A four-year standout as a midfielder for the Golden Flyers, Rikesh Kotak returns for his fifth season as a part-time assistant coach.
Kotak completed his collegiate playing career in 2010 and finished as the Golden Flyers' leading scorer with 26 points on 11 goals and four assists. He completed his career among Nazareth's all-time scoring leaders with 55 points on 23 goals, nine assists.
Kotak earned Empire 8 Conference all-star honors three times, including first-team recognition in 2008 and 2010. He also was selected to the Northeast Region all-star team in 2010 by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
A native of Leicester, England, Kotak earned an undergraduate degree at Nazareth in Business Administration.