CBS releases full broadcast schedule through first four days; It lists all talent; NIT too


- Here’s the list of talent for the first four days of NCAA competition and the launch of the NIT – all beginning tonight.
- Not listed this year- Reggie Miller. What happened to him? Like Chris Webber, gone.
- Stan Van Gundy makes it a trio of the Kevin Harlan team with Dan Bonner. Looks like CBS thinks that Bonner needs help. Not enough heft.
- How about CBS having Nantz tail the University of Houston with Jim and his group. Look, this is his last Final Four. He followed Bret Musburger in 1991.The Cougars have a chance he said in CBS’ pre tourney post conference.
- I always liked Greg Gumbel, 76. He appeals to many with his kind-sounding voice but he’s beginning to slip a bit.
- We’ll see how ex Villanova coach Jay Wright does. Nothing unrestrained yet. To do well, How about some more space for the man?
Games and Voices
NCAA First Four – Tuesday, March 14
6:40 p.m. truTV Dayton, OH (16) SE Missouri St. vs. (16) Texas A&M-CC Tom McCarthy / Avery Johnson // Jon Rothstein
9:10 p.m. truTV Dayton, OH (11) Pitt vs. (11) Mississippi St.
McCarthy / Johnson // Rothstein
NCAA First Four – Wednesday, March 15
6:40 p.m. truTV Dayton, OH (16) Fairleigh Dickinson vs. (16) Texas Southern McCarthy / Johnson // Rothstein
9:10 p.m. truTV Dayton, OH (11) Nevada vs. (11) Arizona St. McCarthy / Johnson // Rothstein
First Round Games – Thursday Afternoon, March 16
12:15 p.m. CBS Birmingham, AL (9) Maryland vs. (8) West Virginia Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson
12:40 p.m. truTV Orlando, FL (13) Furman vs. (4) Virginia Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner / Stan Van Gundy // Lauren Shehadi
1:40 p.m. TNT Sacramento, CA (10) Utah St. vs. (7) Missouri Brad Nessler / Brendan Haywood // Dana Jacobson
2:00 p.m. TBS Des Moines, IA (16) Howard vs. (1) Kansas Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce
2:45 p.m. CBS Birmingham, AL (16) SE Miss St./Texas A&M-CC vs. (1) Alabama Nantz / Raftery / Hill // Wolfson
3:10 p.m. truTV Orlando, FL (12) Col. of Charleston vs. (5) San Diego St. Harlan / Bonner / Van Gundy // Shehadi
4:10 p.m. TNT Sacramento, CA (15) Princeton vs. (2) Arizona
Nessler / Haywood // Jacobson
4:30 p.m. TBS Des Moines, IA (9) Illinois vs. (8) Arkansas
Anderson / Jackson // LaForce
First Round Games – Thursday Evening, March 16
6:50 p.m. TNT Birmingham, AL (9) Auburn vs. (8) Iowa
Nantz / Raftery / Hill // Wolfson
7:10 p.m. CBS Orlando, FL (12) Oral Roberts vs. (5) Duke
Harlan / Bonner / Van Gundy // Shehadi
7:25 p.m. TBS Des Moines, IA (15) Colgate vs. (2) Texas
Anderson / Jackson // LaForce
7:35 p.m. truTV Sacramento, CA (10) Boise St. vs. (7) Northwestern Nessler / Haywood // Jacobson
9:20 p.m. TNT Birmingham, AL (16) N. Kentucky vs. (1) Houston Nantz / Raftery / Hill // Wolfson
9:40 p.m. CBS Orlando, FL (13) Louisiana vs. (4) Tennessee Harlan / Bonner / Van Gundy // Shehadi
9:55 p.m. TBS Des Moines, IA (10) Penn St. vs. (7) Texas A&M Anderson / Jackson // LaForce
10:05 p.m. truTV Sacramento, CA (15) UNC Asheville vs. (2) UCLA
Nessler / Haywood // Jacobson
First Round Games – Friday Afternoon, March 17
Tip (ET) Network Site Game Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
12:15 p.m. CBS Columbus, OH (10) USC vs. (7) Michigan St.
Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Jamie Erdahl
12:40 p.m. truTV Greensboro, NC (14) Kennesaw St. vs. (3) Xavier
Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel // Evan Washburn
1:30 p.m. TNT Denver, CO (14) UC Santa Barbara vs. (3) Baylor
Lisa Byington / Steve Smith / Avery Johnson // Andy Katz
2:00 p.m. TBS Albany, NY (12) VCU vs. (5) Saint Mary’s
Spero Dedes / Deb Antonelli // AJ Ross
2:45 p.m. CBS Columbus, OH (15) Vermont vs. (2) Marquette Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl
3:10 p.m. truTV Greensboro, NC (11) Mississippi St./Pitt vs. (6) Iowa St.
Eagle / Spanarkel // Washburn
4:00 p.m. TNT Denver, CO (11) NC State vs. (6) Creighton Byington / Smith / Johnson // Katz
4:30 p.m. TBS Albany, NY (13) Iona vs. (4) UConn
Dedes / Antonelli // Ross
First Round Games – Friday Evening, March 17
Tip (ET) Network Site Game Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
6:50 p.m. TNT Columbus, OH (16) Texas Southern/Fairleigh Dickinson vs.
(1) Purdue Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl
7:10 p.m. CBS Greensboro, NC (11) Providence vs. (6) Kentucky Eagle / Spanarkel // Washburn
7:25 p.m. TBS Albany, NY (12) Drake vs. (5) Miami
Dedes / Antonelli // Ross
7:35 p.m. truTV Denver, CO (14) Grand Canyon vs. (3) Gonzaga Byington / Smith / Johnson // Katz
9:20 p.m. TNT Columbus, OH (9) Florida Atlantic vs. (8) Memphis Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl
9:40 p.m. CBS Greensboro, NC (14) Montana St. vs. (3) Kansas St. Eagle / Spanarkel // Washburn
9:55 p.m. TBS Albany, NY (13) Kent St. vs. (4) Indiana
Dedes / Antonelli // Ross
10:05 p.m. truTV Denver, CO (11) Arizona St./Nevada vs. (6) TCU
Byington / Smith / Johnson // Katz
Thanks to Eye on Sky and Air on Sports
Always fun watching this post season tourney! It began in 1938 a year before the NCAA in 1939. The Final Four of the NIT has always been played at the Garden.
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