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ESPN’s 2010-11 College Basketball Announcing Teams

Posted by on Nov 3, 2010 12:00

Just received this during lunchtime today and it lists the announcers ESPN will employ on its family of networks for the 2010-11 college basketball season. As usual, there’s Dick Vitale teamed with Dan Shulman for the Saturday night games; Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery and Jay Bilas on the Big East; Brent Musberger and Bob Knight assigned to the Big 12 and so on and so forth. It also marks the return of the Perpetually Angry Doug Gottlieb to our televisions for an almost six month span and that will be hard to take. The man constantly looks like he’s mad at us and never smiles. But then again, I don’t think we want him to smile at us.

Some notable additions, Dave Flemming of the San Francisco Giants who also calls Stanford footall and basketball will call selected West Coast Conference games. Women’s college basketball analyst Kara Lawson joins Doris Burke in calling various men’s games this season. And Beth Mowins who started calling college football this season adds some college basketball contests to her schedule.

Here’s the look at the announcing teams and the conferences they’ll be assigned to.

ESPN Men’s College Basketball Commentators

Vitale Returns for 32nd Season; Dakich, Farnham & Whittenburg join; Lawson Adds Game Analysis Role

ESPN’s 2010-11 men’s college basketball game and studio coverage – the most extensive in network history featuring more than 1,200 games — will feature the deepest roster of commentators in familiar and new roles, highlighted by the return of two Basketball Hall of Famers and the addition of several analysts.

  • Dick Vitale, in his 32nd season with ESPN, will continue to call top games from various conferences, including an ACC game on Wednesday nights, the weekly Saturday Primetime series and will provide postseason studio analysis. He will primarily work with play-by-play voice Dan Shulman. Erin Andrews will return as the sideline reporter with Shulman and Vitale on Saturday Primetime telecasts and provide reports for College GameDay.
  • Bob Knight, who joined ESPN in 2008 for Championship Week and postseason studio analysis, will return to work the weekly Big Monday Big 12 game with Brent Musburger and reporter Holly Rowe as well as various non-conference games throughout the season. He will continue to appear weekly on College GameDay, including on-site on select weeks, and provide postseason studio analysis.
  • Veteran analyst Jay Bilas, who joined ESPN in 1995, will return to work ESPN’s Big Monday BIG EAST telecasts with Sean McDonough and Bill Raftery (who started with ESPN in 1980), top games across various days and the weekly College GameDay.
  • Rece Davis will return to host College GameDay – expanded to include an extra hour of analysis, news and features every Saturday beginning January 15 – with analysts Digger Phelps, Bilas and Hubert Davis. Knight will return to provide analysis at select sites. ESPNU will air the new first hour at 10 a.m., while ESPN will continue to televise the program at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.
  • This year’s coverage will feature the addition of three analysts:

  • Dan Dakich, former standout player under Bob Knight at Indiana and veteran coach with Indiana and Bowling Green, will join ESPN as a game and studio analyst. He will primarily work Big Ten contests Tuesdays and Saturdays with commentator Dave O’Brien.
  • Former UCLA star Sean Farnham will join ESPN as a game analyst with commentator Dave Flemming, who also joins ESPN this year. They will primarily work telecasts involving West Coast Conference and Western Athletic Conference teams. Farnham will also work a Saturday ESPNU Big 12 telecast with Dan McLaughlin and provide studio analysis.
  • Dereck Whittenburg, former Fordham coach and member of the 1983 N.C. State NCAA Championship team, will join as a game and studio analyst. He will primarily work ESPNU telecasts involving the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Fridays with Doug Sherman.
  • Former Tennessee star Kara Lawson will add men’s game coverage to her role as a women’s college basketball studio analyst. She will primarily work Wednesday 9 p.m. games on ESPNU with Dan McLaughlin. In addition, Beth Mowins will work play-by-play on men’s games throughout the season, including a regular BIG EAST game with Mike Kelley Saturdays on ESPNU.
Additional highlights include:

  • ESPN’s Super Tuesday SEC telecasts will feature the return of Brad Nessler and Jimmy Dykes. Rece Davis and Mark Gottfried will work select Thursday SEC telecasts.
  • Doris Burke will once again work as a game analyst on ESPN’s Thursday Night Showcase BIG EAST telecasts with Dave Pasch and they will also call the action on Saturday BIG EAST matchups.
  • For the second straight season, Fran Fraschilla will call a weekly Wednesday BIG EAST game with veteran commentator and studio host John Saunders. Fraschilla will also call Saturday Big 12 contests with Ron Franklin, who will work Wednesday night Big 12 telecasts with Hubert Davis or Bill Raftery.
  • LaPhonso Ellis, a member of the Notre Dame All-Century Basketball Team, will return as a game and studio analyst, primarily working a weekly ESPNU Wednesday telecast at 7 p.m. with Carter Blackburn.
  • Analyst Miles Simon, who worked in the studio and called select games last year, will add a weekly ESPNU telecast involving teams from the West Coast Conference, Western Athletic Conference and Big West Conference with Todd Harris or Mark Neely.
  • ESPN.com senior writer Andy Katz will return to provide reports across ESPN platforms throughout the season, including pre-game, halftime and post-game segments.
Commentators appearing in regular weekly ESPN and ESPN2 time slots — Big Monday, Super Tuesday, Wednesday Night Hoops and Thursday Night Showcase– plus Saturdays throughout the season (conference assignments can vary):

