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Andrew D. Katz (born April 7, 1968) is a college basketball analyst for the
Big Ten Network
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and a college basketball correspondent for the
NCAA
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. He formerly worked as a senior
college basketball
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journalist
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for
ESPN.com
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History
Since launching in April 1995 as ESPNET.SportsZone.com (ESPNET SportsZone), the website has developed numerous sections including: ...
,
and was a regular sports
analyst on ''
College GameNight
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 spor ...
'' on
ESPN
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. Katz earned a
B.A.
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at the
University of Wisconsin–Madison
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(1990), and began working for ESPN in 2000.
Career
Before Katz joined ESPN, he was a sports reporter for ''
The Fresno Bee
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'' (1995–1999); the ''
Albuquerque Journal
The ''Albuquerque Journal'' is the largest newspaper in the U.S. state of New Mexico.
History
The ''Golden Gate'' newspaper was founded in June 1880. In the fall of 1880, the owner of the ''Golden Gate'' died and Journal Publishing Company was c ...
'' (1990–1995); and the ''
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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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
Paradise Jam tournament
The U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam is a NCAA college basketball tournament that takes place annually in late November. The men's tournament typically takes place the week before Thanksgiving (United States), Thanksgiving, with the women's tourna ...
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
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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
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