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Andrew D. Katz (born April 7, 1968) is a college basketball analyst for the

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and a college basketball correspondent for the

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. He formerly worked as a senior

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for

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, and was a regular sports analyst on '' College GameNight'' on

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. Katz earned a

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at the

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(1990), and began working for ESPN in 2000.

Career

Before Katz joined ESPN, he was a sports reporter for ''

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'' (1995–1999); the ''

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'' (1990–1995); and the ''

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(1989–1990)''. On April 26, 2017, Katz was among over 100 employees laid off by ESPN. After leaving ESPN, Katz did color commentary for the

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held in Lynchburg, VA.https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2017-11-20/andy-katz-5-observations-intriguing-week-paradise-jam Katz is currently a college basketball studio analyst for the Big Ten Network (BTN).

References

Sources

Andy Katz ESPN Bio

External links

* * Living people 1969 births University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni College basketball announcers in the United States ESPN people Milwaukee Journal Sentinel people People from West Hartford, Connecticut 20th-century American journalists American male journalists Newton South High School alumni {{US-journalist-1960s-stub