Saturday Primetime Play-by-play Analyst Reporter
Jan. 15 – March 5 Dan Shulman Dick Vitale Erin Andrews
Various Days Play-by-play Analyst
Select Games Dan Shulman Dick Vitale

Big Monday Play-by-play Analyst Reporter
BIG EAST Sean McDonough Jay Bilas and Bill Raftery
Big 12 Brent Musburger Bob Knight Holly Rowe

Super Tuesday Play-by-play Analyst
Big Ten Dave O’Brien or Brent Musburger Dan Dakich
SEC Brad Nessler Jimmy Dykes
Various Conferences (ESPN2) Jon Sciambi Doug Gottlieb
Wednesday Night Hoops Play-by-play Analyst Reporter
ACC Mike Patrick or Dan Shulman Dick Vitale or Jay Bilas or Len Elmore Jeannine Edwards
BIG EAST John Saunders Fran Fraschilla
Big 12 Ron Franklin Hubert Davis or Bill Raftery
WAC Dave Flemming Sean Farnham

Thursday Night Showcase Play-by-play Analyst
BIG EAST Dave Pasch or Beth Mowins Doris Burke or Len Elmore or Mike Kelley
Big Ten Bob Wischusen Stephen Bardo
West Coast Dave Flemming Sean Farnham
SEC Rece Davis or Brad Nessler Mark Gottfried

Saturday Play-by-play Analyst
BIG EAST Dave Pasch Doris Burke
Big Ten Dave O’Brien Dan Dakich
Big 12 Ron Franklin Fran Fraschilla
Atlantic 10 Jon Sciambi LaPhonso Ellis
ACC Mike Patrick Len Elmore
SEC Brad Nessler Jimmy Dykes
Conference USA Bob Wischusen Stephen Bardo

In addition to regular assignments on ESPN and ESPN2, ESPNU will field announcer pairings on select days and conferences, including:

ESPNU Wednesday      Play-by-play Analyst
At 7 p.m. – ACC, BIG EAST, SEC Carter Blackburn LaPhonso Ellis
At 9 p.m. – Big 12, ACC, BIG EAST, MVC Dan McLaughlin Kara Lawson

ESPNU Saturday Play-by-play Analyst
BIG EAST Beth Mowins Mike Kelley
Big 12 Dan McLaughlin Sean Farnham

ESPNU West Coast Play-by-play Analyst
West Coast, Big West or WAC Todd Harris or Mark Neely Miles Simon

ESPNU SEC     Play-by-play Analyst
Tuesday Rob Stone Jay Williams
ESPNU MAAC  Play-by-play Analyst
Friday Doug Sherman Dereck Whittenburg

ESPNU Missouri Valley Conference Play-by-play Analyst
Sundays Dan McLaughlin Mac McCausland

SEC Network    Play-by-play Analyst
Wednesday and Saturday Carter Blackburn or Clay Matvick Mark Gottfried or Joe Dean, Jr.
Big 12 Network Play-by-play Analyst
Saturday and select weekdays Dave Armstrong or Mitch Holthus Reid Gettys, Jon Sunvold or Stephen Howard

BIG EAST Network Play-by-play Analyst
Saturday Mike Gleason or Eamon McAnaney Bob Wenzel

ESPN and ESPN2 Studio Shows
ESPN and ESPN2’s studio programs and segments will feature Rece Davis as the primary host with Karl Ravech, John Saunders and Dari Nowkhah rotating duties.

Day Studio Analyst
Big Monday Digger Phelps and Hubert Davis
Super Tuesday Stephen Bardo and Fran Fraschilla
Wednesday Night Hoops Jay Williams and Jimmy Dykes
Thursday Night Showcase Dan Dakich and LaPhonso Ellis
Saturday College GameDay Jay Bilas, Digger Phelps, Hubert Davis and Bob Knight
Saturday Doug Gottlieb, Adrian Branch, Jay Williams and Andy Katz
Studio Host Analyst
ESPNU Lowell Galindo Adrian Branch



ESPN’s 2010-11 men’s college basketball coverage on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Classic, ESPN3.com, ESPN Regional Television and ESPN FULL COURT will feature a network record 1,200 games.

And there you go. One long press release with all of the announcers working men’s college basketball for the ESPN family of networks.

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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