Rachel DeMita is a sports influencer with more than 1 million followers on social media, a podcast host, a former basketball player at Old Dominion and she recently added a new title to her professional resume – exclusive courtside commentator for the BIG3. DeMita’s role with the BIG3 was announced on Monday.
It’s a little different than your traditional sideline reporter,' DeMita told Fox News Digital of the role. '… We’re also going to make sure that there’s a fun spin to it. 'I also do a lot of content on social media and with the media landscape changing as much as it has over the past few years, just knowing what the basketball audience and the BIG3 audience wants to see and what’s going to excite them.
Lieberman and Leslie have been a few of the women involved in the 3-on-3 league, with Lieberman becoming the first female coach to win the championship in 2018. Leslie followed her in 2019. DeMita said she was excited to be able to work with both of them. 'At the draft is the first time I met . Obviously, I’ve known about Nancy. She’s a legend and the best player to ever come out of ODU. One of the reasons why I initially went there, it’s so cool.
Brian Scalabrine is also a sideline commentator for the league. The broadcast team also includes Brian Custer, Jim Jackson, Ed Cohen and Avery Johnson.