Southern Idaho Golden Eagles

TWIN FALLS - Former volunteer assistant coach Colby Blaine has been named to the assistant coach position for the College of Southern Idaho men's basketball program in the spot vacated by former assistant Josh Dees.
Blaine begins his fourth season with the CSI men's basketball program and under Head Coach Steve Gosar (2011 NJCAA National Coach of the Year). Blaine has accumulated a 90-16 record while at CSI. During Blaine's second year, the Golden Eagles became the 2010-2011 regular season and region 18 tournament champions. That success led CSI back to Hutchinson, Kansas, for the national tournament where the Golden Eagles won four straight games, defeating Midland College in the championship and were crowned the 2011 NJCAA National Champions.
In Blaine's three seasons with CSI as a volunteer assistant, he has worked closely with 17 players that have moved onto Division I programs, including the 2011 National Player of the Year, Pierre Jackson (Baylor). Blaine has alos coached back to back region 18 championship teams, back to back region 18 players of the year (Pierre Jackson 2011 and Fabyon Harris 2012), and four All-Americans (Pierre Jackson, Fabyon Harris, Jerrold Brooks, Ralph Guthrie).
Blaine started his coaching career at The University of Montana Western where he was an assistant under Montana Hall of Fame Coach, Steve Keller. In two seasons with the Bulldogs, Blaine helped develop a strong recruiting base in the Northwest, which has led them to a top 25 ranking and to the NAIA national tournament. 
Blaine grew up in Boise  where he graduated from Boise High School in 2005. After high school, Blaine attended Blue Mountain Community College where he was a member of the men's basketball team. He graduated from BMCC in 2007 with his associate of arts degree. Blaine then attended The University of Montana Western where he graduated Suma Cum Laude with a bachelor's degree in social science/history in the spring of 2009. Upon graduation, he made the move to CSI and graduated from Idaho State University with his Masters in Athletic Administration during the summer of 2011.