If you tuned in to see any of ESPN’s NBA Draft coverage in June, then you also saw Mike Schmitz. ESPN’s Draft Expert was practically in your living room, feeding you information about the top selections and breaking down their NBA potential.
Schmitz’s basketball analysis has recently become a main staple of some of ESPN’s most viewed shows. From SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt to The Jump to the Draft Special, Schmitz is now one of the more recognizable faces in a company branded “The Worldwide Leader in Sports.”
But before any of that, Schmitz spent three years as an Arizona Daily Wildcat sports writer, working three different beats at one point.