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Ryan Bamford

April 12, 2024

Ryan Bamford is the current athletic director of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He was previously hired on March 23, 2011 as an associate athletic director at Georgia Institute of Technology by then athletic director Dan Radakovich and promoted to senior associate in June 2013 by incoming athletic director Mike Bobinski. Bamford also served at Yale University as senior associate director of athletics for varsity sports administration.[1][2]

Ryan Bamford
Current position
TitleAthletic director
TeamUMass
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Playing career
1996–2000Ithaca College
Position(s)Guard
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2003–2005Yale (assistant AD)
2006Yale (associate AD)
2007–2011Yale (senior associate AD)
2011–2015Georgia Tech (senior associate AD)
2015–presentUMass

Family and education edit

Bamford's father, Steve Bamford, is a long-time college athletics administrator. He served as director of athletics at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, New Hampshire for 13 years before joining the Eastern College Athletic Conference in 2000 as an assistant commissioner. The elder Bamford most recently served as the conference's interim commissioner, a post he was appointed to twice in his last five years prior to a 2013 retirement.[3] Bamford attended Ithaca College and was a guard on the basketball team. He left Ithaca as a 1000-point scorer (13th all-time) and all-time leader in single-season and career three-point field goals.[1] He earned a degree in Sport Management in 2000, and added a Master's degree in athletic administration from Springfield College in 2003.

Early career edit

Bamford worked in the athletic department at Springfield College (2000–02) as a graduate fellow. He has also previously held positions with the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), Octagon Sports Marketing, Plymouth State and the University of New Hampshire.[4]

Yale University edit

Bamford was hired at Yale University as an assistant athletic director in 2003. He was promoted to associate athletic director in 2006 and then senior associate director of athletics in 2007. He left the department as the lead administrator for internal operations.

During his time at Yale, he oversaw the football, men's basketball, and men's and women's fencing programs. In addition, he supervised Yale's varsity support service units of sports medicine, equipment operations and strength and conditioning, as well as all intercollegiate scheduling, event management, and postseason championships for the 35-sport department.

Bamford served on a number of NCAA and Ivy League committees, including four years on the NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Committee, which he chaired from 2009 to 2010.[1] As part of the administration at Yale, Bamford was responsible for successful new parking regulations for the annual Harvard-Yale football rivalry game,[5] as well as dealing with student pranks associated with the rivalry.[6]

Georgia Tech edit

As senior associate director of athletics at Georgia Tech from 2011-2015, Bamford had direct oversight of all internal operations and supervision of the football, men's basketball and baseball programs. In 2011, he assisted athletic director Dan Radakovich in the search process for a men's basketball coach. On March 28, 2011, the Jackets hired Brian Gregory as the 13th head coach in program history.[7] Bamford oversaw scheduling for both Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball and was involved in a January 2014 incident when Tulane University attempted to cancel a series against Georgia Tech, including a home game scheduled for September 6, 2014.[8] Later that evening, Tulane reversed the decision.[9] Bamford shared his thoughts on his time at Georgia Tech with Atlanta Journal-Constitution beat-writer Ken Seguira prior to leaving the Flats for UMass.[10][clarification needed]

University of Massachusetts edit

Named director of athletics in March 2015, Bamford was given direct oversight of a 21-sport athletic department with 650 student-athletes, 175 employees and a $33m budget. In his first six months at UMass, Bamford generated interest and visibility for the athletics program by announcing the department would fund the Cost of Attendance gap for its scholarship student-athletes.[11] In addition, Bamford has been consistently lauded for his transparency and fan-friendly approach in interviews, on social media and in person.[12]

Calipari celebrations edit

In December 2015, Bamford and his department came under fire in a column by The Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaugnessy for honoring former men's basketball coach John Calipari[13] with a fundraising event in Boston and a banner-raising ceremony in the Mullins Center. However, after the two-day celebration, many sources concluded the events were a huge success for UMass in generating interest around a golden era of Minutemen basketball.[14][15][16]

