ABOUT COACH BLAINE
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Colby Blaine is a treasure valley native and Boise High School grad who began his time with The College of Idaho as an assistant coach during the 2014-15 season. Coach Blaine had previous coaching stops at Montana Western and The College of Southern Idaho where he won a National Championship in 2011. Colby Blaine begins his eighth year at the College and his third as head coach, compiling a career 138-20 record. In his first season at the helm, his Coyotes opened the season 20-2, climbed to No. 1 in the NAIA Division II Top-25 poll, won the Cascade Conference Postseason Tournament and advanced to the semifinals of the NAIA National Championships. Last year, 2022-2023 coach Blaine led the Yotes program to the second undefeated season in Cascade Conference history with a perfect 22-0 record And the schools second National Championship. He joined the Coyote men's basketball program in 2014 as an assistant, assumed the associate head coach role prior to the 2016-17 season, before becoming head coach in April of 2018. In his four seasons as an assistant, the Yotes recorded a 101-36 record, qualifying for four CCC postseason tournaments, winning both the CCC regular season and postseason titles in 2015 and 2018. C of I appeared in three NAIA National Tournaments with Blaine as an assistant - advancing to the quarterfinals in 2015, the second round in 2017 and the semifinals in 2018. Email: cblaine@collegeofidaho.edu |
