Greg Kelser
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Gregory (Greg) Kelser (born September 17, 1957, in Panama City, Florida) is a retired American basketball player. He is an African-American broadcaster for the National Basketball Association's Detroit Pistons. He is also a former NBA player and standout at Michigan State University.
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[edit] College career
In 1979, he along with Earvin Johnson led the Michigan State Spartans to victory in the 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament championship, the first in the school's history. His nickname at MSU was "Special K" after a popular cereal of the time. And he wrote a book that came out in October 2006, titled Greg Kelser's Tales from Michigan State Basketball.
[edit] NBA career
He was drafted by the Pistons in 1979, but was later traded to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for Vinnie Johnson in 1981.
[edit] Broadcasting
[edit] Detroit Pistons
Kelser has done games on television and radio since 1988, the past 10 seasons with Fred McLeod. Starting in the 2006–2007 season he did games with veteran Pistons announcer George Blaha.
In addition to calling game action, Kelser is featured on Coaches Corner segments on the pre-game show and is often used as an NBA analyst for FSN Detroit's Sports Report.
He formerly served as the Pistons' color commentator for WWJ radio during home games.
[edit] Other duties
He also has done work on college basketball television broadcasts, including regional Big Ten telecasts on ESPN Plus, usually paired with Wayne Larrivee, as well as the NCAA Tournament.
[edit] External links
- Career NBA stats
- Where Are They Now? Greg Kelser, by Steve Grinczel, March 18, 2004
| Preceded by Willie Banks Robert W. Dugas Steve Fuller Dan Harrigan James J. Kovach |
NCAA Top Five Award Class of 1980 Gregory Kelser Paul B. McDonald R. Scott Neilson Steadman S. Shealy Marc D. Wilson |
Succeeded by Darrell Griffith Mark D. Hermann Donald J. Paige Ronald K. Perry Randy Lee Schleusener |
| Preceded by Debbie Brown Ann Meyers Drysdale Dale Kramer Kenneth MacAfee Warren Moon Gifford Nielsen |
Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA) Class of 2004 Trish Millines Dziko Bruce Furniss Virginia Gilder Stacey Johnson Gregory Kelser Kellen Winslow |
Succeeded by Mark Johnson Gary Lawrence Paul McDonald Greg Meredith Joan Benoit Samuelson Dave Stoldt |
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