Devin Gotham, men's basketball coach at Massachusetts College the past four seasons, has been named head women's basketball coach at Nazareth.

Gotham, a 1998 Nazareth College graduate, replaces Diane Williams, who coached at Nazareth for nine seasons, compiling a 117-111 record.

Gotham helped to rebuild a struggling program at MCLA, compiling an 18-82 record in his four seasons. 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. 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, 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. He also put in a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Alfred.

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.

"This is an exciting new chapter for Nazareth in women's basketball," said Nazareth athletic director Pete Bothner. "Devin brings to Nazareth a great deal of enthusiasm and provides an opportunity for us to move forward in a positive direction."

Gotham has a degree from Nazareth in business administration with a minor in Sport Management. His twin brother, Kerry, is Nazareth's director of alumni relations.

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.