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College of Idaho's Blaine named NABC NAIA men's basketball coach of the year

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — College of Idaho head men's basketball coach Colby Blaine was named the NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches) Coach of the Year on Thursday.

Blaine recently helped lead College of Idaho to the 2022-23 NAIA men's basketball national championship for the second national title in program history.

Blaine earlier this year was named the Cascade Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year for a third time — the most in program history. 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.

To go along with the national championship, College of Idaho was the regular season and the tournament champion in the Cascade Collegiate Conference.