Basketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady has officially been named Strategic Advisor to the Wagner Seahawks men’s basketball program. In the newly created role, McGrady will work alongside head coach Dwan McMillan on basketball operations, recruiting, marketing, player development, and NIL strategy.
According to Wagner College, McGrady will serve in a volunteer capacity due to NCAA rules, as his son, Laymen McGrady, is joining the program after previously redshirting at Oral Roberts University.
McGrady said the opportunity is especially meaningful because he never attended college himself before heading straight from high school to the NBA as the No. 9 overall pick in the 1997 NBA Draft. He also emphasized helping Wagner grow both competitively and commercially in the modern NIL era.
The move adds another former NBA superstar to the college basketball landscape and could significantly raise the national profile of Wagner’s program in the Northeast Conference.
