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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