Maine Maritime Academy Men's Basketball

Cedric Gillette has served as the head coach of the Maine Maritime Academy Men's Basketball program since Sept. of 2024 and led the Mariners to the North Atlantic Conference Tournamanet Quarterfinals in his first season.  Prior to Maine Maritime, Gillette served as an assistant coach at Merrimack College from 2022-24, working as a graduate assistant coach for the 2022-23 season and an assistant during the 2023-24 year. As a graduate assistant, Gillette helped Merrimack sweep the Northeast Conference regular-season and tournament championships and helped Merrimack finish as the top points per possession team in conference history. Additionally, during the 2023-24 season, Gillette guided Merrimack to a share of the regular-season NEC title and saw multiple players earn postseason awards including conference player, defensive player and rookie of the year.  A five-year member of the Merrimack baseball team as a starting pitcher. Gillette earned his Bachelor of Arts in politial science in 2022 and his master's degree in management in 2024.    CEDRIC GILLETTE'S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RESULTS       OVERALL CONFERENCE Year W  L   W% W L W%  ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2025-26 11 15 .423 11 7 .611 North Atlantic Conference Quarterfinals 2024-25 13 11 .542 8 5 .615 North Atlantic Conference Quarterfinals Totals 24 26 .480 19 12 .613 COACHING HIGHLIGHTS One North Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Year Selection One North Atlantic Conference Rookie of the Year Selection Four North Atlantic Conference All-Conference Selection One Maine Men's Basketball Coaches and Writers Association Player of the Year Selection One Maine Men's Basketball Coaches and Writers Association Defensive Player of the Year Selection One Maine Men's Basketball Coaches and Writers Association All-State Selection One Maine Men's Basketball Coaches and Writers Association All-Defensive Team Selection One Maine Men's Basketball Coaches and Writers Assocation All-Rookie Team Selection One d3hoops.com Region 1 Selection Two National Assocation of Basketball Coaches Honors Court Selections One Maine Maritime Academy Leader of the Year Award Selection One Maine Maritime Academy Male Athlete of the Year Award Selection