 In the summer of 1996, while his Arkansas team was in their offseason, Blair spent several months in Taiwan as the assistant coach of the U.S. Jones Cup team, which won the gold medal and became the first U.S. team to be undefeated at the Jones Cup tournament.Every one of the players he helped coach during that tournament later went on to play in the WNBA.Blair made history with his 1997–1998 team.