Raynoid Dedeaux Returns To MEAC

Dedeaux returns to the MEAC after serving his alma mater since April 2022.

MEAC Commissioner Sonja Stills will have a new second-in-command as Raynoid Dedeaux returns to the conference to serve as Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer. His tenure will begin on July 1.

“I could not be more thrilled to welcome Raynoid Dedeaux back to the MEAC,” Stills said in a statement. “He’s so much a part of what the conference office has done for nearly two decades, so to welcome him back as Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer is fantastic for the conference.”

Dedeaux previously served as athletic director at his alma mater, Alcorn State University, since April 2022. During his tenure, the athletic department boasted an overall GPA of 3.23, Alcorn graduated 76 student-athletes during the 2022-23 academic year, and the Braves won the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) regular-season championship in men’s basketball before appearing in the NIT.

But the former Brave football player is no stranger to the MEAC.

Before being the athletic director at Alcorn, Dedeaux worked for the conference beginning in 2004-05, serving as an intern in the league office. Dedeaux then served the MEAC since 2006 in a variety of roles, including Assistant Director of Championships and Compliance, Director of Championships, Assistant Commissioner for Championships, Senior Associate Commissioner for Championships and Administration, and, most recently, Deputy Commissioner in January 2022.

“I’m excited to return to the MEAC, I’m grateful, and I look forward to working with Commissioner Stills in executing her vision for the conference office and the Elite Eight member institutions,” Dedeaux said in a statement. “I’m forever grateful to Alcorn State, [former] President Nave, [current interim] President Wooden, and the Alcorn community – student-athletes, coaches, and alumni – for the opportunity to lead the Braves.”