	vs. Iona MSG Holiday Festival	W 74–71	3–6	Madison Square Garden (10,078) New York, NY
December 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	at Boston College	L 73–82	3–7	Conte Forum (3,295) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 22, 2018* 1:00 pm, BTNPlus	at Rutgers	L 65–68	3–8	Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,231) Piscataway, NJ
December 30, 2018* 4:00 pm, BTNPlus	at Northwestern	L 54–75	3–9	Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,714) Evanston, IL
January 2, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Binghamton	W 65–63	4–9	Binghamton University Events Center (1,624) Vestal, NY
January 12, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Elmira	W 102–63	5–9	Levien Gymnasium (1,226) New York, NY

January 19, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cornell	L 59–60	5–10 (0–1)	Newman Arena (1,642) Ithaca, NY
January 26, 2019 7:00 pm, SNY	Cornell	W 73–70	6–10 (1–1)	Levien Gymnasium (2,312) New York, NY
February 1, 2019 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+	Princeton	L 43–55	6–11 (1–2)	Levien Gymnasium (1,932) New York, NY
February 2, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+	Penn	L 70–72	6–12 (1–3)	Levien Gymnasium (2,409) New York, NY
February 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Harvard	L 96–98 ^3OT	6–13 (1–4)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA
February 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Dartmouth	L 66–82	6–14 (1–5)	Leede Arena (1,021) Hanover, NH
February 15, 2019 7:00 pm, SNY	Yale	L 64–70	6–15 (1–6)	Levien Gymnasium (1,532) New York, NY
February 16, 2019 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+	Brown	L 63–65	6–16 (1–7)	Levien Gymnasium (1,652) New York, NY
February 22, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Penn	W 79–77 ^OT	7–16 (2–7)	The Palestra (2,906) Philadelphia, PA
February 23, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Princeton	L 61–79	7–17 (2–8)	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,940) Princeton, NJ
March 1, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU	at Brown	W 80–77	8–17 (3–8)	Pizzitola Sports Center (2,015) Providence, RI
March 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Yale	W 83–75	9–17 (4–8)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,688) New Haven, CT
March 8, 2019 7:00 pm, SNY	Dartmouth	W 70–66	10–17 (5–8)	Levien Gymnasium (1,356) New York, NY
March 9, 2019 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+	Harvard	L 81–83 ^OT	10–18 (5–9)	Levien Gymnasium (2,314) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[1]

References[]

^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule - Columbia University Athletics". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

[1] "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule - Columbia University Athletics". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

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v t Columbia Lions men's basketball
Venues	Levien Gymnasium (1974–present)
Culture & lore	Roar, Lion, Roar
People	Statistical leaders
	1903–04 1904–05 1909–10 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold


v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
x-Harvard	10	–	4	.714	19	–	12	.613
x-Yale †	10	–	4	.714	22	–	8	.733
Princeton	8	–	6	.571	16	–	12	.571
Penn	7	–	7	.500	19	–	12	.613
Cornell	7	–	7	.500	15	–	16	.484
Brown	7	–	7	.500	20	–	12	.625
Columbia	5	–	9	.357	10	–	18	.357
Dartmouth	2	–	12	.143	11	–	19	.367
x – Ivy League co-champions

† 2019 Ivy League Tournament winner