University of Houston Athletics
Tyler Pigg Joins Houston as Associate AD for Communications
8/6/2019 8:33:00 AM | General
Award-winning communicator comes to Houston from Oklahoma
HOUSTON – Tyler Pigg has joined the University of Houston Athletics Department as associate athletics director for strategic communications, Vice President for Athletics Chris Pezman announced Tuesday.
Pigg will serve as the primary contact for the Cougars' Football program while overseeing the publicity efforts for all 17 Houston sport programs.
"We are excited to welcome Tyler and his wife, Mary Turner, to the Houston Athletics Family. He has been a part of outstanding Communications teams at Oklahoma and Auburn and brings great energy and experience to Houston," Pezman said. "We look forward to his leadership of our Strategic Communications team and his collaboration with all our External units as we promote the great work of our student-athletes and coaches across all media platforms."
"I'm excited and honored to be a part of the University of Houston. I would like to thank Chris Pezman and David Tagliarino for allowing me to have this exciting opportunity as we seek to tell compelling stories about our student-athletes and their success," Pigg said. "There's a passion for the pursuit of excellence within the Houston Athletics family and I am excited be a part of the future of this program."
During his career, Pigg has worked a variety of NCAA Championship events including the 2019 College Football Playoff, 2017 Big 12 Football Championship Game, 2017 Women's Final Four, 2017 NCAA Women's Basketball Oklahoma City Regional and the 2016, 2017 and 2019 NCAA Women's College World Series.
Pigg comes to Houston after spending the previous four seasons in the Oklahoma Athletics Communications Office, including the last year as the director of athletics communications.
He served as the primary contact for the Oklahoma Women's Basketball and Men's Golf programs. He also assisted with Football and was a part of the Sooners' media relations team, which was recognized as a Football Writers' Association of America Super 11 staff in 2018.
Pigg facilitated the design of the Oklahoma Football media guide for the previous four years and assisted on the 2017 publication, which was recognized as the Best Football Guide in Football Bowl Subdivision by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Before working for Oklahoma, Pigg worked for two years as assistant director for the Auburn Athletics Communications Office. There, he was the primary contact for the Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving teams, Women's Volleyball and Women's Tennis programs.
He also assisted in publicity efforts for Auburn's 2013 SEC championship team and the Heisman Trophy campaign for finalist Tre Mason.
Pigg is a 2013 graduate of Troy University, where he served as an undergraduate and graduate student communications director and was the secondary football contact for two years.
Pigg replaces David Bassity, who left to become the vice president for communications for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons.
Pigg will serve as the primary contact for the Cougars' Football program while overseeing the publicity efforts for all 17 Houston sport programs.
"We are excited to welcome Tyler and his wife, Mary Turner, to the Houston Athletics Family. He has been a part of outstanding Communications teams at Oklahoma and Auburn and brings great energy and experience to Houston," Pezman said. "We look forward to his leadership of our Strategic Communications team and his collaboration with all our External units as we promote the great work of our student-athletes and coaches across all media platforms."
"I'm excited and honored to be a part of the University of Houston. I would like to thank Chris Pezman and David Tagliarino for allowing me to have this exciting opportunity as we seek to tell compelling stories about our student-athletes and their success," Pigg said. "There's a passion for the pursuit of excellence within the Houston Athletics family and I am excited be a part of the future of this program."
During his career, Pigg has worked a variety of NCAA Championship events including the 2019 College Football Playoff, 2017 Big 12 Football Championship Game, 2017 Women's Final Four, 2017 NCAA Women's Basketball Oklahoma City Regional and the 2016, 2017 and 2019 NCAA Women's College World Series.
Pigg comes to Houston after spending the previous four seasons in the Oklahoma Athletics Communications Office, including the last year as the director of athletics communications.
He served as the primary contact for the Oklahoma Women's Basketball and Men's Golf programs. He also assisted with Football and was a part of the Sooners' media relations team, which was recognized as a Football Writers' Association of America Super 11 staff in 2018.
Pigg facilitated the design of the Oklahoma Football media guide for the previous four years and assisted on the 2017 publication, which was recognized as the Best Football Guide in Football Bowl Subdivision by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Before working for Oklahoma, Pigg worked for two years as assistant director for the Auburn Athletics Communications Office. There, he was the primary contact for the Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving teams, Women's Volleyball and Women's Tennis programs.
He also assisted in publicity efforts for Auburn's 2013 SEC championship team and the Heisman Trophy campaign for finalist Tre Mason.
Pigg is a 2013 graduate of Troy University, where he served as an undergraduate and graduate student communications director and was the secondary football contact for two years.
Pigg replaces David Bassity, who left to become the vice president for communications for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons.
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