2015–16 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

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The 2015–16 Columbia Lions men's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by sixth year head coach Kyle Smith, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the 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.

On March 30, one day after winning the CIT, head coach Kyle Smith resigned to become the head coach at San Francisco.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/15097703/kyle-smith-coach-san-francisco-dons-basketball|title = Columbia's Kyle Smith to coach San Francisco|date = 30 March 2016}} He finished at Columbia with a six-year record of 101–82.

Previous season

The Lions finished the season 13–15, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

Departures

class="wikitable sortable" border="1" ! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" \| Notes
Steve Frankoski	5	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Florham Park, NJ	Graduated
Zach En'Wezoh	11	F	6'8"	225	Junior	Kennewick, WA	Left the team for personal reasons
Noah Springwater	21	G	6'3"	180	Senior	San Francisco, CA	Graduated
Meiko Lyles	22	G	6'3"	200	Senior	Nashville, TN	Graduated
Cory Osetkowski	23	C	6'11"	270	Senior	Rancho Santa Fe, CA	Graduated

Recruiting

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Quinton Adlesh

| position = #118 SG

| hometown = San Luis Obispo, CA

| highschool = Mission College Prep

| feet = 6

| inches = 1

| weight = 185

| commitdate = 11/14/2015

| scout stars = 0

| rivals stars = 0

| espn grade = 60

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = John Sica

| position = #106 PF

| hometown = Delmar, NY

| highschool = Bethlehem Central High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 7

| weight = 210

| commitdate = 09/14/2014

| scout stars = 0

| rivals stars = 0

| espn grade = 58

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Peter Barba

| position = SG

| hometown = Hudson, OH

| highschool = Western Reserve Academy

| feet = 6

| inches = 5

| weight = 180

| commitdate = 06/06/2014

| scout stars = 0

| rivals stars = 0

| espn grade = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Rodney Hunter

| position = SG

| hometown = Cape Coral, FL

| highschool = Mariner High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 5

| weight = 185

| commitdate = 12/16/2014

| scout stars = 0

| rivals stars = 0

| espn grade = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Shane Eberle

| position = C

| hometown = Woodbine, MD

| highschool = Elev8 Basketball Academy

| feet = 6

| inches = 10

| weight = 230

| commitdate = 02/14/2015

| scout stars = 0

| rivals stars = 0

| espn grade = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit End

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=Recruiting class of 2016=

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| recruit = Patrick Tape

| position = PF

| hometown = Matthews, NC

| highschool = Queen's Grant High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 9

| weight =

| commitdate = 06/28/2015

| scout stars = 0

| rivals stars = 0

| espn grade = NR

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Karthik Reddy

| position = PF

| hometown = San Antonio, TX

| highschool = Saint Mary's High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 7

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| commitdate = 06/10/2015

| scout stars = 0

| rivals stars = 0

| espn grade = NR

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Roster

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Kevin Hovde ({{college|Richmond}})
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Schedule

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!colspan=9 style="background:#75b2dd; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season

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| time = 11:00 am

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| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Kean

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| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 878

| tv =

| score = 107–62

| overtime =

| record = 1–0

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/16/2015

| time = 10:00 pm

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| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Kansas State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bramlage Coliseum

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| gamename = CBE Hall of Fame Classic

| attend = 11,368

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 71–81

| overtime =

| record = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/20/2015

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

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| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Northwestern

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| gamename = CBE Hall of Fame Classic

| attend = 6,117

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 80–83

| overtime = OT

| record = 1–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

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| time = 4:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Lehigh

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 1,011

| tv =

| score = 88–61

| overtime =

| record = 2–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/24/2015

| time = 4:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Wofford

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename = CBE Hall of Fame Classic

| attend = 840

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 70–59

| overtime =

| record = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/27/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Fairfield

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Webster Bank Arena

| site_cityst = Fairfield, CT

| gamename = CBE Hall of Fame Classic

| attend = 1,887

| tv =

| score = 81–82

| overtime = OT

| record = 3–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/28/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Longwood

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 983

| tv =

| score = 69–70

| overtime =

| record = 3–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/02/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Bucknell

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Sojka Pavilion

| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA

| gamename =

| attend = 2,465

| tv =

| score = 72–61

| overtime =

| record = 4–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/04/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Saint Joseph's

