Chris McGee (commonly known as "Geeter") is an American sports broadcaster, announcer, and former volleyball player. He currently works as a studio analyst for the

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. He formerly covered the Lakers and the

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when both teams were broadcast on the

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networks. He formerly served as the emcee for the

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, doing player introductions at tournaments.

Volleyball career

McGee played volleyball at

Cal State Northridge California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge) is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. With a total enrollment of 38,551 students (as of Fall 2021), it has the second largest un ...

. McGee coached Sports Shack Volleyball Club, one of the top girls' clubs in the country. Geeter is the motivational leader of "Team Fletch", the 4-time Manhattan Beach 6-Man Champion.

Broadcasting career

McGee worked for

from 2003 until 2012, primarily covering the Los Angeles Lakers as a sideline reporter. With Fox Sports West, he also covered the Los Angeles Clippers,

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, and local high school sports. Upon the creation of

(then known as Time Warner Cable SportsNet) in October 2012, McGee was hired as an inaugural member of the Lakers broadcast team alongside

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, and Dave Miller. He has remained at the network since and primarily serves as a studio analyst for pregame, halftime, and postgame presentations of ''Access SportsNet: Lakers''. During the 2020-21 season, McGee made a video pitching the Lakers to free agent

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. After signing with the Lakers, Drummond said that he enjoyed the video and watched it several times.

References

External links

AVP Article on "Geeter"
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