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Mario Moccia
View on WikipediaMario Moccia (born September 3, 1967) is the former director of athletics for New Mexico State University.[1][2][3][4][5] He previously served as athletic director for Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 2006 to 2014,[6][7][8] as an associate athletic director at the University of Missouri from 1998 to 2006, as an associate athletic director at Southwest Texas State University from 1997 to 1998, and as an assistant athletic director at the University of New Mexico from 1993 to 1997. Moccia attended college at New Mexico State University, where he played on the New Mexico State Aggies baseball team.
Key Information
New Mexico State
[edit]Moccia was named athletic director at New Mexico State University on November 24, 2014.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
He signed a new five-year contract in July 2019 which runs through the 2023–24 academic year and pays him $280,000 annually.[16]
He was fired from NMSU on January 2, 2025, following an investigation by the New Mexico Department of Justice [1] in the culture within the 2022-23 NMSU basketball team, namely a lack of discipline and a failure to protect student workers and players from sexual hazing and sexual assault committed by student athletes.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ Hefferman, Todd (November 24, 2014). "Moccia leaving SIU for New Mexico State". The Southern Illinoisan. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ Groves, Jason (November 25, 2014). "More on Mario Moccia". Las Cruces Sun-News. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Groves, Jason (December 23, 2015). "2015 in review: Moccia closes first year as NMSU AD". Las Cruces Sun-News. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Groves, Jason (January 1, 2017). "Q&A with NMSU Director of Athletics Mario Moccia about Aggie athletics". Las Cruces Sun-News. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Groves, Jason (January 13, 2018). "NMSU athletics riding high as Mario Moccia enters Year 4". Las Cruces Sun-News. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Klee, Paul (July 1, 2006). "From intern to AD: Moccia's rise to Salukis' top spot no accident, according to Mizzou AD". The Southern Illinoisan. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ Klee, Paul (July 1, 2006). "New AD makes strong impression at SIU". The Southern Illinoisan. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ Klee, Paul (August 8, 2006). "New AD on the block". The Southern Illinoisan. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ Katz, Andy (November 24, 2014). "New Mexico St. to hire Moccia as AD". ESPN. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ Barnett, Zach (November 24, 2014). "New Mexico State hires Southern Illinois' Mario Moccia as AD". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ Hefferman, Todd (November 25, 2014). "Moccia leaves SIU for New Mexico State". The Southern Illinoisan. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ Rudi, Mark (August 14, 2016). "Moccia active in world of collegiate athletics". Las Cruces Sun-News. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Groves, Jason (May 20, 2015). "New Mexico State AD talks conference membership following Sun Belt meetings". Las Cruces Sun-News. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Groves, Jason (September 1, 2015). "Mario Moccia reacts to Coastal Carolina invitation to the Sun Belt". Las Cruces Sun-News. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Davis, Ron (March 12, 2018). "NMSU's Mario Moccia on producing tangible results in Las Cruces". Albuquerque Business First. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Mario Moccia signs new 5-year deal as NMSU athletic director". KRQE NEWS 13 - Breaking News, Albuquerque News, New Mexico News, Weather, and Videos. 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ Nick Coppola (2025-01-02). "New Mexico State athletic director Mario Moccia fired". Las Cruces Sun-News."What the New Mexico DOJ says about NMSU AD Mario Moccia in Aggie basketball hazing report".
External links
[edit]- Mario Moccia on Twitter
- New Mexico State Aggies bio
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)