Andy Katz | |
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Born | Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. | April 7, 1968
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin, Madison B.A., History & Political Science (1990) |
Occupation | sports reporter (basketball) |
Years active | 1989-present |
Employer | ESPN (2000-2017) Big Ten Network (2017-present) |
Title | Senior Writer |
Board member of | former board member, United States Basketball Writers Association |
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]
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]
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