{"id":243084,"date":"2025-10-27T08:36:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T08:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/243084\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T08:36:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T08:36:41","slug":"usa-network-names-76ers-announcer-kate-scott-as-lead-broadcaster-for-wnba-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/243084\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Network names 76ers announcer Kate Scott as lead broadcaster for WNBA coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kate Scott will be the lead broadcaster for USA Network’s WNBA coverage. Photo courtesy of Kate Scott.<\/p>\n

USA Network announced a big splash into WNBA coverage<\/a> last week, and now the league\u2019s newest partner has its new voice. Kate Scott will be the lead play-by-play broadcaster for USA Network, including the regular season, the playoffs and the WNBA Finals.<\/p>\n

Scott is entering her fifth season as the play-by-play announcer for the NBA\u2019s Philadelphia 76ers, but has a background in women\u2019s basketball. She worked for the Pac 12 Network during the 2010s, calling games for current WNBA stars like Kelsey Plum, Sabrina Ionescu and Satou Sabally. Scott also called men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat an honor it is to reconnect with women\u2019s basketball at this time with this league,\u201d Scott told The Athletic. \u201cThis is just the perfect opportunity with a company and a network that realizes and sees how big the W is and how much bigger it can be.\u201d<\/p>\n

USA Network is scheduled to air more than 50 games during the 2026 season, including a Wednesday night doubleheader with pre- and postgame coverage. Scott will be the broadcaster on one of the Wednesday games each week and then continue her work into the postseason.<\/p>\n

No broadcaster will have more WNBA games than Versant next year, and Scott said she is excited to anchor the company\u2019s foray into a new league. (Versant is the media company which will be spun out next year featuring NBCUniversal\u2019s cable television networks, including USA.)<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a big leap for them, this is gonna be a huge part of who they are,\u201d Scott said. \u201cI was really excited about that and the potential to be a part of something new and something big and something that is going to treat the W with the respect and top-notch production it deserves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scott recently made history as the first woman to announce an NFL regular-season game for Westwood One Radio Network. In addition to her work in the NFL and NBA, she began her career as a TV sideline reporter for the San Jose Earthquakes and San Jose Giants and anchor for NBC Bay Area\u2019s Saturday night sportscasts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are incredibly proud to have Kate Scott lead USA Network\u2019s WNBA coverage,\u201d Jeff Behnke, Versant\u2019s Executive Producer for Sports, said in a statement. \u201cKate\u2019s veteran broadcasting experience and her immense passion for the league will be a big win for the national audience watching and listening to her call the WNBA on USA for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

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