The Master of Sports Law and Business degree is comprised of 36 credits and can be completed in either one or two academic years based on the student’s preference. The 36 credits are divided between required courses (21 credits), electives (9-12 credits), and an internship or applied project (3-6 credits). Click here to view a detailed description of the program curriculum.
Applied Sports Marketing will be offered during the Spring term.
While the Sports Law and Business Program is only a few years old, graduates of the program have already secured positions in some of the top sports organizations around the country. The SLB program flexibility allows students to pursue whatever career path in the sports industry they are interested in. Some examples of the many segments of the sports industry graduates have gone into are operations, marketing/branding, compliance/legal, community relations, student athlete/player development, communications, agency, and more. The following list includes just some of the sports organizations our graduates have jobs or internships with:
Professional sports
- Arizona Cardinals
- Arizona Coyotes
- Chicago Bears
- Dallas Cowboys
- Detroit Red Wings
- Golden State Warriors
- Green Bay Packers
- Los Angeles Rams
- Los Angeles Sparks
- Minor League Baseball
- National Basketball Association
- National Football League
- New Orleans Pelicans
- New York Islanders
- New York Mets
- Orlando Magic
- Phoenix Suns
College sports
- Fiesta Bowl
- Georgia Tech Athletics
- MAAC Conference
- Missouri Valley Conference
- NCAA Final Four
- NCAA National Office
- Pac-12
- Rose Bowl Game
- Sun Belt Conference
- Sun Devil Athletics
- University of California, Irvine Athletics
- University of Florida Athletics
- Women’s Basketball Coaches Association
Other sports organizations
- Adidas
- Arizona Sports and Entertainment Commission
- CAA Icon
- DraftKings
- Excel Sports Management
- FanDuel
- Insight Sports Advisors
- ISE Worldwide
- John Deere Classic
- Monumental Sports & Entertainment
- PGA of America
- Steve Levine Entertainment
- USA Triathlon
- Dale Adams – General Manager, Gila River Arena Vice President Event Development, AEG Facilities
- Ray Anderson – Vice President for University Athletics and Athletic Director, Arizona State University
- Lon Babby – Retired President of Basketball Operations, Phoenix Suns
- Jeff Benz – Arbitrator, Mediator, and Special Master, Jams
- Kevin Blue – Chief Sport Officer, Golf Canada
- Dan Burns – Executive Chairman, EXOS Human Performance
- Peter Carlisle – Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Olympic and Action Sports Division, Octagon
- Gregg Clifton – Managing Principal, Jackson Lewis (Phoenix Office)
- Ahron Cohen – Venture Partner, ADvantage Sports Tech Fund
- Willie Derrick Crawford – Vice President, Hearing Operations, National Collegiate Athletic Association
- Woodie Dixon – General Counsel, Chegg Inc.
- Richard Ensor – Commissioner, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
- Troy Ewanchyna – General Manager, Princeton Sports Properties
- Sean Ford – Men’s National Team Director, USA Basketball
- Mike Gallagher – Principal/Founder, Gallagher and Kennedy
- Dave Gardi – Senior Vice President, Football Operations, National Football League
- Jeff Gewirtz – Vice President of Business Affairs and Chief Legal Officer, Brooklyn Nets, New York Islanders, and Barclays Center
- Melissa Goldenberg – General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Phoenix Suns
- Robin Harris – Executive Director, The Ivy League
- Rocky Harris – Chief Executive Officer, USA Triathlon
- Bill Hubbard – Chairman, Tokio Marine HCC – Specialty Group
- Alexa Huchingson – Vice President, Business Development, Elevate Sports Ventures
- Jeff Ianello – Executive Vice President of Client Partnerships, SeatGeek
- Zaileen Janmohamed – Head of Partnership Development and Innovation, U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Properties
- Caleb Jay – General Counsel, Arizona Diamondbacks
- Scott Kaufman-Ross – Senior Vice President, Head of Fantasy and Gaming, National Basketball Association
- Nina King – Vice President, Director of Athletics, Duke University
- John Langbein – Founder and President, Ticket Exchange Inc.
- Nona Lee – Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Arizona Diamondbacks
- Burke Magnus – Executive Vice President, Programming and Scheduling, ESPN
- Warde Manuel – Director of Athletics, University of Michigan
- John Martin – Vice President, Media and Event Technology, NASCAR
- Wade Martin – CEO, Bouldering Project
- Bernadette McGlade – Commissioner, Atlantic 10
- Lou Melendez – President, Lou Melendez, LLC
- Vicky Neumeyer – Senior Vice President, and General Counsel, New Orleans Pelicans and New Orleans Saints
- Bob Newman – President and CEO, ASM Global
- Dave Palanzo – Senior Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs, Women’s Tennis Association
- Jeff Price – Chief Commercial Officer
- Tom Sadler – President and CEO, Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority (ASTA)
- Bud Selig – Commissioner Emeritus, Major League Baseball
- Debbie Spander – Founder and CEO, Insight Sports Advisors
- Bryan Sperber – President, Noral Entertainment
- Naima Stevenson – Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Varsity Brands
- Bill Strickland – Senior Vice President, Life Sports Media Entertainment, LLC
- Ben Tario – Deputy Commissioner/Chief Financial Officer, Business and Legal Affairs, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
- Travis Tygart – Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency
- George VanderZwaag – Executive Director of Athletics, University of Rochester