New construction also included a new tennis facility Another deep run? I am proud to have served as sort of a mentor for Jon for the last many years and have always been impressed by his intentional efforts to grow in each and every area of responsibility he has been assigned. In hindsight, maybe that was just his audition to one day return to Hattiesburg.
Staff Directory - Southern Miss H.C. "Bill" McLellan, Former Southern Miss Athletics Director, Dies at Both Louisiana-Lafayette and Coastal finished in the top 15 of the Associated Presss final 2020 Top 25 poll. Help keep the momentum going by rejoining our member community today. Phone. He . 7 jersey to Golden Eagle football coach Will Hall at his introductory press conference Dec. 7 at Reed Green Coliseum. He was 84 years old. After working for the NCAA in 1976 and
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Rick Cleveland, a native of Hattiesburg and resident of Jackson, has been Mississippi Todays sports columnist since 2016. HATTIESBURG, Miss. 266-4906. One of his accomplishments was the renovation to Roberts Stadium. This article originally appeared on Hattiesburg American: Southern Miss extends athletics director Jeremy McClain, Why Southern Miss baseball will and won't make a deep NCAA Tournament run in 2023. submission: { "Extending his contract ensures the continuation of our current momentum to support the holistic growth and development of our student-athletes, which enhances their ability to compete at the highest levels both on and off the field.". 4/24/2012 12:00:00 AM. He was the director of athletics for Troy, a . Scott Watkins is the high school sports and Southern Miss athletics reporter for the Sun Herald. He has made several key personnel decisions during his tenure at USM, including the appointment of football coach Will Hall and men's basketball coach Jay Ladner. in 2001-02 and 2008-09. athletic director for 13 years. 118 College DriveHattiesburg, MS 39406-0001, 730 East Beach BoulevardLong Beach, MS 39560. Jon does a great job of getting everybody on the same page and making sure everybody is moving in the right direction.
staffdir staffdir html - Southern Miss For the Golden Eagles, Mitchell serves as the sport administrator for mens basketball and baseball in addition to serving as the administrator for football scheduling. He was inducted into the University of Florida's College of Health and Human Performance Sports Director Blake Levine will be live from the Pensacola Bay Center for the tournament with the latest updates and coverage on Southern Miss. The During Mitchells tenure at Southern Miss, baseball has advanced to three NCAA regional appearances (19, 21, 22) and one super regional appearance (22) while mens basketball played in the CBI post-season tournament in 2019 and football participated in the Armed Forces Bowl following the 2019 season and won the 2022 LendingTree Bowl. partner_name: "WXXV 25", Real-time updates and . General
Before his departure from Santa Clara, Mitchell also assisted in the development of the Broncos new $38 million Athletics Excellence Center, which opened in the Fall of 2020. Your email address will not be published. He had two sports reach the College World Series, including the baseball team that (228) 832-2525 | newsrelease@wxxv25.com14531 Hwy 49 North Gulfport, MS 39503. Roland Dale was a true visionary and will be missed by the entire Southern Miss family.". The Sun Belt is intensely competitive in the spring sports of baseball and softball. Our stories may appear on pages with ads, but not ads specifically sold against our stories. serving as executive producer of the ABC Football Highlight Shows, as well as NCAA Upon successful completion of the academic degree in athletic training, the student is eligible to sit for the Board of Certification . (WHLT) - The Sports Zone 12 team will be live on Friday, March 3 for the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. Founded in 2016 as the states first nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom, Mississippi Todays roots in Capitol coverage have grown to encompass a myriad of beats beyond politics and policy, including education, public health, justice, environment, equity, and, yes, sports. Schools are alphabetized by commonly used short name, regardless of their official name. A 21-member search committee began work on Monday toward identifying the University of Southern Mississippi's next athletic director. the football team enjoyed 13 consecutive winning season and 12 bowl appearances.
Southern Miss joining Sun Belt Conference - WLBT He invests in the people around him and it shows with how highly people think of him in our building.
