Chris Casavant’s 20-year tenure as a varsity basketball coach at Caribou High School came to an end Wednesday evening when his resignation was presented to the school board.
Casavant was the Vikings’ head girls basketball coach for three years before spending the last 17 seasons as Caribou’s boys varsity coach.
“I would like to acknowledge that I have resigned as head coach of the Caribou boys basketball team,” Casavant said in a written statement. “The past 20 years have been very rewarding for me both personally and professionally but after much thought I have concluded that this is the best thing for me and my family at the present time.”
Last season was marked by some controversy, as Casavant was suspended for two games in late January and did not make the team’s annual weekend trip to Hancock County for back-to-back games at Mount Desert Island of Bar Harbor and Ellsworth.
Eastern Aroostook RSU 39 superintendent of schools Tim Doak declined to comment on the suspension, citing privacy laws.
“Unfortunately, it’s a personnel issue and I can’t discuss it,” he said. “It’s obvious that he wasn’t with the team for those two games but beyond that I really can’t talk about it.”
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