Amy Vachon
Amy Vachon (born c. 1979) is an American basketball coach and 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]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Maine |
| Conference | America East |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1979 |
| Playing career | |
| 1996-2000 | Maine |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2011-2017 | Maine (asst.) |
| 2017- present | Maine |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2× America East Tournament (2018, 2019) 2× America East regular season (2018, 2019) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× America East Coach of the Year (2018, 2019) | |
Playing career
Vachon attended Cony High School and was twice Gatorade Player of the Year. Vachon is the daughter of long-time Cony high school head coach Paul Vachon. While in high school, Vachon played on two-state championships teams and was a four-year All-State Basketball Selection and a two-time Gatorade Player of the Year. Vachon was honored as Miss Maine Basketball and the High School Athlete of the Year in 1996. She spent four seasons as a player at Maine, during which time she became one of the all-time assists leaders in women's college basketball history. Vachon, who was inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame in 2016, holds Maine records for the most assists in a season (234). She also holds the Maine and America East record for assists in a career with 759. When hired in 2011, she ranked 22nd all-time in NCAA history in career assists. Vachon earned a spot on the America East All-Tournament Team in 1999. [3]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Black Bears (America East Conference) (2017–present) | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | Maine | 23-9 | 13-3 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2018–19 | Maine | 25–8 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2019–20 | Maine | 18–14 | 12–4 | 2nd | |||||
| Maine: | 66–31 (.680) | 40–8 (.833) | |||||||
| Total: | 66–31 (.680) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- Mahoney, Larry (April 5, 2017). "Vachon appointed UMaine women's basketball coach for 2017-2018; Barron remains in treatment". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- "Vachon signs four-year head coaching contract with UMaine". goblackbears.com. March 2, 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- Hawkins, Gary (June 19, 2013). "NE BASKETBALL: HALL OF FAME: Amy Vachon earns Hall nod". Kennebec Journal / Morning Sentinel. Retrieved 9 December 2017.