AT COLLEGE OF IDAHO: Mark Owen is in his 27th year at the College and his fourth season as head women's basketball coach, recording an all-time record of 219-179 - including 10 seasons as head coach of the Coyote men.

HONORS: Owen 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 13 years as a head coach, six student-athletes have been named NAIA All-Americans (including first-team All-American, Tom Perkes); 11 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 22 players have been honored as an NAIA Scholar-Athlete.  

CHAMPIONSHIPS: Under Owen, the C of I men won the 2000-01, 2002-03, and 2003-04 CCC postseason tournaments, with his 2003-04 team winning the CCC regular-season title and elevating to the No. 3 spot in the NAIA Division II national poll.

POSTSEASON: In all 13 years as a head coach, Owen has directed his team to the postseason.  He led the C of I 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. His 2016-17 team advanced to the semifinals of the CCC Championships.

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.