Ethan Engeman, entering his 5th season with the Blues, was hired as an assistant coach in October, 2020.
Since joining the program in 2020, the Blues have experienced a very strong record of success on and off the court. In his three full-seasons at Whitman, the Blues have reached the NWC championship game in back-to-back-to-back seasons. Whitman has had numerous student-athletes receive the NABC Honors Court Award. Since being on staff, the Blues have also received the NABC Team Academic Excellence Award.
The Blues secured back-to-back NWC Regular Season Titles in the 2022-23 and 23-24 seasons. Over the past two seasons, the Blues have an overall record of 42-12 (29-7 NWC), back-to-back conference titles, two All-Region Players, seven All-NWC Players, one NWC Defensive Player of the Year, and one NWC MVP. Ethan is heavily involved in the recruitment of high-academic student-athletes from a diverse pool of national and international prospects.
In the 2023-24 season, the Blues had a record of 20-7 (13-3 NWC), won a share of the regular season conference title, and advanced to the conference championship game. The share of the regular season title saw the Blues earn their 17th conference title in program history. The Blues got into their 13th straight NWC post-season tournament and advanced to the conference championship game for the 7th straight season. Engeman assisted with the development of All-Region player (Jai Deshpande), the Northwest Conference Defensive Player of the Year (Grant Hunt), and two additional All-Northwest Conference players (Jander Cline – 2nd Team & Ali Efe Isik – Honorable Mention). The Blues were also the 4th most efficient offense in the country, and set the program record for Team FG% at 49.7%. The Blues also set the program records for: Team FT % (77.5%), FG Percentage in Single Game (68.5%), and Single Game Assists (31).
In the 2022-23 season, the Blues had a record of 22-5 (14-2 NWC), won the regular season conference title outright earning them the program’s 16th conference title in program history. The Blues got into their 12th straight NWC post-season tournament and advanced to the conference championship game for the 6th straight season. Ethan assisted in the development of the Northwest Conference MVP and All-Region honoree, Xzavier Lino, as well as 1st Team All-Northwest Conference player Walter Lum. The Blues also set season program records for: FG Defense % - held teams to 41.3% FG shooting percentage, and 3pt Defense % - held teams to 30.0% 3pt shooting percentage
In the 2021-22 season, the Blues had a record of 12-14 (9-7 NWC), and advance to the programs 11th straight NWC post-season tournament. As the 4-seed, they knocked off top-seeded Linfield in the semifinals to advance to their 5th straight NWC post-season championship. Engeman assisted with the development of All Region and 1st Team All-NWC honoree, Niko Trifunovic and NWC Honorable Mention, Xzavier Lino.
Since 2018, Engeman has also been one of the NABC Staff Members who assist in the operation of the NABC/Reese’s Division I College All-Star Game. The game is held every year at the site of the Final Four, and features 20 of the top senior student-athletes in the country. Engeman assists in the logistics, management of the event, and is an assistant coach during the game.
Engeman joined the Blues after spending two years at Stevenson University, another Division III institution, located in Owings Mills, Maryland. While there, Engeman served as the Graduate Assistant Coach for the Men’s Basketball program. In his first year, Stevenson achieved a MAC-Commonwealth Conference Tournament bid, and ECAC Post-Season Tournament bid. During that 2018-19 season, Engeman assisted with the development of a First and Second Team All MAC-Commonwealth student-athletes.
Prior to his experience at Stevenson University, Engeman spent the summer of 2018 as an Elite Intern with The Hoop Group. The Hoop Group is a comprehensive basketball company that provides the best instruction, competition and exposure to high school student-athletes. Engeman worked closely with camp directors to identify, evaluate and recruit the top talent to the organization's Elite Camps.
Engeman graduated from the University of Missouri in 2018 with a degree in Parks, Recreation and Sport with an emphasis in Sport Management while minoring in Business. He earned his Masters of Science in Business and Technology Management with an emphasis in Innovative Leadership from Stevenson University in 2020.
