Matt Wilson was named the seventh commissioner of the GSC in March 2014 and officially assumed his duties on May 1, 2014.
A 15-year sports administration veteran, Wilson brings a wealth of conference office experience with him to the GSC. He spent the last nine years at the Atlantic Sun Conference, most recently serving the membership as Chief Operating Officer and Senior Associate Commissioner. Under his day-to-day guidance, the A-Sun launched a four-year initiative to create ESPN-caliber productions through on-campus resources. Halfway through the project, four A-Sun schools regularly provided ESPN with live content distributed through ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app. Wilson also organized the conference’s regional basketball television package, delivering a full slate of Friday night basketball games for distribution throughout the Southeast.
Wilson managed the conference’s communications and championships staff. In the last two years, the A-Sun’s in-house media production plan led to the creation of the most original basketball championship content in the nation. As the tournament director for the conference’s basketball championship, he guided a transition to a campus hosting model in 2014 that resulted in the largest tournament crowds in recent conference history. Additionally, Wilson served as the lead administrator in the addition of men’s and women’s lacrosse to the conference sponsorship list, filling a void in the southeastern Division I landscape.
During his tenure at the A-Sun, Wilson served as the tournament director and administrative liaison for 13 different sports. Prior to joining the A-Sun in 2005, Wilson spent six years at Belmont University, rising from Assistant SID to Assistant Athletics Director.
Wilson is a member of NACDA and has served on the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Soccer Rules Committee and various NCAA Division II regional ranking committees. The Columbia, Tenn., native graduated from Belmont University in 1998 with a B.A. in History. He and his wife, Sara, have two children, Mia and Yates.