NORMAN — Former OU guard and current Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young announced Monday on NBA Today he's set to begin a new role as the program's assistant general manager.
Young also announced he'll be donating $1 million to the program. His announcement comes weeks after Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry became the first active player in U.S. major professional sports to take an administrative job with an NCAA team.
"The game has changed (with) NIL," Young said, "college basketball, the way it's changed, I think it's a perfect time for guys to be more involved with the schools that helped make them who they were or helped pushed them to be who they were."
The future is now! BOOMER☝🏾@OU_MBBallpic.twitter.com/mEzhKDeaN9
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) March 31, 2025
At OU, Young, who starred at Norman North High School, led the country in both points (27.4) and assists (8.7), becoming the first Division I player to do so.
The Young family's foundation previously donated $4 million toward the Young Family Athletic Center in Norman.
"For someone like Steph and me, we represent our schools off the court, in the locker room and talk trash all the time," Young said, "so now to be able to represent even more, it's going to be even more special."
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