Gus Johnson

Augustus Cornelius Johnson Jr. (born ) is an American sportscaster. He is the lead play-by-play announcer for Fox Sports calling college football and college basketball. Prior to working with Fox, he was with CBS Sports. He also calls select NBA Playoff games for NBA on TNT. Early life and education Johnson was born in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated in 1985 from the University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy. He was an all-league quarterback and co-captain of the school's football team, an all-league shooting guard, co-captain and MVP of the basketball team and a first baseman and catcher on the baseball team. Johnson graduated from Howard University with a degree in political science in 1990 and was a four-year letter winner on the baseball team. Johnson returned to academics by enrolling into Harvard in 2022 as part of the university's Advanced Leadership Initiative. A documentary was subsequently broadcast on Fox Sports.