Speaker Profile

Dan joined the NCAA staff as VP of men's basketball in August 2012 after spending the previous seven years as the associate commissioner for men's basketball at the Big East Conference. In his current role, Gavitt oversees the day-to-day operations of the NCAA Division I men's basketball championship as well as the NCAA's 11-year, $10. 6-billion contracts with broadcast partners CBS and Turner Broadcasting. He also supervises the Postseason NIT and NCAA Divisions II and III Men's Basketball Championships, and serves as the staff's day-to-day contact to the Division I men's basketball committee and the men's basketball oversight committee.