ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv, kˈæplən wʌz hˈaɪɚd baɪ ðɪ ˌɛnbˌiːsˈiː spˈoːɹts nˈɛtwɜːk tə kˈɔːl kˈɑːlɪdʒ bˈæskɪtbˌɔːl ɡˈeɪmz ˈæftɚɹ ɐ lˈɔŋ stˈɪnt æz ɐ bˈæskɪtbˌɔːl ɐnˈaʊnsɚ fɔːɹ ˌiːˌɛspˌiːˈɛn.
In November 2012, Kaplan was hired by the NBC Sports Network to call college basketball games after a long stint as a basketball announcer for ESPN.