AT COLLEGE OF IDAHO: Mark Owen is in his 25th year on staff at the College and his sixth year as compliance officer, handling all eligibility concerns for the 19 intercollegiate sports. He also is currently in his second year as head women's basketball coach.
AS A COACH: In 11 years as a head coach (including time as C of I's men's coach from 2000-10), Owen has compiled a 197-146 career record. He was honored during the 2003-04 season as Cascade Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year after leading C of I to the regular-season and conference tournament titles. During his 11 years as a head coach, six student-athletes have been named NAIA All-Americans (including first-team All-American, Tom Perkes); 10 players have been named to the All-CCC team (including three-time selection, Craig McGee); two players have been named CCC Defensive Player of the Year (Joe Green and Bryan Champ); and 15 players have been honored as an NAIA Scholar-Athlete. Every year as a head coach, Owen has directed his team to the postseason, leading C of I's men's team to NAIA Division II National Championships appearances in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2007 - including a berth in the 2001 national quarterfinals. Owen has had five teams win 20-or-more games in a season.
TENURE AT C OF I: Owen began his tenure at C of I in 1991, serving as a men's basketball assistant under Marty Holly for nine years, helping the Yotes to the 1995-96 NAIA Division II national championship. He took over as men's head coach during the 2000-01 season for a 10-year run, before becoming C of I's first-ever compliance officer in 2010. Owen returned to the bench as a women's basketball assistant during the 2012-13 season - helping the Lady Yotes to the second-round of the NAIA Division II National Championships, before taking over as head coach in March of 2014.
PERSONAL: Owen had a decorated playing career at the College from 1982-85, leading C of I to back-to-back NAIA District II championships and its first appearance at the NAIA Championships in 22 years. As a senior, Owen was a third-team NAIA All-America pick, NAIA District II Player of the Year, and first-team Little All-Northwest. He was also selected as the NAIA's National Player of the Week during his senior season. During his three-year career, Owen dished out 631 assists (7.1 per game), while scoring 1,242 career points (14.0 per game). Owen holds the single-season C of I record with 244 assists and also holds the school's second-highest single-game scoring mark with 47 points. He was a seventh-round pick of the Portland Trailblazers in the 1985 NBA Draft. He and wife Lori live in Melba.
