Masai Ujiri

Masai Ujiri

Ujiri in 2014
Toronto Raptors
Position	Vice chairman, president
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1970-07-07) July 7, 1970 (age 53) Bournemouth, England
Nationality	Nigerian / Kenyan / Canadian / British[1]
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career information
High school	Nathan Hale (Seattle, Washington)
College	Bismarck State (1993–1995) Montana State Billings (1995)
Playing career	1991–2002
Position	Guard
Career history
1991–1992	Solent Stars
1996–1997	Derby Rams
1997–1999	Solent Stars
1998	Tournai-Estaimpuis
1999	Hemel Royals
2000	BC Nokia
2000–2001	Tournai-Estaimpuis
Career highlights and awards
As executive NBA champion (2019) NBA Executive of the Year (2013)

Masai Michael Ujiri OC (born July 7, 1970) is a British-born Nigerian/Kenyan-Canadian professional basketball executive and former player who is the president of the Toronto Raptors in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

After a modest professional playing career in Europe, Ujiri became a scout in 2002, first for the Orlando Magic and then the Denver Nuggets. In 2008, he joined the backroom staff of the Toronto Raptors. Ujiri returned to the Nuggets in 2010 as general manager and executive vice president of basketball operations, and helped turn the team's fortunes around, returning them to the playoffs. As a result, he was named the NBA Executive of the Year in 2013. The following season, Ujiri returned to the Raptors as general manager. In the summer of 2016, Masai Ujiri relinquished his title as general manager to Jeff Weltman and accepted the position of president of basketball operations. Weltman was later succeeded by Bobby Webster as general manager a year later.^[2][3] As president, Ujiri worked to usher in a period of sustained success, helping the team win its first NBA championship in 2019.