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GREG ANTHONY JOINS CBS SPORTS AS LEAD STUDIO ANALYST FOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Greg Anthony, a former UNLV standout and 12-year National Basketball Association veteran, joins CBS Sports as lead studio analyst for the CBS Television Network's coverage of college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, it was announced today by Harold Bryant, Vice President, Production, CBS Sports. 

 

Anthony will join Greg Gumbel and Seth Davis in the studio for the NCAA Tournament on THE ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR® and will serve as an analyst for regular-season games, beginning in December. He also will be an analyst for CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK's regular-season basketball coverage.

 

"With his knowledge, passion and versatility as an analyst in the studio and in the field, Greg Anthony is quickly becoming one of the top analysts in college basketball," said Bryant. "The addition of Greg improves CBS Sports' roster of the best on-air talent in the business."

 

Anthony, the career assists leader at UNLV, helped the Runnin' Rebels win the national championship in 1990.  He was a two-time Honorable Mention AP All-American in 1990 and 1991. Anthony graduated from UNLV with bachelor's degree in Political Science.  

 

He was drafted in 1991 by the New York Knicks. During his professional basketball career he played for New York, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, Milwaukee and Chicago.

 

Upon retirement from the NBA, Anthony served as an analyst for ESPN and ABC's NBA coverage. During the 2008 NCAA Tournament, Anthony served as an analyst for CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK's studio show, NCAA MARCH MADNESS CENTRAL.

 

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