1904–05 Columbia Lions men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1904–05
Prev Year:	1903–04
Next Year:	1905–06
Team:	Columbia Lions
Conference:	Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Short Conf:	EIBL
Record:	19–1
Conf Record:	8–0
Head Coach:	No coach
Champion:	EIBL Champions Helms Foundation National Champions Premo-Porretta National Champions

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

|-!colspan=9 style="background:#75b2dd; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular seasonSource^[4]

Notes and References

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