Steve Weinman

Biography

Wake Forest Athletics announced on Aug. 21, 2025 that Steve Weinman, a seasoned NBA front office executive with over a decade of experience in data strategy, scouting and performance analysis, has been appointed as Senior Associate Athletics Director for Analytics. In this role, Weinman will also serve as General Manager for both the men’s and women’s basketball programs, providing direct strategic and operational support for Coach Steve Forbes and Coach Megan Gebbia. Weinman comes to Wake Forest’s staff following a distinguished 13-year tenure with the Chicago Bulls, most recently serving as Vice President of Basketball Strategy and Analytics and Assistant General Manager. In his role as GM of Wake Forest’s basketball programs, Weinman will collaborate closely with the head coaches of each program on roster construction including recruiting strategy, transfer portal evaluation, resource allocation and planning. He will also work directly with basketball student-athlete agent representatives. As part of Wake Forest’s forward-thinking vision for athletics analytics, Weinman will serve as an Executive Affiliate with the Wake Forest School of Business, building and managing a formal partnership with the shared goal of developing a sports analytics concentration within the Master’s in Business Analytics (MSBA) program. This collaboration—an unprecedented integration of academic and athletics leadership—will include hands-on learning opportunities for MSBA students through embedde