The College of Idaho Men's Basketball

AT COLLEGE OF IDAHO: Colby Blaine began coaching at the College of Idaho in 2014, initially as an assistant coach. He was promoted to associate head coach before the 2016-17 season and ultimately became the head coach in April 2018. In 2024-25, Blaine led the Yotes to their second national championship in three years, returning to Kansas City with nine of the student-athletes from the 2022-23 championship. As head coach, Blaine earned his 200th win, finishing the season with a 206-29 overall record. The team also set the conference record for points scored in a CCC matchup (133) and the program record for 3-pointers made in a single game (23). En route to guiding the College of Idaho to the national championship in 2022-23, he helped lead the Yotes on a school record 36-game winning streak and set other program records for wins (36), points scored (3,192), field goals made (1,195), field goals attempted (2,395), scoring margin (22.6), and tied the school record for scoring defense (63.3 ppg). The 36 wins are the most of any other college basketball team in the state of Idaho history. In 2021-22, Blaine became the fastest coach in program history to the 100-win mark, surpassing Marty Holly (100-30), Scott Garson (100-35) and Mark Owen (100-43). He guided the Yotes to a then school record 32 wins, eclipsing the previous mark of 31 held by the 1995-96 and 2019-20 teams. 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. In 2019-20, his squad became the first team to complete an unbeaten CCC regular-season schedule, winning both the CCC regular-season and tournament title and entered the NAIA Division II Championships as the No. 1 ranked team - riding a school-record 25-game win streak before the tournament was canceled due to COVID-19. 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. PRIOR TO C OF I: Blaine joined the Yotes after spending five seasons as an assistant at the College of Southern Idaho. During his time at CSI, he helped lead the Golden Eagles to three Region 18 titles and the 2011 NJCAA National Championship. Working under coaches Steve Gosar (2011 NJCAA Coach of the Year) and Jeremy Cox (2014 Region 18 Coach of the Year), Blaine compiled a 137-33 overall record and coached over 30 players that moved on to NCAA Division I scholarships - including five NJCAA All-Americans, three Region 18 Players of the Year, and two players who went on to NBA careers (Pierre Jackson and Carrick Felix). In addition, as academic coordinator, Blaine was responsible for a 100-percent graduation rate for student-athletes that competed for two years at CSI. PERSONAL: Originally from Boise, Blaine graduated from Boise High in 2005. Upon graduation, Blaine attended Blue Mountain CC where he was a member of the men’s basketball team. After receiving his associates degree, he transferred to the University of Montana Western, where he began coaching under Montana High School Hall of Fame Coach Steve Keller. Blaine graduated with a degree in social science in 2009 and earned a masters degree in athletic administration from Idaho State University in 2011. Blaine has coached with Select AAU Program for the past 10 years. The program includes Idaho and Montana's best high school prospects. He also runs Colby Blaine Basketball Camps during the summer. ABOUT COLBY BLAINE Hometown Boise, Idaho College Blue Mountain CC, 2007 Montana Western, 2009 Idaho State, 2011 HEAD COACHING RECORD 7 seasons as head coach 206-29 career record Season by season records COACHING EXPERIENCE Year Team, Position 2018 – College of Idaho, Head Coach 2014-18 College of Idaho, Assistant Coach 2009-14 College of Southern Idaho, Assistant Coach CHAMPIONSHIPS Year Championship 2024-25 • NAIA National Champions • CCC Regular Season Champions • CCC Tournament Champions 2023-24 • CCC Regular Season Champions 2022-23 • NAIA National Champions • CCC Regular Season Champions • CCC Tournament Champions 2021-22 • CCC Regular Season Champions • CCC Tournament Champions 2019-20 • No. 1 Seed in the NAIA (CoVid) •CCC Regular Season Champions • CCC Tournament Champions 2018-19 • CCC Tournament Champions POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE Year Experience 2024-25 National Champions 2023-24 Fab Four 2022-23 National Champions 2021-22 Elite Eight 2019-20 No. 1 Overall Seed (CoVid) 2018-19 Fab Four COACHING AWARDS Year Experience 2024-25 • NAIA Coach of the Year • National Association of Basketball Coaches Coach of the Year • CCC Coach of the Year 2022-23 • NAIA Coach of the Year • National Association of Basketball Coaches Coach of the Year • CCC Coach of the Year 2021-22 • CCC Coach of the Year 2019-20 • NAIA Coach of the Year • CCC Coach of the Year NOTABLE ATHLETES Athlete Honors Samaje Morgan 2022- • 2x 1st Team All-American • 23-24 CCC Player of the Year • 24-25 Chuck Taylor NAIA Tournament MVP Drew Wyman 2021-25 • 2x 2nd Team All-American • 1x 3rd Team All-American • CCC Freshman of the Year • 2x CSC Academic All-American • CSC Academic All-America Team Member of the Year • NACDA All-State Good Works Team • CCC Scholar Athlete of the Year Straton Rogers 2021-25 • 2x CCC Defensive Player of the Year Jake O'Neil 2020-24 • CCC Freshman of the Year Charles Elsey 2019-23 • CCC Defensive Player of the Year Ricardo Time 2019-22 • CCC Player of the Year Talon Pinckney 2016-20 • First Team All-American • 2x CCC Defensive Player of the Year Aziz Leeks 2017-18 • CCC Player of the Year • CCC Defensive Player of the Year  

