Hall of Fame
Named the Missouri Valley Conference’s ninth commissioner on May 17, 1988, Elgin is the longest-serving commissioner in the league’s 115-year history and prior to his retirement on June 30, 2021, he was the longest-tenured commissioner employed at any of NCAA’s multi-sport Division I conferences.
Elgin has been a member of both the NCAA Men’s Basketball Committee (1999-2002) and the National Invitation Tournament Committee (2016-2019), and previous service has also included terms on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee, and the NCAA Administration Cabinet.
In 45 years in college athletics administration, Elgin has worked at four institutions and in two conference offices. His career path has included stints as sports information director at Frostburg State University (1975-76), Miami-Dade Community College South (1976-77), Lafayette College (1977-80) and the University of Virginia (1980-83). Elgin also served as assistant commissioner at the Tampa-based Sun Belt Conference from 1983 to 1988.
A native of Hagerstown, Maryland, Elgin is a 1973 graduate of Lafayette College, and he earned a Master’s degree in Sports Administration from Ohio University in 1975.