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Andy Katz
Katz in November 2013
Born	(1968-04-07) April 7, 1968 (age 56) Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
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, 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.

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).

At ESPN, Katz had a notable incident for mispronouncing "bulging discs" during coverage of the 2012 NBA draft. 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. On April 26, 2017, Katz was among over 100 employees laid off by ESPN.

After leaving ESPN, Katz did color commentary for the Paradise Jam tournament held in Lynchburg, VA. 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.

References

1. "Presidential pick 'em at the White House". 18 March 2009.
2. "Booking Andy Katz Speaker Appearances- Contact Andy Katz Agent for Speaking Fees and Costs". Athlete Promotions. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
3. " 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. "Biofile Andy Katz Interview". Mr BioFile. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
5. "Three Questions for Andy Katz '90". School of Journalism and Mass Communication. 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
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. ^ "Big Ten Network's Andy Katz plays role of swingman as broadcaster". Chicago Sun-Times. 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
8. "Andy Katz Out at ESPN, and Other Big Name Layoffs Have Yet to Trickle Out". The Big Lead. 27 April 2017.
9. https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2017-11-20/andy-katz-5-observations-intriguing-week-paradise-jam

Sources

• Andy Katz ESPN Bio

External links

• Andy Katz on Twitter
• "The IU Circus: Comic Relief Supplied by Greenspan and Katz". Carry on Citizens. Blue Trolley Press & Surge Bucket Media. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2009-05-10.

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