Adrian Wojnarowski retires from ESPN, joins St. Bonaventure

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Woj retires from ESPN to be GM at alma mater

Adrian Wojnarowski has agreed to become the GM of the men's basketball program at his alma mater, St. Bonaventure.

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ESPN senior NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski has agreed to become the general manager of the men's basketball program at St. Bonaventure, he told ESPN.

Wojnarowski is a St. Bonaventure graduate and has a strong relationship with the program, including as a fund raiser for the school's collective in recent years. He's a 1991 graduate of the school and a distinguished alumnus from the Jandoli School of Communication.

"It is a thrill of a lifetime to be able to return to a university and community that I love in a role of service to our student-athletes, coaches and institution," Wojnarowski told ESPN. "I am hopeful that I can bring value in a lot of areas to our basketball program and open doors for our young men's futures in ways both professionally and personally."

Wojnarowski, 55, has worked at ESPN since 2017. He previously worked at Yahoo Sports and The Record of Bergen County (New Jersey).

"I am retiring from a dream job at ESPN and am so incredibly grateful for my time and experiences with the World Wide Leader," he said.

The GM role has become more common in college basketball in recent years, as the transfer portal has made wholesale roster turnover an inherent part of the sport. The role includes Name Image and Likeness allocation, recruiting and supporting successful Bonnies coach Mark Schmidt.

"Woj is the perfect person to fill this new role, combining his intimate knowledge of St. Bonaventure and our Franciscan values with a deep network of relationships he has built across the worlds of professional and intercollegiate basketball," St. Bonaventure athletic director Bob Beretta said. "The fact that the preeminent journalist in his field is willing to walk away from a lucrative media career to serve his alma mater in a support role is a testament to his love and passion for Bona's."

 

[shopson67]

Has Shams announced his party yet, lol?

 

[TheGoodMan19]

Great move. The Bonnies were a power in the 60's and early 70's. Ht rock bottom in the early 2000's with a big transfer scandal. School almost dropped the program but Mark Schmidt has turned them around. Impressive for school in the middle of nowhere and having to play in a conference with schools from New York, Philly, DC, Chicago. Fun to go to a Bonnies game and see a Final Four banner