Turner Sports & CBS Sports Unveil NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Commentator TeamsJim Nantz, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery and Tracy Wolfson to Call National Championship and Final Four National Semifinals for Sixth Straight TournamentJim Jackson, Lisa Byington, Brendan Haywood and Adam Zucker to Have Expanded RolesJon Rothstein, Andy Katz, Avery Johnson, Lauren Shehadi, AJ Ross, Tom McCarthy and Adam Lefkoe to Join NCAA Tournament Coverage for First TimeOFFICIAL PRESS RELEASENEWS PROVIDED BY Warner Bros. Discovery CBS Sports and Turner Sports will once again feature a marquee lineup of announcers for combined coverage of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. All 67 games from the 2021 NCAA Tournament will be televised across four national television networks – TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV – and via NCAA March Madness Live, beginning Thursday, March 18, with the NCAA First Four on truTV and TBS. This year’s NCAA Final Four National Semifinals on Saturday, April 3, and National Championship on Monday, April 5, from Indianapolis will be called by Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery and reporter Tracy Wolfson on CBS. This is the sixth straight Tournament they have called the Final Four together. Gene Steratore will return as rules analyst throughout the Tournament. New and expanded commentator roles for this year’s coverage will include: Jon Rothstein serving as an insider within the controlled environment throughout the Tournament; Due to the uniqueness of this year’s Tournament schedule, there will be 10 game commentator teams. Following is the complete list of announcer pairings: Play-by-Play / Analyst // Reporter
(Remaining pairings listed alphabetically) Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson* Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce* Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel // Jamie Erdahl* Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner // Dana Jacobson* Carter Blackburn / Debbie Antonelli Lisa Byington / Steve Smith Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // AJ Ross Spero Dedes / Brendan Haywood // Lauren Shehadi Tom McCarthy / Avery Johnson Brad Nessler / Steve Lavin // Evan Washburn The tournament will tip off Thursday, March 18, with the NCAA First Four on truTV and TBS. Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson and reporter Allie LaForce will call a pair of Thursday’s games, with Brad Nessler, Steve Lavin, Avery Johnson and reporter Evan Washburn providing commentary for the additional First Four matchups. Accompanying the live television presentation, NCAA March Madness Live will once again be the ultimate digital destination for direct access to all 67 games of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. TBS will televise the NCAA Final Four National Semifinals and National Championship in 2022, with the events alternating between CBS Sports and Turner Sports each year throughout the partnership.
Source Warner Bros. Discovery
March 12, 2021 8:05am ET by Pressparty |