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Columbia Lions University Columbia University Conference Ivy Location New York City, NY Head coach Kyle Smith (1st year) Arena Levien Gymnasium
(Capacity: 3,408)Nickname Lions Colors Columbia blue and White Uniforms Pre-tournament era champions 1904, 1905, 1910 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen 1968 NCAA Tournament Round of 32 1968 NCAA Tournament appearances 1948, 1951, 1968 Conference regular season champions 1968 The Columbia Lions Basketball team is the basketball team that represents Columbia University in New York City, New York, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Ivy League. The team's last appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was in 1968. The Lions are currently coached by Kyle Smith[1].
NCAA Tournament results
The Lions 1968 NCAA Tournament appearance was their third. Their combined record is 2–4.
Year Round Opponent Result/Score 1948 Regional Semifinal
Third Place GameKentucky
MichiganL 76–53
L 66–491951 Second Round Illinois L 79–71 1968 Second Round
Regional Semifinal
Third Place GameLa Salle
Davidson
St. BonaventureW 83–69
L 61–59
W 95–75External Links
References
Columbia Lions men's basketball head coaches No coach (1900–1906) • Harry Fisher (1906–1916) • Carl Merner (1916–1917) • John Murray (1917–1918) • Fred Dawson (1918–1919) • Claus Benson (1919–1920) • Joseph Deering (1920–1925) • Daniel Meehan (1925–1933) • Paul Mooney (1933–1942) • Cliff Battles (1942–1943) • Elmer Ripley (1943–1945) • Paul Mooney (1945–1946) • Gordon Ridings (1946–1950) • Lou Rossini (1950–1958) • Archie Oldham (1958–1961) • Kenneth Hunter # (1961) • Jack Rohan (1961–1974) • Tom Penders (1974–1978) • Buddy Mahar (1978–1984) • Wayne Szoke (1984–1987) • Wally Halas (1987–1990) • Jack Rohan (1990–1995) • Armond Hill (1995–2003) • Joe Jones (2003–2010) • Kyle Smith (2010– )
Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.
Ivy League men's basketball Teams Brown Bears • Columbia Lions • Cornell Big Red • Dartmouth Big Green • Harvard Crimson • Penn Quakers • Princeton Tigers • Yale Bulldogs
Championships & awards No conference tournament • Player of the Year
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