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Andy Katz
Born 1960s[1]
Alma mater University of Wisconsin, Madison, B.A. 1990 history & political science
Occupation sports reporter (basketball)
Employer ESPN
Title Senior Writer
Board member of former board member, United States Basketball Writers Association
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]

Andy Katz is a senior college basketball journalist for ESPN.com. He is a regular sports analyst on College GameNight on ESPN. Katz earned a B.A. the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1990), and has worked for ESPN since January 5, 2000.[2]

Before Katz joined ESPN he was a sports reporter for The Fresno Bee (1995–1999). He worked at the Albuquerque Journal (1990–1995) and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1989–1990)[3][4]

Katz and ESPN cameras came to the White House to document President Barack Obama filling out his 2009 March Madness Bracket. Katz lost a bet with President Obama and owes him some ESPN souvenirs; the President correctly picked North Carolina Tar Heels to win the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball national championship.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Presidential pick 'em at the White House". http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/ncaatourney09/columns/story?columnist=katz_andy&id=3991859.  
  2. ^ "[2] College Basketball Authority Andy Katz Named ESPN.com Senior Writer". Business Wire. Jan 5, 2000. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_Jan_5/ai_58488690. Retrieved 2009-05-10. "Find Articles at BNET.com"  
  3. ^ "ESPNtv.com - The People". http://sports.espn.go.com/espntv/espnBio?type=name.  
  4. ^ "Andy Katz Bio". ESPN. http://www.espnmediazone.com/bios/Talent/Katz_Andy.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-10.  
  5. ^ "ESPN:Presidential pick 'em at the White House". http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/ncaatourney09/columns/story?columnist=katz_andy&id=3991859.  

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College GameNight is a twenty minute highlights and college basketball analysis show that airs on ESPN during The Trifecta at 12am ET and 12pm ET. College GameNight is similar to other shows on ESPN such as Baseball Tonight, NBA Fastbreak and NFL Live. It airs Monday through Saturday during the college basketball season. They deliver scores, highlights, news and analysis from the night's action in college sports. The show is also always broadcast on ESPN HD.

The regular hosts that appear on the show are Digger Phelps, Stacey Dales, and Rece Davis Wednesday and Thursday. Also Scott Reiss, on occasion, will also serve as host. Normal analysts are Tom Brennan and Doug Gottlieb Friday and Saturday, Digger Phelps and Len Elmore on Monday, Jay Bilas and Rick Majerus on Tuesday and Fran Fraschilla and Hubert Davis on Thursday. Steve Lavin, former UCLA head coach, also sometimes appears on the show.

Midnight Madness

On January 6, 2007, the Saturday edition of the show was retitled as Midnight Madness. Like its aforementioned weeknight companion, Midnight Madness also features scores, highlights, news, and analysis from Saturday's action. In addition, Midnight Madness recaps the week that was in college basketball.

Personalities



Segments

  • Highlights is the part when they run down all of the biggest games of the day in college basketball from the top 25 to the rivalries and is usually the longest segment.
  • Pontiac Game Changing Performance is the part of the show when all the analyst tell who they thought had the biggest game changing performance.
  • Gym Gems is just like Baseball Tonight's Web Gems, except for the greatest plays in the days college basketball games.
  • Final Thoughts is when both analyst deliver a monologue about their overall thoughts about the days games or events from around the country, similar in concept to College Football Final.


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