College Sports Information Directors of America

Brian McCann, a 17-year veteran of collegiate athletic public relations, has been named the director of athletic communications at Cleveland State University. McCann, a native of Lakewood, Ohio, and a 1986 graduate of Bowling Green State University, most recently served as associate sports information director at the University of Cincinnati for eight years (1995-2003). While at Cincinnati, McCann was responsible for all media relations activities for the sport of football while being heavily involved with men's basketball. During his tenure at UC, McCann worked with football teams that made four bowl appearances and men's basketball squads that appeared in eight straight NCAA Tournaments. McCann served as media director for the 1999 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Mideast Regional and the 2002 NCAA Women's Basketball First and Second Round games, which were played at the university. McCann has received nine regional and national awards for his publications. This will be McCann's second term with the CSU Athletic Communications Office. He served as assistant sports information director during 1986-87 before leaving to become associate sports information director at New Mexico State University, a position he held for eight years. A member of the College Sports Information Director's of America, McCann serves as the national vice-chair of the group's Academic All-America committee, a position he has held since 1995 as part of a 16-year affiliation with the committee. He helps oversee the selection process that awards academic honors to over 800 student-athletes. He recently received the committee's Lester Jordan Award for service to the Academic All-America program.