Chris Markwood

Chris Markwood

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Maine
Conference	America East
Record	36–40 (.474)
Biographical details
Born	(1981-12-22) December 22, 1981 (age 43)[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–present	Maine
Head coaching record
Overall	36–40 (.474)

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]

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

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Maine Black Bears (America East) (2022–present)
2022–23	Maine	13–17	7–9	7th
2023–24	Maine	15–17	7–9	T–4th
2024–25	Maine	8–6	0–0
Maine:		36–40 (.474)	14–18 (.438)
Total:		36–40 (.474)
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

References

1. "Chris Markwood Player Profile, Maine, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
2. "Chris Markwood - Head Coach - Staff Directory". University of Maine Athletics.
3. "Chris Markwood - Men's Basketball Coach". Northeastern University Athletics.
4. "Chris Markwood College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
5. "Chris Markwood - Men's Basketball Coach". Boston College Athletics.
6. "Chris Markwood ('05) named head men's basketball coach at UMaine". University of Maine Athletics.
7. Herald, Travis LazarczykPress (March 21, 2022). "UMaine hires former player Chris Markwood as new men's basketball coach".
8. September 03, Dalton Ross; EDT, 2020 at 12:15 PM. "Ashley Underwood got a parasite playing 'Survivor: Redemption Island'". EW.com.