Derric West began his second stint with the Department of Athletics at Bowie State University as the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations, bringing an experienced athletics administrator back to the university with nearly a decade of progressive NCAA Division I and Division II experience.
In his new role, West will be responsible for supporting the internal operations of Bowie State Athletics and helping advance the department's strategic goals. His extensive background in athletics administration, compliance, sport supervision, facility and event operations, budget management and student-athlete development positions him to play an important role in strengthening the department's infrastructure and supporting its coaches, staff and student-athletes.
Most recently, West served as Director of Athletic Compliance at the University of Southern California, a position he held beginning in October 2024. At USC, West led NCAA Division I compliance operations for assigned sports while working within the Big Ten and institutional standards. His responsibilities included budget planning, NCAA and conference legislation, risk management, rules education, policy implementation and long-range strategic planning. He also worked closely with departments across the university to integrate athletics compliance with academic, financial and athletic operations. West's career also includes more than six years at California State University, Fullerton, where he progressed through several positions before serving as Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and Facility Event Management. At Cal State Fullerton, he directed Division I compliance operations while overseeing facilities, event management and facility rentals for 16 varsity programs. He supervised facility managers, served as sport supervisor for women's soccer and managed a $4 million athletics grant-in-aid and financial aid budget. His responsibilities required him to balance fiscal management, NCAA compliance, student-athlete services and day-to-day athletics operations.
West returns to Bowie State after previously serving as the university's Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance from December 2022 through October 2024. During his previous tenure, he provided leadership and oversight of the Bulldogs' NCAA Division II compliance operations while contributing to the administration of a then 13-sport athletics program. He also served as sport administrator for indoor and outdoor track and field, women's bowling and women's tennis, overseeing budgets, travel and day-to-day operational coordination for those programs.
Earlier in his career, West served as a Compliance Specialist and Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance at Cal State Fullerton, where he handled NCAA rules education, investigations, self-reports, waivers, recruiting oversight, eligibility and compliance monitoring. He began his NCAA administrative career as a Compliance Assistant at Lafayette College, managing eligibility certification and recruiting oversight while advising coaches on NCAA and Patriot League regulations. West holds a Master of Science in Sport Business from Temple University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He has also completed professional development through NCAA regional rules seminars, NAAC professional development programs, the NCAA Division II/NAAC Professional Development Workshop, the Big West Conference Compliance Summit, the SoCal Compliance Summit and the NCAA Accelerating Academic Success Program.
With experience spanning compliance, operations, budget and finance, sport administration, facilities, risk management and student-athlete development, West returns to Bowie State prepared to help guide the department's internal operations into its next chapter. His appointment adds an experienced and familiar leader to the Bulldogs' athletics administration as Bowie State continues its commitment to institutional integrity, operational excellence and the overall development of its student-athletes.
