Mavs TV/Radio Announcers

Chuck Cooperstein is in his sixth season as the radio play-by-play voice of the Mavericks on ESPN 103.3 FM. Cooperstein has been a regular on the Dallas/Fort Worth sports scene since 1984 and has been an anchor on ESPN 103.3 FM since the station’s inception in 2001. He also co-hosts the “Coop and Nate” show with former Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl guard Nate Newton weekday afternoons.

Brad Davis, who over the last 27 years has served the Mavericks as a player, coach and community services/camps representative, is in first season as the club’s TV color analyst. Brad Davis is in his eighth full season with the Mavericks in the player development area. This marks his second term as a coach with the team. Davis spent eight seasons as the club’s color analyst on ESPN 103.3 FM.

In 1993-94, Davis did analysis on Mavericks road television games and served as radio analyst on home games. He also contributed radio analysis on home broadcasts for the first part of the 1992-93 season before spending the final 48 games of that season as an assistant coach to Mavericks interim Head Coach Gar Heard.

From 1993-95, Davis was a Mavericks assistant coach on Dick Motta’s coaching staff. In 1992, Davis retired as one of only 15 players in NBA history to play 15 NBA seasons. He is the Mavericks all-time leader in games played at 883. On Nov. 14, 1992, Davis became the first Maverick to have his jersey retired when his No. 15 was raised to the rafters. Davis was the final member of the Mavericks 1980-81 charter season team to retire. He lasted eight years longer with Dallas than any other member of that squad. Davis won five straight Favorite Maverick Awards from 1982-86. For his NBA career, Davis averaged 8.2 ppg on 51.0% shooting in 961 games. As a Maverick, Davis averaged 8.6 ppg on 51.0% shooting with 5.1 assists in 883 games. He began his career as a Lakers first-round draft pick (15th overall) out of Maryland in 1977. During the off season, Davis continues his love of coaching by working with promising college and high school athletes to prepare them for the NBA.

Victor Villalba is the Spanish play-by-play host for the Dallas Mavericks. He came on in 2005, just in time to enjoy the ride all the way to the NBA Finals. A resident of Coppell, Texas, the Villalba’s include wife Olga, and daughters Katia Michelle and Kristina Marie.

Chris Arnold has been a part of the Mavericks broadcasting department since 1996.

For the sixth consecutive season, Arnold will work as the team’s in-arena emcee. He also continues to be involved in many of the teams off the court promotions in a variety of functions including public speaking, marketing initiatives and other broadcasting endeavors.

Arnold has been a fixture in the Dallas/Ft. Worth market since 1980. As sports director of K104FM, he can be heard every weekday morning as part of the “Skip Murphy & Company” show. His 24-year stint at K104 is the longest uninterrupted weekday tenure of any radio sports figure in the area.

At age 14, Arnold began his career at WLOK-AM in Memphis, Tenn. He continued working in radio and television while earning a bachelor of arts degree in journalism at Oklahoma in 1980. Arnold is a popular speaker at area schools, civic groups and charities.

Russell's name and voice may be familiar to Mavs fans, for two seasons he sat at the "Coors Light Sports Desk" as studio host for the Dallas Mavericks Radio Network. Russell conducted player and coach interviews, in-game features and scoreboard updates.

Russell recently took over as station manager for KTCU radio in Fort Worth. He also currently teaches broadcasting at Texas Christian University.

The award-winning sportscaster worked three years for the Mavericks flagship radio station, 103.3 FM ESPN in Dallas/Fort Worth as a sports anchor/reporter and he hosted the Mavericks weekly radio magazine show. Russell also worked five years as studio host for the ESPN-TCU radio network. Prior to ESPN, Russell was the Dallas News Bureau Chief for Metro Networks. Prior to moving to Dallas, Russell was the News Director for KTSA Radio in San Antonio.

Russell is married to Desiree Scott (Sr. Account Manager/Director of Hispanic Broadcasting) of the Dallas Mavericks. They have twin two-year-old daughters, Mia & Victoria.