CBS College Basketball Commentator Greg Anthony Is a Baller

I’m letting go of some college basketball biases by typing that title because I hated UNLV growing up, especially Tark’s teams, and I’m not a big fan of the Knicks. So, in other words, I didn’t care for Greg Anthony at all as a player. I kind of threw him on the pile with other objects of my ire like Anderson Hunt, Moses Scurry, Anthony Mason, etc.

All of that typed, the cocky point guard from the Runnin’ Rebels is all grown up. In my biased mind anyway. The guy is the single best thing to happen to CBS Sports coverage of college basketball since they fired the petulant and petty Billy Packer.

A quick refresher on Greg Anthony’s post hoops career. He’s excelled at doing color commentary for NBA games and college games alike, and now he’s doing analyst work in studio for CBS after coming over from ESPN. The guard from Vegas is so versatile that he’s even hosted programs on Fox News Business Channel. (Yes, I watch that stuff, so what?)

Well, this afternoon, Greg Anthony just solidified his place in my Hall of Fame of Sports Personalities. I expect a tearful acceptance email from Greg any day now.

The reason?

During CBS’s Halftime Show, after notorious Duke homer Seth Davis went on a five minute diatribe about how Duke deserved a 1 seed over Purdue if both won out, Anthony curtly replied, “What school did you go to again, Seth?”

Davis sarcastically retorted “UNLV.”

Of course we all know Davis is a shill for his alma mater, Duke.

I have a feeling Anthony will pull no punches when it comes to Davis after what Duke did to the Rebels in 1991. You know what? I like it.

This article was written by Kevin Berger of March To March

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