Adrian Wojnarowski has been one of the NBA's leading newsbreakers for the past decade. On Wednesday, Wojnarowski dropped one of the biggest “Wojbombs” ever: He's retiring as a journalist.
The 55-year-old ESPN reporter released the statement announcing his retirement from the news business. He already has a new job lined up: He will take the general manager position for the men's basketball team at St. Bonaventure University, where he graduated in 1991.
Woj tweeted the news of his retirement from news, prompting ESPN colleagues Jeff Passan and Adam Schefter to simultaneously announce their moves to college basketball, where Woj will reportedly handle NIL contracts and help with recruiting for the program.
ESPN senior NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski told ESPN that he has agreed to take on the role of general manager of St. Bonaventure University men's basketball, a role that will include assigning name, image and likeness rights and recruiting and supporting the Bonnies' accomplished coach, Mark Schmidt. pic.twitter.com/xnv4PPTE3U
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 18, 2024
Woj began his career in newspapers, but his career really took off when he began breaking national NBA news for Yahoo! Sports. He eventually moved to ESPN, and suddenly, thanks to his on-the-ball “Woj Bombs” breaking what was going on in the basketball world, he was more famous than many of the players he covered.
Below is Woj's farewell letter to his journalism career.
Wojnarowski is He reportedly makes about $7 million a year from ESPN.That's a higher salary than some of the NBA players he covers, and he has 6.5 million followers on Twitter.
Many college basketball programs have hired GMs as basketball transitions into the NIL era, and St. Bonaventure has built a solid program under head coach Mike Schmidt in recent years, but has only made the NCAA Tournament three times during his 17-year tenure.
This story will be updated as developments occur.
