
Monica McNutt is a freelance sports reporter, host, and basketball analyst based in Washington, D.C. In 2021 McNutt added the ESPN programs Sportscenter, Around the Horn, Highly Questionable and The Jump to her roster of network opportunities. She is currently the co-host of MSG PM on MSG Networks and is a basketball analyst for Fox Sports 1, CBS Sports Network, Turner/NBA TV, and the ACC Network. Her weekly podcast “Buckets, Boards, and Blocks” presented by Pure Hoops Media is available every Thursday. “I have found that getting to do multiple things makes you better at all things,” McNutt told the Washington Post in February. She is proud of the multiple roles she can play in the media landscape and has no problem shedding traditional roles to thrive in the digital space. Above all, she is proud to be an example to the young women watching her and offer her perspective in the daily sports conversations.
Her past stops include WJLA ABC7/ News Channel 8 in Washington, D.C., The American Sports Network, BeIN Sports and NBC Sports Washington. McNutt earned her master’s degree in journalism from The University of Maryland in 2013. She earned a bachelor’s degree and completed a career as a standout women’s basketball player at Georgetown University in 2011. She was born and raised in Prince George’s County, Maryland.