Dan Hamilton

Biography

Dan Hamilton joined the University of Houston Athletics Communications Department as an Assistant Director of Strategic Communications in September 2022 and moved into his current role as Director in October 2023. He serves as the primary contact for the volleyball and baseball programs while also assisting Associate AD for Communications Fletcher Like with the football program. In his time in Space City, he has spent time working with his current sport assignments as well as the softball and swimming & diving teams. He also acts as the department's College Sport Communicators (CSC) liaison, ensuring the communications office is up-to-date with the organizations updates and deadlines for various awards. Hamilton was recognized by CSC in the Summer of 2024 for his softball game notes, which placed 15th in the nation among NCAA Division I schools, and started participating in their mentorship program for the 2025-26 athletics year. In addition to media placements, Hamilton has grown the Volleyball team's Instagram page following by nearly 100 percent and the Facebook page following by over 600 percent since taking over the accounts. After libero Kate Georgiades jumped over a table to win a rally in the 2022 NCAA Tournament, he helped the team receive media placements on SportsCenter and NBCLX. Prior to Houston, Hamilton was employed for three years at the University of South Florida, where he spent time as the primary contact for softball, women's soccer, men and women's tennis