Adams State University

Trend Blackledge joins the Adams State University Men’s Basketball program as an assistant coach for the 2020-21 school year.

Blackledge joins the Grizzlies after a season as the assistant coach for Southwestern Illinois Community College in 2019-20.

He became a coach after capping off a professional basketball career where he played nine seasons in Japan from 2009-2018.

Blackledge graduated from Division II Marquette University with a Bachelor’s Degree in communications.