ESPN hires Tom Crean, John Thompson III & Jimmy Dykes
Tom Crean is coming to a TV screen near you.
ESPN just announced it has hired Crean as an analyst for the upcoming season, along with former Georgetown coach John Thompson III. Crean will be a studio analyst on ESPN and ESPN2 throughout the year and a game analyst on select games, while Thompson will help call games on on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU.
The potential for awkward Crean moments is thrilling, but I was much more excited to hear that ESPN is bringing back Jimmy Dykes! That’s right, after three years of coaching the Arkansas women’s basketball team, Jimmy is returning to the Worldwide Leader, where he will have a recurring role on the SEC Network. It sounds like he will mostly be in studio, so we won’t get to see the Shoulder Cam:
But you better believe “Jimmy’s Jet” will be back:
Honestly, I kind of missed it.
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