US EditionSMU selects new athletic director
- Damon Evans has been hired as the new athletic director at Southern Methodist University, effective April 7, following a national search.
- Evans previously served as the athletic director at the University of Maryland, overseeing significant achievements including numerous championships during his tenure.
- The University of Maryland is now without an athletic director as it prepares for NCAA Tournament play and the transfer portal opening.
- Evans stated, 'While it is never easy to leave an institution that has become part of your family, the opportunity to come to SMU was too great to pass up.
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New SMU AD Damon Evans will try to build on momentum program hasn't seen in decades
New SMU athletic director Damon Evans is taking over a department enjoying momentum it hasn’t seen in decades after the Mustangs exceeded expectations in their first year in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The football team didn’t lose an ACC regular-season game and qualified for the first expanded, 12-team playoff. The men’s basketball team flirted with an NCAA Tournament bid before settling for the NIT and reaching the second round. Evans is ta…
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Damon Evans named athletic director at SMU
Damon Evans has been named the new athletic director at SMU, the school announced. This will be Evans' third AD post. He previously led the athletic programs at Georgia (2004-10) and Maryland (2017-25). "Our goal was to find a leader…
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