MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia University director of athletics Wren Baker stops by the pod, as well UAB play-by-play man David Crane to talk about tonight's West Virginia-UAB men's basketball game at the WVU Coliseum.
Baker was officially introduced as West Virginia University's 13
th director of athletics earlier today inside the team room at the Milan Puskar Center.
He comes to Morgantown from the University of North Texas, where he has been the vice president and athletics director since 2016. With previous stops at Missouri, Memphis, Northwest Missouri and Rogers State, Baker brings more than 20 years of experience to WVU as its 13th director of Athletics.
Baker will have oversight of 18 varsity sports, a department budget of more than $90 million, approximately 250 employees and nearly 500 student-athletes.
Wren officially begins his duties at WVU on Dec. 19 under a six-year agreement through Dec. 31, 2028, and will earn a yearly compensation of $1.1M, plus incentives.
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