1989-90 Hoops Announcers Basketball cards take things to the broadcasting booth. The rare set was never commercially released. Rather cards were made and given to regional and national broadcasters. Of course, singles have made their way to the secondary market making for a scarce chase in an era where virtually everything else is anything but.
1989-90 Hoops Announcers Basketball Checklist Details
A total of 43 broadcasters make up the 1989-90 Hoops Announcers checklist. These range from the team’s local play callers to voices that went across the country on stations like CBS, ESPN and TNT. Notable names include Marv Albert, Pat O’Brien, Chick Hearn, and Rick Barry.
It is believed that anywhere from 200 to 1,000 cards were made for each announcer. Fronts use the same design as the main 1989-90 Hoops Basketball set, the company’s first. Backs offer detailed bios.
Because these cards were never distributed officially, it was dependent on the broadcasters to hand them out. That combined with the initial rarity make this one of the scarcest sets from the boom period across all major sports.
1989-90 Hoops Announcers Basketball Cards Checklist
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Base Set Checklist
43 cards.
Al Albert, Denver Nuggets
Marv Albert, MSG Network
Steve Albert, New Jersey Nets
John Andariese, MSG Network
Jim Barnett, Golden State Warriors
Rick Barry, TNT
Ron Boone, Utah Jazz
Mark Boyle, Indiana Pacers
Hubie Brown, TNT
James Brown, CBS Sports
Larry Burnett, ESPN
Kevin Calabro, Seattle SuperSonics
Jim Durham, Chicago Bulls
Kevin Harlan, Minnesota Timberwolves
Bill Hazen, Indiana Pacers
Chick Hearn, Los Angeles Lakers
Steve Holman, Atlanta Hawks
Rod Hundley, Utah Jazz
Jim Irwin, Milwaukee Bucks
Dan Issel, Denver Nuggets
Steve Jones, Portland Trail Blazers
Clark Kellogg, Indiana Pacers
John Kerr, Chicago Bulls
Pat Lafferty, Portland Trail Blazers
Stu Lantz, Los Angeles Lakers
Steve Martin, Charlotte Hornets
Al McCoy, Phoenix Suns
Jon McGlocklin, Milwaukee Bucks
Gil McGregor, Charlotte Hornets
Brent Musburger, CBS Sports
Pat O’Brien, CBS Sports
Greg Papa, Golden State Warriors
Jim Paschke, Milwaukee Bucks
Steve Physioc, Golden State Warriors
Bill Raftery, New Jersey Nets
Bill Raftery, CBS Sports
Eric Reid, Miami Heat
Sam Smith, Miami Heat
Dick Stockton, CBS Sports
Ron Thulin, Atlanta Hawks
Dick Van Arsdale, Phoenix Suns
Pete Van Wieren, TNT
Lesley Visser, CBS Sports
