It is happy days for The Fonze.

After 11 years at ESPN, LaPhonso Ellis is being promoted to the top of the network’s hoops coverage as he will join “College GameDay” with Rece Davis, Jay Bilas and Seth Greenberg.

“Overwhelmingly honored, bro,” Ellis told The Post. “It came out of nowhere.”

The position opened when Jay Williams was shifted to “NBA Countdown.” Ellis, who has a sterling reputation, received the call that he will be part of the traveling road show on Saturdays that is in its 15th season.

Ellis, 49, was the fifth pick in the 1992 NBA Draft. He played 11 seasons, finishing up in 2002-03, so most of the current college players never saw him in action.

Sometimes at shootaround the players don’t necessarily know much about Ellis, but by the time they return for games they have more appreciation for him.

“At the shootaround, it is kind of a mixed bag, 50-50, but later on, they’ll be very warm to me,” Ellis said. “They’ll say, ‘Man, I had a chance to see you on YouTube. You were a baller.’”

Ellis had moved up the ranks at ESPN, calling the games on Super Tuesday and then being in studio for big games.

He began his broadcasting career trying to emulate Bilas and Doris Burke. In about Year 5, Ellis felt he found his voice. Now, he’s getting an even bigger stage.

“My personality is such that I like to just go to work, treat people well, be a good teammate, prepare to the best of my ability, looking at the information and then convey to the viewing audience the things that I think are important,” Ellis said.

Bristol Farm System: The best way to get a managerial job may be to work as an analyst for ESPN.

TV jobs have long been a stopping ground for ex-managers, but now a lot of first-time managers are getting shots after time with ESPN. Alex Cora went to the Red Sox (via Houston as a bench coach), while Aaron Boone landed with the Yankees. Now, David Ross has been hired by the Cubs. Eduardo Perez is a candidate for the Mets’ job.

One person who is not in line for the Mets’ job is Jessica Mendoza. The ESPN analyst/Mets special adviser is not a surprise candidate in Flushing, according to sources.

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Two things: It really is not that big of a deal. Darnold was saying he was confused by the defense, which anyone could tell watching on Monday night. Second, he said it creatively.

It will only define Darnold’s career if he doesn’t have a good one. But he won’t have a poor career because this was put over the air. So, really, what is the issue?

Blackout: While the Astros’ assistant GM Brandon Taubman’s verbal harassment of three female reporters became the biggest story heading into the World Series, MLB.com took nearly 24 hours before posting anything on the Taubman incident. This was not a good look for the site and undermines its writers.

False Start: The Post reported that Steve Levy, Dan Orlovsky and Pat McAfee were going to be ESPN’s lead XFL broadcasters. That is what ESPN thought they were going to do.

Now that is in flux, as Levy is very well in the mix, but Orlovsky and McAfee aren’t sure things, according to sources. Orlovsky has some scheduling conflicts that may prevent him from doing it.