Steve Kerr will serve as a game analyst for Turner and CBS' NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship coverage.
Kerr returned to Turner Sports as an NBA analyst for TNT's exclusive Thursday night NBA coverage during the 2010-11 season. Kerr will join play-by-play announcer Marv Albert, with analyst Mike Fratello joining the team for select games throughout the season. Kerr will also serve as a key contributor for NBA TV and NBA.com, providing analysis and commentary for The Finals, NBA All -Star Weekend and the NBA Draft.
Kerr spent four seasons with TNT as a game analyst from 2003-2007, when he called a full slate of regular season and playoff games. He also worked on TNT marquee events, including three NBA All-Star Games and three consecutive Conference Finals.
CAREER
Before returning to TNT, Kerr served as the president of basketball operations and general manager for the Phoenix Suns from 2007-2010. In 2010, the Suns advanced to the Western Conference Finals, losing in six games to the eventual champions Los Angeles Lakers.
Kerr is the all-time best three-point player at .454 (726/1,599), as well as the single season leader in three-point accuracy, hitting .524 (89-170) of his attempts during the 1994-95 season.
He also won the 1997 Long Distance Shootout, competing in the event from 1994-97.
He won three NBA Championships with the Chicago Bulls (1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98) and two NBA titles with the San Antonio Spurs (1998-99 and 2002-03).
Kerr is just the second player in NBA history to win two championships with two different teams in consecutive seasons (joining Frank Saul of the 1950-51 Rochester Royals and the 1951-52 Minneapolis Lakers).
He was named to the NBA All-Interview Second Team in both 1998 and 1999.
He has appeared in 835 regular season games, averaging 6.2 points, 1.9 assists and 1.2 rebounds in 18.3 minutes per contest.
Kerr played at the University of Arizona from 1983-1988. He appeared in three NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championships including one Final Four appearance in 1988.
PERSONAL
He and wife Margot have three children, Nicholas, Madeleine and Matthew
Kerr currently serves on the Board of Directors of the San Antonio chapter of Boys Hope, Girls Hope, and an active member of Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Kerr is also a member of the Board of Directors for "Playing For Peace," an organization that uses basketball as a means to bring communities facing conflict together.
He graduated from University of Arizona with a degree in general studies.
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