Naismith Memorial and Women's Basketball Hall of Famer Debbie Antonelli is a men’s and women’s college basketball analyst for ESPN and CBS and one of the most influential voices in the women’s game as a standout player, marketing executive and broadcaster for nearly four decades.

Throughout her over 35-year career as a television and radio analyst, Antonelli has called men’s and women's college basketball for ESPN, CBS, ACC Network, Longhorn Network and SEC Network, as well as Fox Sports, RAYCOM Sports, Big Ten Network, NBA TV and Westwood One. She has also served as a WNBA analyst since the league’s inception, including a combined 24 years with the Indiana Fever and Charlotte Sting. She currently provides WNBA content to ESPN BET.

In addition to calling NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament games for ESPN, Antonelli became the first woman in 22 years to call NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament games when she worked first-round and second round games in 2017 as an analyst, a role she currently occupies.

Overall, Antonelli averages over 80 college and professional basketball broadcasts per season.

Antonelli has received numerous accolades throughout her pioneering career, including two Emmy Awards and a Gracie Award. Antonelli is a 2022 inductee in the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame and a 2021 Inductee into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) awarded her the 2007 Mel Greenberg Award as the professional who has best displayed commitment to advancing the role of the media in promoting women’s basketball. The College Sports Communicators named her the 2023 Jake Wade Award recipient, presented annually to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution in the media to intercollegiate athletics. Additionally, she was the recipient of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame's 2024 Curt Gowdy Media Award. She will be inducted into NC State Women’s Basketball Ring of Honor in January 2025.

Antonelli created an annual fundraiser called 24 Hours Nothing But Net (24HoursNBN.com), a 24-hour free throw shooting marathon to raise money and awareness for Special Olympics. Antonelli makes 100 free throws on the top of every hour for 24 hours so at the end of 24 hours, she has made 2400. In six years, she passed $1 million in May 2024 and shoots free throws at a 94% average. The mother of three boys, Antonelli’s middle son Frankie is a young adult living with Down syndrome and recent graduate of the ClemsonLife Program. Antonelli is also a national spokesperson and parent advocate for special education.