Michael Joseph Buddie (born December 12, 1970) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and the current athletic director at Texas Christian University.
[citation needed] After retiring from baseball in 2003, Buddie returned to his alma mater to begin a career in athletics administration.
While at Furman, Buddie negotiated a multi-year partnership with Nike, produced the athletic department's first balanced budget, and spearheaded an effort to bring the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament back to upstate South Carolina in 2017 (landing two future tournament stops).
[3][4] Under his watch, the Army Black Knights football team joined the American Athletic Conference in 2024, which they won that year, while Michie Stadium underwent a $170 million renovation.
[5][6] Buddie was also involved in extending Army's football broadcast contract with CBS Sports Network through 2028.