Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Maine |
Conference | America East |
Record | 143–71 |
Biographical details | |
Born | August 23, 1978 |
Playing career | |
1996–2000 | Maine |
Position(s) | Point guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2011–2017 | Maine (asst.) |
2017–present | Maine |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 143–71 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
3x America East tournament (2018, 2019, 2024) 5× America East regular season (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024) | |
Awards | |
5x America East Coach of the Year (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024) | |
Amy Vachon (born August 23, 1978) is an American basketball coach and a former player. A long-time assistant at the University of Maine, Vachon took over as head coach following Richard Barron's medical absence began on January 6. As interim head coach, Vachon led the 2016–17 Lady Black Bears to an 11–6 record, including a trip to the finals of the 2017 America East women's basketball tournament. In April 2017, she was named interim head coach for the 2017–18 season.[1] Following the end of the regular season, one in which Maine was named the America East conference regular season champion, Vachon was named Maine's permanent head coach.[2]