SERIES HISTORY: College of Idaho heads into the matchup against Northwest has the Yotes holding a 37-23 advantage in the series with victories in its last 16 games.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: College of Idaho heads into the Cascade Collegiate Conference Tournament having won its last 17 tournament games (last loss: semifinal vs. Oregon Tech (L, 75-69, 2/25/17) and the last five conference tournament titles (excluding the 2021 CoVID year).
Previous meetings in the CCC Tournament vs. Northwest:
Record: College of Idaho leads 5-3 | Streak: W4
2019 semifinal: College of Idaho 95, Northwest 59
2018 quarterfinal: College of Idaho 62, Northwest 56
2017 quarterfinal: College of Idaho 75, Northwest 72
2013 quarterfinal: Northwest 69, College of Idaho 67
2011 quarterfinal: Northwest 60, College of Idaho 54
2006 semifinal: Northwest 81, Albertson College of Idaho 70
2004 quarterfinal: Albertson College of Idaho 77, Northwest 60
RECORD BOOK WATCH:
SCORING - 2,462 - 23rd (RECORD: 3,192)
FIELD GOALS - 899 - 26th (RECORD: 1,195)
3-POINT FIELD GOALS - 289 - 19th (RECORD: 368)
REBOUNDS - 1,235 - 24th (RECORD: 1,608)
ASSISTS - 491 - 25th (RECORD: 731)
BLOCKS - 91 - 23rd (RECORD: 188)
STEALS - 246 -31st (RECORD: 376)
1,000-POINT PLATEAU: Jake O'Neil became the 31st player in program history to reach the 1,000-point mark in the 79-51 win over Multnomah in program history. He was joined in the 1,000-point club by
Johnny Radford, who reached the mark with his second 3-pointer in the win over Walla Walla.
Drew Wyman became the third Yote with over 1,000 career points with his 13-point effort at Bushnell. It is the first time in program history that the Yotes have had three 1,000-point scorers on the roster in the same year.
DOUBLE DOUBLE, DOUBLE DOUBLE (CAREER)
Jake O'Neil: 9 (26; last vs. Evergreen (1/20/24)
Straton Rogers: 2 (last vs. Multnomah (2/4/23)
Drew Wyman: 2 (last vs. Multnomah (2/10/24)
Samaje Morgan: 1 (last vs. Oregon Tech (1/20/23)
Tyler Robinett: 1 (last at Northwest (2/17/23)
20 Win: With the first 20-win season in 1954-55, College of Idaho has had 26 20-win seasons and seven of the last eight seasons after picking up win No. 20 in a 106-61 rout of Walla Walla.
Colby Blaine has won at least 30 games, four of the last five seasons including a school record 36 in 2022-23.
THE ROUT IS ON: The Yotes have won the last 10 games by an average of 32.5 points with a high of a 67-point rout of Evergreen. Seven of the last 10 games have seen College of Idaho have hit the 100-point mark. In 22 of the 26 wins, College of Idaho has won by at least 10 points.
FOR 3: Johnny Radford has made 66 3-pointers in 2023-24 for 229 in his career to move into third place all-time. Next on the list for Radford is 275 by Josh Owen (2004-08). In the last 10 games, College of Idaho has made at least 10 3-pointers for the first time in program history. Earlier this season against Multnomah, College of Idaho made a season-high 20 3-pointers for the first time since they made 20 triples against Northwest Indian College on Nov. 23, 2018. College of Idaho knocked down 17 3-pointers in the 107-40 win over Walla Walla on Friday, January 5. The most and at home since they drained 18 since they made 18 against Walla Walla on January 28, 2023. Last season, College of Idaho made 320 3-pointers, the most since a school record 368 in 2018-19.
RECIPE FOR SUCCESS: College of Idaho put up 50+ points in the first 20 minutes in 11 games in 2023-24. The recipe for this success has been in the last 10 games, the Yotes have shot at least 51.1% from the field, outscored their opponents (95.5 ppg to 63.0 ppg) and outrebounded their opponents (45.7 rpg to 30.0 rpg).
