- John Andariese
John Andariese is a
color commentator for theNew York Knicks andNBA TV and a former college basketball player. He also hosts "NBA Legends with Johnny Hoops " on NBA TV.Playing career
Andariese played college basketball for coach
Johnny Bach 'sFordham Rams from 1956-1960. Andariese went to twoNational Invitational Tournament s and was the team captain during his senior year.Broadcasting career
Andariese's broadcasting career began as the Knicks radio analyst for the 1972-73 season. He would later broadcast Knicks games on radio for 1976-77 season and again from 1982-86.
National work
In 1983, Andariese became the first color commentator for the "
NBA on ESPN ". When ESPN lost its NBA contract, he joined the "NBA on TBS ", where he broadcasted games nationally from 1984-86. He was part of TBS' coverage of the 1985 and 1986NBA Eastern Conference Finals withSkip Caray . Andariese also spent ten years as acollege basketball analyst forNBC Sports .Return to the Knicks' broadcasting team
Andariese rejoined the Knicks' broadcasting team in 1986 as the team's analyst on the
MSG Network . He remained on the Knicks television broadcasts until 1998, when he was replaced by radio analystWalt Frazier . This allowed Andariese to reunite with former partnerMarv Albert on the team's radio broadcasts. Andariese currently works alongside Gus Johnson.External links
* [http://www.msg.com/ourteam_jandariese.jsp MSG Network profile]
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