27 Facts About Wayne Embry

Wayne Richard Embry was born on March 26,1937 and is a retired American basketball player and basketball executive.

Since 2004, Wayne Embry has served as a senior basketball advisor for the Toronto Raptors.

Wayne Embry attended Tecumseh High School near New Carlisle, Ohio, where he was a three-year letter winner and earned Honorable Mention All-State honors.

Wayne Embry went to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

Wayne Embry led the MAC in scoring and rebounding in two seasons and still holds several school records, including best career rebounding average.

Wayne Embry holds both Miami and MAC records for most rebounds in a game and season.

Wayne Embry was selected to the Helms Athletic Foundation All-America third team as a senior, and he was a two-time honorable mention All-America selection in 1957 and 1958.

Wayne Embry was inducted in the second class of the Miami Athletics Hall of Fame in 1970.

Wayne Embry became the fourth player in Miami history to have his jersey retired.

Wayne Embry earned a Bachelor of Science in education from Miami.

Wayne Embry was originally drafted by the St Louis Hawks in 1958.

Wayne Embry was then traded closer to home weeks later to the Cincinnati Royals.

Wayne Embry's play was notable for his pick and roll play with Robertson, whose encouragement improved Wayne Embry's game.

Wayne Embry later became an assistant manager for the Bucks, keeping an eye for former Royals teammates he could lure to the rising contender.

Wayne Embry was instrumental in numerous signings to aid the team, including Robertson.

Wayne Embry's remarkable teaming with then-named Lew Alcindor quickly produced an NBA title, with Embry by then rising into Milwaukee's front office.

Wayne Embry was selected NBA Executive of the Year in 1992 and 1998.

In 2004, Wayne Embry was hired to be the senior basketball advisor to Rob Babcock, the rookie general manager for the Toronto Raptors.

On January 26,2006, Wayne Embry was named the interim general manager for the Raptors after the firing of Babcock, a position he held for two months until Bryan Colangelo was hired as the general manager.

Wayne Embry has continued to serve as senior basketball advisor for the Raptors.

Wayne Embry is distantly related to Marty Embry, another professional basketball player.

Wayne Embry has been a founder and CEO of his own businesses, and member of numerous nonprofit and corporate boards of directors, including Kohl's, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Centerior Energy and Ohio Casualty Insurance.

Wayne Embry is the author of an autobiography The Inside Game: Race, Power and Politics in the NBA, with Mary Schmitt Boyer of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Wayne Embry has been a trustee of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame since 1974 and has served on various senior-level committees for the NBA and USA Basketball.

Wayne Embry served as a member of Miami's Board of Trustees for 14 years, including one year as chair.

Wayne Embry was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006 as a member of the charter class.

Wayne Embry was the 2013 recipient of the Ohio Heritage Award, recognizing an Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame inductee for his or her contributions to the state of Ohio off the court.