College Basketball - Ivy League Conference
Columbia Lions
| Location: New York, NY University Founded: 1754 Enrollment: 24,820  Nickname: Columbia Lions Mascot: Roaree the Lion School Colors: Sky blue and white Joined the Ivy L: 1954 Varsity Sports: 29 U. President: Lee Bollinger Director of Athletics: Dr. M. Dianne Murphy Basketball Head Coach: Joe Jones Conference Titles: 1968 Basketball Arena: Levien Gymnasium Current Capacity: 3,408 |
The Lions is the name the men’s basketball team is recognized for. Their current coaches are; Head Coach Joe Jones and assistants Damien Strahorn, Jim Engles and Andrew Theokas.
Columbia’s Lions won one Conference title in 1968 one of the school’s major achievements in their long history in the sport. During the years of 1904, 1905, and 1910 the team was the National collegiate champions for the Helms Foundation rankings.
In 1957 the Lions had a total of 2,016 rebounds being the fourth highest in the history of NCAA Division 1.
In the early 80s the Lions achieved the 11th best all time field goal percentage with 79.4% and in 2002 they had the best defense in the nation allowing only 57 points per game.
The Lions most famous rivalry is against Yale University basically over the past 105 years these two team have encountered each other.
During last season 2007-08, the Lions hold a record of 14-15 from the previous season. Coach Joe Jones is aiming for a better season this 2008-09 and a further condition in the conference standings.
Columbia 2009/2010 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time/Result |
| 17-Nov | at DePaul | L 59-53 |
| 20-Nov | Longwood | W 72-61 |
| 24-Nov | Bucknell | W 73-59 |
| 27-Nov | at No. 9 Syracuse | L 85-60 |
| 30-Nov | at Sacred Heart | L 60-55 |
| 3-Dec | Lehigh | W 75-70 |
| 5-Dec | at Stony Brook | L 63-60 |
| 8-Dec | at Wagner | W 102-91 |
| 12-Dec | at Bryant University | W 69-57 |
| 23-Dec | at Quinnipiac | L 63-51 |
| 30-Dec | Maine | L 65-59 |
| 4-Jan | American University | W 56-51 |
| 6-Jan | at Lafayette | L 91-74 |
| 11-Jan | St. Francis (NY) | L 59-53 |
| 16-Jan | at Cornell | L 74-53 |
| 23-Jan | Cornell | L 77-51 |
| 29-Jan | Harvard | L 74-45 |
| 30-Jan | Dartmouth | W 63-51 |
| 5-Feb | Brown | W 65-54 |
| 6-Feb | Yale | L 79-64 |
| 12-Feb | at Princeton | 7:00 PM ET |
| 13-Feb | at Pennsylvania | 7:00 PM ET |
| 19-Feb | at Dartmouth | 7:00 PM ET |
| 20-Feb | at Harvard | 7:00 PM ET |
| 26-Feb | Pennsylvania | 7:00 PM ET |
| 27-Feb | Princeton | 7:00 PM ET |
| 5-Mar | at Yale | 7:00 PM ET |
| 6-Mar | at Brown | 7:00 PM ET |