Jason King was named Wisconsin's Senior Associate Athletic Director for Capital Projects and Operations in 2015, after spending the previous three years as Associate Athletic Director. King is the lead administrator on all major and annual capital projects as well as the facilities master plan. He also serves as the athletic department's liaison to Facilities Planning and Management on campus. King oversees the following athletic department staffs: food and beverage, facilities and custodial, event management, guest services and University Ridge golf course. He is also the administrator in charge of men's and women's ice hockey.
During his tenure at Wisconsin, King has overseen over $300 million in capital projects including LaBahn Arena, a 2273 seat game and practice facility for the women's hockey team and a practice facility for the men's hockey team, completed in October of 2012, an all-season golf training center at University Ridge Golf Course was completed in November of 2012, the Goodman Softball Training Center which opened in September of 2013, the $86 million Student-Athlete Performance Center completed in 2014 and the Soderholm Family Aquatics Center which opened in 2020. More recently King led the Camp Randall South Endzone and press-box renovation, a $70 million five level multipurpose premium seating and hospitality space completed in August 2022. King is also currently overseeing the $48 million Kohl Center Expansion which includes locker rooms, strength and conditioning center, academic center, team dining, nutrition, offices and a premium courtside club scheduled to be completed in 2024.
Prior to Wisconsin, King spent 11 years as Senior Associate/Associate Athletic Director at Southern Illinois University and 4 years at Florida State University, where he served as Coordinator of Facilities for the Department of Campus Recreation.
He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Northern Iowa and a master's degree in higher education/sports management from Drake.
A native of Cedar Falls, Iowa, King and his wife, Tricia, have two daughters, Kaylyn and Kelsey, and one son, Cory.
