Sarah Kustok

Sarah Kustok
Kustok at the Barclays Center in January 2020
Born	(1981-12-17) December 17, 1981 Orland Park, Illinois
Alma mater	DePaul University
Occupation	sports journalist
Years active	2005–present
Employer(s)	YES Network Fox Sports

Sarah Grace Kustok (/ˈkuːˌstɒk/ KOO-stok; born December 17, 1981) is an American sports reporter who works for the YES Network and Fox Sports. In 2017, she became the first female full-time analyst for an NBA team's local TV broadcasts, when the YES Network promoted her from sideline analyst for Brooklyn Nets games.

Biography

Kustok began her career as an analyst and sideline reporter for ESPN and Fox Sports, covering college football, basketball (men's and women's), and high school football. She also worked as a TV sideline reporter for the Chicago Bulls, Blackhawks, Cubs, White Sox and Fire for Comcast SportsNet Chicago and was a substitute anchor for the network and filled in as sports anchor for WMAQ-TV. She has hosted College Sports Minute and was a freelance sports anchor/reporter for WFLD-TV. She also worked for Versus. She is the color commentator for the WNBA's Connecticut Sun home games. She also is the substitute anchor and contributor on FS1's First Things First. Kustok previously worked as a sideline reporter with the Brooklyn Nets (succeeding Michelle Beadle) before being promoted to TV analyst in 2017, making her the NBA's first female in that role. She also contributes to Nets Magazine.

DePaul statistics

Source

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2000–01	DePaul	29	111	41.4%	38.9%	69.4%	1.9	0.9	0.4	0.0	3.8
2001–02	DePaul	27	194	37.3%	36.4%	74.2%	4.4	1.8	0.9	–	7.2
2002–03	DePaul	32	212	44.7%	44.5%	86.4%	3.9	1.5	1.0	0.1	6.6
2003–04	DePaul	30	192	36.6%	35.9%	81.3%	3.9	1.9	1.0	–	6.4
Career		118	709	39.7%	38.8%	76.9%	3.5	1.5	0.9	0.0	6.0

Personal life

Kustok grew up in Orland Park, Illinois, where she played high school volleyball and basketball. She later attended DePaul University, where she played on the Blue Demons women's basketball team. Her older brother, Zak, is a businessman who formerly played quarterback for the Northwestern Wildcats football team.

Sarah's father, Allan Kustok, was tried for the shooting and killing of Anita "Jeanie" Kustok, her mother, while she slept in their home in 2010. Sarah testified before the jury, and maintained her father's innocence in March 2014. Allan was convicted of first degree murder and is currently serving a 60-year prison sentence, where he is not eligible for parole.

References

• "Sarah Kustok to cover Brooklyn Nets". Chicago Sun-Times. August 8, 2012. (registration required)