Sports Business Classroom is excited to announce that former Atlanta Hawk’s General Manager Wes Wilcox will be returning as the program lead for Scouting, Video, and Analytics at the Business of Basketball Virtual Conference taking place August 10-14, 2020!

Wilcox will lead student’s through NBA team case studies throughout free agency, the trade deadline, and overall team strategy. Students will also have the opportunity to work through live, real-time case studies surrounding the NBA Draft before it plays out in October. 

Designed for those looking to break into the sports business world, the immersive, five-day Business of Basketball Virtual Conference provides registrants the opportunity to learn from top executives while performing real work in multiple in-demand disciplines, including team video, scouting, analytics, social media, digital branding, broadcasting, and the league salary cap.

Wilcox will lead an all-star lineup of sports business executives that will be teaching and joining the Sports Business Classroom Virtual Conference, including New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry, Portland Trailblazers General Manager Neil Olshey, Play-by-Play Commentator NBA on ESPN & ABC Mike Breen, Chief Creative Officer at Momentum Worldwide Omid Farhang, WNBA Champion Renee Montgomery, Bleacher Report Staff Writer Mirin Fader, and the Vegas Summer League co-founders Warren LeGarie and Albert Hall.

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Past speakers have included NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, TNT’s David Aldridge, Houston Rockets Head Coach Mike D’Antoni, NFL Network’s Andrea Kremer, Dallas Mavericks Head Coach Rick Carlisle, the cast of NBATV’s The Starters, ESPN’s Mark Jones, Los Angeles Lakers General Manager Rob Pelinka, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, and NBA Executive VP of Basketball Operations Kiki Vandeweghe, just to name a few.

 

 

SBC SPEAKER BIO: WES WILCOX

Current NBATV analyst and co-host on Sirius XM Radio, Wes is the former General Manager of the Atlanta Hawks and has over 15 years of experience working inside NBA front offices.

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Sports Business Classroom is dedicated to creating immersive educational and training experiences designed by leading industry professionals to develop the sports business stars of tomorrow.

Sports Business Classroom creates one-of-a-kind learning opportunities for those interested in the business of basketball and jobs in sports. Our goal with every program we produce is to combine the best of all worlds into a single package – great academics, hands-on experience, immersion into the subject matter and interaction with some of the best minds working in and around the NBA.