STANDISH, Maine – With an 89-28 win over Lasell University on Saturday, February 19th, Saint Joseph's College women's basketball Head Coach Mike McDevitt '83 earned the 600th victory of his collegiate career.

With the win, Head Coach Mike McDevitt '83 hit a major milestone by becoming the 24th coach in NCAA DIII Women's Basketball history to reach the 600-victory mark. Now in his 30th season (29 at SJC), McDevitt owns a 601-209 (.743) career record and is one of just 12 active coaches to have reached the landmark.

In 29 years as the SJC women's basketball coach, McDevitt – who posted a 22-7 record in one season (2008-09) as the interim head coach at University of Southern Maine – owns a 579-202 (.741) record at St. Joe's and has the highest winning percentage in the history of Saint Joseph's athletics. Only longtime baseball Head Coach Will Sanborn '86 (768-407-5, .654) has more coaching victories.

As of February 23rd, McDevitt has the 14th-highest career winning percentage and 12th-most victories among active NCAA DIII Women's Basketball head coaches. Only two New England area coaches have more wins while just three have higher winning percentages. He is one of just 10 coaches in the history of DIII women's basketball to register twenty 20-win seasons.

Coach McDevitt has guided his teams to 18 championships and 13 national tournament appearances while claiming 14 Coach of the Year accolades during his career. His teams have enjoyed unprecedented success in recent years, as the Monks rank 11th in NCAA DIII in both victories and winning percentage with a 147-29 (.835) record over the last seven seasons.

McDevitt has also served as the head coach for two other programs in nearly three decades at Saint Joseph's. The 1983 alum guided the SJC women's volleyball team to a 101-60 (.627) record as the program's bench general for five seasons (1987-1991). He also headed up the Saint Joseph's golf team for seven years (1997-03).

While starring for four seasons for the St. Joe's men's basketball team, McDevitt tallied 1,381 points, 674 rebounds, 226 assists and 109 steals and helped the Monks post a 65-38 (.631) record. Following his playing career, he logged three seasons (1985-87) as an assistant for the men's program, a span during which the Royal Blue went 74-18 (.804). In five years as an assistant for Southern Maine, McDevitt helped the Huskies register a 144-14 (.911) record.

In totality, Coach McDevitt has played a role in 981 victories over 47 seasons (981-340, .743) as a player, basketball assistant, volleyball head coach, and women's basketball head coach. An outstanding total, no doubt, but perhaps the most impressive aspect of his coaching career to date is the fact that he has NEVER suffered a losing season - in any of the various capacities in which he has served – since he came to Saint Joseph's as a standout basketball player in the fall of 1979.

McDEVITT'S CAREER - A CLOSER LOOK:

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 *Head Coach at University of Southern Maine