Sean Eaton joined Valpo's staff as the director of basketball operations for the 2018-2019 season. 

Eaton graduated from Valpo with a master’s in sports administration in May 2018 after completing his undergraduate work at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in communications in 2016.

Eaton worked as a graduate assistant in Valpo’s sports information department during the 2018 spring semester. Prior to that, he served as an intern at Priority Sports & Entertainment in Chicago during the 2017 fall semester. Eaton also owns experience as an account executive for 96.7 WCOE-FM/1540 WLOI-AM in LaPorte and as a producer for 540 ESPN Radio in Milwaukee.