Brown AD Job Down to Two

Brown AD Job Down to Two

The search for the Brown Athletic Department's AD position is down to two candidates according to multiple sources. RI-native Jack Hayes, who presently is the Athletic Department at Hofstra, is one of the two.

The other candidate is Buffalo University's Associate AD Anucha Browne Sanders. She is in her third year at Buffalo, but she may be best known for her lawsuits against the New York Knicks, then-General Manager Isiah Thomas, MSG, and Cablevision owner James Dolan for sexual harassment. After a jury award and appeals, it was ultimately disclosed that Sanders settled for more than $11-million.

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According to her bio at Buffalo: beyond her experience at the University and her tenure with the Knicks, she: In 2002, she was named one of the Sports Business Journal's Top 40 Under 40 Sports Executives. Prior to joining the Knicks, Browne Sanders spent 11 years with IBM Corporation. A 1985 graduate of Northwestern University, Browne Sanders had an outstanding career for the Wildcats' women's basketball team. She earned a master's degree in communications from Florida State University.

Gavitt Out

Surprisingly, one top-level rumored candidate is Dan Gavitt, the AD at Bryant University. Gavitt, the son of icon David Gavitt, was an early favorite for the position.

Hayes is a native of Providence, Rhode Island and graduated from the Providence Country Day School where he lettered in football, basketball and lacrosse. He was inducted, as a member of his high school basketball team, into the Providence Country Day Athletic Hall of Fame in October 2004. In October 2010 Hayes became a two-time member of Providence Country Day's Athletic Hall of Fame when he was inducted along with the rest of his high school lacrosse team.

Before he joined Hofstra he served in key athletic positions at Connecticut, Fordham, St. John's and Fairfield.

King Lurking

One dark horse candidate that may be looming is Steve King. The former Brown hockey great is presently senior vice president for University advancement, the top fundraising job at Brown.