Dave Popkin was voted the 2024 New Jersey Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. He is a versatile, veteran broadcaster based in the New York Metro Area. Popkin is in his 24th season as a color commentator and play-by-play announcer with the Seton Hall Basketball radio network (Learfield, SiriusXM). He can be seen on YES Network and ESPN+ during basketball season as the Voice of NEC Basketball (27th year) and has called many other sports for the NEC, including: football, soccer, baseball, softball, lacrosse, cross country, and bowling. Dave co-hosts “Crashing the Boards”, a weekly college basketball talk show on FOX Sports Radio New Jersey.
Dave has recently called men's and women's college soccer, women's basketball, and college baseball on FS1. The University of Miami graduate has 25 years of minor league baseball play-by-play experience, including presently calling selected road series for the Buffalo Bisons - Toronto Triple A (13th year). Dave has called over 50 baseball and basketball games over the years on CBS Sports Network. He served as a Power 5 college football and basketball announcer for ESPNU and ESPN3 for eight years and has appeared on many national and regional networks, including: NBCSN, MSG, SNY, MASN, NESN, Fox Sports Net, and FloSports. He also presently serves as a music news reporter for WBGO FM in Newark, the most listened-to jazz radio station in the world.
"When we play Seton Hall basketball, we ain't losing. And tonight, we ain't losing." 🎥 #HALLin 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/9yi6VvIbSc
— Seton Hall Men's Basketball (@SetonHallMBB) April 8, 2024
Let's take one final look back at Saturday's road win 🎥#HALLin 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/yu42LtXlhe
— Seton Hall Men's Basketball (@SetonHallMBB) January 15, 2024
“They can’t guard him!”
— Seton Hall Men's Basketball (@SetonHallMBB) January 9, 2022
A career high 27 points for @KadaryRichmond3 #HALLin 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/WJfA3VJgXC