UMass in Football Bowl Subdivision edit

Bamford has often answered questions about the football program's move from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) to FBS and leaving the Mid-American Conference for FBS Independent status in 2016, a decision that was made in 2013.[17][18] After only four years, The Boston Globe published an article on the University's lack of progress as a Football Bowl Subdivision member school [19] with Bamford saying, "I didn't come here to fail." Bamford has been widely recognized for his ability to schedule football opponents for UMass as they start independent status in 2016.[20] When Bamford arrived at UMass in April 2015, the Minutemen had only one FBS home game scheduled for the 2016 season. By August, UMass announced 5 home games and in November the addition of a sixth home game (Boston College). Perhaps one of his greatest accomplishments is producing eight football games in eight years (from 2016-2024) with regional rivals Boston College and UConn.[21][22][23]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Bamford Named Tech Associate Athletic Director". Retrieved 2011-03-23.
  2. ^ "Tech-UGA hoops to play Nov. 14". Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  3. ^ "ECAC NAMES STEVE BAMFORD INTERIM COMMISSIONER AND BEN LAYTON ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER". Retrieved 2013-01-15.
  4. ^ "The New Associate AD On The Flats". Retrieved 2011-04-09.
  5. ^ "'The Game' changer: Yale vs. Harvard parking woes spur new plan". New Hampshire Register. 2009-11-15. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  6. ^ "The show must go on: behind the scenes of some key college football rivalries". ESPN. 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  7. ^ "Georgia Tech hires Brian Gregory". ESPN. 2011-03-28. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  8. ^ "Tulane opts out of Ga. Tech series". ESPN. 2014-01-24. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  9. ^ "Tulane-Georgia Tech game back on". ESPN. 2014-01-25. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  10. ^ "(Belated) parting thoughts from associate AD | Georgia Tech Sports blog". Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  11. ^ "AD Ryan Bamford: UMass to cover cost of attendance for all scholarship student-athletes". masslive.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  12. ^ "UMass in 2016: What fans have to look forward to in the New Year". masslive.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  13. ^ "UMass should vacate decision to honor John Calipari - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  14. ^ "UMass ceremony "overwhelming" for Calipari". Vaught's Views. Retrieved 2016-01-05.[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ "Calipari feted at UMass". www.bostonherald.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  16. ^ "Kentucky's Calipari celebrated in return to UMass". kentucky. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  17. ^ "UMass AD Ryan Bamford explains: With football over, what happens now for the independent Minutemen?". masslive.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  18. ^ "New UMass AD Ryan Bamford 'not going to shy away' from challenges facing football program". masslive.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  19. ^ "UMass football is stalled and seeking solutions - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  20. ^ "UMass AD Ryan Bamford: 2016 will be 'our most competitive schedule we've had as a football program'". masslive.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  21. ^ "Football Set to Play Boston College, UConn in Future Series". www.umassathletics.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  22. ^ "UMass announces four-year football series with UConn". College Football. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  23. ^ "UMass adds future football games vs. BC and UConn - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.

