HAMPTON, Va. (Mar. 3, 2025) …Hampton University director of athletics Anthony D. Henderson Sr. has been named to the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association (MOAA) Board of Directors following the organization's 2025 symposium. Henderson will join Kevicia Brown (Central State University), Doug Knuth (Southern Utah University), and Patty Medina (American University), and Sailor Sinclair (University of Texas at San Antonio) as new board members.
"It is an honor to be selected to serve on the MOAA of Directors. This is an association that I feel very strongly about and look forward to working with the members of this board to open new opportunities for minorities in intercollegiate athletics," Henderson said.
A 2000 graduate of Hampton University, Henderson was appointed the Pirates' director of athletics in February of 2023. In his two years, the athletic department has seen many significant changes in structure and organization. A staffing increase of 225% along with a new organizational structure, along with hiring of six new head coaches.
On the fundraising side, he established a new group for athletic department fundraising in the Hampton Athletics Foundation. Henderson also helped develop the NIL Collective for Hampton University Athletics – 68 Oak. Facilities have seen a major boost in his two years with upgrades in the weight room, basketball coaches' offices and locker rooms.
Henderson returned to his alma mater from Yale University, where he was the deputy director of athletics. In this position, he was a part of the athletics senior leadership team with primary responsibilities of leading all revenue generation and extending the brand and messaging of Yale Athletics through private philanthropy, corporate support, ticket sales, marketing efforts, community engagement, strategic communications, and DEI. Additionally, he was also the sports administrator for the baseball, men's soccer, men's & women's swimming & diving, and women's ice hockey programs.
He went to Yale after two-plus years with the William & Mary Tribe, where he served as senior associate athletics director and executive director of athletics advancement. He was a member of the Tribe's senior leadership team, and in addition to overseeing an encompassing advancement operation, he was the sport administrator for the football program.
Henderson has also worked at the University of Akron and Old Dominion University along with the Event Authority working with the Jordan Brand Classic and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
ABOUT MOAA
Administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association promotes equitable employment opportunities for minorities in the athletics industry through the exchange of ideas, the creation of networking opportunities and the avocation of an increase in employment for minorities in athletics administration positions at all levels of the sports industry. The association also promotes cultivating a sports environment that supports the values necessary to accept aspiring professionals from all walks of life.
