Larry Keating (athletic director)
Larry Keating or Laurence Charles Keating Jr. (July 26, 1944 – May 25, 2021) is the former athletic director for Seton Hall University; a position he held from 1985 to 1997.[1][2] Under his tenure at Seton Hall the Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team advanced to the championship game of the 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Final Four.[3] He resigned from his position at Seton Hall in 1997 after refusing to fire the men's basketball coach, George Blaney.[4] He is currently the special assistant to the athletics director at the University of Kansas, where he is in charge of scheduling basketball and football games.[3]
Early life[edit]
Keating was born on July 26, 1944. He was a native of Long Island, New York.[5] He graduated from Stonehill College in 1966.[6] While there, he was a member of the men's basketball team.[7] He then served in the military in Vietnam.[5]
Career[edit]
His first coaching job was at Stonehill College.[8] After serving for a coach at Stonehill College, he was an assistant coach for the Hofstra University men's basketball team.[9] From 1979 to 1985, he was the athletic director at Adelphi University.[6][10] From 1985 to 1997, he was the athletic director at Seton Hall University.[3] From 1997 to 1999, he was the president and general manager of the Trenton Shooting Stars basketball team.[11] From 1999 to 2001, he worked as an administrator for the IBL. From 2001 to 2003, he served as Assistant Commissioner for Basketball/Football Operations for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).[3][12]
Keating served on the NCAA Council and chaired the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee for four years.[13] He retired in April 2019.[5] Also in April 2019, he was inducted into the Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Fam.[5]
Person life[edit]
Keating's wife was Jaime.[13] They had a son, Kerry, and two daughters Jaime and Katie.[13] He died at the age of 76 on May 21, 2021 at his home in Southport, North Carolina.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ Kratch, James Kratch (2021-05-26). "Larry Keating, former Seton Hall athletics director, dies at 76". NJ Advance Media. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ "Laurence Keating Obituary - Southport, NC". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ a b c d "Larry Keating". University of Kansas Athletics. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Seton Hall basketball coach fired, AD resigns". Associated Press.
- ^ a b c d "Larry Keating, KU Men's Basketball Schedule-Maker, Dies at 76". The Kansas City Star. 2021-05-27. pp. B12. Retrieved 2023-10-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Larry Keating, athletic director at Adelphi University for six..."
- ^ "Stonehill". Stonehill.
- ^ "RCW: From the office of ... Larry Keating - Kansas Jayhawks". Kansas Jayhawks. 12 October 2016.
- ^ "The Official Online Home of Hofstra University Pride Athletics". gohofstra.com.
- ^ "Adelphi University Athletics". aupanthers.com.
- ^ "EXECUTIVE TRANSACTIONS". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com.
- ^ "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR MONDAY, JULY 16+".
- ^ a b c d "Longtime KU and College Athletics Administrator Larry Keating Passes Away". Kansas Jayhawks. 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2023-10-10.