Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics and University Recreation Matt Hogue

Matt hogue is the vice president of intercollegiate athletics and university recreation for Coastal Carolina University, a title change he received in April 2021.

Hogue was recently named the 2020-21 Athletics Director of the Year by The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA)—one of only four recipients of this award at the FBS level. He was one of 28 winners across seven divisions (NCAA FBS, FCS, Division I-AAA, II, III, NAIA/Other Four-Year Institutions, and Junior College/Community Colleges).

The ADOY Award highlights the efforts of athletics directors at all levels for their commitment and positive contributions to student-athletes, campuses, and their surrounding communities.

He is also a member of the NCAA Division I baseball selection committee, representing Coastal Carolina and the Sun Belt Conference since August 2020. Hogue was named the director of athletics at Coastal Carolina University on Feb. 27, 2015, after serving as the interim director of athletics since March 2014. Since Hogue took over as the director of athletics at Coastal Carolina University in 2015, the CCU athletic teams have won 14 conference regularseason championships, as well as 17 conference tournament championships. The baseball team also won the department’s first-ever National Championship in 2016.

Individually, the Chanticleers had their first-ever individual NCAA Division I National Champion in Melissa Jefferson, who won the 60-meter dash at the 2022 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships in Feb. 2022. Jefferson, along with fellow track & field runner Mekenze Kelley, both went on to make history for the Coastal Carolina athletics department, as both were crowned U.S. Track & Field National Champions in the 100-meters and 400meters at the 2022 Toyota USA Track Outdoor Championships and 2022 USA Track & Field U20 Championships, respectively, in the summer of 2022.

Hogue, who has a long-time association with Coastal athletics, previously served as CCU’s associate vice president of marketing.

Hogue joined Coastal in 1997 and has served in several different roles in the Department of Athletics and in the Office of University Communication, where he led CCU’s marketing and trademark licensing efforts.

Hogue is best known for his 17-year stint as the “Voice of the Chanticleers” on the Chanticleer Sports Network, providing live game broadcasts, features, and weekly programs about CCU athletics.

In 2013, Hogue was named a finalist for the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA) Sportscaster of the Year for the state of South Carolina. He has edited a book entitled “Chanticleer Athletics: Fifty Years of Excellence” with other CCU contributors and dedicated the book to Edward M. “Dick” Singleton, former chancellor of the university. Partial proceeds from the book benefited the Edward M. Singleton Scholar-Athlete Award scholarship at CCU.

As the “Voice of the Chanticleers”, Hogue managed, produced, and coordinated the Chanticleer Sports Network. His colorful, exciting calls were synonymous with Chanticleer Athletics.

A 25-year broadcast veteran, Hogue built a diverse play-by-play resume that includes stints with USC’s Gamecock Radio Network, Minor League Baseball, and appearances on regional TV, including Fox Sports Net, SportSouth, and ESPN properties. He also served as the broadcast voice of the Big South Conference’s basketball TV package.

In his role as associate vice president of marketing, Hogue was charged with developing marketing strategies and advertising for University recruitment, academic, and specialty programs, as well as directing and monitoring the University’s trademark licensing program.

Previously, he served as the associate athletic director for enhanced media and assistant athletics director for marketing. He began his career at Coastal Carolina as the assistant sports information director.

Hogue earned his baccalaureate degree from the University of South Carolina and completed his MBA from Winthrop University. He and his wife, Laura, live in Conway with their daughters Rachel and Caroline.