Debbie Antonelli
- Played for NC State, participating in four NCAA Tournaments and appearing in two Sweet Sixteen as team captain (1983-1986)
- Director of Marketing at the University of Kentucky, then at the Ohio State University
- When she arrived at the Ohio State University as Director of Marketing, the college did not have any televised women’s sports. She arranged a deal with a local station to air eight women’s games per season, found sponsors to produce the games, and became the play-by-play voice for each matchup.
- Announced Ohio State women’s games for five years while also serving as an analyst for Dayton Flyers’ men’s basketball games for three years.
- ACC Distinguished Service Award (2000)
- The first female analyst in 22 years on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament for CBS/Turner Sports (2017 to present)
- On-air talent for WNBA games and has been the main play-by-play voice for the Indiana Fever
- Conducted media training, team building workshops, and seminars with over 50 Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Programs
- Inductee of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame Class (2021)
- A member of the Kay Yow Cancer Fund Board of Directors/Executive Committee since its inception
- Created the “Antonelli’s Girls Only Sports Camp” in Mount Pleasant, SC, which introduces girls to twenty different sports (2016)
- 2x Emmy Award winner and Gracie Award Winner for her work in broadcasting basketball
- Works for ESPN, Big Ten Network, CBS, FOX, and Westwood One
- Antonelli is the voice of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame as the WBHOF Induction Ceremony Emcee