Senior ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring from journalism.
Wojnarowski announced the news on X on Wednesday. He spent 37 years as a sportswriter, the last seven with ESPN. Wojnarowski will return to his alma mater, St. Bonaventure, to serve as general manager for the men’s basketball program.
“I’m thrilled and humbled to return to St. Bonaventure with an opportunity to serve the university, Coach Mark Schmidt and our elite Atlantic 10 men’s basketball program,” Wojnarowski said in a statement, via St. Bonaventure. “In these changing times of college sports, I’m eager to join a championship program that combines high-level basketball, national television exposure, pro preparation and NIL opportunities with an intimate, supportive educational environment.”
In addition to working for ESPN, Wojnarowski also wrote for Yahoo Sports, The Bergen Record, the Fresno Bee and the Waterbury (Conn.) Republican-American. He was voted National Sports Media Association’s National Sportswriter of the Year in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
“He has led the industry at ESPN, and his dedication to the craft and fans is legendary,” ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro said in a statement.
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