College Basketball - America East Conference
Maine Black Bears
| Location: Orono, ME University Founded: 1862 Enrollment: 12,100  Nickname: Black Bears Mascot: Bananas the blackbear School Colors: Dark and light blue Joined the AEC: 1979 Varsity Sports: 17 U. President: Robert A. Kennedy Director of Athletics: Blake James Basketball Head Coach: Ted Woodward Conference (Co-) Champions: 0 Basketball Arena: Alfond Arena Current Capacity: 5,712 |
The men’s basketball team is part of the America East conference in the NCAA Division I.
Maine Blackbears are currently under the coaching of Ted Woodward, whose players have obtained several honors in the America East All-Conference.
During the 2007-2008 season, Head Coach Ted Woodward led the youngest team in America East Conference to victories on the road over the defending champion Albany Great Danes and eventual champion UMBC. Still the feat was not enough and the team ended last in the conference.
Things did not get much better for the Black Bears during the 2008-2009 season. The team ended second to last in their conference with a 4-12 in conference games record and an overall 9-21 mark for the season.
As of early January 2010, the Black Bears are one a good comeback. They are second in the America East Conference standings, with a 6-2 in conference games record.
Maine 2009/2010 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time/Result |
| November-10 | at Fordham | W 76-73 |
| November-10 | at Norfolk State | L 72-71 |
| November-10 | at Delaware State | W 59-56 |
| November-10 | at Brown | L 75-62 |
| November-10 | Quinnipiac | L 59-46 |
| December-10 | at Colgate | W 76-66 |
| December-10 | at No. 7 Syracuse | L 101-55 |
| December-10 | Maine-Presque Isle | Postponed |
| December-10 | Maine-Presque Isle | W 133-58 |
| December-10 | Kennesaw State | W 57-51 |
| December-10 | Princeton | Postponed |
| December-10 | at No. 11 Connecticut | L 71-54 |
| December-10 | at Columbia | W 65-59 |
| January-10 | at Boston College | W 52-51 |
| January-10 | Princeton | W 52-50 |
| January-10 | Vermont | L 64-56 |
| January-10 | at Binghamton | W 66-61 |
| January-10 | Stony Brook | W 67-61 |
| January-10 | New Hampshire | W 56-42 |
| January-10 | at Albany | W 63-54 |
| January-10 | at Hartford | W 77-69 |
| January-10 | Boston University | W 56-54 |
| January-10 | UMBC | L 56-55 |
| February-10 | at Vermont | 7:00 PM ET |
| February-10 | Binghamton | 12:00 PM ET |
| February-10 | at UMBC | 7:00 PM ET |
| February-10 | at Stony Brook | 7:00 PM ET |
| February-10 | at New Hampshire | 7:00 PM ET |
| February-10 | Hartford | TBA |
| February-10 | Albany | TBA |
| February-10 | at Boston University | TBA |