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The 2009-10 season marks Chris Carrino's ninth campaign as the radio play-by-play voice of the Nets, whose games are heard on WFAN 660 AM. Carrino has described many of the greatest moments in franchise history, including both NBA Finals appearances in 2002 and 2003.  Chris also fills in on the TV side occasionally for YES Network’s coverage of Nets games.  Overall he has been involved with the Nets broadcasts since 1992, when he started as studio coordinator and feature reporter.

In 2008 Carrino made his Olympic debut calling basketball play-by-play as part of NBC Sports' coverage of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.  Over the years, Carrino has lent his voice to numerous International competitions for both NBA TV and ESPN, including the 2006 FIBA World Championships and the 2007 FIBA Tournament of the Americas.

Chris also serves as the lead radio play-by-play voice of Compass Media Network's National NFL coverage. During the NFL pre-season, Carrino broadcasts the radio play-by-play of New York Giants football.  Chris has done TV play-by-play of College Football for the ESPN Family of stations and has worked as an NFL Network broadcaster, calling the final two seasons of NFL Europa as well as the 2007 World Cup of American Football.  

A 1992 graduate of Fordham University, Carrino was an award-winning radio voice of Fordham basketball, football, and baseball on the famed WFUV.  The 39-year old Carrino resides in New Jersey with his wife, Laura, and their son, Christopher.




Tim Capstraw begins his seventh season as the Nets radio color analyst.  In addition to his work on Nets broadcasts, Capstraw serves as NBA TV’s lead analyst for the Euroleague, several other international championships, the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas and in 2007, worked on their coverage of the FIBA Americas Tournament. Capstraw was the head coach at Wagner College for 10 seasons from 1989-1999, following four seasons as an assistant coach at Siena College.  He also served as Head Baseball Coach at Wagner from 1983-85. 

Tim was a television and radio analyst for the Northeast Conference for three years prior to joining the Nets radio team, and was a television analyst for the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 2001-02 season.  Among Capstraw’s honors, he was named 1993 Northeast Conference “Coach of the Year,” won the 2000 Metropolitan Basketball Writers “Good Guy Award” and was the recipient of the 2008 Mayor's Cup Community Service Award.  He also holds the distinction of being the youngest Division 1 coach in both basketball (28) and baseball (23). Capstraw is a 1982 graduate of Wagner College.  Tim and his wife, Chelsea, have two children, Ross and Kiley.