Jim Engles
Jim Engles (born August 18, 1968)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Columbia Lions
Current conference: Ivy League
NJIT record: 111-139 (.444)
Columbia record: 59-135 (.304)
Overall record: 170-274 (.383)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- CIT Appearances: 2 (2015, 2016)
- Ivy League Regular Season Champion: 0
- Great West Regular Season Champion: 1 (2013)
- Ivy League Tournament Champion: 0
Awards:
- John McLendon Award: 1 (2015)
- Great West Coach of the Year: 1 (2013)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2016-present | Columbia |
| 2008-2016 | NJIT |
| 2003-2008 | Columbia (asst) |
| 1997-2003 | Rider (asst) |
| 1991-1997 | Wagner (asst) |
Jim Engles Facts
- Jim Engles
- Born August 18, 1968
- Hometown: Staten Island, New York
- Alma Mater: Dickinson College (BA, 1990)
- Was an assistant at Wagner under Tim Capstraw, at Rider under Don Harnum and then at Columbia under Joe Jones
- Took over NJIT after the program had completed a winless 2007-08, going 0-29 overall
- His first season at NJIT saw the Highlanders win just one game and finish with a 1-30 record
- Led the Highlanders to two straight CIT semifinals (2015 & 2016), completing a remarkable turnaround at the program
- Hired in 2016 to be the new head coach of the Columbia Lions of the Ivy League
- Has compiled an overall record of 59-135 through seven seasons (eight years) at the helm, finishing below .500 each year
Jim Engles Coaching Tree
- Jean Bain (Brandeis)
- Kenny Blakeney (Howard)
- Brian Kennedy (NJIT)
- Marlon Sears (Amherst College)