With Jay Hopson out, where does Southern Miss football go now? If you share our stories on social media, please tag us in your posts using. championship, it is a perfect time for me to retire. is doable. He was sports editor of Hattiesburg American, executive director of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. Turk were building strong programs that competed at a high level as an independent. He was the athletic director . I have worked hard over the last 13 years to try to make this a better program, and get back to winning C-USA Championships. Just last season, on one September Saturday, three Sun Belt teams played three Big 12 teams (two of those ranked) on the road. While at Ole Miss, Mitchell served as a graduate assistant in the external relations unit and worked with the Ole Miss football and mens basketball programs. I attended law school at Southern Methodist University and graduated in 1987. April is the Vice President of Engineering and Operations at Dasera, a cybersecurity startup. (WHLT) - The Sports Zone 12 team will be live on Friday, March 3 for the Sun Belt Basketball Conference Championship Tournament. Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital, Ticket Office - (601) 266-5418 or1-800-844-TICK, Executive Senior Associate AD for Student Athlete Services, Senior Associate AD for External Operations, Senior Associate AD for Olympic Sports / SWA, Senior Associate AD for Revenue Generation, Chief Financial Officer for Athletics and Athletic Foundation, Assistant Athletic Director for Development, Director of Donor Relations and Communications, Assistant Athletic Director / Business Operations, Assistant Athletic Director (Football, Baseball, Men's Golf), Director of Communications (Men's Basketball, Football Secondary, Volleyball, Men's Tennis, Women's Golf), Graduate Assistant (Women's Basketball, Beach Volleyball), Graduate Assistant (Soccer, Softball, Cross Country, Women's Tennis), Assistant AD for Creative Strategy (Primary: FB, MBB, MG, WG; Secondary: BSB), Graduate Assistant/Graphics (Primary: WSOC, WBB, BVB, SB, MTEN, WTEN; Secondary: FB, MBB), Graduate Assistant/Graphics (Primary: VB, BSB, MTF, WTF, WCC; Secondary: FB, WBB), Graduate Assistant/Video (Primary: FB, MBB, VB, BVB, SB, BSB Fan Experience, M/WTF, WCC, MG, WG), Graduate Assistant/Video (Primary: FB Fan Experience, WBB, VB, BVB, SB, BSB, M/WTF, WCC, MG, WG), Assistant Athletic Director for Equipment Operations, Facility Building Manager & Assistant Equipment Manager, Assistant Athletic Director for Ticket Operations and Sales, Senior Account Executive - Ticket Sales & Development, Associate Director of Sports Counseling and Performance, Associate AD for Academic Support Services (Football - Offense, Men's Basketball, Volleyball and Beach Volleyball), Academic Counselor (Soccer, Track and Field, Men's Tennis, Internships/Practicum/Student Workers), Academic Counselor (Football - Defense, Softball, Women's Golf), Learning Specialist/tTutorial Coordinator, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine, Assistant Athletic Trainer (Men's Basketball), Assistant Athletic Trainer (Women's Basketball), Graduate Assistant (Football, Women's Tennis), Graduate Assistant (Cross Country, Track and Field), Graduate Assistant (Football, Men's Tennis), Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Technology, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Basketball, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Olympic Sports, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, Director of Player Development/Operations, Coordinator for Video and Camp Operations, Women's Basketball Administrative Assistant, Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach, Assistant Coach / Wide Receivers/Pass-Game Coordinator, Assistant Coach / Inside Linebackers/Run-Game Coordinator, Assistant Coach / Special Teams Coordinator. Cody Bielstein, Assistant Director of Athletics Development. The earliest USM could enter the Sun Belt is July 1, 2022. HATTIESBURG Southern Miss announced a contract extension Wednesday for Athletic Director Jeremy McClain.
Southern Miss hires Troy athletic director Jeremy McClain | Biloxi Sun Mitchell served as the interim Director of Athletics for six months during the 2018-2019 academic year in which the Golden Eagles posted their most competitive athletics season in more than a decade as all team sports registered winning seasons and baseball captured its fourth consecutive conference championship and advanced to the NCAA tournament. I am very fortunate to have good health which will allow me to spend In return, the Sun Belt provides a much more comfortable and sensible home for Southern Miss. Giannini worked in that role for 13 years and
Southern Miss Director of Athletics Richard Giannini Announces His work as a syndicated columnist and celebrated sports writer has appeared in numerous magazines, periodicals and newspapers. During his tenure as athletics director, Dale engineered the school's membership in the Metro Conference. Its a grind.. Here's the score. The Sun Belt Conference announced the addition of Southern Miss on Tuesday. That might sound like chump change to Southeastern Conference fans, but it is a huge deal to athletic programs that dont collect millions upon millions of dollars from their leagues TV and bowl revenue. He earned a master's degree in Sport Administration at Eastern Kentucky University. Southern Miss has made the correct and probably long overdue decision to exit Conference USA and enter the Sun Belt Conference. Mitchell was selected as one of twelve senior-level administrators from across the country to participate in the prestigious NCAA Pathway Program for the 2021-2022 cohort. Number of employees at University of Southern Mississippi in year 2021 was 5,057. All three Sun Belt teams Arkansas State, Louisiana-Lafayette and Coastal Carolina collected huge checks for playing on the road. student success. 8/18/2022 9:00:00 AM. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. which included the construction of a new athletics building, the Athletic Center, We are going to miss him greatly at the University of Tennessee.
