Chris Markwood

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| current_title = Head coach

| current_team = Maine

| current_conference = America East

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|12|22}}{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Chris-Markwood/Summary/6221|title=Chris Markwood Player Profile, Maine, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM|website=basketball.realgm.com}}

| birth_place = South Portland, Maine, U.S.

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| player_years1 = 2000–2003

| player_team1 = Notre Dame

| player_years2 = 2003–2005

| player_team2 = Maine

| coach_years1 = 2006–2011

| coach_team1 = Maine (assistant)

| coach_years2 = 2011–2014

| coach_team2 = Vermont (assistant)

| coach_years3 = 2014–2021

| coach_team3 = Northeastern (assistant)

| coach_years4 = 2021–2022

| coach_team4 = Boston College (assistant)

| coach_years5 = 2022–present

| coach_team5 = Maine

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://goblackbears.com/staff-directory/chris-markwood/1328|title=Chris Markwood - Head Coach - Staff Directory|website=University of Maine Athletics}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://nuhuskies.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/chris-markwood/720|title=Chris Markwood - Men's Basketball Coach|website=Northeastern University Athletics}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/chris-markwood-1.html|title=Chris Markwood College Stats|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://bceagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/chris-markwood/1942|title=Chris Markwood - Men's Basketball Coach|website=Boston College Athletics}} 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. 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.{{Cite web|url=https://goblackbears.com/news/2022/3/21/mens-basketball-chris-markwood-05-named-head-mens-basketball-coach-at-umaine.aspx|title=Chris Markwood (‘05) named head men’s basketball coach at UMaine|website=University of Maine Athletics}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressherald.com/2022/03/21/umaine-hires-former-player-chris-markwood-as-new-mens-basketball-coach/|title=UMaine hires former player Chris Markwood as new men’s basketball coach|first=Travis LazarczykPress|last=Herald|date=March 21, 2022}}

Personal life

Markwood is married to the former Ashley Underwood, an all-conference selection at Maine for its women's basketball team. She was also the 2009 Miss Maine USA and a contestant on Survivor: Redemption Island.{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/tv/survivor-quarantine-questionnaire-ashley-underwood-got-a-parasite-playing-redemption-island/|title=Ashley Underwood got a parasite playing 'Survivor: Redemption Island'|first1=Dalton Ross|last1=September 03|first2=2020 at 12:15 PM|last2=EDT|website=EW.com}}