KYLE ERICKSON

Head Coach

Kyle Erickson was named the new head women’s basketball coach on April 3, 2023.

Upon his hire, Vice President of Athletics Reagan Rossi said, “We are thrilled to bring Kyle and his family into The College of Idaho community. We look forward to Kyle leading our women’s basketball team as his vision helps in developing success for our student-athletes both on and off the court.”

Erickson comes to College of Idaho after being instrumental in the turnaround as the top assistant coach at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon for the last four years. In his time with the Boxers, he helped lead Pacific to back-to-back appearances in the Northwest Conference Championship game and seven all-NWC recipients with three earning first team honors. In four seasons, Pacific finished in the top three in the conference on three occasions. Erickson was actively involved in the recruiting, academic excellence and culture creation of the program.

Prior to coaching at Pacific, the Broadview, Montana native was on the coaching staff at his alma mater, the University of Montana Western and the staff at Rocky Mountain College as well as time on the men’s side at Montana State University-Billings and Miles City Community College.

Erickson and his wife, Ali are the proud parents of a son, Enzo.

ANDREW BRUCE

Assistant Coach

AT COLLEGE OF IDAHO: Bruce is set to begin his second season as an assistant coach with the women's basketball team. In his first season, he worked with all-CCC selections, Lexi Mitchell and Sienna Riggle, Both Mitchell and Riggle finished in the top six in the conference in rebounding, Mitchell was third with 8.7 rebounds per game and Riggle was sixth with 7.7 rebounds a contest. Mitchell went on to average nearly a double double in 2022-23, scoring 11.0 points and grabbing 8.7 rebounds a contest, whereas Riggle scored 12.0 points and grabbed 7.7 boards a contest.

OUTSIDE OF C OF I: Bruce has been involved in a variety of roles at T3 Sports. At T3 Sports, among his roles has been as a personal basketball trainer working with athletes to elevate their game. Bruce has also served as a varsity assistant coach at nearby Rocky Mountain High School for the last three seasons. As an assistant, he was involved with the skill and player development as well as the scouting and game planning along with in-game coaching.

Away from basketball, he has gained valuable experience with roles at The Walt Disney Corporation and The Disneyland Resort and as a financial representative at Modern Woodmen of America.

PERSONAL: Bruce is a 2018 graduate of The College of Idaho and a 2012 graduate of Bishop Kelly High School. While at The College of Idaho, he was a four-year letterwinner for the Yotes men's basketball program where he played in 69 games in his career.