Media, Men's Basketball

Paging “Greg” Zoubek

by Scott Rich on January 21, 2009

Brian Zoubek’s playing time may be on the upswing this year, but his newfound exposure doesn’t seem to have extended to the realm of college basketball announcers.

During Tuesday’s 73-56 win over N.C. State, the Raycom analysts called Zoubek “Greg” for a large majority of the first half, apparently not even realizing they were mistaken until there were about five minutes left in the half.

This isn’t the first time this has happened, either. During Duke’s multiple games on ESPN over winter break, analyst Len Elmore also repeatedly called Zoubek “Greg,” seemingly without recognizing his mistake.

What’s going on here? How can analysts possibly be confusing the 6-foot-1 Greg Paulus with the 7-foot-1 Zoubek? Does Zoubek have a nickname unbeknownst to everyone else? Or is there simply a plague of misinformation running rampant among college basketball announcers?

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pcs January 21, 2009 at January 21, 2009 at 1:08 pm

You’re too young to remember the immortal Greg Koubek (T’91)

T'08 January 21, 2009 at January 21, 2009 at 1:10 pm

Probably got something to do with this guy… http://www.dukeupdate.com/Alumni/greg_koubek.htm

Alumni January 21, 2009 at January 21, 2009 at 1:17 pm

Maybe they are confusing him with former Duke basketball player Greg Koubek

TKD January 21, 2009 at January 21, 2009 at 1:31 pm

Greg is a jerk. Brian Plays hard. No mistakes there.

adukefan January 21, 2009 at January 21, 2009 at 1:33 pm

The “old-timers” may have a former Duke player, Greg Koubeck’s name ingrained in their memories: Zoubek, Koubeck.

III January 21, 2009 at January 21, 2009 at 1:34 pm

Greg Koubek was an old Duke player. They confuse the two of them.

Scott Rich January 21, 2009 at January 21, 2009 at 2:25 pm

That would certainly make sense. Even still, seems like a strange mistake to make, and to make consistently… at one point I believe the announcers, when reading the starting lineups which said “Brian”, still referred to him as “Greg.”

lunk January 21, 2009 at January 21, 2009 at 8:29 pm

You know who it could be? Greg Koubek!!

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