Tracy McGrady Reportedly Joins Wagner MCBB As Advisor, NBA Hall of Famer's Role Revealed

Hall of Famer and NBA legend Tracy McGrady is reportedly joining the Wagner College men's basketball program as a strategic advisor.

According to ESPN's Shams Charania, McGrady "will lead Wagner's basketball operations, recruiting and name, image and likeness efforts."

The move comes after T-Mac's son, Laymen McGrady, transferred from Oral Roberts to Wagner last month.

Charania noted that McGrady is part of a growing trend that has seen current and former NBA players accept positions at college programs with an eye toward helping with recruiting.

Others who have done so recently include Shaquille O'Neal at Sacramento State, Stephen Curry at Davidson, Trae Young at Oklahoma and John Wall at Howard.

McGrady did not play college basketball, but he was the No. 9 overall pick in the 1997 NBA draft out of high school, and he went on to have a spectacular, 15-year career.

Playing for the Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks and San Antonio Spurs, T-Mac was a seven-time All-Star, seven-time All-NBA selection and two-time NBA scoring champion.

He averaged 19.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.2 three-pointers made in 938 regular-season games, and he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017.

The 46-year-old McGrady last played in 2013, but he has been busy in retirement, working as an NBA analyst and buying a minority stake in the Buffalo Bills along with fellow NBA legend Vince Carter and former USMNT soccer player Jozy Altidore.

At Wagner, McGrady will join a basketball program that has only reached the NCAA tournament twice in its history.

The most recent instance occurred in 2024 when the Seahawks won a First Four game against Howard and then fell to North Carolina in the first round.

Wagner, which is located in Staten Island, New York, is coming off back-to-back losing seasons, going 14-16 in 2024-25 and 14-17 last season.