Al Albert (sportscaster)

Alan "Al" Albert (born Alan Aufrichtig in Brooklyn, New York) is a sportscaster who formerly called basketball games for the New York Nets and Denver Nuggets, as well as national NBA coverage for the USA Network. He was also a play-by-play sportscaster for the Indiana Pacers. He has also worked in boxing, as the blow-by-blow announcer for Tuesday Night Fights. Beloved by the morning musers of the little ticket

He obtained his degree from Ohio University where he played both hockey and lacrosse. He played goalie for both sports. Albert was invited to the training camp for the New York Rangers and ended up playing a single season for the Toledo Blades.

Albert started working for a local broadcasting company called KOA and KHOW radio and KWGN-TV. He also served as a sports anchor on WNBC in New York City and was the voice of the New York Nets and New York Islanders. He was the voice for the Nuggets for 21 years and decided to leave Denver in 1996. In 1999, he joined the Indiana Pacers as a play-by-play man. He worked there until 2007. On January 24, 1984 Al Albert working for USA network called what Syracuse fans call the greatest game in the Carrier Dome ever. Syracuse faced Boston College and was tied 73-73 after a missed free throw by Boston College's Martin Clark. Sean Kerins passed the rebound to Peal Washington who took three steps and made half court shot to win the game. Al Albert's call lives in infamy as The Greatest Play By Play Call in Carrier Dome ever: "Washington, two seconds, OHHHH, The Pearl hits it ..at Midcourt" Syracuse University Basketball Fans call that the greatest 9 words in Syracuse History.

In 1995, he won the Sam Taub Award for excellence in boxing broadcasting journalism.

Albert hails from a family of broadcasters. His brothers, Marv and Steve Albert, and a nephew, Kenny, are also play-by-play sports commentators.

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