Waco, Texas ? Ian McCaw was hired Monday as athletic director at Baylor, a school shaken by scandal and the slaying of one of its basketball players.

McCaw left the same job at Massachusetts and earlier ran the athletic departments at Northeastern and Tulane.

“Baylor represents a pinnacle personal and professional position for me,” he said at a news conference at Floyd Casey Stadium.

He replaces Tom Stanton, who resigned exactly one month earlier as the fallout began from the death of Patrick Dennehy. Basketball coach Dave Bliss resigned the same day and has been replaced by Scott Drew, formerly of Valparaiso.

Violations ranging from scholarship payments to poorly handled drug tests have been revealed in Bliss’ program. An internal investigative committee has yet to file a full report.

“This is the culmination of a very thorough national search that yielded outstanding candidates,” Baylor president Robert Sloan said. “Ian is a proven leader with experience in athletics administration.”

In July 2002, the 40-year-old McCaw became only the fifth athletic director at UMass since 1911.