STANDISH – The basketball coaching carousel is still spinning at St. Joseph’s College.

Mike McDevitt, who led the women’s basketball program to 326 victories and seven appearances in the NAIA Division II Tournament in his 16-year tenure, resigned Tuesday.

He will remain with the school as director of the Alfond Athletic Center and as golf coach.

McDevitt, whose teams won more than 73 percent of their games, cited family reasons for his departure.

“It was a very difficult decision to leave behind a program I care so much about,” said McDevitt, who was a four-year starter on the men’s basketball team at St. Joe’s before graduating in 1983. “The time and energy needed to continue the success of our program requires a full-time commitment. At this time, I want to spend more quality time with my family, and I felt I was not capable of giving that type of commitment.”

Both St. Joseph’s basketball programs lost their coaches this spring.

Longtime men’s coach Rick Simonds stepped down two months after he was relieved of his duties as the Monks’ athletic director.

Former Mountain Valley and University of Maine star Andy Bedard was named Simonds’ successor as coach last week.

McDevitt led the Monks to a dozen 20-win seasons. His players received 28 all-conference awards, 27 all-state honors and five All-American selections.

“Mike has been a valuable member of our athletic family for the past two decades, and we’re thrilled to have him remain here in a different capacity,” said St. Joe’s athletic director David Roussel. “He is leaving us a program which is in good shape and will continue to be successful in the future.”

Under McDevitt’s watch, St. Joe’s posted the first win by a New England women’s team at the NAIA tourney, beating Concordia (Neb.) 94-78 in 1992.

The Monks went 23-3 for a .855 winning percentage, the highest in the program’s history, in 2001-02.

As a player, McDevitt still ranks eighth on the all-time men’s rebounding list and

10th on the career scoring chart.