Hall came to Longwood in the summer of 2022 from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville of the Ohio Valley Conference, where he served as AD since 2019. Since coming to Longwood, he has guided the Lancers to a variety of successes both on the field and off, and he was elevated to the Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He has been active in the community and has helped grow the department’s overall fundraising by 21 percent in his first three years. Part of that fundraising effort has included securing the funds for major renovations of both the baseball field at Buddy Bolding Stadium as well as Iler Hall which serves as the main sports performance center for Longwood Athletics.
In addition, Bank of the James Park was christened as the official home of Longwood softball this spring as part of a partnership with Bank of the James that also provides money for scholarships for women’s sports at Longwood.
Hall also partnered with various campus constituents to bring the Joan Perry Brock Center to fruition and into functionality as one of the top mid-major basketball venues in the nation.
On the playing surface, programs have continued to grow and compete in the Big South for championships under Hall’s leadership. In 2024, the Lancer men’s basketball team won the Big South title in 2024 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three years, and the team capped a historic third straight 20-win campaign, the first time the team had ever won at least 20 games in three straight seasons. The Lancer women’s basketball team advanced to the Big South title game in 2025 and also earned a postseason bid to the WNIT. The Lancer men’s golf team won the title in 2023, his first year at the helm, and also had the Golfer of the Year in both 2024 and 2025.
In the classroom, the department has continued to set academic records, breaking the fall, spring and overall GPA records multiple times in short succession. Teams are also putting a record number of players on the Dean’s List and President’s List at Longwood, and better than 75 percent of the student-athletes in the department had a 3.0 GPA or better in 2024.
In 2025, the Lancers upped the ante, again, and better than 82 percent of the student-athlete population finished with a 3.0 or better. In addition, student-athletes posted a 3.41 combined GPA, breaking the record set in 2023 and tied in 2024.
Prior to SIUE and Longwood, he was AD at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC), which during his tenure opened a $90-million arena and made history in 2018 as the first 16-seed ever to beat a #1 seed in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, defeating the University of Virginia 74-54.
“Tim Hall is a leader who is known and respected across the NCAA, with deep experience in every aspect of leading a modern Division I athletics department – from compliance to driving revenue to serving as a great ambassador to the campus and local community at each step in his career,” Reveley said. “But most importantly, it became clear as we spoke that he has made his career in college athletics for all the right reasons. He is a passionate champion for student-athlete success on the court and field, and in preparation for life. Longwood is the kind of community where he will both thrive and take us to new heights. He is eager to come to Farmville and we are excited to welcome him.”
“I am humbled and honored to serve Longwood and all of its constituents as the next Director of Athletics,” Hall said. “The university is on a strong, upward trajectory – Lancer athletics included. I look forward to working side-by-side with all to continue to advance the reputation, efficiency and impact of Longwood Athletics.”
"Tim Hall is a well-respected administrator and passionate educator, and will be a tremendous leader at the helm of Longwood athletics,” said Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner Jim Phillips. “Having known Tim since our days in the Mid-American Conference, he’s a champion for student-athletes and will be unwavering as it relates to their welfare and experience. Tim also brings a reputation for hiring successful coaches and will be engaged in providing Lancer Athletics with his full support. Congratulations to Longwood on this terrific hire.”
At SIUE, Hall worked closely with partners across the university including the cabinet and Faculty Athletics Representative, helped more than double athletics annual giving, and oversaw an Athletics Graduation Success Rate (GSR) that rose to 34th nationally among all Division I public universities.
At UMBC from 2013-2019, Hall oversaw a department that seized the spotlight with its historic NCAA men’s basketball win over Virginia, but also had success across the board in the America East Conference, capturing 11 conference titles and four second-place finishes, all at a program that won just six league titles in the 15 years prior to his arrival. The department also recorded its three best departmental GPAs over consecutive years, rising from 3.1 from 3.5.
From 2007 to 2013 Hall served as AD at the University of Missouri Kansas City, and throughout his career has served extensively in conference and NCAA roles. He has served as chair of the Joint Council of Athletics Directors for the Ohio Valley Conference, America East Conference and Summit League. In 2011 he was appointed as a member, and later chair, of the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics. Next month he begins a four-year term as a member of the NCAA’s Division I Softball Committee.
Other service includes the St. Louis Sports Commission, the Southwest Illinois Leadership and Economic Development Council, and the WeCoach Board of Directors. He is a graduate of the University of Toledo and holds a Master’s in Sports Administration from Kent State University.
“Our fantastic student-athletes and their comprehensive success will continue to be our collective focus,” Hall said. “Also, it is clear to me that the Farmville community and the university share a special and unique relationship. Integrating myself into the life of the broader community will be a high priority.”
He took the helm as the department came off its most successful across-the-board year in university history. In addition to its first two NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament appearances, the program achieved its best-ever finish of fourth in the Big South’s Sasser Cup standings for overall success. Longwood’s previous best finish had been eighth. The university is also preparing to open the new Joan Perry Brock Convocation Center in the center of campus ahead of the 2023-24 academic year and basketball seasons.
“There is tremendous momentum around Longwood athletics that is lifting up the entire university in a way that has made us all proud,” Reveley said. “We’ve seen what a successful Division I program can do for an institution and a community. I’m thrilled we have found a great leader for the next chapter.”
