Behind The Glasses: SVP through the years #SCSVP

June 20, 2002
Rich Eisen and Scott Van Pelt flank the Virginia Tech mascot on the ESPN campus.

Longtime ESPN anchor Scott Van Pelt will be the solo host of a new, unique edition of the midnight SportsCenter launching Monday, Sept. 7, following the telecast of the Ohio State at Virginia Tech college football game on ESPN (8 p.m. ET). Van Pelt, who joined ESPN in 2001, has had many memorable moments over the years, as seen in this slideshow.

Mike Skarka contributed to this post

June 21, 2002
NHL star Simon Gagne and SVP shoot a promotional spot in the ESPN Café.

Oct. 11, 2003
Former SportsCenter anchor Kevin Frazier reports with SVP – Frazier is now co-host of “Entertainment Tonight.”

Oct. 16, 2004
SVP is joined by C3PO of Star Wars fame in a “This is SportsCenter” commercial shoot.

Nov. 6, 2007
Kenny Mayne and SVP compare notes on the SportsCenter set.

Sept. 23, 2005
SVP and LeBron James have a slight disagreement over the ownership of a chair in a “This is SportsCenter” spot.

Oct. 17, 2007
During shooting of “This is SportsCenter” spot, SVP talks with (l-r) Boston Celtics Ray Allen, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett as they decide on a nickname.

Aug. 8, 2008
“Tirico and Van Pelt” featured Mike Tirico and SVP on ESPN Radio.

Dec.2, 2009
SVP co-starred in a “This is SportsCenter” shoot with soccer star Landon Donovan and SportsCenter anchor Stuart Scott.

Dec. 10, 2009
SVP doing the Scott Van Pelt Show on ESPN Radio.

Oct. 20, 2010
SVP and fellow SportsCenter anchor Chris McKendry visit with Maryland mascot Testudo in “This is SportsCenter” commercial shoot.

June 16, 2011
At the U.S. Open in Bethesda, Md., SVP and golf analyst Andy North report from the SportsCenter set.

Sept. 22, 2012
SVP reports from the set of College GameDay at Florida State.

Dec. 19, 2012
Golfer Phil Mickelson gives SVP anchoring tips in a “This is SportsCenter” spot.

Feb. 15, 2013
SVP and Ryen Russillo originate their radio show from the House of Blues in Houston.

May 7, 2014
Metallica visited ESPN for a “This is SportsCenter” shoot and met SVP.

March 7, 2015
Steve Levy and SVP report from “SportsCenter on the Road” from the Dean Dome at UNC.