Wayne Simien

TITLE Associate AD of Engagement and Outreach – Administration

Bio

Wayne Simien joined the Kansas Athletics department in August 2021 and serves as the Associate Athletics Director for Engagement and Outreach. As a member of the administration for Kansas Athletics, Simien works in a multi-faceted capacity that includes serving on the executive staff, assisting in student-athlete leadership development, fundraising and NIL. His efforts impact multiple sport programs and engage a variety of department constituents.

Prior to this role, Wayne served for 12 years in the campus ministry and non-profit sector while also volunteering in the athletics department as an affiliate. The Leavenworth, Kansas, native was a two-time All American and Big 12 Player of the Year for the Jayhawks. He graduated from KU in 2005 with his degree in sociology and was later a first-round draft selection of the Miami Heat, with whom he won an NBA Championship in 2006. Simien’s Kansas jersey was officially retired on Jan. 29, 2011.