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Andy Katz

Andy Katz

American journalist

Andrew D. Katz (born April 7, 1968) is a college basketball analyst for the Big Ten Network and a college basketball correspondent for the NCAA. He formerly worked as a senior college basketball journalist for ESPN.com,[2] and was a regular sports analyst on College GameNight on ESPN. Katz earned a B.A. at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1990), and began working for ESPN in 2000.[3]

Quick Facts Born, Nationality ...
President Obama fills out his picks for the NCAA Men's Div I Tournament with ESPN's Andy Katz. President Barack Obama picked North Carolina to win the National Championship when he shared his "Barack-etology" with Katz on March 18, 2009. Other teams in his Final Four were Pittsburgh, Louisville, and Memphis.[1]

Career

Katz first started in sports journalism as play-by-play for Newton North and Newton South High School games in 1985 as a senior in high school, and then at The Daily Cardinal, Wisconsin State Journal, and Milwaukee Journal in college. Before Katz joined ESPN, he was a sports reporter for The Fresno Bee (1995–1999); the Albuquerque Journal (1990–1995); and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1989–1990).[4][5]

At ESPN, Katz had a notable incident for mispronouncing "bulging discs" during coverage of the 2012 NBA draft.[6] He profiled Barack Obama's love of basketball as part of ESPN's coverage of the 2008 United States presidential election, which later resulted in eight appearances of "Barack-etology" during his presidency. He also was a primary backup to Bob Ley on Outside The Lines, ESPN's sports investigative journalism program.[7] On April 26, 2017, Katz was among over 100 employees laid off by ESPN.[8]

After leaving ESPN, Katz did color commentary for the Paradise Jam tournament held in Lynchburg, VA.[9] Later in 2017, Katz took on a role with the Big Ten Network as a studio analyst. Since then, he expanded his role to include color commentary and sideline reporting, and appears on NCAA March Madness as a sideline reporter and studio analyst during the tournament as part of his role with the NCAA. He also makes appearances on NBA TV and FoxSports.com.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Presidential pick 'em at the White House". 18 March 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Booking Andy Katz Speaker Appearances- Contact Andy Katz Agent for Speaking Fees and Costs". Athlete Promotions. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  3. [3]
    "[2] College Basketball Authority Andy Katz Named ESPN.com Senior Writer". Business Wire. Business Wire. Jan 5, 2000. Archived from the original on May 7, 2005. Retrieved 2009-05-10. Find Articles at BNET.com
  4. [4]
    "Biofile Andy Katz Interview". Mr BioFile. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  5. [5]
    "Three Questions for Andy Katz '90". School of Journalism and Mass Communication. 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  6. [6]
    Woods, Shemar (2012-07-15). "Andy Katz has Freudian slip during injury update on former Ohio State forward Jared Sullinger". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  7. [7]
    "Big Ten Network's Andy Katz plays role of swingman as broadcaster". Chicago Sun-Times. 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  8. [8]
    "Andy Katz Out at ESPN, and Other Big Name Layoffs Have Yet to Trickle Out". 27 April 2017.
  9. [9]
    https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2017-11-20/andy-katz-5-observations-intriguing-week-paradise-jam

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