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Amy Vachon (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]

Amy Vachon

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Maine
Conference	America East
Record	83-34
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	83-34
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2× America East tournament (2018, 2019) 4× America East regular season (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Awards
4× America East Coach of the Year (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)

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 assistant 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

Statistics overview

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
2020–21	Maine	17-3	13-2	1st
Maine:		83–34 (.709)	53–10 (.841)
Total:		83–34 (.709)
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

External links

• University of Maine Biography

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