Mississippi State Athletic Director Search: Potential Candidates to 266-5578. Under Gilbert's leadership, Tennessee student-athletes averaged over a 3.0 grade point average, and all programs exceeded the NCAA Academic Progress Rate standard. Today, we got better.. We are your neighbors. "As we make the exciting transition to the Sun Belt Conference on July 1st, there has never been a more critical time for our athletics department," McClain said in the press release. first-year bowl in NCAA history.
Jeremy McClain - Director of Athletics - Southern Miss After graduation, Mitchell began his professional career as the Director of Sports Information at Millsaps and served as an assistant coach for the 2003 Millsaps baseball team, which advanced to the NCAA Division III South Regional Tournament. "Today, we announce that he will also play a significant role in shaping . He has proven himself to be a lifelong learner and has always strived to broaden and strengthen his skills in order to be an extraordinary leader for the stakeholders he serves. Mitchell negotiated multi-million dollar deals with The Aspire Group to grow the departments ticketing and revenue generation efforts and with Van Wagner Sports and Entertainment to develop a comprehensive corporate sponsorship and multi-media rights program valued at $5 million. Giannini was officially hired on April 21, 1999. What athletic director says November 10, 2021 3:50 AM Take Us With You. Miss and we will continue those friendships for years to come.. Giannini, 69, a 45-year veteran of athletic administration, has served as the school's Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field. Only the SEC and Pac 12 had more. "Southern Miss has lost a legend as Roland Dale was an exceptional man, coach, and athletic director," said Southern Miss Interim Athletics Director Jeff Hammond. Email.
Southern Miss move to Sun Belt makes sense on many levels University of Southern Mississippi Director of Athletics Richard Giannini announced his retirement on today, effective in early January and will remain with the program through the coaching search process. Early in his career, in the late 1970s, Waters worked in athletics at USM when Bobby Collins and M.K.
Southern Miss athletic director extends contract - Wjtv.com - Southern Miss Director of Athletics Jeremy McClain announced Monday the hiring of Natalie Poole as softball coach. The success enjoyed during those Metro Conference days was one of the key factors in Southern Miss' membership today in Conference USA.
Assistant AD for Marketing and Fan Experience in Spartanburg, SC - NCAA We will miss him at Tennessee but looking forward to following his career at Southern Miss.". Under Giannini's tenure, Southern Miss Athletics has captured 13 Conference USA championships, for the opportunity to speak on today's Shifting the Paradigm for Staff Training . Tournament basketball games not aired by NBC. Gilbert, who will begin his work no later than March 1, comes to Southern Miss from the University of Tennessee, where he has served as Executive Senior Associate . At Tennessee, Gilbert has been responsible for all facets of day-to-day Department of Athletics operations.
Dr. Joe Paul Returns to Southern Miss Staff in New Advancement Role HATTIESBURG, Miss. Here's the score. Mitchell also earned an MBA from the Millsaps College Else School of Management in May of 2003 and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Mississippi School of Law in December of 2005.
Southern Miss announces new Athletic Director - SuperTalk Mississippi Southern Miss Basketball Coach Jay Ladner wants to see his Golden Eagles in the NCAA Tournament. His team plays in a brand new stadium and practices in a new indoor . I'm proud of our efforts and my goal 13 years ago was to make Southern Miss a better Again, a game against, say, Louisiana-Lafayette or South Alabama is far more interesting for Southern Miss fans than, say, a game against UTEP or FIU. Mitchell is a 2001 graduate of Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, where he was a four-year member of the varsity baseball team and a four-year member of the athletic departments sports information staff. Also visiting on the show this week are head men's . McClain should see a bump in pay back at Southern Miss where Gilbert just recently had a $350,000 base salary compared to McClains $210,000 at Troy. All rights reserved. Gilbert, who will begin his work no later than March 1, comes to Southern Miss from the University of Tennessee, where he has served as Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director since 2011. Basketball? the South End Zone and East Club suites, an artificial turf and new lighting at Carlisle-Faulkner Coastal Carolina baseball, which won the 2016 College World Series, finished last in its own division last season. On this week's episode of Inside Southern Miss Athletics, Director of Athletics Jeremy McClain stops by to talk about men's and women's basketball, the upcoming Sun Belt Conference basketball championships in Pensacola, Florida, and the start of the baseball and softball seasons. Talk to WXXVs anchors, reporters and meteorologists. It was underway when Dale first arrived, but under-funded. "He brings to The University of Southern Mississippi an extensive background in athletic administration at the highest levels. Mitchell spent five years at USM after being hired in August 2018 . }, He knows what life is like in both leagues.
Natalie Poole Named Softball Coach - Southern Miss "Jon is very detailed, very specific in what he does and how he does it, and possesses a tremendous understanding of what it takes to lead a successful athletics department. Ill put it to you this way, Waters said, Southern Miss can use all that money theyve been spending on jet fuel and spend it on things that make you better.