Mike McDevitt, who has never had a losing season at the helm of the Saint Joseph's College of Maine women's basketball program and is the winningest coach in the history of the program is stepping away from the bench.McDevitt coached the Monks for 32 seasons, over two tenures, 1987 to 2003 and 2009-2025. In 2008-2009, he coached the University of Southern Maine women's team. Overall, McDevitt compiled a won-loss record of 667-231 (.743) for his career and never had a losing season in also winning 19 league championships and guiding the team to fourteen appearances in national tournaments.His resume makes McDevitt one of the most successful NCAA Division III women's basketball coaches in the nation. He was named conference or regional coach of the year 15 times and was named Maine Women's Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year three times (1999, 2017, 2018) and New England Women's Basketball Coaches Association in 2018."I consider myself extremely fortunate to have found a career doing something I have truly loved," said McDevitt. "Our players' and assistant coaches' commitment and dedication to our basketball program have been the reason we were successful at St. Joseph's College." A Maine native, McDevitt played basketball at Ellsworth High School under former Monks men's head basketball coach Rick Simonds. He was then a four-year starter for the Saint Joseph's College of Maine basketball program, where he scored 1,381 career points and collected 674 rebounds. He was inducted into the Saint Joseph's College of Maine Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011 and the court at the Harold Alfond Center was named in his honor in December of 2021.McDevitt will remain on the Saint Joseph's College of Maine athletic staff as its associate athletic director and compliance administrator. Christopher Woodside will take over as head coach of the women's basketball team. He has been the assistant coach for the last four seasons.