Long Beach State University Athletics
Staff Directory
Craig Angelos
- Title:
- Senior Associate Athletic Director/Facilities, Events, Operations, and Capital Projects | Bohl Dimaond at Blair Field
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Long Beach State made an impactful hire for a critical new leadership role, as the Beach hired longtime Division I athletics executive Craig Angelos to the Beach as the Senior Associate Athletic Director of Facilities, Events, Operations, and Capital Projects in 2026.
Angelos will serve as the senior administrator for Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, responsible for managing venue operations, stewardship, capital project management and coordination, revenue development, and the complex network of public-private partnerships connected to the facility. In the upcoming calendar year, Angelos will also serve as the sport administrator for Dirtbag Baseball, providing executive oversight and support to the program.
Angelos will also join Executive Director of Athletics Bobby Smitheran’s senior leadership team, bringing more than 25 years of Division I administrative experience to broader departmental strategy in a pivotal moment for Long Beach State given the rapidly evolving landscape of college athletics.
Angelos brings a rare combination of experience to that charge. At FAU, Angelos conceived and directed the construction of the $250 Million Innovation Village, a site that included a 30,000-seat football stadium, athletics facilities, student housing, retail space and campus infrastructure. At Hawai’i, Angelos played a major part in building new initiatives that produced over $850,000 in recurring annual revenue.
Working in concert with Smitheran, campus leadership and Long Beach State’s external partners, Angelos will help develop a long-term vision for the continued modernization and activation of Blair Field. That work will include identifying and prioritizing capital needs, improving the operational readiness and functionality of the venue, maximizing facility utilization, and pursuing opportunities to generate new revenue and enhance the student-athlete and fan experience.
A college baseball player himself, Angelos is a member of the Rio Hondo College Baseball Hall of Fame where he played before moving to Division I with BYU. Following a stint playing professional baseball in Italy, Angelos graduated from Creighton University law school and then embarked on a 30-year career in intercollegiate athletics. That includes 12 years as a Director of Athletics most recently at the University of Hawai‘i and previously at Florida Atlantic University, as well as the number two roles at the University of Miami, Indiana University, the University of South Florida, Temple University, and Long Island University.
Angelos will serve as the senior administrator for Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, responsible for managing venue operations, stewardship, capital project management and coordination, revenue development, and the complex network of public-private partnerships connected to the facility. In the upcoming calendar year, Angelos will also serve as the sport administrator for Dirtbag Baseball, providing executive oversight and support to the program.
Angelos will also join Executive Director of Athletics Bobby Smitheran’s senior leadership team, bringing more than 25 years of Division I administrative experience to broader departmental strategy in a pivotal moment for Long Beach State given the rapidly evolving landscape of college athletics.
Angelos brings a rare combination of experience to that charge. At FAU, Angelos conceived and directed the construction of the $250 Million Innovation Village, a site that included a 30,000-seat football stadium, athletics facilities, student housing, retail space and campus infrastructure. At Hawai’i, Angelos played a major part in building new initiatives that produced over $850,000 in recurring annual revenue.
Working in concert with Smitheran, campus leadership and Long Beach State’s external partners, Angelos will help develop a long-term vision for the continued modernization and activation of Blair Field. That work will include identifying and prioritizing capital needs, improving the operational readiness and functionality of the venue, maximizing facility utilization, and pursuing opportunities to generate new revenue and enhance the student-athlete and fan experience.
A college baseball player himself, Angelos is a member of the Rio Hondo College Baseball Hall of Fame where he played before moving to Division I with BYU. Following a stint playing professional baseball in Italy, Angelos graduated from Creighton University law school and then embarked on a 30-year career in intercollegiate athletics. That includes 12 years as a Director of Athletics most recently at the University of Hawai‘i and previously at Florida Atlantic University, as well as the number two roles at the University of Miami, Indiana University, the University of South Florida, Temple University, and Long Island University.
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