Tracy McGrady to run Wagner College men’s basketball ops in stunner after son joins program

Nypost · May 13, 2026 · 243 words · By Zach Braziller

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What to know about Tracy McGrady to run Wagner College men’s basketball ops in stunner after son joins program

Add Tracy McGrady to the list of former NBA stars returning to college.

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What happened

Add Tracy McGrady to the list of former NBA stars returning to college.

Why it matters

On Wednesday, the Hall of Famer agreed to join Wagner College as a strategic advisor for the men’s basketball program.

Common ground

McGrady will lead Wagner’s basketball operations, recruiting and name, image and likeness efforts alongside head coach Dwan McMillan.

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Claim 1: “McGrady, who played part of the 2009-10 season for the Knicks”

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Although the provided Wikipedia snippet for the Knicks is general, the Basketball-Reference and Wikipedia entries for Tracy McGrady are cited as sources for his career stats and history, which typically include his tenure with the Knicks in 2009-10.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks co…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rowan Alexander "RJ" Barrett Jr. (born June 14, 2000) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed “the Maple Mamba”, he…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tracy Lamar McGrady Jr. (born May 24, 1979), nicknamed T-Mac, is an American former professional basketball player, best known for his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). McGrady is a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_McGrady

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Claim 2: “The 46-year-old”

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Wikipedia and Basketball-Reference both explicitly state his birth date as May 24, 1979, and list his current age as 46.

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web search NEUTRAL — Tracy Lamar McGrady Jr., nicknamed T-Mac, is an American former professional basketball player, best known for his career in the National Basketball Association.Personal information. Born. (1979-05-24…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_McGrady

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web search NEUTRAL — Tracy McGrady is 46 years old. Where was Tracy McGrady born?Tracy McGrady is 6-8 (203 cm) tall. How much did Tracy McGrady weigh when playing?
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mcgratr01.htm…

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web search NEUTRAL — View the profile of San Antonio Spurs Shooting Guard Tracy McGrady on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.
https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/532/tracy-mcgrady

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Claim 3: “McGrady, who will now be in the area frequently due to his television obligations with NBC and Peacock”

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While evidence confirms that NBC and Peacock broadcast sports and that Tracy McGrady is a former NBA player, there is no specific evidence in the provided text stating he has current television obligations with those networks.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 NBA season is the 80th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 21, 2025 and ended on April 12, 2026. The third edition of the in-season NBA…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NBA on NBC is an American television sports presentation show broadcast by NBC. Television broadcasts of National Basketball Association (NBA) games produced by NBC Sports have aired on American b…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — NBC Sports is an American sports programming division for NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, that is responsible for all sports broadcasts on their broadcast network NBC, the cable channels NBC owns…
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Claim 4: “his son Laymen go through the recruiting process as a transfer from Oral Roberts”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Laymen McGrady is Tracy's son, was at Oral Roberts University, and is transitioning to Wagner College.

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web search NEUTRAL — McGrady's 20-year-old son, Laymen McGrady, was a former freshman on the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team.
https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-basketball/tracy-mcgrady-follo…

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web search NEUTRAL — TULSA, Okla. - The Oral Roberts men's basketball team and head coach Kory Barnett have announced the addition of freshman guard Laymen McGrady to the 2025-26 roster.
https://oruathletics.com/news/2025/5/28/mens-basketball-orum…

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web search NEUTRAL — Wagner College currently enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students. State of Play McGrady's son, Laymen, is transitioning to Wagner after a year at Oral Roberts University. The W…
https://bvmsports.com/2026/05/13/wagner-college-welcomes-tra…

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Claim 5: “the Hall of Famer agreed to join Wagner College as a strategic advisor for the men’s basketball program”

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The claim is found in a specific web search result titled 'Wagner College Welcomes Tracy McGrady as Men's Basketball Advisor', but the other provided evidence for this claim consists of generic Wikipedia entries for the name 'Tracy' or unrelated people. Only one specific source confirms the appointment.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chad Samuel Tracy (born July 4, 1985) is an American professional baseball manager. He is currently the interim manager for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college basebal…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Franz Jacob Wagner (born 27 August 2001) is a German professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan Wo…
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Claim 6: “went straight from high school to the NBA as the No. 9 pick of the Raptors in the 1997 NBA Draft”

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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia's 1997 NBA draft page and Basketball-Reference, explicitly confirm he was the 9th overall pick by the Toronto Raptors straight from high school.

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web search NEUTRAL — The 1997 NBA draft took place on June 25, 1997, at Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Vancouver Grizzlies had the highest probability to win the NBA draft lottery, but since they wer…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tracy McGrady was drafted straight out of high school by the Toronto Raptors in 1997. Houston Rockets guard (1) Tracy McGrady against the Phoenix Suns at the US Airways Center. |
https://www.si.com/high-school/national/top-10-nba-players-d…

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web search NEUTRAL — Checkout the latest stats of Tracy McGrady. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, shoots, school and more on Basketball-Reference.com.Draft: Toronto Raptors, 1st round (9th p…
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mcgratr01.htm…

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Claim 7: “McGrady will lead Wagner’s basketball operations, recruiting and name, image and likeness efforts alongside head coach Dwan McMillan”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of unrelated Wikipedia entries (African humid period, Taylor Swift, etc.) and generic search results for the name 'Tracy'. No evidence in the provided set confirms his specific duties regarding NIL or recruiting at Wagner.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The African humid period (AHP; also known by other names) was a climate period in Africa during the late Pleistocene and Holocene geologic epochs, when North Africa was wetter than it is today. The co…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable individuals who come from the state of Illinois, a state within the larger United States of America.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In June 2019, a dispute emerged between American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and her former record label, Big Machine Records, its founder Scott Borchetta, and its new owner Scooter Braun over the …
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Claim 8: “I have an AAU program”

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The provided evidence consists of general biography and stats pages. There is no mention of an AAU program owned or operated by Tracy McGrady in the provided search results.

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web search NEUTRAL — Checkout the latest stats of Tracy McGrady. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, shoots, school and more on Basketball-Reference.com.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mcgratr01.htm…

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web search NEUTRAL — Tracy McGrady emphasizes the importance of strategic player utilization in NBA teams. The dynamics of NBA playoff performances are often influenced by financial incentives. Team management and decisio…
https://cryptobriefing.com/tracy-mcgrady-the-thunders-playof…

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