Chris Markwood

Last updated
Chris Markwood
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Maine
Conference America East
Record36–39 (.480)
Biographical details
Born (1981-12-22) December 22, 1981 (age 42) [1]
South Portland, Maine, U.S.
Playing career
2000–2003 Notre Dame
2003–2005 Maine
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2006–2011 Maine (assistant)
2011–2014 Vermont (assistant)
2014–2021 Northeastern (assistant)
2021–2022 Boston College (assistant)
2022–presentMaine
Head coaching record
Overall36–39 (.480)

Chris Markwood (born December 22, 1981) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Maine Black Bears men's basketball team. [2]

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Playing career

Markwood played high school basketball at South Portland High School where he was named Maine's Gatorade Player of the Year in 2000. [3] He began his college career at Notre Dame for two seasons before transferring to Maine for his final two seasons, where he was a team captain. [4] [2]

Coaching career

After graduation, Markwood started his coaching career at his alma mater, assisting the Black Bears under Ted Woodward for six seasons before joining the staff at Vermont where he was part of the Catamounts' 2012 NCAA tournament appearance. [5] He'd then move on to Northeastern from 2014 to 2021, where he was part of two NCAA appearances in 2015 and 2019 as well as a CAA regular season and tournament title in 2015. [3] In 2021, Markwood would join Earl Grant's staff at Boston College for a single season before being named the head coach at Maine on March 21, 2022, replacing Richard Barron. [5] [6] [7]

Personal life

Markwood is married to the former Ashley Underwood, an all-conference selection at Maine for its women's basketball team. [6] She was also the 2009 Miss Maine USA and a contestant on Survivor: Redemption Island . [8]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Maine Black Bears (America East)(2022–present)
2022–23 Maine 13–177–97th
2023–24 Maine 15–177–9T–4th
2024–25 Maine 8–50–0
Maine:36–39 (.480)14–18 (.438)
Total:36–39 (.480)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

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  6. 1 2 "Chris Markwood ('05) named head men's basketball coach at UMaine". University of Maine Athletics.
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  8. September 03, Dalton Ross; EDT, 2020 at 12:15 PM. "Ashley Underwood got a parasite playing 'Survivor: Redemption Island'". EW.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)