STANDISH, Maine - The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced the 2022 WBCA Victory Club honorees last week and Saint Joseph's College Head Coach Mike McDevitt '83 is one of 30 coaches from NCAA and NAIA institutions to be recognized
The WBCA Victory Club honor is bestowed annually on each WBCA-member head coach who achieves a milestone of 200, 300, 400, 500 or more career victories during the current season on the level of competition at which they currently coach. Victories recorded at differing levels of competition (such as scholastic and collegiate) cannot be combined.
One of just two NCAA DIII Women's Basketball coaches to reach the 600-victory mark during the 2021-22 season, McDevitt guided the Monks to a 22-5 (.815) overall record, including a 14-2 (.875) mark in GNAC play, en route to claiming the #3 seed in the GNAC Tournament last winter.
McDevitt hit the 600-win milestone with an 89-28 win over Lasell University in the Monks' regular-season finale on Saturday, February 19th in Standish. Having just completed his 30th season (29 at SJC), McDevitt owns a 602-210 (.743) career record and is one of just 12 active coaches – and the 24th NCAA DIII Women's Basketball skipper overall - to reach the landmark.
Through the 2021-22 season, 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.
2022 WBCA Victory Club honorees:
|
Name |
Institution |
Date Reached |
Milestone |
|
Andy Zihlman |
Bishop Lynch High School |
Feb. 22, 2022 |
1100 |
|
David Stricklin |
Umpqua Community College |
Feb. 2, 2022 |
900 |
|
Bruce Consier |
Hyde Park Schools |
Nov. 9, 2021 |
700 |
|
Ron Jones |
Midland College |
Nov. 5, 2021 |
700 |
|
Mike Miller |
Messiah University |
Jan. 19, 2022 |
700 |
|
Saint Joseph's College (Maine) |
Feb. 19 2022 |
600 |
|
|
Fred Richter |
DeSales University |
Jan. 22, 20222 |
600 |
|
Darin Spence |
Miles Community College |
Feb. 9, 2022 |
600 |
|
Denise Bierly |
Eastern Connecticut State University |
Jan. 24, 2022 |
500 |
|
Ben Conrad |
Johnson County Community College |
Mar. 19, 2022 |
500 |
|
Carey Green |
Liberty University |
Nov. 28, 2021 |
500 |
|
Sara Lee |
Denison University |
Feb. 2, 2022 |
500 |
|
Bob Mackey |
Christ the King |
Feb. 3, 2022 |
500 |
|
Brian Orr |
Lewis-Clark State College |
Feb. 5, 2022 |
500 |
|
Carrie Seymour |
Pace University |
Jan. 22, 2022 |
500 |
|
Trenia Tills Hoard |
Tyler Junior College |
Feb. 9, 2022 |
500 |
|
Marion Wells |
The Bishop's School |
May 19, 2021 |
500 |
|
Ginger Colvin |
Campbellsville University |
Jan. 13, 2022 |
400 |
|
Tricia Cullop |
University of Toledo |
Jan. 8, 2022 |
400 |
|
Jose Fernandez |
University of South Florida |
Dec. 17, 2021 |
400 |
|
Janet Malouf |
Kutztown University |
Jan. 5, 2022 |
400 |
|
Katie Meier |
University of Miami |
Mar. 18, 2022 |
400 |
|
Rick Stein |
University of Southern Indiana |
Jan. 20, 2022 |
400 |
|
Tim Bernero |
Carthage College |
Jan. 19, 2022 |
300 |
|
Charity Elliott |
Point Loma Nazarene University |
Feb. 5, 2022 |
300 |
|
Alex Lang |
Brooklyn College |
Nov. 9, 2021 |
300 |
|
Holly Mulligan |
Prestonwood Christian Academy |
Dec. 17, 2021 |
300 |
|
Kenny Osborne |
Concord University |
Nov. 14, 2021 |
300 |
|
Jeri Porter |
Francis Marion University |
Jan. 16, 2022 |
300 |
|
Brady Sallee |
Ball State University |
Nov. 9, 2021 |
300 |
|
Jennie Baranczyk |
University of Oklahoma |
Dec. 7, 2021 |
200 |
|
Brad Fischer |
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
Nov. 20, 2021 |
200 |
|
Lisa Fortier |
Gonzaga University |
Feb. 21, 2022 |
200 |
|
Bill Himmelberg |
University of Providence |
Feb. 12, 2022 |
200 |
|
Renee Jimenez |
California State University, San Marcos |
Dec. 2, 2020 |
200 |
|
Michael Mincey |
Carson-Newman University |
Nov. 23, 2021 |
200 |
|
Jordan Olufson |
Webster University |
Nov. 12, 2021 |
200 |
|
Karen Pinkos |
Southern New Hampshire University |
Nov. 28, 2021 |
200 |
|
Rachelle Sayers |
Carroll College |
Oct. 30, 2021 |
200 |
About the WBCA
For 40 years, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association has been the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. Founded in 1981, the WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to the organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit WBCA.org for more details about the association.
