Kevin Anderson Named Athletic Director at Maryland

Kevin Anderson will be Maryland's new athletic director, the school announced Saturday, ending a search that began when former AD Debbie Yow left Maryland to take the same position at N.C. State in July.

Anderson, who will be formally introduced Tuesday, arrives from Army, where he served as AD since 2004.

University of Maryland president-designate Dr. Wallace Loh and acting president Nariman Farvardin chose Anderson from a list of three finalists, which included Buffalo AD Warde Manuel, and Connecticut AD Jeff Hathaway. Hathaway, who was the recommended by Yow after her departure, was once considered the early favorite for the job.

However, Anderson emerged as the school's choice to run the Terrapins' 27 sports teams.

"Kevin has built a solid program of competitive and academic success at the U.S. Military Academy, supporting the student-athlete and demonstrating that academics and athletics can go hand in hand," Loh said in the press release.

Here's more from the Maryland athletic department:

While at Army, Anderson helped develop and manage a budget of $25 million and turned an operating deficit of more than a million dollars into a $2.73 million surplus in only five years. Sponsorship, ticket sales and fund-raising revenue have all increased during his time there.

Anderson led a team that negotiated a five-year, $55 million deal with CBS to televise the Army-Navy game, and worked on the agreement that will bring college football to Yankee Stadium, beginning this season with the Army-Notre Dame game. During his time at West Point, Anderson also brokered broadcast deals for Army's football program with ESPN, WABC Radio and its current five-year agreement with CBS College Sports Network.

Count Gary Williams as a fan of the hire. The men's basketball coach, who had a strained relationship with Yow, told The Baltimore Sun, "If you're a coach, you got the feeling he is a coach's AD."

Anderson, the first African-American AD at Army, previously worked for Cal and Stanford.