It was reported Sunday night that the University of Maine has hired Boston College assistant Chris Markwood to be their next men’s basketball head coach.
This hire makes a lot of sense for the Black Bears, as Markwood is a UMaine graduate and has worked for New England collegiate basketball programs for almost 2 decades. He was an assistant on the Maine staff for 5 years, on the UVM staff for 3 years, on Northeastern’s staff for 7 years, and then on Boston College’s staff for just 1 year.
The biggest upside Markwood’s presence brought to the BC staff was his familiarity with New England recruiting, something he was in charge of for Northeastern for multiple seasons.