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Columbia University Head Men's Basketball Coach Jim Engles joins host Pat Price for a discussion on coach development, the importance of mentoring young assistant coaches, and his many years in Ivy League Basketball, Engles has just completed his 4th season leading the Lions program.  He was no stranger to Columbia,  having previously served at  as an assistant for several years under Joe Jones before heading across the river to lead the building of the NJIT program.Engles returned to Columbia after spending eight years as head coach for the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Over his final six seasons at NJIT, Engles compiled a 100-88 record, including back-to-back 20-win seasons in 2014-15 and 2016-17. NJIT had competed at the Division I level for only two seasons when Engles arrived in 2008, and in three years he turned them into a 15-win program. In 2014-15, he directed the Highlanders to a 21-12 record, including an upset at No. 16 Michigan and a postseason berth, advancing to the semifinals of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT). At the conclusion of the 2014-15 season, Engles was named John McLendon National Coach of the Year honors from CollegeInsider.com, received the Peter A. Carlesimo Division I co-Coach of the Year from the Metropolitan Writers Association and was a finalist for the Skip Prosser Man of the Year and Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year awards. Engles covers his development under Tim Capstraw at Wagner, Don Harnum at RIder University and Jones at Columbia. and how their mentorship paved the way for his first head coaching role.Price and Engles also discuss the current Lions roster, the lessons learned from a difficult 2019-20 season, and the benefits of an Ivy League degree. Thanks again for listening.