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Analyst Clark Kellogg before the national championship game between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Connecticut Huskies at State Farm Stadium on April 8, 2024 in Glendale, Ariz. <\/p>\nClark Kellogg appeared to have been on the path to a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame career after one of the greatest rookie seasons in NBA history. <\/p>\n
That Hall of Fame call eventually came true nearly 40 years after playing for the Indiana Pacers. But instead \u2014 to his surprise \u2014 he\u2019s made the Hall as a star basketball television analyst rather than a star player.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like I\u2019m really good at what I do, but I had never even thought about this kind of honor,\u201d Kellogg told Andscape. \u201cI just wanted to serve the game and do a quality job. That\u2019s really it, man. This just hadn\u2019t really registered on my wish list, if you will. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I got the call, I was just overwhelmed with gratitude, and you start thinking about the people that have been part of your journey.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kellogg will be awarded the 2025 Curt Gowdy Electronic Media Award for his significant contributions to basketball through electronic media on Friday night at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. Named after the late legendary broadcaster, the Curt Gowdy Media Award recognizes legendary contributions to basketball through print, electronic or transformative media. Kellogg is best known in the media world as a longtime college basketball analyst for CBS.<\/p>\n
Kellogg started in 1993 with CBS Sports, and has covered the NCAA men\u2019s basketball tournament for more than three decades. He was CBS\u2019 lead college basketball analyst calling the Final Four and national championship games alongside Jim Nantz from 2008 to 2013 until he returned to the studio in 2014. <\/p>\n
Kellogg began his broadcasting career as a Pacers radio analyst in 1987 and also served as a television analyst for ESPN, the Big East Network, Prime Sports and Cleveland State men\u2019s basketball.<\/p>\n
\u201cI take the craft seriously, but I also don\u2019t take myself too seriously about it,\u201d Kellogg said. \u201cI have an enthusiasm and a joy and a fun for what God has privileged and graced me to do in this space. The love of the game is genuine and authentic. And I think how I\u2019ve tried to display that and demonstrate that as an analyst \u2014 be it in the studio or at the game site and how I\u2019ve worked with the team as part of it. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve prioritized being a good teammate, and I\u2019ve prioritized trying to serve the game and all of its people well. Perhaps that is what attracted the Hall to give me this honor.\u201d<\/p>\n
Analyst Clark Kellogg before the national championship game between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Connecticut Huskies at State Farm Stadium on April 8, 2024 in Glendale, Ariz. <\/p>\n
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Pacers fans may still be wondering what could have been with Kellogg if chronic knee pain didn\u2019t end his NBA career.<\/p>\n
Kellogg, named 1979 Mr. Basketball USA after starring at Cleveland St. Joseph High School, played in the McDonald\u2019s All-America Game. The 1982 All-Big 10 selection was a three-year starter at Ohio State, where he averaged 16.1 points and 10.5 rebounds as a junior during the 1981-82 season. The Pacers selected Kellogg with the eighth overall pick in the 1982 NBA draft.<\/p>\n
Kellogg averaged 20.1 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game as a rookie in 81 games during the 1982-83 season. The 6-foot-7 forward finished second to Milwaukee Bucks forward Terry Cummings for the 1983 NBA Rookie of the Year award. Kellogg averaged at least 18 points and nine rebounds and played in more than 75 games in each of his first three NBA seasons. Converse also signed him to a sneaker deal, highlighted by his \u201cSpecial K\u201d signature shoe.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a really flashy rookie season,\u201d Kellogg said. \u201cEven though our team wasn\u2019t very good, I made a pretty bold statement about myself with the 20-10 stat line for my first year. Not many guys had done that as rookies. And then I had a good second year. \u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought I could be one of the best in the game for my period. I really did. I thought I would have a chance. So, I continued to work and improve as a 3-point shooter, get better defensively. I was already an elite rebounder, particularly on the offensive end.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Clark Kellogg (right) of the Indiana Pacers attempts a shot against the Washington Bullets, circa 1983, at the Capital Centre in Landover, Md. <\/p>\n