Staff Directory
Klipstein, Derek

Derek Klipstein
- Title:
- Assistant A.D./Event Management & Game Operations
- Email:
- Phone:
- 662-325-0958
Began at Mississippi State: August 2017
Job Responsibilities: Event Management and Game Operatioins Department leadership. Primary Game Manager of baseball, football, and track and field. Support Manager of men's and women's basketball, volleyball, soccer, softball, and men's and women's tennis. Department liason for camps and clinics, as well as weather detection.
Education: Mississippi State University, 2010 (Economics); Mississippi State University, 2012 (Sports Administration)
Past Experience:
Mississippi State - Assistant Coordiinator of Operations - 2017-2021
Mississippi State - Coordinator of Operations - 2021-2024
Personal: Klipstein played collegiate tennis for Itawamba Community College. He is a husband and father, and very active with family events.
Job Responsibilities: Event Management and Game Operatioins Department leadership. Primary Game Manager of baseball, football, and track and field. Support Manager of men's and women's basketball, volleyball, soccer, softball, and men's and women's tennis. Department liason for camps and clinics, as well as weather detection.
Education: Mississippi State University, 2010 (Economics); Mississippi State University, 2012 (Sports Administration)
Past Experience:
Mississippi State - Assistant Coordiinator of Operations - 2017-2021
Mississippi State - Coordinator of Operations - 2021-2024
Personal: Klipstein played collegiate tennis for Itawamba Community College. He is a husband and father, and very active with family events.
Dear Ol' State | Assistant Baseball Coach Justin Parker | 9/11/2025
Thursday, September 11
SOCCER | Nick Zimmerman and Players Media Session
Wednesday, September 10
FOOTBALL | Anthony Evans III Game Week vs. Alcorn State Media Session
Monday, September 08
FOOTBALL | Nic Mitchell Game Week vs. Alcorn State Media Session
Monday, September 08