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List of Columbia Lions men's basketball head coaches

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The following is a list of Columbia Lions men's basketball head coaches. There have been 23 head coaches of the Lions in their 122-season history.[1]

Columbia's current head coach is Jim Engles. He was hired as the Lions' head coach in March 2019,[2] replacing Kyle Smith, who left to become the head coach at San Francisco.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1900–1906 No coach 6 66–29 .695
1 1906–1916 Harry A. Fisher 10 101–39 .721
2 1916–1917 Carl Merner 1 6–8 .429
3 1917–1918 John Murray 1 4–9 .308
4 1918–1919 Fred Dawson 1 3–6 .333
5 1919–1920 Claus Benson 1 4–10 .286
6 1920–1925 Joseph Deering 5 46–40 .535
7 1925–1933 Daniel Meehan 8 94–56 .627
8 1933–1942
1945–1946
Paul Mooney 10 101–81 .555
9 1942–1943 Cliff Battles 1 8–8 .500
10 1943–1945 Elmer Ripley 2 16–19 .457
11 1946–1950 Gordon Ridings 4 69–20 .775
12 1950–1958 Lou Rossini 8 117–71 .622
13 1958–1960[a] Archie Oldham 3 15–39 .278
14 1961*[a] Kenneth Hunter 1 5–11 .313
15 1961–1974
1990–1995
Jack Rohan 18 198–247 .445
16 1974–1978 Tom Penders 4 43–60 .417
17 1978–1984 Buddy Mahar 6 70–86 .449
18 1984–1987 Wayne Szoke 3 37–41 .474
19 1987–1990 Wally Halas 3 18–60 .231
20 1995–2003 Armond Hill 8 72–131 .355
21 2003–2010 Joe Jones 7 86–109 .441
22 2010–2016 Kyle Smith 6 101–81 .555
23 2016–present[b] Jim Engles 6 42–99 .298
Totals 23 coaches 122 seasons 1,322–1,360 .493
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source[1]
  1. ^ a b Oldham coached the first seven games of the 1960–61 season, with his last game coming in December 1960. Hunter served as interim coach for the remainder of the season, beginning in January 1961.
  2. ^ Columbia's 2020–21 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Columbia Basketball 2022-23 Record Book" (PDF). Columbia Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Columbia hires Jim Engles as new basketball coach". SI.com. Associated Press. April 5, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Kyle Smith leaves Columbia to coach USF". The Mercury News. Associated Press. March 30, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2023.