ESPN broadcaster Fran Fraschilla delivers his pregame breakdown, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 at Allen Fieldhouse.
Another day, another guest on the latest episode of Basketball Friends with Journal-World Sports Editor Matt Tait & “Rock Chalk Sports Talk” host Nick Schwerdt. This time — on our third episode of the week! — we’re joined by ESPN broadcaster Fran Fraschilla, who discusses…
• His call of the Wayne Selden Jr. dunk against Baylor in the Big 12 tourney
• His love of all things Big 12
• The impact of COVID-19 on the 2021 tournament, now and into the future
• His favorite NCAA Tournament memory, with a shout-out to former KU AD Bob Frederick
• Who he picked to go to the Final Four
• How many more years Bill Self still has at Kansas
A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.
