Staff Directory
Steve Weinman
- Title:
- Senior Associate Athletics Director for Analytics/General Manager Basketball
- Email:
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.Â
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.Â
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 embedded projects within Athletics, enhanced alumni engagement and industry-facing programming.
Under Dean Annette L. Ranft’s leadership, the School of Business has made major investments in analytics curriculum, experiential learning and high-performance computing infrastructure—resources that will now directly support Wake Forest student-athletes and athletic programs.
While this formal partnership represents a first-of-its-kind initiative in higher education—a bold integration of sport performance and academic rigor that amplifies both institutional priorities and competitive success—it also builds on Wake Forest’s longstanding tradition of student engagement in Athletics. A prime example is the Student Analytics Team within Demon Deacons Baseball, led by Director of Baseball Analytics Chris Lewis (’22, MS ’24), which has provided invaluable experiential learning opportunities for undergraduates and graduate students alike.
Weinman will also be responsible for the creation and execution of a comprehensive vision for a new Wake Forest Athletics’ analytics and business intelligence vertical to support all 18 Wake Forest athletics programs, operations and revenue units. This centralized data infrastructure will provide an important efficiency advantage for all head coaches and unit leaders at Wake Forest by leveraging resources and talent across campus for modeling, reporting, decision-making, and performance strategy.Â
During his tenure with the Bulls, Weinman led the organization’s basketball analytics department, delivering data-driven insights to support scouting, drafting, trade analysis and game preparation. He also served as the Bulls’ internal authority on the salary cap and collective bargaining agreement, advising on long-range roster planning and market trends. Prior to that, Weinman worked at the NBA League Office in New York, where he provided advanced analytics and statistical modeling for both the NBA and the then-D-League (now G League). He is a 2010 graduate of the University of Missouri.
His arrival aligns with Wake Forest University's strategic priorities around innovation, data and student-centered experiences, and reinforces the University’s continued investment in high-performance athletics and academic integration.
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.Â
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.Â
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 embedded projects within Athletics, enhanced alumni engagement and industry-facing programming.
Under Dean Annette L. Ranft’s leadership, the School of Business has made major investments in analytics curriculum, experiential learning and high-performance computing infrastructure—resources that will now directly support Wake Forest student-athletes and athletic programs.
While this formal partnership represents a first-of-its-kind initiative in higher education—a bold integration of sport performance and academic rigor that amplifies both institutional priorities and competitive success—it also builds on Wake Forest’s longstanding tradition of student engagement in Athletics. A prime example is the Student Analytics Team within Demon Deacons Baseball, led by Director of Baseball Analytics Chris Lewis (’22, MS ’24), which has provided invaluable experiential learning opportunities for undergraduates and graduate students alike.
Weinman will also be responsible for the creation and execution of a comprehensive vision for a new Wake Forest Athletics’ analytics and business intelligence vertical to support all 18 Wake Forest athletics programs, operations and revenue units. This centralized data infrastructure will provide an important efficiency advantage for all head coaches and unit leaders at Wake Forest by leveraging resources and talent across campus for modeling, reporting, decision-making, and performance strategy.Â
During his tenure with the Bulls, Weinman led the organization’s basketball analytics department, delivering data-driven insights to support scouting, drafting, trade analysis and game preparation. He also served as the Bulls’ internal authority on the salary cap and collective bargaining agreement, advising on long-range roster planning and market trends. Prior to that, Weinman worked at the NBA League Office in New York, where he provided advanced analytics and statistical modeling for both the NBA and the then-D-League (now G League). He is a 2010 graduate of the University of Missouri.
His arrival aligns with Wake Forest University's strategic priorities around innovation, data and student-centered experiences, and reinforces the University’s continued investment in high-performance athletics and academic integration.
Steve Forbes - Postgame Presser vs. Longwood
Thursday, December 18
Football Media Availability (12/16/25)
Tuesday, December 16
Football Media Availability (12/15/25)
Monday, December 15
Steve Forbes - Postgame Presser vs. Queens
Monday, December 15
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