Joan McDermott’s time because the athletic director on the College of San Francisco is over after a tumultuous three-year tenure that included a number of scandals involving coach conduct in addition to a run to the NCAA males’s basketball match earlier this spring.
McDermott was named the college’s AD in March 2019 after three years as a deputy below Scott Sidwell.
“These final six years have been very rewarding,” McDermott mentioned in a launch from the college. “I beloved the chance to return to my alma mater and serve the USF neighborhood and I'm happy with what has been achieved throughout my time at USF.”
“Joan has been an integral a part of the athletics administration at USF for the previous six years and we're grateful for her many contributions to the USF neighborhood,” mentioned Charlie Cross, vice chairman for enterprise and finance, within the launch.
The Dons’ males’s hoops staff reached the West Coast Convention title recreation this season and earned a No. 10 seed within the NCAA Event, falling to No. 7-seeded Murray State in an exciting first-round recreation. Shortly thereafter, coach Al Golden took a job at Florida and McDermott promoted assistant Chris Gerlufsen to guide the staff.
However there was loads of hassle at USF behind the scenes.
Longtime baseball coach Nino Giarratano was fired in February after a lawsuit filed by three ex-players named him, USF, the NCAA and former assistant coach Troy Nakamura alleging a sample of sexualized and abusive conduct from Nakamura and allowed by Giarratano.
One other pending lawsuit from former girls’s basketball gamers accuses present coach Molly Goodenbour of abusive teaching techniques.
A Sports activities Illustrated investigation revealed final September uncovered accusations of sexual harassment or abuse by males’s soccer gamers going again almost 20 years.
USF will quickly start a nationwide seek for McDermott’s successor.