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Message: [QUOTE="OrangeXtreme, post: 5005658, member: 41"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2024-03-12/cbs-sports-and-tnt-sports-announce-2024-ncaa-division-i-mens-basketball[/URL] TNT Sports and CBS Sports’ combined coverage of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will feature an experienced and deep lineup of announcers. All 67 games from the 2024 NCAA Men’s Tournament will be televised across four national television networks — TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV — and via NCAA March Madness Live. Games airing on CBS will also stream live on Paramount+, and games airing on TBS, TNT and truTV will also stream live on Max’s B/R Sports Add-On. Play-by-play announcer [B]Ian Eagle [/B]will call his first Final Four as he joins the lead announce team with [B]Bill Raftery[/B], [B]Grant Hill[/B] and reporter [B]Tracy Wolfson [/B]for this year’s NCAA Men’s Final Four National Semifinals on Saturday, April 6 and National Championship on Monday, April 8 from Phoenix, airing on TBS. New and expanded commentator roles for this year’s coverage will include: [LIST] [*][B]Eagle[/B] joining the lead game crew throughout the tournament, including the Final Four; [*][B]Andrew Catalon [/B]and [B]Steve Lappas[/B] calling games through the Regional Finals; [*][B]Andy Katz[/B] serving as reporter through the Regional Finals; [*][B]Robbie Hummel [/B]joining as a game analyst for the First and Second Rounds; [*][B]Jamie Erdahl [/B]providing game updates. [/LIST] [B]Ernie Johnson [/B]will host studio coverage from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York, joined by [B]Charles Barkley, Clark Kellogg[/B] and [B]Kenny Smith[/B]. [B]Adam Lefkoe[/B] will host studio coverage from TNT Sports’ Atlanta studio alongside [B]Jay Wright, Candace Parke[/B]r and [B]Seth Davis[/B]. [B]Adam Zucker[/B] will also serve as a host from New York, while [B]Wally Szczerbiak[/B] and [B]Wright[/B] will also make appearances from the CBS Broadcast Center. [B]Jamie Erdahl[/B] will provide game updates. [B]Gene Steratore[/B] will serve as rules analyst throughout the Tournament and will be on-site in Phoenix for the Final Four. Following is the complete list of announcer pairings: Play-by-Play / Analyst // Reporter * Regional Weekend Announce Teams (Remaining pairings listed alphabetically) Ian Eagle / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson* Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce* Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner / Stan Van Gundy // Andy Katz* Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Evan Washburn* Lisa Byington / Steve Smith / Robbie Hummel // Lauren Shehadi Spero Dedes / Jim Spanarkel // Jon Rothstein Tom McCarthy / Deb Antonelli / Avery Johnson // AJ Ross Brad Nessler / Brendan Haywood // Dana Jacobson The tournament will tip off Tuesday, March 19 and Wednesday, March 20 with the NCAA First Four on truTV. [B]Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel[/B] and reporter [B]Jon Rothstein[/B] will call First Four action from Dayton, Ohio. Studio coverage for the First Four will originate from Atlanta with Lefkoe and analysts Wright, Parker and Davis. [/QUOTE]

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