Staff Directory
- Title:
- Sr. Assoc. Athletic Director/Strategic Communications (Men's Basketball)
- Email:
- Phone:
- 919-962-7258
Steve Kirschner, a member of the North Carolina staff since 1990, serves as Senior Associate Athletic Director for Communications. He directs strategic communication for the athletic department and oversees media relations and communication for the Tar Heel men's basketball program.
A 1988 graduate of the University of Connecticut with a B.S. in Sports Studies, Kirschner has held a variety of roles within the UNC Athletic Communications office. As an intern from 1988-89 and Assistant Director from 1990-95, he worked with the women's soccer, wrestling, baseball, track and field and women's golf teams. He served as Director of Media Relations for Football and Men's Basketball (1995-2000), Assistant AD for Communications (2000-01) and Associate AD for Communications (2001-12) before being promoted to his current position in the summer of 2012.
Among the student-athletes he has worked with at UNC are three men's basketball National Players of the Year (Antawn Jamison, Sean May and Tyler Hansbrough) and numerous soccer players of the year, including Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly.
While an undergraduate at UConn, Kirschner worked for four years in the Huskies' sports information office. He also spent 12 years working for the Eastern League (AA) affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, serving as bat boy for players such as Wade Boggs and clubhouse manager for Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling.
