2011–12 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

2011–12 Columbia Lions men's basketball
2011–12 Columbia Lions men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	15–15 (4–10 Ivy)
Head coach	Kyle Smith (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Carlin Hartman; Koby Altman; Mike Magpayo;
Home arena	Levien Gymnasium

2011–12 Ivy League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Harvard	12	–	2	.857	26	–	5	.839
Penn	11	–	3	.786	20	–	13	.606
Princeton	10	–	4	.714	20	–	12	.625
Yale	9	–	5	.643	19	–	10	.655
Cornell	7	–	7	.500	12	–	16	.429
	4	–	10	.286	15	–	15	.500
Brown	2	–	12	.143	8	–	23	.258
Dartmouth	1	–	13	.071	5	–	25	.167

As of March 15, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Columbia Lions men's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by second year head coach Kyle Smith, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League.

Previous season

Under new head coach Kyle Smith, the Lions had a winning record of 15–13.^[1]

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year
1	Noruwa Agho	Guard	6–3	220	Senior
10	Brian Barbour	Guard	6–1	175	Junior
55	Mark Cisco	Center	6–9	245	Junior
20	Chris Crockett	Guard	5-10	190	Senior
15	John Daniels	Forward	6-8	220	Senior
12	Steve Egee	Guard	6-2	190	Senior
31	Van Green	Guard	6-3	185	Sophomore
3	Matt Johnson	Guard	6-7	210	Senior
4	Dean Kowalski	Guard	5-10	165	Junior
22	Meiko Lyles	Guard	6-3	200	Sophomore
23	Cory Osetkowski	Center	6-11	270	Freshmen
25	Samer Ozeir	Forward	6-8	205	Freshmen
13	Alex Rosenberg	Forward	6-7	210	Freshmen
21	Noah Springwater	Guard	6-3	180	Freshmen
30	Blaise Staab	Forward	6-5	215	Senior
35	Darius Stevens	Forward	6-6	190	Freshmen

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/11/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at Connecticut	L 57–70	0–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
11/14/2011* 7:00 pm	Furman	L 58–62	0–2	Levien Gymnasium (719) New York City, NY
11/19/2011* 7:00 pm	American	L 58–66	0–3	Levien Gymnasium (1,232) New York City, NY
11/22/2011* 7:00 pm	at Stony Brook	L 53–67	0–4	Pritchard Gymnasium (1,166) Stony Brook, NY
11/26/2011* 2:00 pm	at Manhattan	W 59–41	1–4	Draddy Gymnasium (1,138) Riverdale, NY
11/28/2011*	Swarthmore	W 104–42	2–4	Levien Gymnasium New York, NY
12/02/2011* 7:00 pm	at Loyola Marymount Doubletree Los Angeles Westwide Centennial Classic	W 69–61	3–4	Gersten Pavilion (3,844) Los Angeles, CA
12/03/2011* 7:00 pm	at North Texas Doubletree Los Angeles Westwide Centennial Classic	W 72–57	4–4	Gersten Pavilion (2,195) Los Angeles, CA
12/04/2011*	at La Sierra Doubletree Los Angeles Westwide Centennial Classic	W 78–56	5–4	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
12/06/2011*	Holy Cross	W 46–45	6–4	Levien Gymnasium New York City, NY
12/10/2011* 2:00 pm	Long Island	W 63–53	7–4	Levien Gymnasium (874) New York City, NY
12/28/2011*	at Marist	L 57–79	7–5	McCann Field House Poughkeepsie, NY
12/30/2011*	Lafayette	W 77–67	8–5	Levien Gymnasium New York City, NY
01/02/2012*	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 67–52	9–5	Levien Gymnasium New York City, NY
01/04/2012	at Colgate	W 66–59	10–5	Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
01/08/2012* 2:00 pm	at Elon	W 65–60	11–5	Alumni Gym (1,306) Elon, NC
Ivy League
01/13/2012 7:00 pm	Penn	L 64–66	11–6 (0–1)	Levien Gymnasium (2,029) New York City, NY
01/14/2012 7:00 pm	Princeton	L 58–62	11–7 (0–2)	Levien Gymnasium (1,764) New York City, NY
01/21/2012	Cornell	W 61–56	12–7 (1–2)	Levien Gymnasium New York City, NY
01/28/2012	at Cornell	L 60–65	12–8 (1–3)	Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
02/03/2012	at Dartmouth	W 64–62	13–8 (2–3)	Leede Arena Hanover, NH
02/04/2012 7:00 pm	at Harvard	L 52–57	13–9 (2–4)	Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Boston, MA
02/10/2012	Brown	W 86–60	14–9 (3–4)	Levien Gymnasium New York City, NY
02/11/2012 7:00 pm	Yale	L 58–59	14–10 (3–5)	Levien Gymnasium (2,442) New York City, NY
02/17/2012 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at Princeton	L 66–77	14–11 (3–6)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ
02/18/2012 7:00 pm	at Penn	L 66–77 ^OT	14–12 (3–7)	The Palestra (4,103) Philadelphia, PA
02/24/2012 7:00 pm, YES	at Yale	L 67–75	14–13 (3–8)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,821) New Haven, CT
02/25/2012	at Brown	L 78–94	14–14 (3–9)	Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI
03/02/2012 7:00 pm	Harvard	L 70–77 ^OT	14–15 (3–10)	Levien Gymnasium (2,702) New York City, NY
03/03/2012	Dartmouth	W 61–55	15–15 (4–10)	Levien Gymnasium New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "Season Preview: 2011-12 Men's Basketball Squad Starts Season Friday". Columbia University Athletics. November 8, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2025.

[1] "Season Preview: 2011-12 Men's Basketball Squad Starts Season Friday". Columbia University Athletics. November 8, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2025.

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