Maine Black Bears | |||
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University | University of Maine | ||
First season | 1904–05 [1] | ||
All-time record | 1184–903 [1] | ||
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 [2] | ||
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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]
The Black Bears are one of 35 eligible Division I programs to have never appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament; their 78 seasons without a postseason bid is sixth most all-time among the teams in the drought. [4]
Overall | Conference | [5] | ||||
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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 |
[6] | Player | Record | Season |
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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 |
[7] | Player | Record | Season |
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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 |
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