Former college basketball star Doug Gottlieb is a college basketball game and studio analyst on ESPN television networks and is host of ESPN Radio's The Pulse with Doug Gottlieb, which debuted in December 2006 and is heard nationally weeknights 7-10 p.m. ET. He also writes a column for ESPN.com.
Gottlieb joined ESPN in September 2003 as co-host of ESPN Radio's GameNight (weeknights, 7 p.m.-1 a.m.). Gottlieb also has hosted Backstage at the ESPY Awards on ESPN Radio and was an analyst for the Great Outdoor Games.
Prior to joining ESPN, Gottlieb co-hosted a midday sports-talk show at ESPN Radio affiliate WWLS-AM in Oklahoma City.
Prior to embarking on career in sportscasting, Gottlieb played point guard for Eddie Sutton and the Oklahoma State Cowboys, leading the nation in assists in 1999, and finishing second in 2000. He graduated in 2000 with a degree in marketing, holding every assist record at OSU and in the Big 12 conference.
After graduating, Gottlieb played professionally internationally, in France, Russia and Israel, as well as domestically in the USBL, CBA, ABA, and the Los Angeles Lakers summer team in 2001. Gottlieb, a native of Orange County, Calif., has won a NEBL championship as well as a Russian Basketball Federation Championship.