Damian Lillard assumes the role of general manager for his Alma Mater Weber State basketball
Damian Lillard followed in the footsteps of Stephen Curry (Davidson), Trae Young (Oklahoma), Patty Mills (Hawaii) and Terance Mann (Florida State).
Lillard became the general manager of his Alma Mater, the men’s basketball program of the WEBER state.
A continuous inheritance in Ogden. The legend Wildcat Damian Lillard officially joins Weber’s male basketball state as a new general manager.
Dame is entering a leadership role that will help to model the future of the Wildcat rims.
A new era begins now.#WEBERSTATEGEGAT #Dametime pic.twitter.com/mv3bvhx6st
– Weber State Men’s Basketball (@weberstattoMBB) August 3, 2025
While these GM roles for the NBA players are often more ceremonial – the star can help with recruitment, swing from some practices and stay in touch with the players, has a precious experience, but it is not the one that takes decisions on zero money or anything else in the field – Lillard hopes to do a little more, part of which the Nil resources for the program has increased. Here’s what he said to the annual game of Weber State basketball pupils, second Isaac Fisher of the Standard-Examiner Garden (Roof rumors for hat tip).
“It is something that my relationship with the coach [Eric] DUFT and this program means a lot for me and seeing the success of the program means a lot for me. I feel like I could do a lot to help the program to be successful, to help players even continue to grow their careers beyond college, it’s something passionate about …
“All the resources I have, I have the opportunity to be able to create for the program, while I am in the program and even after the program, it is something I am enthusiastic about. I can’t wait to do that job, I can’t wait to continue lifting the university, lift the program. It will be fun.”
Weber State went 12-22 last season, but he got over 20 wins in two of the last four seasons. A decade has passed since the Wildcats left the Big Sky at the NCAA tournament.
Lillard was Surprisingly renounced and narrow by the Milwaukee Bucks This summer, then Signed to return home to Portland Trail’s blazer. He will spend the next season to rekindle from a torn Achille suffered during the playoffs last season. Lillard will spend time this season leading the young trail blazer stars such as Scoot Henderson, Toumani Camara and Yang Hansen. Now he will have a new group to help the mentor in Utah.