Columbia Lions men's basketball statistical leaders
# Columbia Lions men's basketball statistical leaders

The Columbia Lions men's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Columbia Lions basketball program in various categories, including points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Lions represent Columbia University in the NCAA's Ivy League.

Columbia began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1900. However, the school's record book does not generally list records from before the 1950s, as records from before this period are often incomplete and inconsistent. Since scoring was much lower in this era, and teams played much fewer games during a typical season, it is likely that few or no players from this era would appear on these lists anyway.

The NCAA did not officially record assists as a stat until the 1983–84 season, and blocks and steals until the 1985–86 season, but Columbia's record books includes players in these stats before these seasons. These lists are updated through the end of the 2019–20 season.

## Scoring

Career :

| Rk | Player | Points | Seasons |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Buck Jenkins | 1,767 | 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 |
| 2 | Jim McMillian | 1,758 | 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 |
| 3 | Maodo Lo | 1,756 | 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 |
| 4 | Mike Smith | 1,653 | 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 |
| 5 | Chet Forte | 1,611 | 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 |
| 6 | Craig Austin | 1,491 | 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 |
| 7 | Alex Rosenberg | 1,430 | 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2015–16 |
| 8 | Gary Raimondo | 1,320 | 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 |
| 9 | John Baumann | 1,298 | 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 |
| 10 | Heyward Dotson | 1,266 | 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 |

Season :

| Rk | Player | Points | Season |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Chet Forte | 694 | 1956–57 |
| 2 | Mike Smith | 684 | 2019–20 |
| 3 | Jim McMillian | 643 | 1969–70 |
| 4 | Jim McMillian | 625 | 1967–68 |
| 5 | Maodo Lo | 591 | 2015–16 |
| 6 | Buck Jenkins | 578 | 1992–93 |
| 7 | Chet Forte | 559 | 1954–55 |
| 8 | Dave Newmark | 550 | 1965–66 |
| 9 | Sean Couch | 549 | 1986–87 |
| 10 | Alex Rosenberg | 544 | 2013–14 |

Single Game :

| Rk | Player | Points | Season | Opponent |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Buck Jenkins | 47 | 1990–91 | Harvard |
| 2 | Chet Forte | 45 | 1956–57 | Penn |
| 3 | Jim McMillian | 44 | 1969–70 | Penn State |
| 4 | Jim McMillian | 42 | 1969–70 | Villanova |
| | Chet Forte | 42 | 1956–57 | CCNY |
| 6 | Stan Felsinger | 40 | 1965–66 | Dartmouth |
| | Jim McMillian | 40 | 1969–70 | Harvard |
| | Jim McMillian | 40 | 1967–68 | WVU |
| | Dave Newmark | 40 | 1967–68 | Yale |

## Rebounds

Career :

| Rk | Player | Rebounds | Seasons |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Frank Thomas | 1,022 | 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 |
| 2 | Jim McMillian | 743 | 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 |
| 3 | Jack Molinas | 727 | 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 |
| 4 | Ed Auzenbergs | 675 | 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 |
| 5 | Ricky Free | 662 | 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 |
| 6 | Chris Wiedemann | 593 | 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 |
| 7 | Mark Cisco | 591 | 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 |
| 8 | Dave Newmark | 572 | 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 |
| 9 | John Baumann | 570 | 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 |
| 10 | Russ Steward | 552 | 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 |

Season :

| Rk | Player | Rebounds | Season |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Frank Thomas | 408 | 1954–55 |
| 2 | Jack Molinas | 384 | 1952–53 |
| 3 | Dave Newmark | 346 | 1965–66 |
| 4 | Jack Molinas | 343 | 1950–51 |
| 5 | Frank Thomas | 338 | 1955–56 |
| 6 | Ted Harvin | 307 | 1956–57 |
| 7 | Frank Thomas | 276 | 1953–54 |
| 8 | Phil Matthews | 275 | 1957–58 |
| | Jim McMillian | 275 | 1967–68 |
| 10 | Mike Griffin | 265 | 1964–65 |

Single Game :

| Rk | Player | Rebounds | Season | Opponent |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jack Molinas | 31 | 1952–53 | Brown |
| 2 | Dave Newmark | 26 | 1965–66 | Brown |
| 3 | Foley Jones | 25 | 1971–72 | CCNY |
| 4 | Patrick Harding | 21 | 2021–22 | Pennsylvania |
| 5 | Mark Cisco | 20 | 2011–12 | Cornell |
| | Dave Newmark | 20 | 1965–66 | Brown |
| | Dave Newmark | 20 | 1965–66 | CCNY |
| | Vernon Outlaw | 20 | 1980–81 | Vermont |

## Assists

Career :

| Rk | Player | Assists | Seasons |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Alton Byrd | 526 | 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 |
| 2 | Mike Smith | 393 | 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 |
| 3 | Brian Barbour | 346 | 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 |
| 4 | Tony Chiles | 323 | 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 |
| 5 | Elliot Wolfe | 316 | 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 |
| 6 | Darren Burnett | 313 | 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 |
| 7 | Brett Loscalzo | 308 | 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 |
| 8 | Isaac Cohen | 303 | 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 |
| 9 | Mike Jelinsky | 301 | 1989–90 1990–91 1992–93 |
| 10 | Dale Smith | 278 | 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 |

