Monica McNutt (born October 24, 1989) is an American

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analyst for

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and the

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. She played

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for the

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Early life and playing career

McNutt was born on October 24, 1989, in

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. She played high school basketball at the

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in the

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, where she averaged less than 12 points per game but led the team in free throw percentage, field goal percentage and three-point field goal percentage. She was named the

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of the Maryland Private School Tournament. At Georgetown she earned Second Team All-

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honors as a junior, when she averaged 11.2 points per game and led the team with 73 steals.

Career statistics

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, style="text-align:left;", Georgetown , 35, , 34 , , 30.4 , , .401 , , .341 , , .702 , , 4.3 , , 1.5 , , 1.4 , , .2 , , 10.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 131 , , 66 , , 25.4 , , .399 , , .343 , , .765 , , 3.6 , , 1.1 , , 1.5 , , .3 , , 8.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="14", Statistics gathered from

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Broadcasting career

McNutt earned a master's degree in journalism from the

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, in 2013. Before obtaining her degree, she worked as a kindergarten aide. She was motivated to start her career in broadcasting after the school principal brought in a woman to speak at a professional development seminar. She said, McNutt began working at ESPN in 2019 as an

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studio and game analyst, where her role slowly grew to include

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, WNBA coverage, and more. Prior to joining ESPN, McNutt worked at

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ABC7 in Washington, D.C., The American Sports Network, BeIN Sports and NBC Sports Washington. In addition to her ESPN duties, McNutt is a studio analyst for the

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and hosts MSG PM on

MSG Networks The MSG Network (MSG) is an American regional cable and satellite television network, and radio service owned by Sphere Entertainment -- a spin-off of the main Madison Square Garden Company operation (itself a spin-off of local cable provider ...

. She has also appeared on Fox Sports 1, CBS Sports Network, Turner/NBA TV, and NBC's coverage of the Summer Olympics in 2021. She also cohosts the Jr. NBA Coaches Corner Podcast and the SALA Series Podcast.

Volunteer work

McNutt works with Chiene Joy Jones, founder of Grow Our Game, a New York-based nonprofit organization that "helps young girls learn self-confidence, self-esteem, and more, all while learning basketball".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McNutt, Monica American Basketball Association announcers University System of Maryland alumni ESPN people African-American television personalities MSG Network people 1989 births Living people Basketball players from Prince George's County, Maryland Guards (basketball) Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball players