2015–16 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

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.

2015–16 Columbia Lions men's basketball
CIT champions
Conference	Ivy League
Record	25–10 (10–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Kyle Smith (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Derrick Phelps Kevin Hovde Adam Hood
Home arena	Levien Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Ivy League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
x-Yale †	13	–	1		.929			23	–	7		.767
Princeton	12	–	2		.857			22	–	7		.759
Columbia	10	–	4		.714			25	–	10		.714
Harvard	6	–	8		.429			14	–	16		.467
Penn	5	–	9		.357			11	–	17		.393
Dartmouth	4	–	10		.286			10	–	18		.357
Cornell	3	–	11		.214			10	–	18		.357
Brown	3	–	11		.214			8	–	20		.286
x – Ivy League champions † – NCAA Tournament participant

On March 30, one day after winning the CIT, head coach Kyle Smith resigned to become the head coach at San Francisco.^[1] 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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	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 recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Quinton Adlesh #118 SG	San Luis Obispo, CA	Mission College Prep	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 14, 2015
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (60)
John Sica #106 PF	Delmar, NY	Bethlehem Central High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 14, 2014
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (58)
Peter Barba SG	Hudson, OH	Western Reserve Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 6, 2014
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
Rodney Hunter SG	Cape Coral, FL	Mariner High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Dec 16, 2014
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
Shane Eberle C	Woodbine, MD	Elev8 Basketball Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Feb 14, 2015
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 2, 2015.