External links edit

  • UMass profile

April 12, 2024
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Ryan Bamford is the current athletic director of the University of Massachusetts Amherst He was previously hired on March 23 2011 as an associate athletic director at Georgia Institute of Technology by then athletic director Dan Radakovich and promoted to senior associate in June 2013 by incoming athletic director Mike Bobinski Bamford also served at Yale University as senior associate director of athletics for varsity sports administration 1 2 Ryan BamfordCurrent positionTitleAthletic directorTeamUMassConferenceAtlantic 10 ConferencePlaying career1996 2000Ithaca CollegePosition s GuardAdministrative career AD unless noted 2003 2005Yale assistant AD 2006Yale associate AD 2007 2011Yale senior associate AD 2011 2015Georgia Tech senior associate AD 2015 presentUMass Contents 1 Family and education 2 Early career 3 Yale University 4 Georgia Tech 5 University of Massachusetts 5 1 Calipari celebrations 5 2 UMass in Football Bowl Subdivision 6 References 7 External linksFamily and education editBamford s father Steve Bamford is a long time college athletics administrator He served as director of athletics at Plymouth State University in Plymouth New Hampshire for 13 years before joining the Eastern College Athletic Conference in 2000 as an assistant commissioner The elder Bamford most recently served as the conference s interim commissioner a post he was appointed to twice in his last five years prior to a 2013 retirement 3 Bamford attended Ithaca College and was a guard on the basketball team He left Ithaca as a 1000 point scorer 13th all time and all time leader in single season and career three point field goals 1 He earned a degree in Sport Management in 2000 and added a Master s degree in athletic administration from Springfield College in 2003 Early career editBamford worked in the athletic department at Springfield College 2000 02 as a graduate fellow He has also previously held positions with the Eastern College Athletic Conference ECAC Octagon Sports Marketing Plymouth State and the University of New Hampshire 4 Yale University editBamford was hired at Yale University as an assistant athletic director in 2003 He was promoted to associate athletic director in 2006 and then senior associate director of athletics in 2007 He left the department as the lead administrator for internal operations During his time at Yale he oversaw the football men s basketball and men s and women s fencing programs In addition he supervised Yale s varsity support service units of sports medicine equipment operations and strength and conditioning as well as all intercollegiate scheduling event management and postseason championships for the 35 sport department Bamford served on a number of NCAA and Ivy League committees including four years on the NCAA Division I Women s Lacrosse Committee which he chaired from 2009 to 2010 1 As part of the administration at Yale Bamford was responsible for successful new parking regulations for the annual Harvard Yale football rivalry game 5 as well as dealing with student pranks associated with the rivalry 6 Georgia Tech editAs senior associate director of athletics at Georgia Tech from 2011 2015 Bamford had direct oversight of all internal operations and supervision of the football men s basketball and baseball programs In 2011 he assisted athletic director Dan Radakovich in the search process for a men s basketball coach On March 28 2011 the Jackets hired Brian Gregory as the 13th head coach in program history 7 Bamford oversaw scheduling for both Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men s basketball and was involved in a January 2014 incident when Tulane University attempted to cancel a series against Georgia Tech including a home game scheduled for September 6 2014 8 Later that evening Tulane reversed the decision 9 Bamford shared his thoughts on his time at Georgia Tech with Atlanta Journal Constitution beat writer Ken Seguira prior to leaving the Flats for UMass 10 clarification needed University of Massachusetts editNamed director of athletics in March 2015 Bamford was given direct oversight of a 21 sport athletic department with 650 student athletes 175 employees and a 33m budget In his first six months at UMass Bamford generated interest and visibility for the athletics program by announcing the department would fund the Cost of Attendance gap for its scholarship student athletes 11 In addition Bamford has been consistently lauded for his transparency and fan friendly approach in interviews on social media and in person 12 Calipari celebrations edit In December 2015 Bamford and his department came under fire in a column by The Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaugnessy for honoring former men s basketball coach John Calipari 13 with a fundraising event in Boston and a banner raising ceremony in the Mullins Center However after the two day celebration many sources concluded the events were a huge success for UMass in generating interest around a golden era of Minutemen basketball 14 15 16 UMass in Football Bowl Subdivision edit Bamford has often answered questions about the football program s move from the Football Championship Subdivision FCS to FBS and leaving the Mid American Conference for FBS Independent status in 2016 a decision that was made in 2013 17 18 After only four years The Boston Globe published an article on the University s lack of progress as a Football Bowl Subdivision member school 19 with Bamford saying I didn t come here to fail Bamford has been widely recognized for his ability to schedule football opponents for UMass as they start independent status in 2016 20 When Bamford arrived at UMass in April 2015 the Minutemen had only one FBS home game scheduled for the 2016 season By August UMass announced 5 home games and in November the addition of a sixth home game Boston College Perhaps one of his greatest accomplishments is producing eight football games in eight years from 2016 2024 with regional rivals Boston College and UConn 21 22 23 References edit a b c Bamford Named Tech Associate Athletic Director Retrieved 2011 03 23 Tech UGA hoops to play Nov 14 Retrieved 2014 06 06 ECAC NAMES STEVE BAMFORD INTERIM COMMISSIONER AND BEN LAYTON ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER Retrieved 2013 01 15 The New Associate AD On The Flats Retrieved 2011 04 09 The Game changer Yale vs Harvard parking woes spur new plan New Hampshire Register 2009 11 15 Retrieved 2014 06 30 The show must go on behind the scenes of some key college football rivalries ESPN 2009 11 23 Retrieved 2014 05 31 Georgia Tech hires Brian Gregory ESPN 2011 03 28 Retrieved 2011 05 31 Tulane opts out of Ga Tech series ESPN 2014 01 24 Retrieved 2014 06 30 Tulane Georgia Tech game back on ESPN 2014 01 25 Retrieved 2014 06 30 Belated parting thoughts from associate AD Georgia Tech Sports blog Retrieved 2016 01 05 AD Ryan Bamford UMass to cover cost of attendance for all scholarship student athletes masslive com Retrieved 2016 01 05 UMass in 2016 What fans have to look forward to in the New Year masslive com Retrieved 2016 01 05 UMass should vacate decision to honor John Calipari The Boston Globe BostonGlobe com Retrieved 2016 01 05 UMass ceremony overwhelming for Calipari Vaught s Views Retrieved 2016 01 05 permanent dead link Calipari feted at UMass www bostonherald com Retrieved 2016 01 05 Kentucky s Calipari celebrated in return to UMass kentucky Retrieved 2016 01 05 UMass AD Ryan Bamford explains With football over what happens now for the independent Minutemen masslive com Retrieved 2016 01 05 New UMass AD Ryan Bamford not going to shy away from challenges facing football program masslive com Retrieved 2016 01 05 UMass football is stalled and seeking solutions The Boston Globe BostonGlobe com Retrieved 2016 01 05 UMass AD Ryan Bamford 2016 will be our most competitive schedule we ve had as a football program masslive com Retrieved 2016 01 05 Football Set to Play Boston College UConn in Future Series www umassathletics com Retrieved 2016 01 05 UMass announces four year football series with UConn College Football Retrieved 2016 01 05 UMass adds future football games vs BC and UConn The Boston Globe BostonGlobe com Retrieved 2016 01 05 External links editUMass profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ryan Bamford amp oldid 1211468497, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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