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Former Emory Basketball Coach Christy Thomaskutty: Cancer Survivor Finds New Passion as ESPN Commentator

Former Emory Basketball Coach Christy Thomaskutty: Cancer Survivor Finds New Passion as ESPN Commentator

ESPN analyst Christy Thomaskutty provided color commentary for the American Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Championship final on Monday, March 20, 2020, not knowing it would be the last game she would call in the 2019-20 season.

“I was at the Hartford (Connecticut) airport preparing to call the semifinals and finals of the Ivy League championship,” she recalled. “I turned off my phone on the flight and after we landed, I turned my phone back on to a slew of texts. I went to Twitter first and saw that the Ivy had canceled the remainder of the championship. The NBA (National Basketball Association) postponed its season on Wednesday and then more NCAA conferences were canceling the following day.”

It was far from the first time the former NCAA Division I women’s basketball assistant coach and Division III Emory University head coach saw a dramatic change in her life and career in a matter of hours.

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Christy Thomaskutty: Cancer Survivor, Successful Coach Finds New Passion as ESPN Commentator