Columbia coach Engles actions down after 9 years

Columbia coach Jim Engles is stepping down after 9 years, the school announced Monday.Engles went 71-150 in his tenure, which started in 2016-17 and did not include a winning season. The Ivy League did not play in 2020-21 when the conference cancelled its winter season sports since of the pandemic.”Columbia has actually implied a lot to me, and I have actually offered everything I need to make this program the best it can be, “Engles stated in a statement.” We might not have actually achieved our ultimate objectives, but I’m proud of the culture we built and the student-athletes we established on and off the court. I also wish to thank Peter Pilling for his support throughout the years and understand the future of this program is bright.” Engles is a veteran coach who spent 7 seasons prior to Columbia

at NJIT. He won a combined 41 games there in his last two seasons, which showed a springboard to the job at Columbia.Columbia has actually not reached the NCAA competition because 1968. The school’s last winning season came under previous coach Kyle Smith, who went 25-10 in his last season in 2015-16. Smith is now the head coach at Stanford.Columbia began this season 11-1, consisting of a win over Villanova in November. However they stumbled to a 1-13 Ivy League record

and, ultimately, a decision on Engles’return loomed.A national search for Engles’replacement is underway, according to Columbia.