On this episode of the Black Bear Insider Podcast, we catch up with UMaine Sports Hall of Fame basketball coach and student-athlete, Skip Chappelle.

Chappelle, the only Black Bear to ever be selected as a Little All-American ('61), guided Maine to two of its most successful seasons in program history; 19-4 in 1959-60 and 18-5 in 1960-61. Chappelle, at one point a holder of 12 individual school records, led the Yankee Conference in scoring three consecutive seasons. Chappelle, who earned three first team All-Yankee Conference selections (1960-62), was drafted by the St. Louis Hawks in the 11th round (89th overall) of the 1962 NBA Draft, becoming Maine's first-ever NBA draft pick. His #34 was retired by the University of Maine. Chappelle returned to Maine in 1968 as assistant varsity and head freshman basketball coach before taking over as head coach in 1971. He went on to serve 17 years at the helm of the program where he accumulated 217 wins, coached seven future NBA draft selections, and was named the ECAC North Coach of the Year in 1988.

On Nov. 24, 2024, the basketball court inside Memorial Gymnasium was officially unveiled as Skip Chappelle Court with future plans for the court's name to continue once the Black Bears move into Morse Arena, the future home of Maine basketball.

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On this episode of the Black Bear Insider Podcast, presented by Hammond Lumber Company, we speak with women's soccer standouts, and sisters, Emma and Myla Scheider. The duo discuss their path to UMaine and the thrill of playing alongside each other at the Division I level

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University of Maine field hockey forward Maeve Fogarty details her transition from Division III University of Rochester, where she was named the 2023 NFHCA Division III Player of the Year and a D-III All-American, to Division I action at the University of Maine.

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The University of Maine community was thrilled to welcome back members of the 1998-99 NCAA National Championship Men's Ice Hockey Team as they were officially inducted into the UMaine Sports Hall of Fame and recognized on the ice at the men's ice hockey season opening game against American International College (AIC). Our team caught up with select members of the team that weekend as the players shared memories of that historic season as well as their thoughts on coming back to UMaine.

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In episode two of the Black Bear Insider Podcast, we catch up with women's soccer head coach Scott Atherley to hear about his path to UMaine, his playing career with the Black Bears, and his tenure at the helm of both the men's and women's soccer programs.

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In the inaugural episode of the Black Bear Insider Podcast, we catch up with head football coach Jordan Stevens and learn about his path to Maine, his passion for the Black Bears at an early age, and a little bit about the other sport he excelled in other than football.

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