East Lansing – Michigan State filled a key staff position Monday when it was announced that Mark Diethorn was named the program’s executive director of player personnel and recruiting.
Diethorn, 37, was most recently director of player personnel at Virginia Tech from 2018-21 and has spent more than a decade with Power Five programs.
“Mark has a vision and a passion for recruiting and understands what it takes to be successful at this level,” Michigan State coach Mel Tucker said in a statement.
“He has also shown the ability to identify talent in the transfer portal.