Chris McGee (commonly known as "Geeter") is an American sports broadcaster, announcer, and former

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player. He currently works as a studio analyst for the

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on Spectrum SportsNet. He formerly covered the Lakers and the

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when both teams were broadcast on the

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networks. He formerly served as the emcee for the

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, doing player introductions at tournaments.

Volleyball career

McGee played volleyball at

Cal State Northridge California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge), is a public university in the Northridge, Los Angeles, Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. With a total enrollment of 36,848 students (as o ...

. McGee coached Sports Shack Volleyball Club, one of the top girls' clubs in the country. Geeter is the motivational leader of "Team Fletch", the 4-time Manhattan Beach 6-Man Champion.

Broadcasting career

McGee worked for

from 2003 until 2012, primarily covering the Los Angeles Lakers as a sideline reporter. With Fox Sports West, he also covered the Los Angeles Clippers,

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, and local high school sports. Upon the creation of Spectrum SportsNet (then known as Time Warner Cable SportsNet) in October 2012, McGee was hired as an inaugural member of the Lakers broadcast team alongside

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, Mike Trudell, and Dave Miller. He has remained at the network since and primarily serves as a studio analyst for pregame, halftime, and postgame presentations of ''Access SportsNet: Lakers''. During the 2020–21 season, McGee made a video pitching the Lakers to free agent

Andre Drummond Andre Jamal Drummond (born August 10, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A center, he was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the 2012 NB ...

. After signing with the Lakers, Drummond said that he enjoyed the video and watched it several times.

References

External links

AVP Article on "Geeter"
{{DEFAULTSORT:McGee, Chris American men's volleyball players American volleyball coaches American volleyball administrators Cal State Northridge Matadors men's volleyball players California State University, Northridge alumni Los Angeles Lakers announcers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)