Wright State hires Brad Chandler as new athletic director
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 26, 2026, 1:03 AM
Last updated Jun 26, 2026
BasketballWright State University has appointed Brad Chandler as its new athletic director, succeeding Joylynn Brown, who resigned in April. Chandler will be introduced at a press conference on June 26 at 1 p.m. He previously served as Deputy Athletics Director at Bradley University and has experience in compliance roles at Arizona State, Ohio State, Toledo, and Rutgers. University President Sue Edwards expressed confidence in Chandler's ability to elevate the athletics program and focus on student-athlete success. The search for a new AD involved an eight-person committee, including the men's basketball head coach.
- •Brad Chandler, 39, becomes Wright State's fifth athletic director.
- •He has previous experience at Bradley, Arizona State, and Ohio State.
- •Chandler will be formally introduced on June 26 at 1 p.m.
- •Joylynn Brown was the first woman AD in Wright State history.
- •Robert Ray served as interim AD following Brown's departure.
- 1:03 AMYahoo Sports — 'Wright State is well positioned' -- Chandler introduced as next WSU athletic director
- 1:03 AMYahoo Sports — Wright State selects next athletic director with Ohio ties
"Jun. 25—Wright State University has hired Brad Chandler as its next athletic director. Chandler, 39, will be the fifth athletic director in Wright State history. He will be formally introduced at a 1 p.m. press conference on Friday, June 26, at the Admission Visitor Center in Wright State's Student Union. "I am incredibly grateful for this opportunity to be here at Wright State," Chandler said ...
"Jun. 26—College athletics have evolved more in the past few months than any before it in the eyes of Brad Chandler. To accept a new role during this time period meant he needed to know he was walking into a situation which he believed was well suited for the new era. He believes he found that at Wright State. Chandler was introduced to the public Friday, June 26 as WSU's new Director of ...
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External links- Yahoo SportsJun 27, 2026, 1:03 AM'Wright State is well positioned' -- Chandler introduced as next WSU athletic director
Jun. 26—College athletics have evolved more in the past few months than any before it in the eyes of Brad Chandler. To accept a new role during this time period meant he needed to know he was walking into a situation which he believed was well suited for the new era. He believes he found that at Wright State. Chandler was introduced to the public Friday, June 26 as WSU's new Director of ...
- Yahoo SportsJun 26, 2026, 1:03 AMWright State selects next athletic director with Ohio ties
Jun. 25—Wright State University has hired Brad Chandler as its next athletic director. Chandler, 39, will be the fifth athletic director in Wright State history. He will be formally introduced at a 1 p.m. press conference on Friday, June 26, at the Admission Visitor Center in Wright State's Student Union. "I am incredibly grateful for this opportunity to be here at Wright State," Chandler said ...
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