The NCAA Tournament will begin next week, and we now know which broadcasters will have their March Madness fill for CBS Sports and TNT Sports.
The broadcast crews were unveiled Tuesday. As previously reported, Ian Eagle will replace Jim Nantz as the play-by-play voice of the Final Four and National Championship Game. Nantz had been the voice of college basketball’s grandest stage since 1991.
Alongside Eagle for the top broadcast package are analysts Bill Raftery and Grant Hill. Tracy Wolfson will join as the sideline reporter.
Three other broadcast crews will serve as the “regional weekend announce teams.”
Included in those groups is:
- Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson (analyst), Allie LaForce (sidelines)
- Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner (analyst), Stan Van Gundy (analyst), Andy Katz (sidelines)
- Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas (analyst), Evan Washburn (sidelines)
Four other additional broadcast crews will work the First Four, as well as the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament.
Those teams consist of:
- Lisa Byington, Steve Smith (analyst), Robbie Hummel (analyst), Lauren Shehadi (sidelines)
- Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel (analyst), Jon Rothstein (sidelines)
- Tom McCarthy, Deb Antonelli (analyst), Avery Johnson (analyst), AJ Ross (sidelines)
- Brad Nessler, Brendan Haywood (analyst), Dana Jacobsen (sidelines)
The 2024 Final Four and National Championship Game will air on TBS. The network will also air four Elite 8 games on Saturday, March 30th. Meanwhile, CBS Sports will air four Elite 8 games on Sunday, March 31st.
