Shay is entering his second year (2023-24) as the Assistant AD for Operations and Facility Management.
He comes to SBU after four years at Midway University as the Assistant Athletic Director for Operations and Compliance.
Previous to Midway, Shay was at Bacone College where he was the Associate Athletic Director from September 2007 to January 2013 where he managed the athletic budget for the school’s 13 different sports and was the women’s basketball coach for 12 seasons.
Shay also served as the Eligibility Compliance Chair from September 2004 to September 2013. In this role, he assisted student-athletes with their eligibility, while also communicating with the NAIA in eligibility cases. He was instrumental in coordinating game day administration for all sporting events at Bacone.
In 2012, Shay received the Dr. LeRoy Walker Champion of Character Coach of the Year award in the Red River Athletic Conference.
Shay got his start in athletics at Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) in Waxahachie, Texas, where he assisted in starting the women’s basketball program and then served as the head women’s basketball coach from April 1998 until July 2003.
Shay earned his Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education in Business and History from Southwestern Assemblies of God University. He later obtained his master’s degree in Education with a Specialization in Sports Administration from East Central University in 2007.
