Columbia men’s basketball overcomes injuries to thump Fairfield

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Leo D. Mahoney Arena is pictured Nov. 26, 2015, the place and date of a 106-77 win for Columbia men’s basketball over Fairfield. (Ray Curren | Ivy Hoops Online)

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – After going 1-13 in Ivy League play last season, the Columbia men’s basketball team was picked dead last in the 2025-26 media poll, and it wasn’t particularly close.

The all-knowing computers disagreed a bit, taking into account Columbia’s solid nonconference campaign last season and the fact the Lions returned a decent amount of minutes in a year where many others did not.

The story of the 2025-26 Ivy League basketball season has barely begun, but it’s starting to look like the media projections are in big trouble.

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Princeton men’s basketball outlasted by Vermont in final ESPN Events Invitational clash

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Ivy Hoops Online contributor George “Toothless Tiger” Clark recaps a 79-74 defeat for Princeton men’s basketball versus Vermont in the Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational in Kissimmee, Fla. Wednesday evening:

Princeton women’s basketball rallies late to beat Rhode Island for fourth straight win

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After recording historic wins last week, it was a good bet that either Princeton women’s basketball or Rhode Island would suffer a letdown in their following contest.

It ended up being both teams.

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Princeton men’s basketball topped by Temple at Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational

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Ivy Hoops Online correspondent George “Toothless Tiger” Clark recaps a 79-75 loss for Princeton men’s basketball to Temple at the Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational Tuesday night in Kissimmee, Fla.:

Princeton men’s basketball flops without Dalen Davis in 88-64 loss to Bradley

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Ivy Hoops Online contributor George “Toothless Tiger” Clark recaps an 88-64 loss for Princeton men’s basketball (3-4) to Bradley (3-3) in the Terry’ Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational in Kissimmee, Fla. Monday night:

Yale men’s basketball holds off Akron to win Paradise Jam Tournament

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22-for-22.

You read that right. Yale men’s basketball (6-1) was 22-for-22 from the free-throw line and held off a furious Akron (5-2) charge to win the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Tournament, 97-94, Monday night.

“I thought our guys were really connected against a really difficult opponent,” Yale coach James Jones said.

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Nick Townsend powers Yale men’s basketball to Paradise Jam Tournament final

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It was the Nick Townsend show Sunday evening at the Paradise Jam Tournament in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The senior forward posted a career-high 32 points plus eight rebounds to lead Yale into the tournament final with a decisive 74-63 win over the College of Charleston.

“They let him (Townsend) go one on one, and he took advantage of it,” coach James Jones said.

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Harvard men’s basketball’s case for optimism despite loss to Boston University

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UNCASVILLE, Conn. – As you would expect, the Harvard men’s basketball pregame hype video played just before its starting lineup is announced includes clips from both its 2013 and 2014 NCAA Tournament victories.

But it also includes one from the 2015 Ivy League playoff, a grinding win over Yale at The Palestra after the Bulldogs lost on the last day of the regular season and the two rivals finished the season tied. Although they would get edged 67-65 by North Carolina to prevent its third straight season with a NCAA win the next week, it was the culmination of four straight NCAA Tournament berths and six straight 20-win campaigns.

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Princeton women’s basketball hits century mark, defeats Penn State in another comeback

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Stop me if you’ve heard this before.

Playing against a power-conference opponent, the Princeton women’s basketball team fell behind early, trailed by four at half, then rallied in the second half to grind out a big win.

On Saturday afternoon, that’s exactly what the Tigers did. Again. Except this time, Princeton’s offense exploded to take down Penn State, 100-93, in the opening clash of the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas. 

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Quakeaways from Penn men’s basketball’s 33rd Street thrashing of Drexel

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PHILADELPHIA — Penn’s first Big 5 game was thrilling. Its second was a killing.

The Quakers physically dominated Drexel from the opening tip on Friday night and never trailed en route to an 84-68 win over the Dragons at nearby Daskalakis Athletic Center. The victory ensures that Penn (3-2, 2-0 Big 5) will face either Villanova or Temple for the Big 5 title on Dec. 6.

Penn’s stat sheet was littered with green flags. Unfazed by efforts from Drexel (2-4, 0-2) efforts to slow the game down, the Quakers shot 59.4% inside the arc, held the Dragons to 1.01 points per possession, had 15 assists on 27 made baskets and finished with a plus-7 rebounding margin (40-33).

Three-pointers by senior guard Cam Thrower on consecutive possessions — the last of which came while Thrower was shooting on one good leg after rolling his ankle — extended the Quakers’ lead to 17 points midway through the second half and effectively ended the game.

Penn has now strung together back-to-back impressive (and winning) performances as both KenPom and Vegas underdogs. It’s fair to wonder how far ahead of schedule Penn is in its first year under new coach Fran McCaffery after …

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