Jay Butler has been a women's basketball coach in all three divisions of the NCAA.

Mount St. Vincent vice president for student affairs and dean of students Dianna Dale has announced the hiring of Jay Butler as the school's athletic director. Butler comes to Riverdale, N.Y., after serving as an athletic administrator and head coach at Hood since 2007.

"I would like to thank (school president) Dr. (Charles) Flynn and Dr. Dale for this outstanding opportunity to lead the department of athletics at the College of Mount Saint Vincent. We are blessed with an outstanding staff of coaches and professionals. I look forward to working with each of them to accomplish the goals we establish together," said Butler.

While at Hood, Butler was responsible for the academic progress of Hood's 280 student-athletes through an academic enhancement initiative he created called Students Providing Understanding and Resources (SPURs). The program has produced academic success throughout the department at Hood and also helped strengthen the relationship between the academic and athletic departments on campus.

Through SPURs, Butler helped to train and guide 36 student-athlete mentors in the program and provided mentoring and counseling himself for the 280 student-athletes at the school. Butler also served as the head coach for women's basketball as well as men's and women's tennis. He brings Division I coaching experience after leading the women's program at Columbia from 1996-2004. He has the most wins in Columbia history and his teams were named WBCA Top-25 All-Academic Teams for the 2000-01 and 2002-03 seasons.

While with the Lions, Butler had a 100-percent graduation rate over his eight-year stint and helped to mentor four All-Rookie Team selections. Off the court, he helped increase alumnae involvement in the program through philanthropic giving.

Butler has also held head coaching positions at Division II Davis and Elkins from 1986-89 and St. Mary's (Md.) from 1994-96.