- Travis Hansen returns to BYU as a senior associate athletic director.
- Kalani Sitake and Diljeet Taylor join leadership while continuing coaching roles.
- Dallan Moody promoted to deputy AD; several others elevated to associate AD roles.
PROVO — BYU is bringing a familiar face home after Brian Santiago's promotion to athletic director.
Former BYU men's basketball star Travis Hansen has been hired as a senior associate athletic director, the university announced Monday evening.
Hansen will oversee revenue sharing and name, image and likeness operations for the athletic department, a newly created set of responsibilities following the approval of the House settlement that allows schools to share up to $20.5 million with athletes.
In the announcement, the university also revealed that head football coach Kalani Sitake and BYU women's track and field and cross country coach Diljeet Taylor will join the leadership team as senior associate athletic directors, assisting the department in "strategy and impact," while staying on as coaches.
The Cougars promoted former associate athletic director Dallan Moody from his role as senior associate athletic director for finance and scheduling to deputy athletic director, the role held by Santiago under former AD Tom Holmoe.
Former BYU tight end Chad Lewis, Tyson Hutchins and Casey Stauffer will be elevated to associate athletic director status, joining David Almodova, Trevor Wilson and senior woman administrator Liz Darger in filling many of Santiago's previous administrative responsibilities.
"In an ever-changing landscape of college athletics, it is imperative we have excellent, sound leadership, especially in the revenue share/NIL space," Santiago said in a statement from the university. "Our mission is to develop young women and men of character and faith in their pursuit of academic and athletic excellence, and prepare them for life after sport."
Santiago said Hansen "embraces that mission" and "brings experience as a professional athlete, business executive and mentor who understands the shifting landscape of college athletics."
He added that including Diljeet and Sitake to the leadership team "provides world-class coaching voices in our most important department collaborations and also expands their impact and influence to all 600+ of our student-athletes at BYU."
"These will be essential additions with Dallan, Chad, Casey, Liz, Trevor, David, Tyson and the rest of our existing senior leadership team that has worked so well together to get us in the position of strength we are currently in. I am so grateful to be aligned with this group. We've built something special together, and are going to build something even more special in years to come."
Hansen, 47, was a Mountain West champion and league defensive player of the year in 2003 as a senior at BYU, when he averaged 16.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game before he was a second-round NBA draft pick by the Atlanta Hawks.
The one-time Mountain View High standout, Utah Valley hooper and business executive in Utah County spent a decade playing professional basketball overseas, a two-time Euroleague Final Four participant and 2008-09 EuroCup MVP with Spain's Real Madrid.
Hansen also spent three years in Russia with Dynamo Moscow, when the 6-foot-6 small forward met the family of future BYU star Egor Dёmin — the recent NBA lottery pick by the Brooklyn Nets.
