Clark Kellogg

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Clark Kellogg
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Joseph (Cleveland, Ohio)
CollegeOhio State (1979–1982)
NBA draft1982: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Playing career1982–1987
PositionPower forward
Number33
Career history
19821987Indiana Pacers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points
4,918 (18.9 ppg)
Rebounds2,482 (9.5 rpg)
Assists764 (2.9 apg)
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Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Clark Clifton Kellogg Jr. (born July 2, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player who is the lead college basketball analyst for CBS Sports. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Indiana Pacers.

Basketball career

High school

Clark "Special K" Kellogg grew up in East Cleveland, Ohio, attended Chambers Elementary, W.H. Kirk Middle School (both in East Cleveland), and

McDonald's All-American and Capital Classic
games.

College

From 1979 to 1982, Kellogg played for

Most Valuable Player honors; in 1996, he received his marketing degree. In June 2010, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland appointed Kellogg to the university's board of trustees, where he sits today.[2]

NBA

In 1982, Kellogg declared for the NBA draft after his junior year of college and was a 1st round draft pick (8th overall) of the

Converse
signed him to an endorsement deal, to release his own Converse "Special K" sneaker. However, he only 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.

Personal life

Kellogg has two sons, Clark (Alex) and Nick, and a daughter, Talisa. Alex played basketball for Providence College and Ohio University. Nick played basketball for Ohio University[4] and Talisa played Division I volleyball at Georgia Tech.

Kellogg became a Christian in 1985 after questioning his "purpose in life."[5] Kellogg has spoken about his faith saying, "...my faith remains my foundation. Christ is my all and the driver of my life."[6]

Broadcasting career

ESPN

In 1989, he joined

Big East Network and Prime Sports
.

WTTV/FSN-Indiana

Kellogg served as a television analyst for Indiana Pacers road games.

CBS Sports

From 1993 to 1994, Kellogg served as a game analyst for the

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 game analyst beginning in the 2008–2009 college basketball season and called the 2009 NCAA men's basketball championship with Jim Nantz.[7] He also worked games at the beginning of the season with Verne Lundquist when Nantz was on other CBS Sports duties including the NFL and golf.[8]

In March 2010, Kellogg played a game of

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.[9]

During the 2012 NCAA men's tournament, the Ohio Bobcats, for whom Kellogg's son, Nick, played, advanced to the Sweet Sixteen round with a win over South Florida in Nashville. At the same time Kellogg was calling another tournament game, the LehighXavier game almost 500 miles away in Greensboro, North Carolina. Kellogg, in a digression from his impartiality as a commentator, exclaimed "Way to go Bobcats!" when the final score rolled on his monitor.[10]

In 2014, Kellogg returned to his previous role as a studio analyst. In return, Greg Anthony (who himself had been a studio analyst since 2008) took over Kellogg's role as lead college basketball game analyst.

NBA 2K announcer

Kellogg appeared in the popular NBA video game NBA 2K9 as the co-commentator alongside Kevin Harlan.[11] The pair rejoined for future games in the series; they have appeared in every game since.[12]

See also

References

  1. NBA.com
    .
  2. ^ "Da Ohio State University website". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17.
  3. NBA.com
    .
  4. ^ "Nick Kellogg Bio – OHIOBOBCATS.COM – Ohio Official Athletic Site". ohiobobcats.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  5. ^ "Clark Kellogg".
  6. ^ "Clark Kellogg, CBS Sports".
  7. ^ O'Connell, Jim (2008-07-14). "Packer out, Kellogg in as CBS lead hoops announcer". USA Today. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  8. ^ "PACERS: Though his star's on the rise, Kellogg remains grounded". Nba.com. 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  9. ^ Video of Obama & Kellogg playing basketball.
  10. ^ "VIDEO: Clark Kellogg Reacts To Son Nick And Ohio Bobcats Advancing To Sweet 16 – SB Nation Cleveland". cleveland.sbnation.com. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  11. ^ "A slam dunk for all; 'NBA 2K10' is a franchise worth cheering about". bendbulletin.com. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  12. ^ Sarkar, Samit (September 10, 2015). "NBA 2K16's broadcast team gets bigger and a bit weirder". Polygon. Retrieved April 16, 2016.