Overview
Brad Pittman, who served as the associate athletic director for facilities and operations for 15 years, was promoted to senior associate athletic director for facilities and operations at Wichita State in the summer of 2019.
Pittman currently oversees all athletic facilities operations, event management and
also has oversight for new construction and renovations to athletic venues. In addition,
he supervises the equipment room, strength and conditioning, baseball and men鈥檚 and
women鈥檚 tennis.
He has secured, managed and led several large events in his tenure at Wichita State
including the Rolling Stones Concert in 2006, NCAA Baseball in 2007, NCAA Women鈥檚
Basketball in 2011, NCAA Volleyball in 2017, NCAA Men鈥檚 Basketball in 2018 and The
Basketball Tournament in 2019. He also led the bid efforts to secure First/Second
Rounds of NCAA Men鈥檚 Basketball in 2021 and Regional Rounds of NCAA Women鈥檚 Basketball
in 2022.
He previously served as Athletic Facilities Director at Western Kentucky from 2001-04. He was also the assistant facilities director from 2000-01 for the Hilltoppers.
A 1998 graduate of Wisconsin-La Crosse in sport management, he also earned a master's degree in sport administration from the school in 1999. He then interned at the University of Iowa where he coordinated the 2000 Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Pittman and his wife Emily have a son, Sam and a daughter, Camryn. They reside in Andover, Kan.
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