Women's Golf
Carey, Mike "Mex"
Mike "Mex" Carey
- Title:
- Associate Director, Athletic Communications (Men's Basketball, M/W Golf)
- Email:
- carey@ath.msu.edu
- Phone:
- 355-2271
Mike “Mex” Carey joined the Michigan State Athletics Department in September 2017 and is in his eighth year as the associate director of athletic communications for men’s basketball.
In his role at Michigan State, Carey serves as the primary media relations contact for the men’s basketball program and Hall of Fame Head Coach Tom Izzo. During his time at State, Carey has coordinated media activities for the 2019 Final Four team, seven NCAA Tournament appearances, four Big Ten titles and All-American guard Cassius Winston. In addition to his duties with the men’s basketball team, Carey works with the men’s and women’s golf program.
Prior to his arrival in East Lansing, Carey spent 12 years at Georgetown University, first as the sports information director (2005-08) and then as the associate athletics director for communications from 2008-17, overseeing media relations for the University’s 29 intercollegiate sports.
Carey coordinated media activities for the men's basketball team and Head Coach John Thompson III, including two Big East Championships, the 2007 Final Four and All-American forward Otto Porter, Jr. In addition to his work with men’s basketball, Carey worked with women’s soccer, baseball, men ‘s and women’s golf, football and men’s lacrosse. He served as the Media Relations Coordinator for three NCAA Men's Basketball Championships at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., the regional rounds in 2006 and the first and second rounds in 2008 and 2010, respectively.
He joined the staff after a six-year stint as the Associate Director for Athletic Communications at St. John's University in New York City, where he worked with men's soccer, men's basketball, baseball, fencing and golf.
Carey was the sports information director at Siena College in 1999, spent two years with in the editorial and marketing offices of Professional Sports Publications in New York City and was the communications director for the College Golf Foundation in 1996-97.
Carey started his career as an intern in the sports information office at the University of Pennsylvania (1994-95) and spent one year as an intern at the University of Florida (1995-96), working with the nationally ranked Gator football team when the team played in the 1995 Fiesta Bowl.
A native of Troy, N.Y., Carey is a 1994 graduate of St. Bonaventure University with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and mass communication. He ran one year of cross country as an undergraduate. Carey earned a master's degree in Sports Industry Management from Georgetown in 2013.
Carey is a member of the College Sports Communicators (CSC), was the Chair of the CSC Division I Cabinet, with direct reporting to the CSC Board and the NCAA, and has a been member of the Academic All-America Committee for 20 years. He is also a past president of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
An avid runner, Carey has completed five marathons, including four Marine Corps Marathon's in Washington, D.C. and the 2024 Boston Marathon, and will run the 2025 Chicago Marathon.
Carey and his wife, Cassie, reside in East Lansing, Mich., and their daughter Meghan is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston with a degree in musical theatre.
In his role at Michigan State, Carey serves as the primary media relations contact for the men’s basketball program and Hall of Fame Head Coach Tom Izzo. During his time at State, Carey has coordinated media activities for the 2019 Final Four team, seven NCAA Tournament appearances, four Big Ten titles and All-American guard Cassius Winston. In addition to his duties with the men’s basketball team, Carey works with the men’s and women’s golf program.
Prior to his arrival in East Lansing, Carey spent 12 years at Georgetown University, first as the sports information director (2005-08) and then as the associate athletics director for communications from 2008-17, overseeing media relations for the University’s 29 intercollegiate sports.
Carey coordinated media activities for the men's basketball team and Head Coach John Thompson III, including two Big East Championships, the 2007 Final Four and All-American forward Otto Porter, Jr. In addition to his work with men’s basketball, Carey worked with women’s soccer, baseball, men ‘s and women’s golf, football and men’s lacrosse. He served as the Media Relations Coordinator for three NCAA Men's Basketball Championships at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., the regional rounds in 2006 and the first and second rounds in 2008 and 2010, respectively.
He joined the staff after a six-year stint as the Associate Director for Athletic Communications at St. John's University in New York City, where he worked with men's soccer, men's basketball, baseball, fencing and golf.
Carey was the sports information director at Siena College in 1999, spent two years with in the editorial and marketing offices of Professional Sports Publications in New York City and was the communications director for the College Golf Foundation in 1996-97.
Carey started his career as an intern in the sports information office at the University of Pennsylvania (1994-95) and spent one year as an intern at the University of Florida (1995-96), working with the nationally ranked Gator football team when the team played in the 1995 Fiesta Bowl.
A native of Troy, N.Y., Carey is a 1994 graduate of St. Bonaventure University with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and mass communication. He ran one year of cross country as an undergraduate. Carey earned a master's degree in Sports Industry Management from Georgetown in 2013.
Carey is a member of the College Sports Communicators (CSC), was the Chair of the CSC Division I Cabinet, with direct reporting to the CSC Board and the NCAA, and has a been member of the Academic All-America Committee for 20 years. He is also a past president of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
An avid runner, Carey has completed five marathons, including four Marine Corps Marathon's in Washington, D.C. and the 2024 Boston Marathon, and will run the 2025 Chicago Marathon.
Carey and his wife, Cassie, reside in East Lansing, Mich., and their daughter Meghan is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston with a degree in musical theatre.
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