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Position
Assistant Athletics Director - Marketing
Class
Redshirt
Hometown
West Bend, Wisc.

Craig Pintens is in his third year at LSU and serves as the Assistant Athletic Director of Marketing. Previously, Pintens was at Marquette University where he served as the Associate Athletic Director of Marketing and Sales.

At Marquette, Pintens was responsible for external efforts of the department and served as the sport administrator for men’s soccer. While at Marquette, Pintens established attendance and revenue records in both men’s and women’s basketball ranking in the top ten nationally in men’s basketball attendance.

Prior to Marquette, Pintens served as the Marketing Coordinator at the University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA). Pintens was instrumental in record corporate sales numbers and successfully negotiated the first ever-Spanish radio broadcast of Bronc Athletics. Pintens has also worked with the Milwaukee Brewers, Beloit Snappers and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Athletic Department.

The National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) has honored Pintens with awards eighteen times in ten different categories. Pintens received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing cum laude from the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater and his Juris Doctor degree from the Marquette University School of Law. Pintens is a member of the Wisconsin State Bar and is active with NACMA where he serves as the 2nd Vice-President.

Pintens resides in Baton Rouge with his wife, Jill and their children Kaitlin, Jack, Tate and Avery.

 

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