Adrian Wojnarowski has been one of the main characters of the NBA over the last decade as the league’s premier newsbreaker. On Wednesday, Wojnarowski unleashed one of his biggest ‘Woj Bombs’ ever: he’s retiring from journalism.
The 55-year-old ESPN reporter issued this statement announcing his retirement from the news industry. He already has a new gig lined up: Wojnarowski will be the new GM of St. Bonaventure men’s basketball, the college he graduated from in 1991.
Woj tweeted out the news of his retirement from the news industry, then let his ESPN colleagues Jeff Passan and Adam Schefter simultaneously break his move to the world of college basketball. Woj will reportedly handle NIL deals and assist the program in recruiting.
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. The role includes Name Image and Likeness allocation, recruiting and supporting successful Bonnies coach Mark Schmidt. pic.twitter.com/xnv4PPTE3U
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 18, 2024
Woj got his start in the newspaper industry, but his career really took off when he started breaking national NBA news at Yahoo! Sports. He eventually jumped to ESPN, and suddenly became more famous than many of the players he covers thanks to his signature ‘Woj Bombs,’ the breaking news reports of what was happening in the business of basketball.
Here’s Woj’s farewell letter to his journalism career.
Wojnarowski was reportedly making about $7 million per year from ESPN, a salary higher than some of the NBA players he covers. He has 6.5 million Twitter followers.
Many college basketball programs have hired a GM as the sport has transitioned to the NIL era. St. Bonaventure has built a solid program in recent years led by head coach Mike Schmidt, but only has three NCAA tournament appearances in his 17-year tenure.
We’ll update this story as it develops.
