In a landmark move for the NBA, the Cleveland Cavaliers have hired California women's coach Lindsay Gottlieb to be an assistant on former Michigan coach John Beilein's staff.

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski broke the news on Twitter on Wednesday afternoon.

Beilein, who left Michigan to become the head coach of the Cavaliers in May, hired Gottlieb, who is the first women's college basketball coach to be hired in the NBA.

Gottlieb had a successful career at Cal, leading the Golden Bears to the NCAA tournament in all but one year since 2011, including a trip to the Final Four in 2013.

Beilein said Gottlieb "truly values and embraces player development and a culture of winning basketball habits.

"Her success at Cal Berkeley speaks for itself and her insight in our meetings, practices and games will hold tremendous value. After sitting with her, it was easy to see how she will connect quickly with our staff and our players, and we all benefit because of that connection. I’m looking forward to merging all of her years of experience and vision for the game with our current and future coaching staff.”

Gottlieb joins a growing number of women assistant coaches in the NBA, which includes Natalie Nakase (Los Angeles Clippers), Becky Hammon (San Antonio Spurs), Jenny Boucek (Dallas Mavericks), Kristi Toliver (Washington Wizards) and Chasity Melvin (Charlotte Hornets).

Former Detroit Shock coach and Basketball Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman was an assistant with the Sacramento Kings from 2015-17.

Another former member of the Shock, Swin Cash, was named executive vice president of the basketball operations/team development for New Orleans Pelicans on Monday.

USA TODAY Sports contributed to this report.