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 1,088

| tv =

| score = 78–80

| overtime =

| record = 4–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/06/2015

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Delaware

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 989

| tv =

| score = 82–69

| overtime =

| record = 5–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/09/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Manhattan

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Draddy Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Riverdale, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 714

| tv =

| score = 72–71

| overtime =

| record = 6–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/12/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = NJIT

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 1,244

| tv =

| score = 65–56

| overtime =

| record = 7–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/14/2015

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Robert Morris

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 462

| tv =

| score = 78–71

| overtime =

| record = 8–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/28/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Howard

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 1,514

| tv =

| score = 72–59

| overtime =

| record = 9–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/02/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Stony Brook

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Island Federal Credit Union Arena

| site_cityst = Stony Brook, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 3,624

| tv =

| score = 60–69

| overtime =

| record = 9–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/06/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Maryland Eastern Shore

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 868

| tv =

| score = 81–75

| overtime =

| record = 10–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/09/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Central Penn

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 785

| tv =

| score = 96–68

| overtime =

| record = 11–6

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#75b2dd; color:#FFFFFF;"| Ivy League regular season

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| date = 01/16/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Cornell

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 2,236

| tv =

| score =74–70

| overtime =

| record = 12–6

| conference = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/23/2016

| time = 4:00 pm

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| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Cornell

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Newman Arena

| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 3,935

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 79–68

| overtime =

| record = 13–6

| conference = 2–0

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/29/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

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| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Dartmouth

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Leede Arena

| site_cityst = Hanover, NH

| gamename =

| attend = 835

| tv =

| score = 77–60

| overtime =

| record = 14–6

| conference = 3–0

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/30/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

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| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Harvard

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| site_stadium = Lavietes Pavilion

| site_cityst = Cambridge, MA

| gamename =

| attend = 2,195

| tv =

| score = 55–54

| overtime =

| record = 15–6

| conference = 4–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/05/2016

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Yale

| opprank =

| site_stadium = John J. Lee Amphitheater

| site_cityst = New Haven, CT

| gamename =

| attend = 2,219

| tv = FS1

| score = 72–86

| overtime =

| record = 15–7

| conference = 4–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/06/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Brown

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Pizzitola Sports Center

| site_cityst = Providence, RI

| gamename =

| attend = 953

| tv =

| score = 77–73

| overtime =

| record = 16–7

| conference = 5–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/12/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Penn

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 2,505

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 63–53

| overtime =

| record = 17–7

| conference = 6–1

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/13/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

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| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Princeton

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 2,633

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 83–88

| overtime = OT

| record = 17–8

| conference = 6–2

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/19/2016

| time = 6:00 pm

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| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Harvard

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 2,587

| tv = ASN

| score = 90–76

| overtime =

| record = 18–8

| conference = 7–2

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/20/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

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| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Dartmouth

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 2,349

| tv =

| score = 73–54

| overtime =

| record = 19–8

| conference = 8–2

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/26/2016

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Princeton

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Jadwin Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Princeton, NJ

| gamename =

| attend = 3,121

| tv = ASN

| score = 83–88

| overtime =

| record = 19–9

| conference = 8–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/27/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Penn

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Palestra

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename =

| attend = 3,378

| tv =

| score = 93–65

| overtime =

| record = 20–9

| conference = 9–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/04/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Brown

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 1,937

| tv =

| score = 66–63

| overtime =

| record = 21–9

| conference = 10–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/05/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Yale

| opprank =

| rank = no

| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 2,720

| tv =

| score = 55–71

| overtime =

| record = 21–10

| conference = 10–4

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#75b2dd; color:#FFFFFF;"| CIT

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/16/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| rank = no

| away =

| neutral =

| opprank =

| opponent = Norfolk State

| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename = First round

| attend = 1,037

| tv =

| score = 86–54

| overtime =

| record = 22–10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/23/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| rank = no

| away =

| opprank =

| opponent = Ball State

| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| attend = 1,397

| tv =

| score = 69–67

| overtime =

| record = 23–10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/27/2016

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| rank = no

| away =

| opprank =

| opponent = NJIT

| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename = Semifinals

| attend = 1,249

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 80–65

| overtime =

| record = 24–10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/29/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| rank = no

| away =

| opprank =

| opponent = UC Irvine

| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename = Championship game

| attend = 2,603

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 73–67

| overtime =

| record = 25–10

}}

{{CBB schedule end

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