25 Facts About Adrian Wojnarowski

Adrian Wojnarowski, nicknamed Woj, is an American basketball executive and former sports columnist and reporter.

Adrian Wojnarowski retired from reporting in 2024 and is currently the general manager of the St Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team.

Adrian Wojnarowski was born in Bristol, Connecticut, on March 4,1969.

Adrian Wojnarowski graduated from Bristol Central High School in 1987 and from St Bonaventure University in Allegany, New York, in 1991.

Adrian Wojnarowski was named St Bonaventure's alumnus of the year in 2019, and received an honorary doctorate from the university in 2022.

Adrian Wojnarowski met Amy, who graduated from St Bonaventure in 1992, through the college newspaper.

In December 2024, Adrian Wojnarowski revealed that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in March of the same year.

Adrian Wojnarowski began his career working for the Hartford Courant starting as a high school senior and continuing during college holidays.

On June 20,2019, Adrian Wojnarowski was awarded the inaugural Tony Kubek Award for Media Excellence by the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in Michigan.

In 2010 the New York Post reported that Adrian Wojnarowski was being sued by the Penguin Group for failing to meet a deadline for a book covering the life of coach Jim Valvano.

Adrian Wojnarowski responded that the problem was "a miscommunication between my agent and me" and said that he would be returning the money to Penguin Books.

Over time, Adrian Wojnarowski shifted his emphasis from opinions columns to breaking news.

Adrian Wojnarowski's speed made him an Internet celebrity, and his scoops were referred to as "Woj Bombs"; his Twitter followers would sometimes respond to his breaking news tweets with "nuclear explosion" gifs for comedic effect.

Adrian Wojnarowski flexed his reporting muscle by repeatedly reporting NBA draft picks before the league announced them on its annual live telecast, which he continued to do after joining NBA broadcasting partner ESPN.

However, Adrian Wojnarowski was accused of access journalism, providing favorable coverage to sources like Detroit Pistons general manager Joe Dumars in exchange for scoops.

Adrian Wojnarowski was listed No 1 in Sports Media Watch's Worst of Sports Media 2010 as a result of this criticism.

Adrian Wojnarowski won three consecutive National Sportswriter of the Year awards from the National Sports Media Association, in 2017,2018, and 2019.

Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to announce that the NBA had suspended the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Adrian Wojnarowski was such a celebrity that during the 2024 presidential election campaign, Kamala Harris' staff reportedly asked him to break the news of Tim Walz's selection as Harris' running mate, although another outlet broke the news first.

Adrian Wojnarowski announced his retirement from the news industry in September 2024 after being diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer that March, although he stressed that as of December 2024, his long-term prognosis remained good.

Adrian Wojnarowski correctly reported that Kawhi Leonard would not sign with the Lakers in 2019, which was seen as a victory over the Lakers, who distrusted Adrian Wojnarowski's reporting and thus delayed signing role players for five days while waiting for Leonard to make a decision, allowing other teams to sign the best role players instead.

Adrian Wojnarowski incorrectly reported that the Lakers were planning to trade for Buddy Hield, only for Charania to upstage him by correctly reporting the Westbrook trade 16 minutes later.

In 2023, Awful Announcing reported that Adrian Wojnarowski had patched up the feud, at least with respect to James' agent and close friend Rich Paul.

Awful Announcing reported that Adrian Wojnarowski boosted Hurley's candidacy both to help Hurley, his family friend, leverage a larger contract extension out of the University of Connecticut and to help the Lakers leverage more favorable terms when signing Redick.

On September 19,2024, Adrian Wojnarowski announced that he would become the general manager of the men's basketball team at St Bonaventure University, his alma mater.