New Mexico: Early signee in December of 2015 … benefited from spring practice with UNM before the 2016 season … Named to the Preseason and Fall Rimington Watch Lists for the nation’s top center … Mountain West All-Academic in 2016 … a 2016-17 Lobo Scholar-Athlete.
2016 (Senior Season): Started and played in all 12 games, despite playing for part of the season with a cast on his snapping hand … actually taught himself to snap left-handed in the preseason.
Junior College: Lettered for two seasons at Butler Community College, where he played for coach Troy Morrell … named First Team All-Jayhawk Conference as a center in 2015 … also named all-region as a center in 2015 … Honorable Mention All- Jayhawk Conference as a freshman while playing guard.
High School: Lettered at Maize High School for Victor Mercado and J.J. Milanovich … named First Team All-Conference as a senior in 2012 … named honorable mention All-Conference as a junior in 2011.
Personal: Full name is Blaise Taylor Fountain … his parents are Lance and Stephanie Fountain … has a brother, Braden … birthday is December 27, 1994 … majoring in liberal arts.