Colby Blaine is an American

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coach who is the head coach of the College of Idaho Coyotes men's basketball team.

Early life and playing career

Blaine grew up in

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and attended

Boise High School Boise High School is a public secondary school in Boise, Idaho, one of five traditional high schools within the city limits, four of which are in the Boise School District. A three-year comprehensive high school, Boise High is located on the outl ...

. He initially attended and played basketball

Blue Mountain Community College Blue Mountain Community College is a public community college in Pendleton, Oregon, United States. It serves Umatilla and Morrow counties as well as most of Baker County. It was established in 1962 and offers Associate of Arts degrees, Associ ...

. He transferred after two years to the

University of Montana Western The University of Montana Western (UMW, Montana Western) is a public college in Dillon, Montana. It is affiliated with the University of Montana and part of the Montana University System. It was founded in 1893 as "Montana State Normal School" a ...

, where he served as a student assistant on the basketball team.

Coaching career

After graduating from Montana Western, Blaine was hired as an assistant coach at the

College of Southern Idaho College of Southern Idaho (CSI) is a public community college in Twin Falls, Idaho. It also has off-campus programs in Jerome, Hailey, Burley and Gooding. Together with the College of Eastern Idaho, College of Western Idaho and North Ida ...

. He also enrolled at

Idaho State University Idaho State University (ISU) is a Public university, public research university in Pocatello, Idaho, United States. Founded in 1901 as the Academy of Idaho, Idaho State offers more than 250 programs at its main campus in Pocatello and locations ...

and received a masters degree in athletic administration in 2010. Blaine was hired as an assistant coach under Scott Garson at the

College of Idaho The College of Idaho (C of I) is a private liberal arts college in Caldwell, Idaho. Founded in 1891 by Rev. William Judson Boone as a Presbyterian college, it is the state's oldest private liberal arts college and has an enrollment of over ...

in 2014. He was promoted to associate head coach in 2017 and hired as the Coyotes' head coach after Garson departed the program to become an assistant at

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Santa Clara in 2018. Blaine coached the Coyotes to their second NAIA national championship with a 73-71 win over Indiana Tech in the 2023 NAIA national championship game. He won his second national title at the College of Idaho after winning the 2025 NAIA tournament.

Head coaching record

References

External links

College of Idaho Coyotes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blaine, Colby Living people American men's basketball coaches College of Idaho Coyotes men's basketball coaches Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Sportspeople from Boise, Idaho University of Montana Western alumni