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Austin Nisbett

  • Title
    Assistant Coach
  • Email
    ran2151@columbia.edu
  • Phone
    212-854-3103
  • Hometown
    Ormond Beach, Fla.
  • Alma Mater/Year
    Duke, '21 | Columbia SPS, '23
Austin Nisbett was hired as an assistant coach by head coach Jim Engles in June 2023. Nisbett, who spent the 2021-22 season on Engles’ staff as a graduate assistant/video coordinator, rejoins the Lions after a year as director of basketball operations at UT Martin.

At UT Martin in 2022-23, Nisbett oversaw all logistical aspects of the program's day-to-day operations including scheduling, travel, compliance, and recruiting visits. He provided administrative support for the head coach and assistant coaches, while coordinating the program’s video, analytics, and graphics operations. His other duties for the Skyhawks included directing undergraduate manager staff and assisting with the operations of Ryan Ridder Basketball Camps. UT Martin's 2022-23 season was capped by a semifinal appearance in the Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Championship.

During the 2021-22 season at Columbia, Nisbett worked under Engles and assisted coaches and full-time support staff members with administrative duties, team travel, practice preparation, on-court operations and player development. He also acted as video coordinator, breaking down film and developing statistical databases of personnel to assist the Lion coaching staff with scouting, roster management and construction of developmental plans.

Prior to his first stint at Columbia, the Ormond Beach, Florida native served as an assistant video coordinator for the Duke women’s basketball team from 2018-21. At Duke, Nisbett was a part of an Atlantic Coast Conference powerhouse program under head coaches Joanne P. McCallie (2018-20) and Kara Lawson (2020-21). He coded team and player film for video breakdown and statistical analysis while assisting the Blue Devil coaching staff produce scouting reports. He also assisted coaches with player development and acted as a scout team player.
           
Outside of the collegiate realm, Nisbett was a video assistant for the USA 3x3 women’s national team in the spring of 2021. In that role, he assisted Lawson and the coaching staff with team video operations during their spring training camp sessions.
           
Nisbett graduated from Duke in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He completed his Master’s degree in sport management at Columbia in May 2023.