Stan Wilcox Position: Deputy Director of Athletics Institution: University of Notre Dame

Stan Wilcox is in his third year as a deputy director of athletics at his alma mater, the University of Notre Dame. A former Irish basketball letter-winner, Wilcox returned to Notre Dame in July of 2005 after serving 11 years as associate commissioner of the BIG EAST Conference.

Wilcox works with the Irish football squad on a daily basis from an administrative standpoint, working in concert with athletics director Kevin White in that regard. He also serves as the liaison with the University's Faculty Board on Athletics and is the department's primary liaison with bowl officials. In addition, other Olympic sports report to him, including men's tennis, softball and women's soccer.

At the BIG EAST, Wilcox was responsible for all of the conference's NCAA governance, legislative, enforcement and compliance services. He created and implemented comprehensive programs that included various NCAA compliance services, rules interpretation, education, enforcement, gender equity, minority equity and student-athlete welfare service programs.

Before coming to the BIG EAST, Wilcox worked as a legislative assistant at the NCAA from 1989 through 1994 - drafting and finalizing agendas, minutes and reports for various NCAA governing bodies and committees. A 1981 Notre Dame graduate with a degree in economics, Wilcox went on to earn a juris doctor degree in 1988 from the Brooklyn Law School. He's a member of the New York State Bar Association. Wilcox is the immediate past president of the Black Coaches Association (BCA) - having served as president from June 2003 to June 2005 and spending 11 years overall on the BCA board of directors.

A 6-3 guard from North Babylon, N.Y., for the Irish from 1977-78 through 1980-81, Wilcox was a freshman on Notre Dame's 1978 team that played in the NCAA Final Four in St. Louis.