Martin Jarmond Explained

Martin Jarmond
Current Title:Athletic director
Current Team:UCLA
Current Conference:Big Ten
Birth Date:22 November 1979
Birth Place:Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Player Years1:1997–2001
Player Team1:UNC Wilmington
Player Positions:Guard
Admin Years1:2003–2009
Admin Team1:Michigan State (assistant AD)
Admin Years2:2009–2017
Admin Team2:Ohio State (assistant AD/deputy AD)
Admin Years3:2017–2020
Admin Team3:Boston College
Admin Years4:2020–present
Admin Team4:UCLA

Martin Jarmond (born November 22, 1979) is an American college athletics administrator who is the athletic director at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He played college basketball at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where he was a two-time captain for the UNC Wilmington Seahawks.[1] He holds an M.B.A and a master's degree in sports administration from Ohio University.[2] Jarmond was the associate athletic director at Michigan State University (2003–2009)[3] before serving as the deputy director of athletics at Ohio State University (2009–2017).[4] [5] [6] In 2017 at age 37, he became the youngest athletic director among the Power Five conferences and the first African-American athletic director in Boston College history.[7]

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  1. News: Bolch. Ben. UCLA hires Martin Jarmond as athletic director. May 17, 2020. Los Angeles Times. May 18, 2020.
  2. Web site: Martin Jarmond - The Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Director of Athletics - Staff Directory. uclabruins.com. December 24, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220930212824/https://uclabruins.com/staff-directory/martin-jarmond/6865. September 30, 2022. live.
  3. News: Thompson. Rich. Boston College AD Martin Jarmond begins search for new football coach. December 2, 2019. Boston Herald. May 18, 2020.
  4. News: Wasserman. Ari. Inside Martin Jarmond's office and a unique look at how Ohio State football creates its schedules. May 2, 2017. Cleveland.com. May 18, 2020. Jarmond has accepted a job as Boston College's athletic director -- which begins June 2 -- after spending the last seven years assisting Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith..
  5. News: New Boston College AD Martin Jarmond wants to be a ‘difference-maker’ . The Boston Globe. April 24, 2017.
  6. News: Boston College names Ohio State's Martin Jarmond new athletic director. Boston Herald. Rich Thompson. April 20, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180712025546/http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/college/on_campus/2017/04/boston_college_names_ohio_states_martin_jarmond_new_athletic. July 12, 2018.
  7. News: Boston College Introduces Martin Jarmond, 37, First Black AD At School. Hartford Courant. April 24, 2017.