About the coach... RUSTY BLAIR- MEN’S BASKETBALL rblair@cuesta.ed

  In his tenure as head coach Rusty has turned Cuesta College into a force in the state.  He was named to lead the men's basketball program in June, 1992.  In 1997, he led Cuesta College to its finest season ever, a 33-5 record and it’s only State Finals appearance.  He has led Cuesta to six 20-win seasons and ten playoff berths in his fifteen seasons.  In 1996, 1997,

1998 and, 1999, Rusty guided the Cougars to consecutive Western State Conference titles.  He was the WSC Coach of the Year after both 1997 and 1998.  
   Rusty came to Cuesta after an extensive playing and coaching career. A 1968 graduate of San Luis Obispo High School, he was a three-year starter at the University of Oregon. He played professionally for 11 seasons in Europe beginning in 1972 and returned briefly to the United States to serve as an assistant coach at Cal Poly SLO and later at Cuesta.
   He went back to Europe to play full-time in Belgium and Holland from 1977 until 1985. He averaged 27.2 points and 10.4 rebounds as a professional and in 1984-85 hit a Dutch record 95% of his free throws.  During the 1978-79 season, Rusty led Europe in scoring with 38.5 points per game.  Rusty coached several teams in Europe and while coaching in Holland's top professional league in 1989 led his team to within one game of the final eight of the European Championships on his way to runner-up Coach of the Year honors.  
   Rusty earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Oregon and his Master's and teaching credential from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
   He and his wife, Kaatje, have two children, Casey and Kelly.  They live in San Luis Obispo.  His daughter Kelly was a two-time SLO County Player of the Year and plays for CSU Bakersfield, while his son Casey plays for his Dad at Cuesta.

Schedule

2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule/Results

2007-08 Roster

2007-08 Cougars

Josimar Ayarza	Casey Blair	Bryn Cunningham
Alex Dantzler	Nassim Essayli	Sean Kelly
Robbie McDaniel	Alex Raj	Jordan Ritchie
Brian Santiago	Henry Utku	Ryan Yust

Stats

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Quick Facts/Record

Men’s Basketball
Head Coach Rusty Blair
Record/Years 266-225/ 16th
Office Phone (805) 546-3100 ext.2703
2006-07 Record 17-16
2007 WSC Rec/Fin 9-3/2nd
2007 Playoffs: 1st Round  
Sports Information Director: Pete Schuler (805) 546-3211
Athletic Trainer: Sue Gin/John Malinowski ( 805) 546-3225
Athletic Director: Bob Mariucci (805) 546-3100 ext.2709

The Blair Record
    Overall Conference Playoffs  
Year W L Pct W L Place W L State
1993 6 23 207 1 7 5th ----- ----- -----  
1994 22 10 688 4 4 3rd 0 1 -----
1995 26 10 722 7 3 2nd 2 1 -----
1996 22 12 588 10 0 1st 0 1 -----
1997 33 5 868 10 0 1st 3 1 7th  
1998 25 10 714 7 1 1st 1 1 -----
1999 22 13 629 6 2 1st 0 1 -----
2000 16 19 457 5 5 3rd 0 1 -----
2001 14 19 424 4 6 4th ----- ----- -----  
2002 18 16 529 5 5 3rd 0 1 -----
2003 17 17 500 8 4 3rd 1 1 -----
2004 9 17 346 5 7 4th ----- ----- -----  
2005 5 20 200 3 9 6th ----- ----- -----
2006 14 18 438 8 4 3rd ----- ----- -----
2007 17 16 515 9 3 2nd 0 1 -----
Total 266 225 542 92 60 4 7 10  
Western State Conference Coach of the Year
1997 Men’s Basketball

Archives

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