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UH Athletic Director Plans To Retire After 8 Years On The Job
University of Hawai‘i ath- letics director David Matlin will be retiring on June 2.
for me, it’s been the oppor- tunity of a lifetime to work with some incredible people ... and I thank you all for the passion and dedication that each and every one of you give to our program every day.”
their names, images and likenesses via advertising and promotional events.
Matlin, who took on the job in 2015, will be the fourth-longest-serving AD in UH history, behind Otto “Proc” Klum (1921-38), Stan Sheriff (1983-93) and Hugh Yoshida (1993-2002).
Adds UH president David Lassner, “David Matlin has been a fantastic UH Mānoa athletics director and is tru- ly going out on top. He is a highly respected senior AD and leader in the Big West Conference, the Mountain West Conference and nation- ally ... David has led us with integrity and responsibility through the initial upheav- als in intercollegiate athlet- ics that are now shaking the foundations of amateurism.”
Prior to joining UH, Mat- lin was a local business lead- er with more than 20 years of sports management expe- rience in Hawai‘i, including 13 years with ESPN, and seven as the executive di- rector managing the Hawai‘i Bowl football game and Di- amond Head Classic basket- ball tournament.
During his tenure, Mat- lin hired 16 head coaches, themostbyanADinthe school’s history. He was the only AD to hire three head football coaches (Nick Rolovich, Todd Graham and Timmy Chang). He also hired men’s basketball coach Eran Ganot, women’s volleyball coach Robyn Ah Mow and men’s baseball coach Rich Hill.
(Above) University of Hawai‘i athletic director David Matlin is retiring after nearly eight years, leaving behind a legacy that includes hiring 16 head coaches and overseeing $35 million in facility upgrades. (Right) Matlin (left) and UH men’s volleyball player Max Rosenfeld pose after the team won the 2021 NCAA title. PHOTOS COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I AT MĀNOA
He worked closely with UH leadership to oversee the retrofit of the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletic Complex, which now seats 9,300 up from 3,500, in time for the 2021 football season. Ac- cording to UH officials, he will continue to work to ex-
Matlin addressed his re- tirement in a letter to the community earlier this month, in which he pledged to continue to cheer on his former student-athletes from the stands.
He oversaw $35 million in facility upgrades impact- ing nearly all of UH’s 21
He also led the program through the pandemic and the loss of Aloha Stadium, the football team’s home field, in December 2020.
“It’s been an honor to serve as the University of Hawai‘i athletics director for the past seven-and-a-half years,” states Matlin. “This has been more than a job
Lassner specifically cited recent NCAA rules allowing student-athletes to monetize
To read the full let- ter, visit hawaii.edu/ news/2023/01/06/athlet- ics-director-david-mat- lin-letter.
sports programs, while also increasing overall fundrais- ing by $45 million in the last seven years.
pand the complex to 15,000 seats in time for the 2023 season.
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