1904–05 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

1904–05 Columbia Lions men's basketball
1904–05 Columbia Lions men's basketball
EIBL Champions; Helms Foundation National Champions; Premo-Porretta National Champions
Conference	Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Record	19–1 (8–0 EIBL)
Head coach	No coach;
Home arena	University Heights Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1903–04 1905–06 →

1904–05 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Columbia	8	–	0	1.000	19	–	1	.950
Yale	5	–	3	.625	22	–	13	.629
Princeton	4	–	4	.500	8	–	5	.615
Cornell	2	–	6	.250	5	–	16	.238
Penn	1	–	7	.125	9	–	14	.391

The 1904–05 Columbia Lions men's basketball team represented Columbia University in intercollegiate basketball during the 1904–05 season. The team finished the season with a 19–1 record^[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.^[2]^[3] Two players were named to the first-ever college basketball All-American team at the end of the season: Harry Fisher and Marcus Hurley.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
*	at Pratt	W 34–18	1–0	Brooklyn, NY
*	at Co. F. Norwalk	W 21–9	2–0	Norwalk, CT
*	at Central YMCA	W 25–22	3–0
*	at Newport YMCA	W 24–22	4–0
*	at Fall River YMCA	W 18–11	5–0
*	at Fitchburg YMCA	W 19–16	6–0
*	at Washington Continentals	L 7–17	6–1
*	at Army	W 29–25	7–1	West Point, NY
	Cornell	W 30–11	8–1 (1–0)	University Heights Gymnasium Upper Manhattan, NY
1/17/1905*	Wisconsin	W 21–15	9–1	University Heights Gymnasium Upper Manhattan, NY
	at Cornell	W 23–17	10–1 (2–0)	Ithaca, NY
*	at Rochester	W 36–24	11–1	Rochester, NY
*	at Second Signal Corporation	W 26–23	12–1
	Yale	W 14–12	13–1 (3–0)	University Heights Gymnasium Upper Manhattan, NY
*	Minnesota	W 27–15	14–1	University Heights Gymnasium Upper Manhattan, NY
	at Princeton	W 32–28	15–1 (4–0)	University Gymnasium Princeton, NJ
	Princeton	W 33–19	16–1 (5–0)	University Heights Gymnasium Upper Manhattan, NY
	at Yale	W 24–21	17–1 (6–0)	New Haven, CT
	at Penn	W 27–17	18–1 (7–0)	Philadelphia, PA
	Penn	W 56–16	19–1 (8–0)	University Heights Gymnasium Upper Manhattan, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[4]

References

^ "Columbia season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
^ "NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 530. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "2013–14 Columbia Lions Men's Basketball Media Guide". Yearly records. Columbia University. 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2014.

[SR-1] "Columbia season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.

[2] "NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved April 30, 2014.

[3] ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 530. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[4] "2013–14 Columbia Lions Men's Basketball Media Guide". Yearly records. Columbia University. 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2014.

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v t e Columbia Lions men's basketball
Venues	University Heights Gymnasium Levien Gymnasium (1974–present)
Culture & lore	Gambling scandal Roar, Lion, Roar
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold