2015–16 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

2015–16 Columbia Lions men's basketball
CIT champions
ConferenceIvy League
Record25–10 (10–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLevien Gymnasium
2015–16 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
x-Yale 13 1   .929 23 7   .767
Princeton 12 2   .857 22 7   .759
Columbia 10 4   .714 25 10   .714
Harvard 6 8   .429 14 16   .467
Penn 5 9   .357 11 17   .393
Dartmouth 4 10   .286 10 18   .357
Cornell 3 11   .214 10 18   .357
Brown 3 11   .214 8 20   .286
x – Ivy League champions
† – NCAA Tournament participant

The 2015–16 Columbia Lions men's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by sixth year head coach Kyle Smith, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 25–10, 10–4 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Norfolk State, Ball State, NJIT and UC Irvine to become CIT champions.

On March 30, one day after winning the CIT, head coach Kyle Smith resigned to become the head coach at San Francisco. He finished at Columbia with a six-year record of 101–82.