(670 The Score) DePaul has named DeWayne Peevy its new athletic director, the school announced Monday afternoon.
Peevy joins DePaul after working at Kentucky for the past 12 years. Peevy was most recently Kentucky’s deputy athletics director. He will officially start at DePaul on Sept. 1.
“I am honored and humbled today to accept the position of director of athletics at DePaul,” Peevy said in a statement. “This is an opportunity that I have long dreamed of and one that I do not take lightly. DePaul is a proud and tradition-rich athletic department built on the foundation of a strong mission in a diverse urban community. My family and I are all excited and energized to join the Blue Demon family.”
Peevy replaces Jean Lenti Ponsetto, who announced in June that she would be retiring. Ponsetto had come under scrutiny amid scandals.
In April, news surfaced of a lawsuit being filed that accused former DePaul softball coach Eugene Lenti, Jean's brother, of punching an assistant in the face, verbally abusing his players and retaliating against the whisteblower by terminating her contract with the school. He allegedly avoided punishment because of his relation to Jean.
While at Kentucky, Peevy played “a prominent role with key fundraising efforts, strategic planning and media relations,” DePaul said in its news release. He had extensive experience with the men’s basketball program.
“From the moment I met DeWayne, I knew immediately that his integrity and passion combined with his impressive collegiate athletics experience would elevate DePaul and its student-athletes to even higher levels,” DePaul president A.
Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D, said in a statement. “A visionary leader who cares deeply about his community, DeWayne demonstrates the Vincentian personalism we value so much at DePaul. Jo and I look forward to welcoming DeWayne, Allison and their two children to the DePaul family.”