Pat Blake

Biography

Patrick Blake joined the Georgia Bulldogs in the summer of 2023 as an assistant coach after enjoying success at every stop of his 13-year college coaching career. Most recently, Blake served as an assistant coach at Eastern Kentucky from 2019-23 and at Coastal Carolina from 2015-19. During his tenure, both programs established their single-season records for points scored. Blake also enjoyed a stellar run at Chipola College, including leading the Indians to the “Elite Eight” of the 2014 NJCAA Tournament. Blake helped Eastern Kentucky become one of the nation’s highest scoring teams in his final three seasons. The Colonels paced their conference in scoring offense in each of those years, finishing eighth nationally in 2020-21 (81.8 ppg) in EKU’s final season in the Ohio Valley Conference. EKU led the Atlantic Sun offensively in both 2021-22 (79.3 ppg) and 2022-23 (78.6 ppg). Blake played an integral role in Eastern Kentucky signing its highest rated group of recruits in the internet age in 2022. That class of Colonels ranked No. 65 nationally by 247Sports, higher than eight Power conference programs. The group included the EKU’s first-ever ESPN four-star prospect and the program’s first Kentucky Mr. Basketball since 1980. The scoring and recruiting translated into winning by the Colonels. Eastern Kentucky led all Division I men’s basketball teams in Kentucky with 23 victories in 2022-23 after notching 22 Ws in 2020-21. During Blake’s four seasons in Richmond, the Colonels reac