Monica McNutt is an ESPN Sports Reporter, Host, and Basketball Analyst based in New York City. She can be seen on the network’s flagship programs including SportsCenter, First Take, Get Up and Around the Horn to name a few. She is also a host and analyst on ESPN’s WNBA and Women’s College Basketball studio coverage. McNutt was named as one of the 2023 NBA announcers for the ESPN Christmas Day telecast, a role she also held in 2022. McNutt served as a reporter during the 2022 NBA Finals on ESPN and ESPN Radio and has been the first interview stop from draftees for the past two years on ABC’s coverage of the 2022 NBA Draft. She has also contributed to HoopStreams, ESPN’s digital NBA pregame show.
Prior to the 2023-24 season tipoff, MSG Networks announced McNutt’s role as the primary New York Knicks radio analyst, calling the majority of Knicks games on 98.7FM ESPN New York. McNutt also joins the Knicks pre- and post-game shows on MSG Networks when she is calling the game on radio.
Her work has been seen on Fox Sports 1, CBS Sports Network, Turner/NBA TV, and the NBC’s family of networks as she made her debut covering the Olympics during the summer of 2021. She is the cohost of the SALA Series podcast, a conversation with leaders across industries.
Her previous work includes WJLA ABC7/ News Channel 8 in Washington, D.C., The American Sports Network, BeIN Sports and NBC Sports Washington. As a former women’s basketball standout player at Georgetown University, she is able to pull from this experience to offer her perspective in the daily sports conversations.
McNutt’s versatility in the media landscape affords her the unique opportunity to extend beyond linear traditional roles to thrive in the digital space. Above all, her passion is mentoring young women and girls while being a shining example to those watching her. She uses her voice to amplify the work of the NYC based nonprofit Grow Our Game and was recently appointed as an Ambassador for Up2Us Sports.
She earned a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University in 2011 and earned her master’s degree in journalism from The University of Maryland in 2013.
McNutt was born and raised in Prince George’s County, Maryland.