Chadron State College Athletics

Blachly scored 1,565 points, still fifth best on the Eagles’ all-time list, while playing guard for the CSC basketball teams in the mid-1980s. The 3-pointer was adopted in 1986-87, his junior year, and he definitely cashed in. That season Blachly was 51 of 112 from 3-point range for 45.5 percent. As a senior, he was 56 of 119 from behind the arc for 47.1 percent. The latter mark is still the school record for best percentage in a season. He averaged 23.0 points as a senior, seventh best on the CSC all-time list. That season, the University of Denver coach, the late Dick Peth, told CSC Coach Bob Wood that Blachly was the best outside shooter the Pioneers had played against. He lives in his hometown of Fort Morgan, Colo., where he is an assistant manager of Dahl Plumbing.