Rob Hennigan (born March 26, 1982) is an American

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executive. He is the former general manager of the

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. Hired at age 30, he was the youngest GM in the NBA at the time of his hire. Hennigan is a native of

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. Hennigan graduated from St. John's High School in Shrewsbury, MA in 2000. He was a member of the state champion basketball team in 2000. He graduated from

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in 2004 with a degree in broadcast journalism. At Emerson, he was a Division III All-American, Academic All-American, and the

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Player of the Year for three seasons. He graduated Emerson as its all-time leading scorer. After college, he spent four years working for the

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and another four years working for the

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before taking the GM position at Orlando in 2012. Rob has been married to his wife, Marissa, since 2005. On April 30, 2015, the Orlando Magic extended the contract of Hennigan through the 2017–18 season. He was fired on April 13, 2017. In his five years as GM, the Magic posted a 132–278 record, the worst five-year stretch in team history. His interim replacement was assistant general manager Matt Lloyd for nearly a month before it was announced that

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general manager John Hammond would be his official replacement.

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