2018–19 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

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.

2018–19 Columbia Lions men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
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

2018–19 Ivy League men's basketball standings

	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

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: July 19, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Marist	L 76–82	0–1	McCann Arena (1,413) Poughkeepsie, NY
November 16, 2018* 8:30 p.m.		vs. Youngstown State John Bach Classic	L 83–94	0–2	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,765) The Bronx, NY
November 17, 2018* 6:00 p.m.		vs. FIU John Bach Classic	L 87–98	0–3	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,834) The Bronx, NY
November 18, 2018* 5:00 p.m.		at Fordham John Bach Classic	L 69–70	0–4	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,917) The Bronx, NY
November 25, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		St. Joseph's College	W 85–38	1–4	Levien Gymnasium (755) New York, NY
December 2, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Delaware	L 86–87 2OT	1–5	Levien Gymnasium (1,125) New York, NY
December 5, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Colgate	L 62–64	1–6	Levien Gymnasium (749) New York, NY
December 7, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bryant	W 90–68	2–6	Levien Gymnasium (949) New York, NY
December 9, 2018* 11:00 a.m., FS1		vs. Iona MSG Holiday Festival	W 74–71	3–6	Madison Square Garden (10,078) New York, NY
December 12, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra		at Boston College	L 73–82	3–7	Conte Forum (3,295) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 22, 2018* 1:00 p.m., BTNPlus		at Rutgers	L 65–68	3–8	Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,231) Piscataway, NJ
December 30, 2018* 4:00 p.m., BTNPlus		at Northwestern	L 54–75	3–9	Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,714) Evanston, IL
January 2, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Binghamton	W 65–63	4–9	Binghamton University Events Center (1,624) Vestal, NY
January 12, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Elmira	W 102–63	5–9	Levien Gymnasium (1,226) New York, NY
Ivy League regular season
January 19, 2019 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cornell	L 59–60	5–10 (0–1)	Newman Arena (1,642) Ithaca, NY
January 26, 2019 7:00 p.m., SNY		Cornell	W 73–70	6–10 (1–1)	Levien Gymnasium (2,312) New York, NY
February 1, 2019 7:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+		Princeton	L 43–55	6–11 (1–2)	Levien Gymnasium (1,932) New York, NY
February 2, 2019 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		Penn	L 70–72	6–12 (1–3)	Levien Gymnasium (2,409) New York, NY
February 8, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Harvard	L 96–98 3OT	6–13 (1–4)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA
February 9, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Dartmouth	L 66–82	6–14 (1–5)	Leede Arena (1,021) Hanover, NH
February 15, 2019 7:00 p.m., SNY		Yale	L 64–70	6–15 (1–6)	Levien Gymnasium (1,532) New York, NY
February 16, 2019 7:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+		Brown	L 63–65	6–16 (1–7)	Levien Gymnasium (1,652) New York, NY
February 22, 2019 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Penn	W 79–77 OT	7–16 (2–7)	The Palestra (2,906) Philadelphia, PA
February 23, 2019 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Princeton	L 61–79	7–17 (2–8)	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,940) Princeton, NJ
March 1, 2019 5:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Brown	W 80–77	8–17 (3–8)	Pizzitola Sports Center (2,015) Providence, RI
March 2, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Yale	W 83–75	9–17 (4–8)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,688) New Haven, CT
March 8, 2019 7:00 p.m., SNY		Dartmouth	W 70–66	10–17 (5–8)	Levien Gymnasium (1,356) New York, NY
March 9, 2019 7:00 p.m., 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.

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See also

• 2018–19 Columbia Lions women's basketball team