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Adrian Wojnarowski auctioning NBA memorabilia to fund St. Bonaventure NIL

Grant Grubbs Profile Pictureby:Grant Grubbs•02/24/25•

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Adrian Wojnarowski
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Last year, NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski shocked the world when he announced he would be moving on from reporting to become the general manager of St. Bonaventure‘s college basketball team. Wojnarowski had been one of the leading voices in NBA news for over a decade.

Wojnarowski was so respected in the field that fans began to refer to breaking NBA news as “Woj Bombs.” Wojnarowski helped usher in the social media era of sports media by quickly reporting news via his Twitter account, where he garnered over six million followers.

Now, Wojnarowski is using his past following to his advantage in his new position. On Monday, Wojnarowski announced he will be auctioning memorabilia from his time as a reporter to support St. Bonaventure’s NIL fund.

“Woj Bombs are history, but now you can be a part of them,” he wrote on X. “Own the iPhones I used to report the biggest stories in basketball. Use link to bid on my original iPhones, NBA Draft credentials, dinner with me and more to help support @BonniesMBB NIL.”

It didn’t take long for offers to start flooding in. Wojnarowski has 12 items on auction, with each one going to the highest bidder. The auction will end on March 4.

St. Bonaventure is 19-9 this season and 7-8 in conference play. However, as an Atlantic Ten program that can’t offer the same exposure other Power Four programs can, St. Bonaventure would benefit greatly from having lucrative NIL opportunities to draw in high-level recruits.

Wojnarowski’s decision to put pieces of history from his former job up for auction is only his latest move to try and bolster St. Bonaventure’s NIL efforts. After all, Wojnarowski made it clear upon his retirement that he wasn’t worried about his personal finances.

When Wojnarowski retired from ESPN in 2024, he exchanged the remaining three years and $20 million on his contract for a $75,000 salary with St. Bonaventure. He hasn’t seemed to regret his decision.

“The craft transformed my life, but I’ve decided to retire from ESPN and the news industry. I understand the commitment required in my role and it’s an investment that I’m no longer driven to make,” Wojnarowski wrote in his retirement announcement. “Time isn’t in endless supply and I want to spend mine in ways that are more personally meaningful.

“After all these years reporting on everyone’s teams, I’m headed back to my own.”