Jeff Hathaway, Connecticut AD — A Maryland graduate who served as Lefty Driesell’s team manager as an undergraduate, the 50-year-old Hathaway received an endorsement from Yow on Friday. Has also been the athletic director at Colorado State and currently serves on the men’s NCAA tournament selection committee.
Neil Eskin, Connecticut senior associate AD — Another Maryland graduate who followed a career path similar toHathaway’s — including serving as a basketball team manager for Driesel and working for Lew Perkins — Eskin is highly regarded and might be ready to take over his own department.
Dan Gavitt, head of basketball operations for the Big East —The son of legendary Big East founder Dave Gavitt, he is a former AD at Bryant in Rhode Island. His father’s relationship with Gary Williams could at least get the younger Gavitt an interview at Maryland.
Rob Mullens, deputy AD at Kentucky — Mullens spent six years working under Yow at Maryland and has gained experience in Lexington over the past seven years. He was recently a finalist for the AD job at West Virginia. (article from the Sun)
freddy from boca
if one of the candidates from ct. or ky come i would think the academic requirements for basketball and football players would drop a notch. right now for a kid to get into ky or ct. they have to be a great athlete and be able to sign his name with an “x”
· 11/12/2019