Maine Black Bears men's basketball

Maine Black Bears
Maine Black Bears
	2023–24 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team
University	University of Maine
First season	1904–05
All-time record	1184–903
Head coach	Chris Markwood (2nd season)
Conference	America East
Location	Orono, Maine
Arena	Cross Insurance Center, Memorial Gym ; (Capacity: 5,800 , 3,100)
Nickname	Black Bears
Colors	Maine blue, white, and navy;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;

Last updated April 11, 2024

The Maine Black Bears men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents University of Maine in Orono, Maine, United States. The school's team currently competes in the America East Conference, which they joined upon its founding in 1979. Their current head coach is Chris Markwood, who took over in March 2022.^[3]

Coaches

		Overall		Conference		^[5]
Coach	Years	Record	Pct.	Record	Pct.	Notes
George Huntington	1903–05	15–11	.577
George Owen	1905–06	10–4	.714
John Phelan	1906–08	12–9	.571
John Neary	1908–10	13–7	.650
William C. Kenyon	1937–42; 1944–45	30–45	.413	9–31	.225
Samuel Sezak	1942–44	8–14	.364	4–4	.500
Eck Allen	1945–49	34–33	.507	8–20	.286
Rome Rankin	1949–54	38–53	.418	11–27	.289
Russell DeVette	1954–55	4–13	.235	1–7	.125
Harold Woodbury	1955–58	20–38	.345	9–17	.346
Brian McCall	1958–68	38–53	.418	11–27	.289
Gil Philbrick	1968–71	25–21	.543	9–21	.300
Skip Chappelle	1971–88	217–226	.490	89–124	.418
Rudy Keeling	1988–96	106–122	.465	60–56	.517
John Giannini	1997–04	125–111	.530	75–65	.536
Ted Woodward	2004–14	117–178	.397	65–97	.401
Bob Walsh	2014–18	24–100	.194	12–52	.188
Richard Barron	2018–22	21–76	.216	12–42	.222
Jai Steadman	2022	1–3	.250	1–3	.250
Chris Markwood	2022–present	13–17	.433	7–9	.438

Rivalries

University of New Hampshire Wildcats – Maine's rivalry with UNH is the longest continuous rivalry between two non-Ivy League schools, lasting 116 seasons as of 2020.

Team records

Single Season records

^[6]	Player	Record	Season
MIN	Errick Greene	1135	2001–02
PT	Rufus Harris	718	1979–80
PPG	Rufus Harris	25.6	1979–80
FG	Rufus Harris	271	1979–80
FG%	John Rupert	.660	2010–11
3PT	John Rupert	107	2010–11
3PT%	John Rupert	.447	2010–11
FT	Rufus Harris	176	1979–80
FT%	John Rupert	.902	2010-11
REB	Robert Warner	352	1974–75
AST	Andy Bedard	193	1999–00
STL	Marty Higgins	95	1991–92
BLK	Justin Rowe	121	2001–02

Career records

^[7]	Player	Record	Season
MIN	Gerald McLemore	3856	2008–12
PT	Rufus Harris	2206	1976–80
PPG	Jim Stephenon	22.7	1966–69
FG	Rufus Harris	834	1976–80
FG%	Kevin Nelson	.545	1975–79
3PT	Gerald McLemore	323	2008–12
3PT%	Gerald McLemore	.382	2008–12
FT	Rufus Harris	538	1976–80
FT%	Rufus Harris	.791	1976–80
REB	Allen Ledbetter	1017	1995–99
AST	Marty Higgins	619	1988–92
STL	Marty Higgins	243	1988–92
BLK	Justin Rowe	226	2001–03

Notable players

John Rupert, Accomplished 17 shooting records in a single season
Rufus Harris, 1979–80 America East Conference Player of the Year
Noam Laish (born 1993), Israeli basketball player

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References

1 2 "2013-14 Maine Men's Basketball Media Guide". Issuu. University of Maine Athletics Department. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
↑ Colors – Branding Toolbox – University of Maine . Retrieved April 5, 2017.
↑ Clark, Ernie (March 21, 2022). "South Portland's Chris Markwood named next UMaine men's basketball coach". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
↑ "School Index".
↑ "Maine Black Bears Index". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
↑ "Maine Leaders & Records - Season". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
↑ "Maine Leaders & Records - Career". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.

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[1314_mediagude-1] 1 2 "2013-14 Maine Men's Basketball Media Guide". Issuu. University of Maine Athletics Department. Retrieved August 16, 2015.

[2] Colors – Branding Toolbox – University of Maine . Retrieved April 5, 2017.

[3] Clark, Ernie (March 21, 2022). "South Portland's Chris Markwood named next UMaine men's basketball coach". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved March 21, 2022.

[4] "School Index".

[5] "Maine Black Bears Index". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.

[6] "Maine Leaders & Records - Season". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.

[7] "Maine Leaders & Records - Career". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.

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v t e Maine Black Bears men's basketball
Venues	The Pit (1935–1989; alternate, 2011–present) Bangor Auditorium (1989–1992) Alfond Arena (1992–2013) Cross Insurance Center (2013–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e America East Conference men's basketball
Teams	Albany Great Danes Binghamton Bearcats Bryant Bulldogs Maine Black Bears New Hampshire Wildcats NJIT Highlanders UMass Lowell River Hawks UMBC Retrievers Vermont Catamounts
Championships & awards	List of conference champions Conference tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23