John Wall becomes Howard's president of basketball operations

Five-time NBA All-Star John Wall has become the president of basketball operations at Howard, returning to Washington to partner with the top-ranked HBCU in the country, school officials told ESPN.

Wall played for the Washington Wizards from 2010 to '20 after being the franchise's No. 1 overall pick out of Kentucky. For Wall, the idea to partner with Howard began on Jan. 31, when he served as the team's honorary captain of the day and expressed to the school a desire to be a president of basketball operations at the NBA level one day.