Recruiting class of 2016

College recruiting information (2016)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Patrick Tape PF	Matthews, NC	Queen's Grant High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A	Jun 28, 2015
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
Karthik Reddy PF	San Antonio, TX	Saint Mary's High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A	Jun 10, 2015
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 2, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Columbia Lions men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kyle Castlin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Hillsgrove Marietta, GA F 1 Jeff Coby 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Choate Rosemary Hall/Sagemont Pembroke Pines, FL G 2 Isaac Cohen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Orlando Christian Prep Orlando, FL G 3 Grant Mullins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr REDA/Notre Dame Burlington, ON G/F 4 Rodney Hunter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Mariner Cape Coral, FL G 5 C. J. Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Peddie School/Archbishop Molloy Far Rockaway, NY G 10 Quinton Adlesh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mission College Prep Arroyo Grande, CA F 11 Lukas Meisner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr IGS Franzsches Feld Braunschweig, Germany G 12 Maodo Lo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Wilbraham & Monson Berlin, Germany F 13 Alex Rosenberg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Millburn Short Hills, NJ G 14 Kendall Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Suffield Academy/Bishop O'Dowd Union City, CA G 15 Nate Hickman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Peddie School Wilmington, DE G 20 Paddy Quinn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Don Bosco Prep Ramsey, NJ G 21 Peter Barba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Western Reserve Academy Chagrin Falls, OH F 24 John Sica 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Bethlehem Central Delmar, NY F 32 Chris McComber 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr John McCrae Secondary School/REDA Nepean, ON F 33 Luke Petrasek 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Northport East Northport, NY C 44 Shane Eberle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Ourt Lake of Good Counsel Woodbine, MD C 52 Connor Voss 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Cathedral St. Cloud, MN	Head coach Kyle Smith (Hamilton) Assistant coach(es) Derrick Phelps (North Carolina) Kevin Hovde (Richmond) Adam Hood (Air Force) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 11:00 am	Kean	W 107–62	1–0	Levien Gymnasium (878) New York City, NY
11/16/2015* 10:00 pm, ESPN3	at Kansas State CBE Hall of Fame Classic	L 71–81	1–1	Bramlage Coliseum (11,368) Manhattan, KS
11/20/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at Northwestern CBE Hall of Fame Classic	L 80–83 OT	1–2	Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,117) Evanston, IL
11/22/2015* 4:00 pm	Lehigh	W 88–61	2–2	Levien Gymnasium (1,011) New York City, NY
11/24/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN3	Wofford CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 70–59	3–2	Levien Gymnasium (840) New York City, NY
11/27/2015* 7:00 pm	at Fairfield CBE Hall of Fame Classic	L 81–82 OT	3–3	Webster Bank Arena (1,887) Fairfield, CT
11/28/2015* 7:00 pm	Longwood	L 69–70	3–4	Levien Gymnasium (983) New York City, NY
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm	at Bucknell	W 72–61	4–4	Sojka Pavilion (2,465) Lewisburg, PA
12/04/2015* 7:00 pm	Saint Joseph's	L 78–80	4–5	Levien Gymnasium (1,088) New York City, NY
12/06/2015* 2:00 pm	Delaware	W 82–69	5–5	Levien Gymnasium (989) New York City, NY
12/09/2015* 7:00 pm	at Manhattan	W 72–71	6–5	Draddy Gymnasium (714) Riverdale, NY
12/12/2015* 7:00 pm	NJIT	W 65–56	7–5	Levien Gymnasium (1,244) New York City, NY
12/14/2015* 2:00 pm	Robert Morris	W 78–71	8–5	Levien Gymnasium (462) New York City, NY
12/28/2015* 7:00 pm	Howard	W 72–59	9–5	Levien Gymnasium (1,514) New York City, NY
01/02/2016* 7:00 pm	at Stony Brook	L 60–69	9–6	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,624) Stony Brook, NY
01/06/2016* 7:00 pm	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 81–75	10–6	Levien Gymnasium (868) New York City, NY
01/09/2016* 7:00 pm	Central Penn	W 96–68	11–6	Levien Gymnasium (785) New York City, NY
Ivy League regular season
01/16/2016 7:00 pm	Cornell	W 74–70	12–6 (1–0)	Levien Gymnasium (2,236) New York City, NY
01/23/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3	at Cornell	W 79–68	13–6 (2–0)	Newman Arena (3,935) Ithaca, NY
01/29/2016 7:00 pm	at Dartmouth	W 77–60	14–6 (3–0)	Leede Arena (835) Hanover, NH
01/30/2016 7:00 pm	at Harvard	W 55–54	15–6 (4–0)	Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Cambridge, MA
02/05/2016 5:00 pm, FS1	at Yale	L 72–86	15–7 (4–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,219) New Haven, CT
02/06/2016 7:00 pm	at Brown	W 77–73	16–7 (5–1)	Pizzitola Sports Center (953) Providence, RI
02/12/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Penn	W 63–53	17–7 (6–1)	Levien Gymnasium (2,505) New York City, NY
02/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Princeton	L 83–88 OT	17–8 (6–2)	Levien Gymnasium (2,633) New York City, NY
02/19/2016 6:00 pm, ASN	Harvard	W 90–76	18–8 (7–2)	Levien Gymnasium (2,587) New York City, NY
02/20/2016 7:00 pm	Dartmouth	W 73–54	19–8 (8–2)	Levien Gymnasium (2,349) New York City, NY
02/26/2016 6:00 pm, ASN	at Princeton	L 83–88	19–9 (8–3)	Jadwin Gymnasium (3,121) Princeton, NJ
02/27/2016 7:00 pm	at Penn	W 93–65	20–9 (9–3)	Palestra (3,378) Philadelphia, PA
03/04/2016 7:00 pm	Brown	W 66–63	21–9 (10–3)	Levien Gymnasium (1,937) New York City, NY
03/05/2016 7:00 pm	Yale	L 55–71	21–10 (10–4)	Levien Gymnasium (2,720) New York City, NY
CIT
03/16/2016* 7:00 pm	Norfolk State First round	W 86–54	22–10	Levien Gymnasium (1,037) New York City, NY
03/23/2016* 7:00 pm	Ball State Quarterfinals	W 69–67	23–10	Levien Gymnasium (1,397) New York City, NY
03/27/2016* 6:00 pm, CBSSN	NJIT Semifinals	W 80–65	24–10	Levien Gymnasium (1,249) New York City, NY
03/29/2016* 7:00 pm, CBSSN	UC Irvine Championship game	W 73–67	25–10	Levien Gymnasium (2,603) New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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