Sources: Craig Angelos out as University of Hawaii athletics director

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Multiple sources tell Hawaii News Now that Craig Angelos is out as University of Hawaii athletics director.
A meeting is expected to take place Tuesday afternoon to discuss his future.
It’s not clear the exact nature of the meeting, but according to sources, Angelos has been dismissed by outgoing UH president David Lassner effective Dec. 1.
Angelos had only been on the job for 18 months.
During his short stint as athletics director, he helped negotiate getting UH sports outside of football into the Mountain West Conference.
Rich Miano, sports commentator and former UH coach, says if the reports are true, the move could derail the progression of UH athletics.
“You look at the last 18 months and you see this Mountain West Conference deal, you see what is a potential new apparel deal, you see some things that are actually happening that seem to be so positive within this athletics administration,” Miano said.
“I mean, there probably are better candidates out there, but will we, the University of Hawaii, the people, select the right candidate? The track record has been so bad in so many areas, and I’m talking from governors to athletic directors to football coaches,” he said.
“We don’t have a stadium. We don’t have a grass practice field. We don’t have our performance center. We don’t have a nutritional center. We are 133rd out of 133 teams in facilities,” Miano said.
“We continue to make choices that would kind of define the definition of insanity,” he concluded. “If we want to be a Division I athletic program, we need to start acting like one, and so this selection, just as elections, have great consequences.”
Angelos was not under contract as an at-will hire, meaning he could be let go or leave at any time during his tenure.
Previously, Angelos served as the deputy athletics director at Long Island University and helped secure funding for a 30,000-seat stadium during his time at Florida Atlantic University.
Hawaii News Now has reached out to UH officials for further details.
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