Mike Newcomb is the Deputy Athletics Director, Athletics & Executive Director of Facilities at UNLV.
Newcomb moved to Las Vegas in 1990 to attend UNLV and joined the Thomas & Mack
Center team in 1996 as the External Facility Coordinator, moved to Event Services and
then the Booking Department and was named the fourth Executive Director in 2011. He leads a large team of employees that is responsible for a $27 million dollar annual
budget. This team hosts over 150 event days and over 800,000 guests each year. The
venues operate all departments in house including UNLV tickets, marketing & public
relations, food and beverage, operations and event staffing.
In addition to these duties, Newcomb is a member of the athletic director's senior executive, executive and senior staffs, oversees all athletic facilities and is the sport administrator for the Lady Rebel Basketball program.
Newcomb is also a board member on the Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board, which is
responsible for ownership and oversight of Allegiant Stadium and the future A’s baseball
stadium.
The Thomas & Mack Center, Sam Boyd Stadium, which is no longer in use, and Cox Pavilion are owned and operated by UNLV. Over 150 event days take place yearly in all three facilities including UNLV Athletics, The 2016 final Presidential Debate, National Finals Rodeo, NBA Summer League, Mountain West Basketball Championships, family shows, Supercross Finals, Monster Trucks World Finals, USA Sevens Rugby, Las Vegas Bowl (when SBS was in use) and more. In 2007, the Thomas & Mack Center was the first non-NBA facility to host an NBA All-Star game.
The Thomas & Mack Center & Sam Boyd Stadium has consistently ranked as top destinations in Venues Today Magazines Top Stops. All venues under Newcomb's supervision continue to provide diverse entertainment options for Las Vegas, the
Entertainment and Sports Capital of the World.
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