Larry Keating or Laurence Charles Keating Jr. (July 26, 1944 – May 25, 2021) is the former athletic director for Seton Hall University; a position he held from 1985 to 1997. [1] [2] Under his tenure at Seton Hall the Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team advanced to the championship game of the 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Final Four. [3] He resigned from his position at Seton Hall in 1997 after refusing to fire the men's basketball coach, George Blaney. [4] He is currently the special assistant to the athletics director at the University of Kansas, where he is in charge of scheduling basketball and football games. [3]
Keating was born on July 26, 1944. He was a native of Long Island, New York. [5] He graduated from Stonehill College in 1966. [6] While there, he was a member of the men's basketball team. [7] He then served in the military in Vietnam. [5]
His first coaching job was at Stonehill College. [8] After serving for a coach at Stonehill College, he was an assistant coach for the Hofstra University men's basketball team. [9] From 1979 to 1985, he was the athletic director at Adelphi University. [6] [10] From 1985 to 1997, he was the athletic director at Seton Hall University. [3] From 1997 to 1999, he was the president and general manager of the Trenton Shooting Stars basketball team. [11] From 1999 to 2001, he worked as an administrator for the IBL. From 2001 to 2003, he served as Assistant Commissioner for Basketball/Football Operations for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). [3] [12]
Keating served on the NCAA Council and chaired the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee for four years. [13] He retired in April 2019. [5] Also in April 2019, he was inducted into the Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Fam. [5]
Keating's wife was Jaime. [13] They had a son, Kerry, and two daughters Jaime and Katie. [13] He died at the age of 76 on May 21, 2021 at his home in Southport, North Carolina. [13]
Larry Keating or Laurence Charles Keating Jr. (July 26, 1944 – May 25, 2021) is the former athletic director for Seton Hall University; a position he held from 1985 to 1997. [1] [2] Under his tenure at Seton Hall the Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team advanced to the championship game of the 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Final Four. [3] He resigned from his position at Seton Hall in 1997 after refusing to fire the men's basketball coach, George Blaney. [4] He is currently the special assistant to the athletics director at the University of Kansas, where he is in charge of scheduling basketball and football games. [3]
Keating was born on July 26, 1944. He was a native of Long Island, New York. [5] He graduated from Stonehill College in 1966. [6] While there, he was a member of the men's basketball team. [7] He then served in the military in Vietnam. [5]
His first coaching job was at Stonehill College. [8] After serving for a coach at Stonehill College, he was an assistant coach for the Hofstra University men's basketball team. [9] From 1979 to 1985, he was the athletic director at Adelphi University. [6] [10] From 1985 to 1997, he was the athletic director at Seton Hall University. [3] From 1997 to 1999, he was the president and general manager of the Trenton Shooting Stars basketball team. [11] From 1999 to 2001, he worked as an administrator for the IBL. From 2001 to 2003, he served as Assistant Commissioner for Basketball/Football Operations for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). [3] [12]
Keating served on the NCAA Council and chaired the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee for four years. [13] He retired in April 2019. [5] Also in April 2019, he was inducted into the Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Fam. [5]
Keating's wife was Jaime. [13] They had a son, Kerry, and two daughters Jaime and Katie. [13] He died at the age of 76 on May 21, 2021 at his home in Southport, North Carolina. [13]