Jon Crispin

Jonathan Scott Crispin (born January 19, 1981) is a basketball analyst and color commentator for ESPN, NBC and Peacock. In college, he played basketball for the Penn State Nittany Lions and UCLA Bruins.

Early years

Personal Jonathan Scott Crispin was born on January 19, 1981, at Underwood-Memorial Hospital in Woodbury, New Jersey to parents Steven and Susan Crispin; he has a brother and two sisters. His older brother is former high school and Penn State teammate Joe Crispin.

Pitman High School Crispin attended his hometown Pitman High School from 1995 to 1999. He became a four-year starter on the varsity basketball team, two of which were alongside his older brother Joe. As a senior, he earned an "All-Group All-State" second-team honor. charts after collecting 2,319 points. His brother Joe finished top in Gloucester County history after having scored 2,651 points. Jon finished the season as the team's fourth highest scorer (9.3 ppg / 228 total) despite missing four games in February due to a foot stress fracture. and most of his statistics dipped a little from his freshman season. Jon's best performance came when he scored a career-high 26 points in the Nittany Lions' 73–68 upset at Kentucky on November 25, 2000 in the Wildcats' home opener. He was voted Lindy's Number 3 College Basketball Transfer in the nation prior to the season. He scored 18 points all season for a 2.0 per game average.

Post-college

After college, Jon spent two years playing professional basketball overseas (in Spain and Ireland), as well as in the ABA in the States. During and following his professional playing career, Jon was filmed in numerous television commercials including Ruby Tuesday's, Nike, and Coca-Cola, as well as modeled for print advertisements.

When he resided in Los Angeles, California, Jon began his broadcasting career working for Fox Sports Radio, Fox Sports, Time Warner SportsNet, the Big Ten Network, and ESPN as a radio show host, college basketball analyst, and in-game color commentator. Jon previously served as the lead basketball analyst and color commentator for the Big Ten Network in Chicago, Illinois. He now is a color commentator for ESPN, NBC and Peacock.