AT COLLEGE OF IDAHO: Morgan joined the coaching staff as an assistant coach for the 2020-2021 season. In the 2022-23 season, en route to leading College of Idaho to a national championship, he helped lead the Yotes on a school record 36-game winning streak and set other program records for wins (36), points scored (3,192), field goals made (1,195), field goals attempted (2,395), scoring margin (22.6), and tied the school record for scoring defense (63.3 ppg). The 36 wins are the most of any other college basketball in the state of Idaho history. The efforts of the national championship were followed up with a regular season CCC title in the 2023-24 season and reaching the Fab Four in the NAIA Championships.  PRIOR TO C OF I: Morgan spent three seasons at Division II Western Oregon, serving one year as a player development coach and two seasons as a graduate assistant; helped his team to the 2018 Great Northwest Athletic Conference championship and trip to the West Regional final, while the 2019 team reached the regional quarterfinals.  C OF I PLAYING CAREER:  Was a 4-year member of the Coyotes, currently holding the career games played record (134); earned All-Cascade Conference twice and CCC Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2017; helped C of I to CCC regular-season and tournament titles in 2014 and 2015, making NAIA Tournament appearances in 2014, 2015 and 2017; set a single-game school record with 17 assists against Walla Walla in 2017. He finished second place in career assists. PERSONAL: Morgan was a high school standout basketball player for Churchill High School where he is the all-time leader in steals. He earned conference player of the year, conference defensive player of the year, and first team all-state. The Eugene, Ore., native earned a bachelor degree at the C of I in 2017 majoring in health & human performance while minoring in coaching, psychology, and religious studies.  While a grad assistant, he earned his master's MSED in Information Technology at Western Oregon in 2020. Morgan and his wife, Anna live in nearby Nampa. Morgan is married to his wife Anna.  

AT COLLEGE OF IDAHO: McLeod started coaching at the College during the 2022-23 season. In his first season at College of Idaho, he helped lead the Yotes on a school record 36-game winning streak and set other program records for wins (36), points scored (3,192), field goals made (1,195), field goals attempted (2,395), scoring margin (22.6), and tied the school record for scoring defense (63.3 ppg). The 36 wins are the most of any other college basketball team in Idaho state history. In his second season (2023-24), McLeod contributed to a strong 32-3 season in which the Yotes reached the NAIA "Fab Four" and secured another Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) regular-season title.  PRIOR TO C OF I: He was an assistant at Dickinson State University in Dickinson, North Dakota and was an assistant at Holy Names University (NCAA Division II) in Oakland, California. Prior to becoming an assistant coach, McLeod was the head student assistant for the University of Nevada, when the Wolfpack were ranked in the top-15 in the NCAA. While at Nevada, he was a part of back-to-back regular season Mountain West championships, a CBI championship win, a first-round NCAA tournament appearance and a Sweet 16 appearance. PERSONAL: He received his associates degree in Physical Education from the College of Southern Idaho, a Bachelor's in Human Development and Family Studies from the University of Nevada Reno, and a master's degree in Educational Therapy from Holy Names University.