Espn Team Has Talent

Sun., Nov. 23, 1997

Associated Press

ESPN has added Rolando Blackmon, a four-time NBA All-Star, and Quinn Buckner, who won an NCAA championship, an Olympic gold medal and an NBA title, to its roster of college basketball analysts.

If ESPN should decide to enter a team in one of those corporate leagues, the national cable network would be a pretty heavy favorite.

Among its other analysts are former players Jay Bilas, Dan Bonner, Larry Conley, Derrek Dickey, Len Elmore, Leo Rautins and Jon Sundvold. Among those who could handle the clipboard duties are Dick Vitale, Digger Phelps and Bill Raftery.

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Espn Team Has Talent

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