Bill Finney was announced as the interim athletic director at Maine Maritime Academy. Finney, who retired in June after 27 years as the women’s basketball coach and 20 years as the athletic director at Marymount, will serve in that position until the beginning of October and is charged with finding a permanent director as well as overseeing the day-to-day operations of the athletic department.

“I said going into this position, that we would only take it if we could help the coaches and student-athletes at Maine Maritime,” said Finney. “Jim Dyer, the former AD at MMA, did an outstanding job at MMA and put together an extremely hard-working and productive staff.”

Finney left an impressive record behind at Marymount, where he and his teams amassed 553 wins over 27 seasons, 11 conference championships and 16 trips to the NCAA postseason tournament including a Final Four appearance in 2002, one other Elite 8 finish and seven other Sweet 16s. He also oversaw the Saints’ addition of men’s golf, men and women’s cross country and women’s lacrosse as varsity sports. He was one of the founders of the Capital Athletic Conference and served as its first president.

Finney is being assisted in the position by his wife Judy, who was the Sports Information Director, Senior Women’s Administrator at Marymount for the past 13 years.

A national search is underway for the Director of Athletics at Maine Maritime Academy.