{"id":527922,"date":"2022-12-16T09:25:36","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T06:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/massachusetts-gov-charlie-baker-to-take-over-as-ncaa-president\/"},"modified":"2022-12-16T09:25:36","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T06:25:36","slug":"massachusetts-gov-charlie-baker-to-take-over-as-ncaa-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/massachusetts-gov-charlie-baker-to-take-over-as-ncaa-president\/","title":{"rendered":"#Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to take over as NCAA president"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3fa89fced06\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3fa89fced06\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/massachusetts-gov-charlie-baker-to-take-over-as-ncaa-president\/#%E2%80%9CMassachusetts_Gov_Charlie_Baker_to_take_over_as_NCAA_president%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to take over as NCAA president&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMassachusetts_Gov_Charlie_Baker_to_take_over_as_NCAA_president%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to take over as NCAA president&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has been announced as the new NCAA president following his departure from office in January. <\/p>\n<p>Baker, 66, will be succeeding Mark Emmert on March 1, 2023, after holding the Governor\u2019s seat of Massachusetts since 2015. <\/p>\n<p>The soon-to-be former Governor is no stranger to collegiate sports. From 1977-78, Baker played power forward for <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-sports\/story\/_\/id\/35258190\/massachusetts-gov-charlie-baker-ncaa-next-president\">Harvard\u2019s basketball team<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>For most of his career, Baker has held various roles in Massachusetts state government and has never held a position in any college-level administrative capacity. His only <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-sports\/story\/_\/id\/35258190\/massachusetts-gov-charlie-baker-ncaa-next-president\">administrative position outside of government<\/a> was the decade he spent in health care. <\/p>\n<p>Baker, who holds degrees from both Harvard and Northwestern, says it\u2019s \u201cworth doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s big and complicated, but so have been a lot of the things I\u2019ve done in my life. Most of the time, they were absolutely worth doing,\u201d Baker said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> conference Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NCAA_President_05197jpg-14812.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Charlie Baker\" class=\"wp-image-25034352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NCAA_President_05197jpg-14812.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NCAA_President_05197jpg-14812.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NCAA_President_05197jpg-14812.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NCAA_President_05197jpg-14812.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Charlie Baker is currently the Governor of Massachusetts. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Baker believes he\u2019s joining the NCAA at a \u201cpivotal\u201d time, as the organization is transforming the way it runs college sports because of the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-sports\/story\/_\/id\/35258190\/massachusetts-gov-charlie-baker-ncaa-next-president\">legal and political challenges to its business model.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Emmert, who has been the head of the NCAA since Nov. 2010, announced he would be stepping down as president this past April.<\/p>\n<p>In April of 2021, Emmert signed a contract extension through 2025 but will now remain in an advisory role with the NCAA until June to help with the transition of power between himself and Baker. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NCAA_Emmert_99415jpg-13819.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mark Emmert\" class=\"wp-image-25034367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NCAA_Emmert_99415jpg-13819.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NCAA_Emmert_99415jpg-13819.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NCAA_Emmert_99415jpg-13819.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NCAA_Emmert_99415jpg-13819.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mark Emmert announced that he was stepping down in April. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chair of the NCAA\u2019s board of governors and Baylor University president Linda Livingstone was a key player in the search for the new president. As a candidate, Baker stood out from the rest because of his track record of building bipartisan relationships as governor. She hopes that Baker will be able to help Congress create federal legislation that will give the NCAA legal clearance to regulate how college athletes are compensated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a former student-athlete himself, husband to a former college gymnast, and father to two former college football players, Governor Baker is deeply committed to our student-athletes and enhancing their collegiate experience,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-sports\/story\/_\/id\/35258190\/massachusetts-gov-charlie-baker-ncaa-next-president\">Livingstone said in a statement. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following his departure as Governor, Baker plans to attend this year\u2019s NVAA convention in mid-January in hopes he can begin developing the ground work for the organization he will be head of in March.<\/p>\n<p>Baker, who told reporters on Thursday that he\u2019s not ready to reveal any details about specific issues, such as athletes transferring between schools and how NCAA athletes are allowed to make money, is thrilled to be part of the organization. <\/p>\n<p>He believes the NCAA is \u201cone of the truly greatest human potential development organizations ever devised.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Charlie Baker to take over as NCAA president&#8221; Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has been announced as the new NCAA president following his departure from office in January. Baker, 66, will be succeeding Mark Emmert on March 1, 2023, after holding the Governor\u2019s seat of Massachusetts since 2015. 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