ESPN promotes LaPhonso Ellis to ‘College GameDay’
Posted Nov 6, 2019
It is happy days for The Fonze. After 11 years at ESPN, LaPhonso Ellis is being promoted to the top of the network’s basketball coverage as he will join “College GameDay” with Rece Davis, Jay Bilas, and Seth Greenberg. “Overwhelmingly honored, bro,” Ellis said. “It came out of nowhere.” The position opened when Jay Williams shifted to “NBA Countdown.”
(New York Post)
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