_(cropped).jpg) Perkins at the 2008 Kansas Jayhawks Victory Parade | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 24, 1945 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | July 18, 2023 (aged 78) Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1965–1967 | Iowa |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1969–1979 | South Carolina–Aiken |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1969–1980 | South Carolina–Aiken |
| 1980–1983 | Penn (associate AD) |
| 1983–1987 | Wichita State |
| 1987–1990 | Maryland |
| 1990–2003 | Connecticut |
| 2003–2010 | Kansas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 125–155 |
Lew Perkins (March 24, 1945 – July 18, 2023) was an American athletic director. He ended his 40-year career at the University of Kansas (KU), having joined in June 2003, taking over for Al Bohl. Perkins previously held similar positions with the University of Connecticut, University of Maryland, College Park, Wichita State University and University of South Carolina Aiken where he gained a reputation for successfully cleaning up schools suffering under NCAA violations. Under Perkins direction, the athletics program at KU had several successful seasons, including winning the 2008 Orange Bowl in football and the 2008 men's basketball championship. His tenure, though, ultimately ended in scandal and early retirement in 2010.