Craig Anderson - Deputy Director of Athletics - Staff Directory

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Craig Anderson

Title:
Deputy Director of Athletics
Email:
Phone:
552-6130

Craig Anderson joined the Boston College Athletics Department on Feb. 1, 2023 as Deputy Athletics Director. He is a member of the department’s executive staff and assists Director of Athletics Blake James in managing the day-to-day operations of the athletics department.

Anderson provides oversight to several areas including external relations - athletics communications, creative services, marketing, information technology and broadcast operations, ticket sales and operations - as well as Boston College’s Van Wagner property, and is the department's liaison with the ACC Network. In addition, Anderson oversees compliance, equipment room, facilities and operations, and Name/Image/Likeness (NIL).

He serves as the sport administrator for men’s basketball and the track and field program and currently is the chair of the ACC baseball committee.

At the time of his hire, James said: "We are thrilled to welcome Craig to the Boston College Athletics family, and I know that he will have an immediate impact on our department and--most importantly--on our tremendous student-athletes. He brings a wealth of experience in a variety of areas in college athletics and will play an instrumental role in our future success. As someone involved in national and ACC governance, he will also help keep Boston College front and center in the evolving landscape discussions."

While at Miami, Anderson served as a member of the athletics department's executive leadership team, with oversight of compliance, serving as the liaison between the university's office of the General Counsel regarding NCAA compliance issues. An active member in NCAA governance activities, Anderson served as the chair of the NCAA Division I Initial Eligibility Waivers Core-Course Subcommittee and was a member of the ACC Baseball Committee.

Anderson also provided leadership and oversight for Miami's strength & conditioning, athletics training, sports medicine, nutrition, mental health, and name, image and likeness (NIL) efforts. Promoted to the Deputy AD role in June 2022, Anderson served as the sport administrator for Miami's men's basketball, baseball, and women's golf programs.

Anderson joined the Hurricanes in 2013 as the Associate Athletics Director for Compliance and was promoted to Sr. Associate Athletic Director for Compliance in 2015. Prior to that, Anderson served in senior administrative and compliance roles at N.C. State, Virginia, and UNLV. He began his career in intercollegiate athletics at Marshall University in 2005.

Originally from Corning, N.Y., Anderson received his bachelor's degree in political science in 2005 from the University of Pittsburgh and earned his master's degree in athletic administration from Marshall University in 2006. He and his wife, Sarah, are the parents of twins, Harrison and Harper and son Hayden.

Updated Sept. 25, 2024