ESPN Tips Off 2023-24 College Basketball Season with an Industry-Leading Talent Roster, Expanded Roles for Familiar Faces

• Leading the Men’s and Women’s Announce Teams for 2023-24 College Basketball Season
• Key add-ons to College GameDay Covered by State Farm
• New Deals and Expanded Roles For Top ESPN Basketball Personnel
• Hall of Famer Dick Vitale Returns for 44th College Basketball Season at ESPN

ESPN is set to kick off the 2023-24 college basketball season with a whopping 7,000+ combined men’s and women’s games. The network boasts an impressive talent lineup, with returning familiar faces and expanded roles for some of its top analysts and hosts.

Jay Bilas, in his 28th season, has signed on to continue as ESPN’s lead men’s college basketball analyst. The nine-time Emmy nominee will headlined coverage, calling games with partner Dan Shulman and contributing to College GameDay Covered by State Farm.College GameDay will also feature analysts Andraya Carter and Jay Williams in their expanded roles on the men’s side of college basketball. Carter, who has signed a new multi-year deal, will now be featured across ESPN’s men’s and women’s basketball coverage, as well as NBA and WNBA coverage. Additionally, she will join College GameDay and serve as a main-set analyst on the NBA Draft. Williams returns to the college basketball scene with an expanded, high-profile studio and game analyst role.

Carolyn Peck has also signed a new multi-year deal with ESPN, expanding her analyst responsibilities to include men’s college basketball in addition to her high-profile role in the women’s game. Basketball great Bill Walton will also continue his men’s college basketball analyst duties this season, including joining Bilas with coverage at the Maui Invitational. Other notable names, including Dick Vitale, will be part of ESPN’s men’s college basketball coverage in the upcoming season.

On the women’s side, ESPN is looking to continue building on the momentum of the historic 2022-23 season. The network’s lead commentator team, Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Andraya Carter, and Holly Rowe, will return to the 2023-24 campaign. ESPN plans to feature over 3,000 women’s college basketball games across its platforms for the upcoming season, with exciting matchups and top commentator teams hitting the screens.

The 2023-24 college basketball season is surely set to be an action-packed one, with ESPN at the forefront of delivering extensive, unparalleled coverage.