Anastacia Kirby was named the Purdue women's basketball director of operations in July of 2022.
Kirby arrived in West Lafayette after serving in several roles in the athletics administration at Marian University and a championship playing career with the Knights.
The native of Kokomo, Ind., worked as an athletic success coach with the Knights from 2018-22. Her duties involved class registration, academic guidance and assisting the Student-Athletic Advisory Committee. She also taught college readiness course for incoming students.
Kirby also served as an assistant director for annual giving and alumni engagement for the 2017-18 season at Marian.
Kirby played four seasons at Marian from 2013-17, playing 130 games with 63 starts. She played a major role in winning back-to-back NAIA National Championships and for Crossroads League titles for the Knights under Gearlds. She totaled 6.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, while shooting 47.4% from the field and 45.7% from distance for her career. She was named All-Crossroads League honorable mention in 2017 as a senior.
A graduate of Kokomo High School, Kirby graduated with academic honors in 2013. She was twice named the team MVP and earned all-area first team honors as a junior and senior.