The 2017–18 Columbia Lions men's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by second-year head coach Jim Engles, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium in New York City as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 8–19, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fifth place and fail to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.
Previous season The Lions finished the 2016–17 season 11–16, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in fifth place. They failed to qualify for the inaugural Ivy League tournament.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Jeff Coby 1 F 6'8" 223 Senior Pembroke, FL Graduated Andrew Panayiotou 2 F 6'7" 194 Freshman Victoria, Australia Left the team for personal reasons Kendall Jackson 14 G 5'8" 160 Senior Union City, CA Graduated John Sica 24 F 6'7" 195 Sophomore Delmar, NY Left the team for personal reasons Chris McComber 32 F 6'8" 244 Senior Nepean, ON Graduated Luke Petrasek 33 F 6'10" 215 Senior East Northport, NY Graduated Connor Voss 52 C 7'1" 260 Senior St. Cloud, MN Graduated
2017 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Ivy League regular season
Source
See also 2017–18 Columbia Lions women's basketball team
References