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Here’s every ESPN NBA announcer for the 2024-25 season

ESPN’s NBA crew features some familiar names.

ESPN is broadcasting NBA games for a 23rd consecutive year this season, and the announcers set to rotate between games will be familiar to many fans, with the team of Mike Breen, Doris Burke and Cassidy Hubbarth getting joined by Richard Jefferson (at least to start the season). JJ Redick is off the top team given that he’s coaching the Lakers now.

Although we wish we could list the announcers for every game, that’s impossible, especially when there’s some mixing and matching throughout the season.

That said, here’s a look at ESPN’s entire lineup of broadcasters, including play-by-play announcers, analysts and sideline reporters.

Play-by-play

  • Mike Breen
  • Michael Grady
  • Mark Jones
  • Dave Pasch
  • Ryan Ruocco

Analysts

  • Cory Alexander
  • Jay Bilas
  • Hubie Brown
  • Doris Burke
  • Richard Jefferson
  • Tim Legler
  • Bob Myers
  • Stephanie White

Sideline reporters

  • Katie George
  • Angel Gray
  • Cassidy Hubbarth
  • Monica McNutt
  • Lisa Salters
  • Jorge Sedano

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Ryan Ruocco delivered a thrilling call for Sabrina Ionescu’s game-winning logo 3-pointer

Ryan Ruocco nailed his call for the Sabrina Ionescu game-winning 3-pointer.

New York Liberty superstar guard Sabrina Ionescu stunned the basketball world on Wednesday night during Game 3 of the 2024 WNBA Finals.

With just a few seconds to go and her team tied with the hosting Minnesota Lynx, Ionescu drilled a breathtaking logo 3-pointer to ice the contest for the Liberty.

The heroic Ionescu basket puts the Liberty within a game of a WNBA title, making it one of the biggest moments in the franchise’s history.

ESPN broadcaster Ryan Ruocco more than understood the assignment during his call of the historic Ionescu 3-pointer, putting all of his emotion into his thrilling broadcast.

Ruocco’s voice might be a little hoarse in the morning, but he deserves so many kudos for this excellent call fans will remember for a long time.

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Ryan Ruocco thinks Cameron Brink and Angel Reese deserve more credit for filling WNBA arenas

“I just think the returns on and off the floor for Angel and Cameron have been terrific.”

Two WNBA rookies, Cameron Brink and Angel Reese, are slowly approaching elite popularity levels, and ESPN’s Ryan Ruocco explained why more and more of their games are selling out.

Over the last several weeks, Cameron and Angel have skyrocketed in popularity. From their spectacular pregame outfits to their heavy social media presence, it’s impossible to miss their rise. But it isn’t all happening off the court.

Brink is in the top two in the WNBA in blocks, and Reese is in the top 10 in rebounds. During a recent call with ESPN and the WNBA, Ryan Ruocco explained why he thinks so many people are now in on Angel and Cameron. Here’s what he shared:

“What I think is so significant is they’re delivering on the floor. When you watch the way Angel has played thus far, she has been excellent out of the gates as a rookie…”

“And then with Cameron, she obviously had pro-ready skillset, and I think it’s so encouraging to see that already translating…she has just looked like ‘yeah, she’s obviously going to be an impactful pro…'”

“I just think the returns on and off the floor for Angel and Cameron have been terrific, and you know, there’s a reason why those arenas are filled, why Chicago road games — they’re having to find bigger venues as well to accommodate the following for Angel Reese — and so, yeah, both those women deserve a ton of credit.”

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Ryan Ruocco delivered the funniest call of a thrilling Caitlin Clark 3-pointer during LSU vs. Iowa

Ryan Ruocco absolutely nailed this call.

ESPN broadcaster Ryan Ruocco drew arguably the best game of the women’s NCAA tournament so far, as LSU and Iowa finally faced off in the 2024 Elite Eight for a rematch of last year’s national title game.

Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark brought her unreal ability to hit 3-pointers from seemingly anywhere on her side of the court with her on Monday night, as she got the third quarter started off right with a stellar 3-point shot from near the logo.

Ruocco had plenty of Clark 3-point shots to call during the game, and he found a hysterical way to ring this one in. Since this game is being played in Albany, New York, Ruocco yelled “From Schenectady!” after Clark banked the 3-pointer.

Ruocco did as well with the broadcast call here as Clark did with the basket, as the viewers at home had to appreciate the creativity from the ESPN broadcaster to make this Clark thrilling 3-pointer take even more life.

Feature image courtesy of ESPN.

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