HEAD COACH:
Devin Gotham
Office: (585) 389-2190
E-mail: dgotham6@naz.edu
Devin Gotham, men's basketball coach at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts for four seasons, was named head women's basketball coach at Nazareth in May.
A 1998 Nazareth College graduate, Gotham played on the men's basketball team as an undergraduate and offers experience and enthusiasm to his new yet familiar surroundings.
A native of South Colton, N.Y., Gotham (pronounced GO-thum) helped to rebuild a struggling program at MCLA in North Adams, Mass. The eight victories the team amassed in 2004-05 matched the total from the three previous seasons combined. In 2006-07, the Trailblazers were recipients of the Sportsmanship Award from the Division III New England Basketball Officials Association. At MCLA, Gotham also served as assistant director of sports information and was the head men's and women's cross country coach for three seasons.
Before going to MCLA, Gotham was an assistant men's basketball coach at Williams College in Williamstown, Mass., where he helped the Ephs to a three-year record of 74-14, including a 31-1 mark and the NCAA Division III championship in 2003.
Gotham's basketball coaching experience includes a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Alfred University and eight years as Director of Basketball at Camp Laurel in Readfield, Maine.
As a basketball player, Gotham was a four-year member of Nazareth's basketball team and helped the Golden Flyers win the ECAC Upstate championship in 1997 and helped them to their most recent NCAA Tournament berth in 1998. He was a three-time recipient of the team's Hustle-Heart-and-Harmony Award that represented leadership, work ethic and character.
Gotham has a degree from Nazareth in Business Administration with a minor in Sport Management. His identical twin brother, Kerry, is Nazareth's Director of Alumni Relations.
As Nazareth women's coach, Gotham will look to rebuild a program that has posted sub-.500 records in three of the last four seasons. The Golden Flyers were 7-18 in 2006-07 with a 3-11 record in the Empire 8 Conference.
