Men's Basketball Team
Columbia's Men's Basketball team is 110 years old. Home court is the Francis S. Levien Gymnasium in Dodge Gym, and the current coach is Kyle Smith.
Team Record
| Year | Overall Record | Ivy League Record | Ivy Finish | Coach | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |||
| 2013-14 | Kyle Smith 42-44 Overall; 14-28 Ivy League | |||||
| 2012-13 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 8 | |
| 2011-12 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 6 | |
| 2010-11 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 8 | T-5 | |
| 2009-10 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 9 | T-5 | Joe Jones 86-108 Overall; 39-59 Ivy League |
| 2008-09 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 7 | T-4 | |
| 2007-08 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 7 | T-4 | |
| 2006-07 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2005-06 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 10 | T-7[1] | |
| 2004-05 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 8 | |
| 2003-04 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 8 | T-5 | |
| 2002-03 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 8 | Armond Hill 72-141 Overall; 33-79 Ivy League |
| 2001-02 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 6 | |
| 2000-01 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 7 | T-4 | |
| 1999-00 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 7 | T-3 | |
| 1998-99 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 6 | |
| 1997-98 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 8 | T-4 | |
| 1996-97 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 8 | |
| 1995-96 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 11 | T-7[1] | |
| 1994-95 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 8 | Jack Rohan 197-248 Overall; 106-145 Ivy League |
| 1993-94 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 7 | |
| 1992-93 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1991-92 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 3 | |
| 1990-91 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 7 | |
| 1989-90 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 8 | Wally Halas 18-60 Overall; 8-34 Ivy League |
| 1988-89 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 7 | |
| 1987-88 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 12 | T-7[1] | |
| 1986-87 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 6 | Wayne Szoke 37-41 Overall; 21-21 Ivy League |
| 1985-86 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 8 | T-6 | |
| 1984-85 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1983-84 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 7 | Buddy Mahar 70-86 Overall; 41-43 Ivy League |
| 1982-83 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 7 | T-3 | |
| 1981-82 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 5 | T-2 | |
| 1980-81 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 9 | T-4 | |
| 1979-80 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 6 | |
| 1978-79 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1977-78 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | T-2 | Thomas Penders; 43-60 Overall |
| 1976-77 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | |
| 1975-76 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 8 | T-4 | |
| 1974-75 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 4 | |
| 1973-74 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 12 | T-7[1] | Jack Rohan 154-161 Overall; 78-103 Ivy League |
| 1972-73 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 6 | |
| 1971-72 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | |
| 1970-71 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 7 | |
| 1969-70 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 5 | T-3 | |
| 1968-69 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1967-68 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 2 | T-1[2] | |
| 1966-67 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 5 | |
| 1965-66 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 4 | T-2 | |
| 1964-65 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 6 | |
| 1963-64 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 8 | T-5 | |
| 1962-63 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 7 | |
| 1961-62 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 13 | 8 | |
| 1960-61 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 10 | T-6[1] | Archie Oldham 15-39 Overall; 4-2? Ivy League Kenneth Hunter 5-11 Overall; 4-? Ivy League[3] |
| 1959-60 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 8 | |
| 1958-59 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 8 | |
| 1957-58 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 8 | Lou Rossini 117-71 Overall; 63-43 Ivy League |
| 1956-57 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 5 | T-3 | |
| 1955-56 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | T-2 | |
| 1954-55 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 4 | T-2[4] | |
| 1953-54 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 5 | |
| 1952-53 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1951-52 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1950-51 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1949-50 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | Gordon Ridings 70-21 Overall; |
| 1948-49 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | T-2 | |
| 1947-48 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1946-47 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1945-46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Paul Mooney 101-81 Overall; 64-52 Ivy League |
| 1944-45 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | Elmer Ripley 16-19 Overall; 3-11 Ivy League |
| 1943-44 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | T-3[1] | |
| 1942-43 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | Cliff Battles 8-8 Overall; 5-7 Ivy League |
| 1941-42 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 7 | Paul Mooney 90-72 Overall; 61-47 Ivy League |
| 1940-41 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | |
| 1939-40 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 5 | |
| 1938-39 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1937-38 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | T-4 | |
| 1936-37 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5 | T-3 | |
| 1935-36 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1934-35 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2[4] | |
| 1933-34 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 6 | |
| 1932-33 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5 | Daniel Meehan 94-56 Overall; 51-29 Ivy League |
| 1931-32 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2[4] | |
| 1930-31 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1929-30 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1928-29 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | T-3 | |
| 1927-28 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |
| 1926-27 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | T-3 | |
| 1925-26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1924-25 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | T-2 | Joseph Deering 47-40 Overall |
| 1923-24 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 4 | T-2 | |
| 1922-23 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1921-22 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 5 | |
| 1920-21 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | |
| 1919-20 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5 | Bebe Benson 4-10 Overall; 3-7 Ivy League |
| 1918-19 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | Fred Dawson 3-7 Overall; 2-6 Ivy League |
| 1917-18 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 5 | John Murray 4-9 Overall; 2-8 Ivy League |
| 1916-17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | Carl Merner 6-8 Overall; 3-7 Ivy League |
| 1915-16 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 5 | Harry Fisher 101-26 Overall; 46-28 Ivy League |
| 1914-15 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | T-3 | |
| 1913-14 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 2 | T-1[5] | |
| 1912-13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | T-3 | |
| 1911-12 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1910-11 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1909-10 | 11 | 0 | No League Play[6] | |||
| 1908-09 | 15 | 1 | No League Play[6] | |||
| 1907-08 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | T-2 | |
| 1906-07 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1905-06 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | No coach |
| 1904-05 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1903-04 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1902-03 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1901-02 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | T-2 | |
| 1900-01 | 1 | 4 | No League Play[7] | |||
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Multiple teams tied with worst record in the league.
- ↑ Tie for best record with Princeton. Won playoff game.
- ↑ Oldham abruptly resigned mid-season on Janury 4, 1961 after two and a half rocky years. Hunter served as acting coach to finish the 60-61 season.[1]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Tied for best record. Lost playoff.
- ↑ Co-Champions with Cornell. The shared title in league history; all others ties were broken by a playoff game.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The EIBL collapsed after 1907-1909 and was re-founded in 1910-1911.
- ↑ Columbia's first season of basketball occurred prior to the formation of the EIBL in 1901-1902.
