Clark Kellogg
Personal information | |
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Born | Cleveland, Ohio | July 2, 1961
Nationality | USA |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | St.Joseph's High School, Cleveland, Ohio |
College | The Ohio State University |
NBA draft | 1982: 8th overall |
Selected by the Indiana Pacers | |
Playing career | 1982–1987 |
Position | Power forward |
Career highlights and awards | |
Big Ten Men's Basketball MVP (1982) | |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Clark Clifton Kellogg, Jr. (born July 2, 1961) is the VP of player relations for the Indiana Pacers as well as the lead college basketball analyst for CBS Sports and former player in the National Basketball Association.
Biography
Basketball career
High School
Clark 'Special K' Kellogg attended St.Joseph's High School in Cleveland, Ohio and had a high school basketball career generally regarded as the finest in Cleveland history. The highlight was a 79-65 loss in the state championship game to Columbus East that saw Kellogg score 51. This 51 point game is still an Ohio state finals record.Kellogg also played in the McDonald's and Capital Classic Games.
College
From 1979–82, Kellogg played for Ohio State University, where he earned All-Big Ten Conference and Most Valuable Player honors; in 1996, he received his marketing degree.
NBA
In 1982, Kellogg was the 1st round draft pick of the Indiana Pacers. In his first season he was selected for the NBA All-Rookie Team. He played three full seasons, and portions of two others, for the Pacers before chronic knee problems forced him to retire. During his three full seasons with the Pacers, the Pacers were a combined 68–178.
Broadcasting career
ESPN
In 1990, he joined ESPN as a basketball analyst. He also worked for the Big East Network and Prime Sports. Kellogg also began working as a television analyst for the Indiana Pacers.
WTTV/FSN-Indiana
Kellogg serves as a color analyst for the Indiana Pacers road games.
CBS Sports
From 1993–94, Kellogg served as a game analyst for the CBS Sports coverage of the NCAA Tournament. From 1994–97, he served as a studio co-host for the early round coverage of the NCAA Tournament. In 1997, Kellogg joined CBS Sports full-time as a studio/game analyst for college basketball coverage, and was one of three in-studio hosts for March Madness along with Greg Gumbel and Sports Illustrated's Seth Davis. He would typically work as the #2 game analyst until around Championship Week when he would move into the studio for the remainder of the season. He is known for using the phrase "spurtability" as a reference to a team's ability to score points in quick succession.
Kellogg replaced Billy Packer as CBS lead basketball announcer beginning in the 2008-2009 college basketball season and called the 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship with Jim Nantz.[1] He also works games at the beginning of the season with Verne Lundquist when Nantz is on other CBS Sports duties including NFL and golf.[2]
In March 2010, Kellogg played a game of H.O.R.S.E. against U.S. President Barack Obama. The game, called "P.O.T.U.S." for the occasion, was won by Obama, who had P.O.T.U. to Kellogg's P.O.T.U.S. Video of Obama & Kellogg playing basketball.
References
- African American basketball players
- Basketball players from Ohio
- College basketball announcers in the United States
- Indiana Pacers draft picks
- Indiana Pacers players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- National Basketball Association broadcasters
- Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball players
- Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- People from Cleveland, Ohio
- People from Franklin County, Ohio
- Westerville, Ohio
- 1961 births
- Living people