Mark Neely | |
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Education | University Of Kansas |
Occupation | Sportscaster |
Spouse(s) | Christine |
Children | Trevor |
Mark Neely is an American sportscaster. He currently serves as a play-by-play announcer for ESPN College Football and College Basketball on ESPN and was previously a television announcer for San Diego Padres baseball.
Neely attended the University of Missouri and the University of Kansas graduating from KU.
Neely served as a radio and television play-by-play voice for a number of Minor League teams, including the Boise Hawks, Springfield (IL) Cardinals, Salem Avalanche, Louisville Redbirds, and Tulsa Drillers.
Neely's first network television assignment came for ESPN TV calling Major League Baseball in 2001. He added other sports for the network including college football and college basketball while also calling NCAA Regionals and NCAA Super Regionals in college baseball and softball. In 2006 and 2007, Neely was the play-by-play announcer for the NCAA Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving National Championships.
Neely has also called a number of college football bowl games for ESPN - 2010 New Orleans Bowl, 2012 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, 2014 New Mexico Bowl, 2014 Quick Lane Bowl, 2015 Celebration Bowl, and the 2015 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on ESPN TV - and the 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl, 2011 & 2012 New Mexico Bowl, 2012 BBVA Compass Bowl, 2012 Alamo Bowl, 2013 Armed Forces Bowl, 2014 & 2016 Liberty Bowl, 2014 Music City Bowl, and 2015 Cactus Bowl on ESPN Radio.