Season :

| Rk | Player | Assists | Season |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Alton Byrd | 210 | 1976–77 |
| 2 | Alton Byrd | 193 | 1978–79 |
| 3 | Mike Jelinsky | 153 | 1989–90 |
| 4 | Mike Jelinsky | 145 | 1990–91 |
| 5 | Elliot Wolfe | 140 | 1970–71 |
| 6 | Tony Chiles | 136 | 1987–88 |
| 7 | Mike Smith | 134 | 2019–20 |
| 8 | Brian Barbour | 133 | 2011–12 |
| 9 | Dale Smith | 130 | 1984–85 |
| 10 | Mike Smith | 124 | 2017–18 |

Single Game :

| Rk | Player | Assists | Season | Opponent |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tony Chiles | 18 | 1987–88 | USMMA |
| 2 | Tony Chiles | 14 | 1988–89 | Brown |
| | Maurice Murphy | 14 | 2002–03 | Lafayette |
| | Elliot Wolfe | 14 | 1970–71 | Cornell |
| 5 | Alton Byrd | 13 | 1978–79 | Brown |

## Steals

Career :

| Rk | Player | Steals | Seasons |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gary Raimondo | 209 | 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 |
| 2 | Maodo Lo | 182 | 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 |
| 3 | Sean Couch | 156 | 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 |
| 4 | Brian Barbour | 124 | 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 |
| | Mike Smith | 124 | 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 |
| 6 | Matt Shannon | 110 | 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 |
| 7 | C.J. Thompkins | 109 | 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 |
| 8 | Craig Austin | 107 | 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 |
| 9 | Noruwa Agho | 103 | 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 |
| 10 | Justin Namolik | 102 | 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 |

Season :

| Rk | Player | Steals | Season |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Maodo Lo | 78 | 2015–16 |
| 2 | Sean Couch | 68 | 1986–87 |
| 3 | Gary Raimondo | 67 | 1998–99 |
| 4 | Gary Raimondo | 56 | 1997–98 |
| 5 | Sean Couch | 53 | 1985–86 |
| 6 | Gary Raimondo | 52 | 1995–96 |
| 7 | Mike Smith | 46 | 2019–20 |
| 8 | Quinton Adlesh | 45 | 2018–19 |
| 9 | Jim Tubridy | 44 | 1995–96 |
| 10 | Tony Chiles | 43 | 1987–88 |
| | Brian Barbour | 43 | 2012–13 |
| | Maodo Lo | 43 | 2014–15 |

Single Game :

| Rk | Player | Steals | Season | Opponent |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Maodo Lo | 7 | 2015–16 | Yale |
| | Sean Couch | 7 | 1986–87 | NYU |
| | Gary Raimondo | 7 | 1998–99 | Harvard |
| | Craig Austin | 7 | 2000–01 | Binghamton |
| 5 | Grant Mullins | 6 | 2015–16 | Penn |
| | Gary Raimondo | 6 | 1997–98 | Dartmouth |
| 7 | Maodo Lo | 5 | 2015–16 | Dartmouth |
| | Maodo Lo | 5 | 2015–16 | Lehigh |
| | Niko Scott | 5 | 2009–10 | Brown |
| | Brian Barbour | 5 | 2012–13 | Brown |
| | Zavian McLean | 5 | 2021–22 | Dartmouth |

## Blocks

Career :

| Rk | Player | Blocks | Seasons |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Chris Wiedemann | 187 | 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 |
| 2 | Dane Holmes | 148 | 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 |
| 3 | Tom Casey | 137 | 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 |
| 4 | Jamal Adams | 101 | 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 |
| 5 | Luke Petrasek | 95 | 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 |
| 6 | Cory Osetkowski | 90 | 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 |
| 7 | Patrick Tapé | 76 | 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
| 8 | Mark Cisco | 72 | 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 |
| 9 | Joe Case | 66 | 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 |
| 10 | Ben Nwachukwu | 62 | 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 |

Season :

| Rk | Player | Blocks | Season |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Chris Wiedemann | 68 | 2001–02 |
| 2 | Dane Holmes | 61 | 1989–90 |
| 3 | Tom Casey | 54 | 1991–92 |
| | Tom Casey | 54 | 1992–93 |
| 5 | Chris Wiedemann | 47 | 2000–01 |
| 6 | Dane Holmes | 45 | 1988–89 |
| | Chris Wiedemann | 45 | 2002–03 |
| 8 | Jamal Adams | 43 | 1993–94 |
| 9 | Luke Petrasek | 41 | 2015–16 |
| 10 | Dane Holmes | 39 | 1990–91 |

Single Game :

| Rk | Player | Blocks | Season | Opponent |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dane Holmes | 9 | 1989–90 | Lehigh |
| 2 | Patrick Tapé | 5 | 2018–19 | Cornell |
| | Luke Petrasek | 5 | 2015–16 | NJIT |
| | Noruwa Agho | 5 | 2010–11 | Lafayette |
| | Dane Holmes | 5 | 1989–90 | Penn |
| | Dane Holmes | 5 | 1989–90 | Yale |
| | Cory Osetkowski | 5 | 2013–14 | Cornell |
| | Josh Odunowo | 5 | 2021–22 | Binghamton |
