Former Wizards star John Wall returns to Washington as Howard basketball operations president

John Wall’s caller relation brings him backmost to the metropolis wherever his NBA vocation began. On Thursday, officials astatine Howard University, a historically Black assemblage successful Washington, D.C., confirmed to ESPN that Wall was named the school’s president of hoops operations.

Wall joins a standout programme that precocious became the latest HBCU to scope an NCAA Division I men’s tourney crippled — a uncommon feat among mid-majors.

Wall was the No. 1 wide prime successful the 2010 NBA Draft and spent his archetypal 9 seasons with the Washington Wizards. He was named Howard’s honorary skipper connected Jan. 31 and has expressed involvement successful pursuing a front-office relation successful the NBA.

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Former Washington Wizards defender John Wall looks connected earlier a crippled against the Milwaukee Bucks astatine Capital One Arena successful Washington, D.C., connected Jan. 29, 2026. (Daniel Kucin Jr./Imagn Images)

Wall hasn’t wasted clip getting involved, already taking portion successful squad meetings, evaluating recruits and helping place imaginable transportation targets, ESPN reported. Wall’s relation besides includes shaping the program’s strategical vision, mentoring players and playing a cardinal relation successful name, representation and likeness deals — responsibilities helium is already believed to beryllium handling.

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Howard wide manager Daniel Marks and manager Kenny Blakeney are expected to enactment intimately with Wall successful his caller role.

Howard has precocious to the NCAA tourney 3 times successful the past 4 years, earning the program’s archetypal tourney triumph this past March with a First Four triumph implicit University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).

Los Angeles Clippers defender John Wall drives past Frank Ntilikina of the Dallas Mavericks during the 2nd 4th astatine Crypto.com Arena successful Los Angeles, California, connected Jan. 10, 2023. (Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)

Wall past appeared successful an NBA crippled during the 2022-23 season. He officially retired successful August 2025 aft playing 34 games with the Los Angeles Clippers. Wall besides spent 1 play with the Houston Rockets and was named to 5 consecutive All-Star teams.

John Wall of the Washington Wizards looks connected against the Miami Heat during the archetypal fractional astatine Verizon Center successful Washington, D.C., connected Jan. 3, 2016. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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Wall’s determination mirrors Golden State Warriors defender Stephen Curry’s leap to an adjunct wide manager relation astatine his alma mater, Davidson College. Curry is the archetypal progressive jock successful 1 of the 4 large U.S. nonrecreational sports leagues to instrumentality connected an administrative relation with a assemblage program.

Weeks aft Curry was named adjunct wide manager, Trae Young was besides named to the aforesaid relation astatine his alma mater, Oklahoma.

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