Wall becomes Howard’s prez of basketball ops
Five-time NBA All-Star John Wall has become the president of basketball operations at Howard, returning to Washington to partner with the top-ranked HBCU in the country, school officials told ESPN. 31, when he served as the team's honorary captain of the day and expressed to the school a desire to be a president of basketball operations at the NBA level one day.
Wall has already taken a hands-on approach to the role at Howard, playing an active role in team meetings and evaluations of recruits and transfer targets. He has helped shape the program's overall strategic vision with focus on roster management, name, image and likeness deals, revenue sharing, agent negotiations and player mentorship.
He will work alongside Howard coach Kenny Blakeney and team general manager Daniel Marks in the new capacity. Howard is one of only five mid-major programs out of 222 (from traditional one-bid leagues) to make the NCAA tournament in three of the past four seasons.
Wall retired in August, finishing his NBA career with averages of 18.7 points and 8.9 assists per game. Wall spent most of his career with the Wizards but also played for the Houston Rockets and LA Clippers .
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- Five-time NBA All-Star John Wall has become the president of basketball operations at Howard, returning to Washington to partner with the top-ranked HBCU in the country, school officials told ESPN.
- He will work alongside Howard coach Kenny Blakeney and team general manager Daniel Marks in the new capacity.
- Wall spent most of his career with the Wizards but also played for the Houston Rockets and LA Clippers .
Stay tuned for game-day fallout and any official statements still to come.
Source: ESPN Sports