Men's Basketball
- Title:
- Director of Basketball Operations
- Email:
- stephensp@xavier.edu
Peyton Walters is in her fifth season on Richard Pitino’s basketball staff and her first as the Xavier Director of Basketball Operations. The 2024-25 season was her first as the New Mexico Director of Basketball Operations after three seasons as the administrative assistant. She came to New Mexico in the summer of 2021 after serving as a graduate administrative assistant at Texas A&M the prior two seasons.
In her role with the Lobos, Walters handled numerous daily operations aspects of the program, including coordinating transportation and accommodations for team travel, organizing gear and apparel for players and staff, organizing events such as summer camps, recruiting visits and team meals and overseeing the group of student managers.
In her two seasons as a graduate administrative assistant at Texas A&M, Walters supported the director of administration with organizing events, team travel, manage recruiting materials, and game-day operations. During her undergraduate career, she also served as an intern with the Collegiate Athletic Leadership Symposium, was a tournament and tours assistant with Basketball Travelers and was a coordinator with Sky Ranch Christian Camps, while also working in the Texas A&M men’s basketball office during her senior year.
She began her undergraduate career at Southwestern Assemblies of God University, where she played basketball for one season, being named to the Sooner Athletic Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
A native of Keene, Texas, Walters graduated from Texas A&M in 2019 with a degree in Psychology and earned a Master’s in Sports Management from Texas A&M in 2021. She is married to Daniel Walters, Xavier Assistant Coach, Player Development.
