Westwood One will once again be the exclusive audio home for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. Their coverage will tip off at 6:30 p.m. ET prior to the ‘First Four’ on Tuesday March 19 and continue with play-by-play action from every game through the National Championship on Monday April 8. In addition, Westwood One will broadcast live Spanish-language coverage of the NCAA Men’s Final Four and the National Championship Game.
The team of Kevin Kugler, Jim Jackson, and Clark Kellogg will call the Final Four and the National Championship Game. For the eighth time, Kellogg will be a studio analyst for the television coverage in addition to being a part of Westwood One’s audio coverage. In a release, Westwood One said following the pregame show broadcast on TV, Kellogg will make his way courtside to the radio broadcast position to join Kugler and Jackson. Then, he will rejoin TV for halftime before repeating the process in the second half and postgame.
Andy Katz returns as courtside reporter while PJ Carlesimo and Doug Gottlieb will provide pregame, halftime, and postgame analysis from the Final Four and National Championship in Glendale, Arizona. Jason Horowitz will also host the pregame, halftime and postgame shows.
In addition to Kellogg and Carlesimo, analysts for Westwood One including former coaches Tom Crean and Hall of Famer Jim Boeheim, All-Americans Robbie Hummel, Casey Jacobsen, and Dan Dickau as well as former college stars Stephen Bardo, Austin Croshere, Jordan Cornette, and Jon Crispin. The roster of tournament play-by-play announcers will include Kugler, Ryan Radtke, Scott Graham, John Sadak, Jason Benetti, Dave Pasch, Chris Carrino, Ted Emrich, Spero Dedes, and Nate Gatter. Jason Horowitz and Doug Gottlieb will host the network coverage from Westwood One’s Los Angeles studios. Brad Heller will anchor the coverage on the satellite, online, and mobile platforms.
Rafael Hernandez Brito and former All-American Greivis Vásquez will handle the Spanish language coverage which will be hosted by former Puerto Rican National Basketball Team coach Carlos Morales.
