CALDWELL, Idaho - College of Idaho men's basketball coach
Colby Blaine has announced his 30-game schedule for the upcoming 2018-19 season.
COMPLETE 2018-19 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
The slate includes six non-conference home games, along with the earliest starting date in program history.
The Yotes, coming off a 30-7 season and a trip to the NAIA Division II national semifinals, begin the season on Oct. 12, competing in the Aramark Quinn Classic at Eastern Oregon. C of I will square off against NCCAA foe New Hope Christian and tribal college Salish Kootenai during the two-day tournament.
Following an early trip to Lewiston for the Clearwater River Casino Classic (meeting Lewis-Clark State and Montana State-Northern), the Yotes play seven of their next eight games at home. C of I opens the home schedule on Nov. 13 - hosting rival Northwest Nazarene in the first of two United Heritage Insurance Mayors' Cup games - before holding the Domino's Classic, as Montana Tech, Embry-Riddle and Multnomah come to town. After a Nov. 20 rematch with NNU in Nampa, the Yotes will host the Taco Bell Shoot-Out over Thanksgiving weekend (as Northwest Indian College, Montana Western and Eastern Oregon travel to Caldwell), before hosting Oregon Tech and Southern Oregon to open Cascade Conference play.
Other key home dates include a Dec. 18 meeting with rival Eastern Oregon, along with a Feb. 9 meeting with Warner Pacific in a rematch of the 2018 CCC Tournament championship game.
C of I is also exploring exhibition games against NCAA competition - with those details to be announced at a later date.Â
