Matlin To Retire As UH Athletics Director, Powerful June 2

HONOLULU – College of Hawai’i at Mānoa Athletics Director (Advertisement) David Matlin announced nowadays (Wednesday, January 4, 2023) he is retiring from the university successful June 2, 2023. Matlin was named Advert in March 2015 and under his leadership, the UH Mānoa Athletics Department has knowledgeable unparalleled achievements, both of those on and off the taking part in area. When quality place averages and graduation premiums of scholar athletes hit all-time highs, the men’s volleyball workforce captured back again-to-back national championships, 30 teams participated in countrywide postseason levels of competition, the football staff was invited to 5 bowl games, 14 groups gained convention titles and 19 groups captured convention event crowns.
 
Matlin hired 16 head coaches, the most by any Advertisement in college record, and is the only Advertisement to employ the service of three football head coaches (Nick Rolovich, Todd Graham and Timmy Chang), in addition to other flagship sports—men’s basketball (Eran Ganot), women’s volleyball (Robyn Ah Mow) and baseball (Rich Hill). He oversaw about $80 million in facility upgrades impacting virtually all of UH’s 21 sporting activities plans, whilst also fundraising $45 million in the very last 7 yrs.
 
“It really is been an honor to serve as the College of Hawai’i Athletics Director for the past 7 and a half a long time,” Matlin stated. “This has been far more than a occupation for me, it really is been the opportunity of a life time to perform with some unbelievable people—our scholar-athletes, coaches, personnel, university leadership, and of program our fans—and I thank you all for the passion and commitment that each individual and every one of you give to our method each and every working day. It can be with deep appreciation that I can say that I’m prepared to retire as Athletics Director and go the torch on to the future UH Ad when I total my 8-calendar year phrase on June 2, 2023.”
 
Matlin also led the system through the COVID-19 pandemic and the decline of Aloha Stadium, the soccer team’s home industry, in December 2020. Working intently with UH management, Matlin oversaw the retrofit of the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Sophisticated from 3,500 seats to 9,300 seats in time for the 2021 soccer period. He is also major the work to expand the Ching Intricate to 15,000 seats in time for the 2023 period.
 
“David Matlin has been a wonderful UH Mānoa Athletics Director and is actually heading out on prime,” UH President David Lassner reported. “He is a highly revered senior Advertisement and leader in the Huge West Meeting, the Mountain West Convention and nationally. David has navigated UH by means of multiple crises which include COVID-19 and the surprising reduction of Aloha Stadium. He has strengthened our plan economically by cutting down fees where by probable and developing new profits streams. David has led us with integrity and duty as a result of the first upheavals in intercollegiate athletics that are now shaking the foundations of amateurism, like the introduction of the transfer portal and Title/Image/Likeness (NIL). He has specified UH our extremely robust present cadre of head coaches who are at UH Mānoa by option because they care deeply about Hawaiʻi and our university. And most of all, David has never ever wavered from putting the health and protection and academic achievement of our student athletes initial. I won’t be able to wait around to see what successes and joys David’s up coming chapter provides to the Matlins.”
 
Other noteworthy achievements below his Matlin’s tenure include:
 

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• UH’s all-activity rating of 986 achieved an all-time substantial in 2021 in the NCAA’s Tutorial Development Level of pupil athletes, though seven UH teams were honored for their tutorial results.

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• UH had its highest Learfield Directors’ Cup rating (No. 68 in 2018–19) in 10 yrs for athletic accomplishment and a runner-up complete in the Dennis Farrell Huge West Commissioner’s Cup in 2021–22.

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• Secured one particular of the prime multimedia legal rights partnerships amid the Team of 5 conferences.

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• Developed partnerships with Hawaiian Airways and Hawai’i Tourism Authority that helped lower journey expenses and introduced in extra funding.

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• Negotiated multi-million greenback Television rights settlement and radio broadcast rights.

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• Represents UH at the highest levels of national governance, most not too long ago serving on the Men’s Volleyball Committee considering the fact that 2020.

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Prior to UH, Matlin was a regional company leader with additional than 20 several years of sporting activities administration practical experience in Hawai’i, like 13 many years with ESPN, and seven as govt director managing the Hawai’i Bowl soccer recreation and Diamond Head Vintage basketball match.
 
Matlin graduated from the University of Michigan in 1987 with a bachelor of arts degree. He retains a learn of business administration from UH Mānoa’s Shidler Higher education of Small business. He is married to the previous Dana Hatate and they have two youngsters, Kisa and Ross.
 
“My coronary heart is filled with gratitude as the University of Hawai’i has delivered me with incredible ordeals, friendships, and a top notch graduate training from the Shidler College or university of Company. Particular thanks to President Lassner for his leadership and guidance of Intercollegiate athletics during these unprecedented times. There is a great deal to do between now and the finish of this educational 12 months, so my concentration will be on ensuring a sleek changeover to the subsequent Advertisement and continuing the optimistic momentum we have developed in all of our courses. Mahalo nui loa and GO ‘BOWS!”
 
When he actions down in June, Matlin will be the fifth-longest serving Advert in college historical past, guiding Otto “Proc” Klum (1921–38), Stan Sheriff (1983–93), Hugh Yoshida (1993–2002), and Hank Vasconcellos (1952-60). It was his second stint with UH Mānoa following serving 5 a long time as an data officer generally doing the job with the ticket workplace.
 
 

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