Brandon Sans, a 2019 graduate of UNCW, joined his alma mater’s Athletic Communications staff on a permanent basis in July 2022.
Sans’ primary responsibilities include providing statistical, biographical and historical information for the Seahawks' men's basketball, men's soccer, softball and men's and women's golf programs. He has also worked with the UNCW women's basketball, cross country and track & field teams during his time in the Port City.
A native Fayetteville, N.C., Sans promoted the UNCW men's basketball team's historic 2024-25 season that concluded with the program's league record seventh Coastal Athletic Association Championship and berth to the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
Sans returned to UNCW in early 2022 and publicized the UNCW softball program's first CAA Championship and subsequent NCAA Regional appearance as well as softball's 2024 championship and berth to the Athens Regional. He has also highlighted numerous athletic and academic achievements by Seahawk student-athletes and staff , including Major League Soccer draft picks, NCAA Golf Individual Qualifiers, NCAA Women of the Year nominees, and conference, regional, and national awards and accolades.
During his academic career at UNCW, Sans served on the sports staff, and later Sports Editor, for The Seahawk, the school’s independent student newspaper, where he covered UNCW’s athletic programs and fanbase through game recaps, interviews and feature stories.
Sans completed an internship with the UNCW Athletic Communications office during his senior year. He aided game operations and media coverage for UNCW Athletics, a role he continued from 2020-21.
While in school, Sans completed two hospitality internships with the Walt Disney Company at its flagship resort in Orlando, Fla.
Sans earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from UNCW in Dec. 2019. He went on to complete an online Master's program in Sports Management from the University of Kansas in 2022.
In his spare time, Sans enjoys exploring the sites and bites of Wilmington and traveling with his girlfriend, Savannah. He is an avid fan of the Atlanta Braves and Washington Commanders.
