Clark Kellogg

Clark Clifton Kellogg Jr. (born July 2 1961), known as Clark Kellogg, is a college basketball analyst and former player in the National Basketball Association.

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. Was just as highly rated as fellow future stars James Worthy and Isiah Thomas.

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. He played three full seasons, and portions of two others, for the Pacers before chronic knee problems and the emergence of eventual rookie-of-the-year Chuck Person forced him to retire. In his first season he was selected for the NBA All-Rookie Team. During his three full seasons with the Pacers, the Pacers were a combined 68-178.

Career as Baskeball Analyst

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 continues to be one of three in-studio hosts for March Madness along with Greg Gumbel and Sports Illustrated's Seth Davis. He is known for using the phrase "spurtability" as a reference to a players ability. Kellogg will replace Billy Packer as CBS lead basketball announcer for the 2008-2009 college basketball season and will call the 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. He will retain his duties as color commentator of the Pacers for the 2008-2009 season, and will work roughly 24 games.

Video Games

It was announced on July 16, 2008 that Clark Kellogg will be a commentator on NBA 2K9 alongside Kevin Harlan replacing Kenny Smith. http://sportvideogames.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/nba-2k9-preview-2/

Personal life

Kellogg lives in Westerville, Ohio, with his wife, Rosy, and their three children. His daughter, Talisa, is a junior at Georgia Tech, who plays for the ACC volleyball Yellow Jackets. His son, Alex, is a freshman at Providence College, and plays for the Big East basketball Friars.

Clark serves on the Board of Directors for Commerce National Bank in Columbus, Ohio.

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