McNeely to lead IUB Athletics; Davis named men’s basketball coach

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It’s official!

It’s official! IUB men’s basketball interim coach Mike Davis was named the program’s 25th head coach by IU President Myles Brand last week. Davis completed his interim season with the most successful first season of any head coach in the IU basketball program’s history. His 21 wins were four more than any of his predecessors in the first year. He also ranked second among first-year head coaches nationally. Read more at this site:

http://www.indiana.edu/~athlweb/graphic/sports/m-bkball.html

CEO of San Diego Chargers to lead IU athletics in Bloomington

Michael McNeely, vice president and chief operating officer of the San Diego Chargers, has been named as the next athletics director at Indiana University Bloomington.

McNeely will succeed Clarence Doninger, who will retire this summer after serving IU as athletics director since 1991.

McNeely will oversee 24 Division I-A programs in men’s and women’s intercollegiate sports.

In addition to his experience with the Chargers, McNeely knows intercollegiate athletics from every perspective: as a student athlete, a coach, a National Collegiate Athletic Association administrator and a Division I athletic director.

A native of Dodge City, Kan., McNeely was director of athletics at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., director of operations and a compliance and enforcement officer at the NCAA, and an assistant football coach and recruiting director at the University of Colorado.

He has a law degree from the University of Oklahoma and also is an alumnus of Northwestern Oklahoma University, where he was captain of the football team.

IU President Myles Brand said McNeely was the enthusiastic choice of the search committee, headed by J. Terry Clapacs, IU vice president for administration, which found him to be a proven leader dedicated to the academic mission of the university and to integrating athletics with that mission.

“The committee looked for someone with a rare combination of qualities and experiences. The committee wanted someone who understands the academic mission of IU and the need to integrate athletics with academics. Importantly, the committee sought someone committed to winning teams and to IU’s grand tradition. The committee and I sought an administrator who could oversee a multi-million dollar enterprise, who understood the business of athletics, including marketing, budgeting, alumni relations and gender equity,” Brand said.

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