Steve Watson (athletic director)

Steve Watson is the current director of athletics for Loyola University Chicago.^[1][2] He previously served as athletic director at St. Bonaventure University from 2006 to 2014,^[3][4][5] and as an associate athletic director at Eastern Michigan University from 2001 to 2006. Watson attended college at Rutgers University and Bowling Green State University, where he played on both school's college basketball teams.^[6] Watson was named athletic director at Loyola University Chicago on November 12, 2014, and brought on his very close friend Kate Achter to be the new head women's basketball coach in 2016.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Steve Watson

Current position
Title	Athletic director
Team	Loyola–Chicago
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Biographical details
Alma mater	Bowling Green State University, Ohio University
Playing career
1986–1988	Rutgers
1988–1990	Bowling Green
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2001–2006	Eastern Michigan (associate AD)
2006–2014	St. Bonaventure
2014–present	Loyola–Chicago

See also

• List of NCAA Division I athletic directors

References

1. Ryan, Shannon (April 26, 2018). "Loyola AD Steve Watson on Porter Moser's new deal: 'We were committed to keeping him here for a long time'". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
2. Redman, Henry (February 28, 2018). "Watson Found 'Right Guy' for Ramblers Rebuild". Loyola Phoenix. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
3. Gleason, Bucky (March 26, 2018). "For Loyola-Chicago AD, journey to Final Four is rooted in Southern Tier". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
4. Wolf, Jason (November 13, 2018). "Loyola Chicago AD, a WNY native, learned quickly that Sister Jean is in charge". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
5. Pollock, Chuck (December 10, 2015). "Move to Loyola has worked well for Watson". Olean Times Herald. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
6. Briggs, David (March 30, 2018). "Loyola's road to the Final Four runs through Bowling Green". The Blade. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
7. Mitchell, Fred (November 12, 2014). "Steve Watson named AD at Loyola". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
8. "Loyola names Steve Watson athletic director". Chicago Sun-Times. November 12, 2014. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
9. "Loyola names new athletic director". Daily Herald. November 12, 2014. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
10. Nigrelli, Taylor (November 14, 2014). "Athletic Director Watson to take on same position at new school". The Bona Venture. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

External links

• Loyola bio
• St. Bonaventure bio