Men’s basketball travels to Brown on Saturday to kick off road trip

Providence, Rhode Island – The Columbia Men’s Basketball (6-14, 1-4) will begin a five-game road trip on Saturday, Jan. 21 when they travel to Brown (9-9, 2-3). .

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— Columbia Basketball (@CULionsMBB) January 17, 2023

opening tips

• After five of their last six games on the home floor, Columbia will head to Providence, Rhode Island to face Brown on Saturday at 4pm.

• The Lions embark on a five-game road trip, the longest of the season. It was from 9 December 2018 until 2 January 2019 that he played five straight games for Schiller off his court. The last time Columbia played five consecutive league games against the Ivy was from 23 January 2016 until he was on 6 February.

• Columbia lost 3 and 4 straight games to Harvard and Cornell last weekend. Sophomore Jeronimo Rubio de la Rosa Scored in double digits in both competitions.

• In the first 10 weeks of the season, the Lions announced three Ivy League Rookie of the Week. This is the highest number at a conference. Avery Brown Awarded twice (December 12, January 3) Blair Thompson Awarded on December 18th.

• Next week, the Columbia expedition continues in Hanover, NH before heading to Dartmouth on January 28th. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. on ESPN+ and will serve as a game of coaches vs. cancer suits and sneakers.

Notice/Precautions

brown status

The Bears come into Saturday’s game with a 9-9 (2-3) record after splitting two close games against Princeton and Yale last weekend. Brown beat Princeton at home and he won 72-70 last Saturday. Current Ivy League Player of the Week Kino Lilly Jr. hit the winning jump shot at 0:03. Two days later, the Bears suffered an 81–78 loss at Yale. Brown has a 5-4 record at the Picitla Sports Center this season. Lilly Jr. leads all Ivy League players in minutes per game (34.6) and 3-pointers made (50), while he ranks third in points scored (16.5 ppg). increase. Brown sits last behind the Lions with 66.2 points per game.

Inside the Series – Brown

The Lions are 76-72 against Brown. The Bears took his fourth straight win in the series. In seven of his eight recent games for both teams he has been in the single digits. Colombia’s final victory over Brown took place on 1 March 2019 at the Picitla Sports Centre.

December to remember

Colombia turned another corner in the final month of 2022. The Lions finished his December 4-3, making it the first winning month for the program since his 5-1 win in January 2017. As of December 12, Colombia have already surpassed their 2021-22 all-time wins (4).

break offensive glass

The Lions lead Ivy League teams with 233 offensive rebounds, 31 more than second-most Harvard. Josh Odanowo He leads Columbia with 29 offensive boards and ranks 11th among Ivy League players in that category.

middle of pack

Through the first 20 games of the season, Columbia finished in the top five in several statistical categories for Ivy League teams. The Lions are third in free throw shooting (71.1%), fourth in steals (6.9 per game), fourth in turnover margin (-0.45), and first in offensive rebounds (11.7 per game).

free throw shoot

Colombia’s ability to reach the foul line has been a strong point this season. The Lions lead the Ivy League, averaging 12.4 free throws per game, putting him third in the conference in free throw percentage (71.1). Colombia recently strengthened its average by 17-17 from the Stripe against UMES. Jeronimo Rubio de la Rosa Ranked 2nd in the conference and 20th nationally in free throw percentage, he achieved a clip of 89.7 percent. The Lions tallied his 254 foul shots and attempted 357 foul shots. Both are conference tops.

nothin’ but ag tan

No sophomore slump Jeronimo Rubio de la Rosa This season. He has played a strong all-around his game, leading the Lions and ranking Ivy his league leader in points scored (12.5), rebounds (5.6) and steals (1.5). De la Rosa has scored in his double figures three games in a row and during the season he has scored 14 games. No Lion has scored more than 10 double-figure scoring games this season. His sophomore season also includes his six selections for his Ivy League Weekly Honor roll.

Kleptomaniacs

On November 16, against Delaware State, the Lions set a new program record with 15 stolen bases. Columbia tied that mark two weeks later when he tallied his 15th stolen base against Sarah Lawrence.

kids are fine

Colombia boasts one of the youngest rosters in the country, averaging over 15 minutes per game in their first four years. He is believed to be the only VMI player to consistently play more freshmen than the Lions this season (5 average over 20 MPG). Avery Brown Jinou Bedri started all matches, Blair Thompson The 2026 class accounts for 48% of the team’s scoring in 2022-23. Combining his sophomore class (De La Rosa, Cooper, Robledo, Stankard and Tavroff), his 78% of team scoring comes from juniors.

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