Chance Blackdeer joins the Parkland College men's basketball program in 2026 after serving on the men's basketball coaching staff at Northern Oklahoma College Enid.
Chance Blackdeer joined the Northern Oklahoma College Enid men's basketball program as an assistant coach for the 2025-26 season. At NOC, Blackdeer was in charge of player development, scouting reports, and assisted with daily operations. In 2026, he helped the team to the Program's first Region II Championship, and went on to the NJCAA Division I Elite 8 after beating #12 South Plains and #5 Chipola, as the program totaled 7 ranked wins for the season. Blackdeer also served the college as Coordinator of Residence Life and Student Activities and was involved with the NOC Enid Student Government Association.
Prior to joining NOC, Blackdeer was involved with the UNLV men's basketball program for six seasons. He worked for the program for four seasons as an undergraduate before serving as a graduate assistant manager during the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons under head coach Kevin Kruger. As a graduate assistant, he was responsible for player development, scouting reports, and recruiting. Blackdeer also worked closely with the Director of Operations in charge of film breakdown for player and team use.
He earned his bachelor's degree from UNLV in 2022 in Human Services and later earned a graduate degree in Intercollegiate and Professional Sport Management from UNLV in 2025.
Blackdeer is originally from Denver, Colorado.
