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Washington Post
01-08-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
Stanford hires former Nike CEO John Donahoe as athletic director
STANFORD, Calif. — Former Nike CEO John Donahoe has been hired as athletic director at Stanford. Donahoe will become the school's eighth athletic director and replace Bernard Muir, who stepped down this year. He will officially begin in the role Sept. 8. 'Stanford occupies a unique place in the national athletics landscape,' school president Jon Levin said in a statement. 'We needed a distinctive leader — someone with the vision, judgment, and strategic acumen for a new era of college athletics, and with a deep appreciation for Stanford's model of scholar-athlete excellence. John embodies these characteristics.'
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Longtime Stanford athletic director Bernard Muir to step down
Bernard Muir's time at Stanford is coming to an end. The longtime athletic director announced on Tuesday that he will step down from his post at the end of the academic year. After nearly 13 years leading one of the most successful intercollegiate athletic departments in the country, Bernard Muir has announced his intention to step down as Director of Stanford Athletics at the end of this academic year. — Stanford Cardinal 🌲🤓 (@GoStanford) February 25, 2025 "It has been my honor to serve as the Director of Athletics at Stanford," he said in a statement. "I am forever proud of the history we made and protected, the long list of championships and champions, and the focus we applied to connecting those committed to this university to the greatest good for the Cardinal,' Muir said in a statement. 'My experience at Stanford will forever hold its significant place on my treasured journey in collegiate sports. I now look forward to the next compelling challenge and to making the next important contribution.' Muir, 56, is wrapping up his 13th year at Stanford, where he helped oversee the program's transition from the Pac-12 into the ACC. The Cardinal won more than 30 NCAA titles and eight Director's Cups — which is awarded to the country's top athletic department — under his watch. Despite those successes, however, both the football and men's basketball teams have struggled. The football program hasn't won more than four games since the 2018 season, which was the last time they reached a bowl game. The men's basketball team has made the NCAA tournament just once in the past 17 seasons. The program currently holds a 17-10 record in the first year under new head coach Kyle Smith. The women's basketball team was incredibly successful under his watch, though that was thanks to longtime coach Tara VanDerveer. She spent 38 seasons with the program before she retired last spring, and she picked up a then-record 1,216 wins in her career. The school named the basketball court at Maples Pavilion after her. Muir was hired at Stanford in 2012 to replace Bob Bowlsby. He previously held the same position at both Delaware and Georgetown, and he also worked as Notre Dame's deputy athletic director. Muir has also been a member of USA Basketballs' board of directors and previously served as the chair of the NCAA Division I men's basketball committee. Stanford will appoint an interim athletic director in the near future, and then launch a search for a permanent replacement. 'We are grateful to Bernard for his unwavering commitment to Stanford and to our unique tradition of student athletes who excel both on the field and in the classroom,' Stanford president Jon Levin said in a statement. 'Bernard has led the Cardinal to more championships than any other college athletic program and has helped Stanford navigate the biggest changes the college athletics landscape has ever seen. I'm grateful for all that he has done for Stanford and for our students.'
Associated Press
25-02-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Stanford AD Bernard Muir to step down after 13 years, AP source says
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford athletic director Bernard Muir plans to resign after 13 years on the job. A person familiar with Muir's decision told The Associated Press that Muir is expected to step down before the end of the school year. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the move hadn't been announced by the school. ESPN first reported Muir's decision. Muir took over from Bob Bowlsby in July 2012 and oversaw an athletic department that won dozens of national titles but struggled in recent years in the high-profile sports of football and men's basketball. Muir also oversaw the Cardinal's transition to the ACC this past year after the school's long-term home, the Pac-12, broke apart. Stanford has won 33 national championships, including the 2021 women's basketball title, and more than 140 conference championships under Muir's watch. Muir had already handed the day-to-day task of overseeing the football program to former star player Andrew Luck, who was hired last fall as the general manager of the program. The Cardinal are looking to rebound in football after going to three Rose Bowls under former coach David Shaw in Muir's first four years as AD. Shaw resigned in 2022 following a second straight 3-9 season and Muir's new hire, Troy Taylor, has posted back-to-back 3-9 seasons. The men's basketball program hasn't made the NCAA Tournament since Muir's second season in 2013-14 under former coach Johnny Dawkins. Dawkins was fired in 2016 and replaced by Jerod Haase, who failed to make the tournament once in eight years. Muir hired Kyle Smith last March to take over and the Cardinal are 17-10 so far this season for their most wins since the 2019-20 campaign.
Reuters
25-02-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Reports: Stanford AD Bernard Muir set to resign
February 25 - Following a 13-year run as Stanford's athletic director, Bernard Muir is prepared to resign, according to multiple media reports on Monday. The move comes in the midst of the school's first year as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference after the collapse of the Pac-12 Conference. During Muir's tenure, Stanford was an eight-time winner of the Directors' Cup, awarded to the school that has the best results across all sports teams. Cardinal programs won 30-plus NCAA titles with Muir as AD, including multiple national championships for the sailing, women's golf, men's gymnastics, women's volleyball, women's water polo, women's soccer, women's swimming and diving, men's soccer, lightweight rowing and women's tennis programs, per the San Francisco Chronicle. However, the football team went 3-9 each of the past four seasons. Head coach Troy Taylor recently completed his second season on the job, and late last year, Stanford hired alumnus Andrew Luck to serve as the football program's general manager. The men's basketball team last qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2014, though the 2020 team was 20-12 and possibly tourney-bound before March Madness was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cardinal are currently 17-10 under new coach Kyle Smith, who entered after Muir fired Jerod Haase last March. The Stanford women's basketball team won the national title in 2021 and remained a powerhouse under coach Tara VanDerveer, the second-winningest basketball coach in NCAA history. She resigned after last season, and the Cardinals are 14-13 under new coach Kate Paye. Muir, 56, is likely to exit prior to the end of the school year, according to the Chronicle, and Stanford will likely appoint an interim AD while searching for a replacement. Muir served in the Notre Dame athletic department before becoming the AD at Georgetown (2005-09) and Delaware (2009-12) prior to getting the Stanford job in 2012.
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Longtime Stanford athletic director Bernard Muir reportedly set to resign
Bernard Muir's time at Stanford is coming to an end. The longtime athletic director is expected to resign from his position in the near future, according to ESPN's Pete Thamel. When that move will take place, or who will replace Muir in the meantime, is still unknown. Muir, 56, is wrapping up his 13th year at Stanford, where he helped oversee the program's transition from the Pac-12 into the ACC. The Cardinal won more than 30 NCAA titles and eight Director's Cups — which is awarded to the country's top athletic department — under his watch. Despite those successes, however, both the football and men's basketball teams have struggled. The football program hasn't won more than four games since the 2018 campaign, which was the last time they reached a bowl game. The men's basketball team made the NCAA tournament just once in the last 17 seasons. The program currently holds a 17-10 record in the first year under new head coach Kyle Smith. The women's basketball team was incredibly successful under his watch, though that was thanks to longtime coach Tara VanDerveer. She spent 38 seasons with the program before she retired last spring, and she picked up a then-record 1,216 wins in her career. The school named the basketball court at Maples Pavilion after her. Muir was hired at Stanford in 2012 to replace Bob Bowlsby. He previously held the same position at both Delaware and Georgetown, and he also worked as Notre Dame's deputy athletic director. Muir has also been a member of USA Basketballs' board of directors and previously served as the chair of the NCAA Division I men's basketball committee.
