Dalen Cuff with Joe Z 12-27-22

Published: Dec. 28, 2022, 12:33 a.m.

Dalen Cuff joined ESPN in 2016 as a college basketball in-game and studio analyst. In 2019, Cuff helped launch ACCN, and is a staple on the network\u2019s 24/7 coverage.

Cuff is a regular in-studio anchoring ACCN\u2019s signature basketball studio program\xa0Nothing But Net\xa0throughout basketball season along with the network\u2019s nightly news and information show\xa0All ACC. Cuff also serves as ACCN\u2019s primary men\u2019s soccer play-by-play personality during the fall.

He began his broadcasting career in 2006 as an analyst for the Columbia University Men\u2019s basketball radio broadcasts, a role he took on after graduating and completing his playing career\xa0at Columbia University.

As a player at Columbia, Cuff\xa0was captain of the men\u2019s basketball team his senior year.\xa0 He is ranked in Columbia history in games played, career three-point field goals made, three-point percentage for a single season and three-point field goals made in a season.

Prior to joining ESPN, he\xa0was a college basketball analyst for NBC Sports Network since 2012.\xa0 In addition to his responsibilities as a college basketball analyst, he worked for NBCSN and Comcast SportsNet New England (CSNNE) as a host and reporter.\xa0 The highlight of his time at NBCSN was being a reporter at the 2016 Rio Olympics. \xa0He learned Portuguese in the two years leading up to the games and worked as a feature reporter providing American audiences an inside look at the unique Brazilian culture and history.

While working for CSNNE, Cuff\xa0hosted various types of studio programming such as nightly news/highlights, opinion, team specific magazine shows and pre/post game shows.\xa0 Prior to his time at NBCSN and CSNNE, he\xa0worked for Madison Square Garden Network in New York City. He primarily worked for MSG Varsity, covering the high school sports scene across the tri-state area as a basketball analyst, studio host and reporter.

Dalen is a native of Pittsburgh, Penn., but now resides in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with his wife Adrienne.