{
  "id": 1296589,
  "title": "UConn men's basketball to hire San Antonio Spurs product as new general manager",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/uconn-mens-basketball-to-hire-san-antonio-spurs-product-as-new",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-16T15:41:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/uconn-mens-basketball-hire-san-154103193.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "UConn men's basketball is set to hire Charlie Stevens, a former San Antonio Spurs employee, as their new general manager, according to a UConn source. Stevens, who spent five seasons with the Spurs, was recently promoted to the team's director of grassroots scouting. He will replace Tom Moore, who held the position for one year before retiring. Stevens, a Bronx native and two-year captain at Clark University, began his career with the Spurs immediately after graduating in 2021. He has extensive connections in the basketball world and is expected to bring valuable NBA experience and overseas ties to the position. The role of general manager involves managing name, image, and likeness issues and handling transfers from the portal. However, the specific duties under coach Dan Hurley are yet to be determined.",
  "summary": "He worked his way up through the Spurs' scouting department and has connections all over basketball world.",
  "key_points": [
    "UConn to hire Charlie Stevens as new general manager.",
    "Stevens former San Antonio Spurs employee with NBA experience.",
    "Replaces Tom Moore, who retired after one year."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}