2024–25 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Columbia Lions men's basketball team represents Columbia University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by eighth-year head coach Jim Engles, play their home games at Levien Gymnasium in New York City as members of the Ivy League.

2024–25 Columbia Lions men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	1–0 (0–0 Ivy)
Head coach	Jim Engles (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Tobe Carberry Jake Brown Austin Nisbett Jesse Agel
Home arena	Levien Gymnasium

2024–25 Ivy League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Columbia	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Cornell	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Dartmouth	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Harvard	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Penn	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Princeton	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Yale	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Brown	0	–	0		–			0	–	1		.000
† 2025 Ivy League tournament winner As of November 4, 2024

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2023–24 season 13–14, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in sixth place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.

Roster

2024–25 Columbia Lions men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Jaden Cooper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Goldsboro, North Carolina G 1 Avery Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Beacon Falls, Connecticut G 2 Kenny Noland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Apex, North Carolina F 3 Blair Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr New York, New York G 4 Gerald O'Keefe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Nashville, Tennessee G 5 Nicolo Romanelli 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Sydney, Australia G 8 Josiah Cunningham 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Long Beach, California F 11 Nigel Clarkson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fayetteville, North Carolina G 12 Gianni Cobb 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois F 14 Mason Ritter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Bowling Green, Kentucky G 15 Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Santiago, Dominican Republic F 20 Robbie Stankard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Westwood, Massachusetts G 21 Dan Vessey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Plainsboro, New Jersey F 22 Richard Nweke 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Anambra, Nigeria F 23 Zine Eddine Bedri 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Tébessa, Algeria F 24 Arop Arop 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Fort Worth, Texas F/C 34 Jake Tavroff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Oceanside, New York F 35 Noah Robledo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Leander, Texas	Head coach Jim Engles (Dickinson) Assistant coach(es) Tobe Carberry (Vermont) Jake Brown (Middlebury) Austin Nisbett (Duke) Jesse Agel (Vermont) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 5, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola (MD)	W 81–78	1–0	Reitz Arena (1,104) Baltimore, MD
November 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Villanova			Finneran Pavilion  Villanova, PA
November 9, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Delaware State			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lehigh			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
November 16, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Mercyhurst			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
November 20, 2024* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at LIU			Steinberg Wellness Center  Brooklyn, NY
November 23, 2024* 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+		Stony Brook			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
November 25, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		New Hampshire			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
December 4, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Albany			Broadview Center  Albany, NY
December 7, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Merchant Marine			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
December 9, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Sarah Lawrence			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
December 28, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Fairfield			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
December 30, 2024* 5:00 pm, BTN		at Rutgers			Jersey Mike's Arena  Piscataway, NJ
Ivy League regular season
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Cornell			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Yale			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
January 20, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Princeton			Jadwin Gymnasium  Princeton, NJ
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Penn			The Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Harvard			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
February 1, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Dartmouth			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Brown			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
February 14, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dartmouth			Leede Arena  Hanover, NH
February 15, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Harvard			Lavietes Pavilion  Cambridge, MA
February 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Brown			Pizzitola Sports Center  Providence, RI
February 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Yale			John J. Lee Amphitheater  New Haven, CT
February 28, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Princeton			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
March 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Penn			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
March 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cornell			Newman Arena  Ithaca, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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