TicketsCINCINNATI — Veteran broadcaster Eric Rothman has been named the play-by-play voice of Cincinnati men’s basketball on ESPN+, Cincinnati Athletics announced Monday. The Cincinnati native brings more than a decade of experience calling college basketball at the national level and will join analyst Terry Nelson and new sideline commentator Chase Younts on the broadcast.
An accomplished national play-by-play broadcaster, Rothman has covered a wide range of sports across ESPN, including college basketball, football and baseball. He’s also called the PGA Championship, Top Rank boxing and the Little League World Series in addition to numerous Cincinnati basketball games for ESPN and NBC in recent years.
A Cincinnati native and graduate of Amelia High School, Rothman brings more than a decade of experience calling college basketball at the national level, with extensive work throughout the Big 12, ACC, Pac-12, West Coast Conference and Mountain West Conference.
Rothman previously served as the television play-by-play voice of the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League and got his start calling high school basketball games for Eagle Country 99.3 in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.
A graduate of Syracuse University, Rothman resides in Milford, Ohio, with his wife, Katie, and their two daughters, Elle and Clare.