March Madness kicks off this week with the NCAA men’s basketball tournament beginning Tuesday with the First Four in Dayton, OH airing on TruTV.
TNT and CBS Sports have announced their broadcast lineup for all of the upcoming games.
The tournament will tip off Tuesday, March 17 and Wednesday, March 18 with the NCAA First Four on truTV. Jordan Kent, Jim Spanarkel and reporter Jenny Dell will call the first game on Tuesday and both Wednesday games from Dayton, Ohio. The second game on Tuesday will be called by Brian Anderson, Charles Barkley and legendary Dick Vitale with Dell as the reporter. Studio coverage for the First Four will originate from Atlanta with Lefkoe and analysts Pearl, Mashburn, Rose and Davis.
Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill and Tracy Wolfson will call this year’s NCAA Men’s Final Four National Semifinals on Saturday, April 4 and National Championship on Monday, April 6 from Indianapolis on TBS. This is the third year in a row they will call the Final Four together.
Among the changes for this year’s game announcers:
- Robbie Hummel will call games through the Regional Finals.
- Chris Webber returns as a game analyst.
- Candace Parker and Wally Szczerbiak will serve as game analysts through the Second Round.
- Brandon Gaudin and Jared Greenberg join the team.
Adam Zucker and Nate Burleson will host studio coverage from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York, joined by Charles Barkley, Clark Kellogg and Kenny Smith. Adam Lefkoe will host studio coverage from TNT Sports Studios in Atlanta alongside Bruce Pearl, Jamal Mashburn, Jalen Rose and Seth Davis. Renee Montgomery and Pearl will also make appearances from the CBS Broadcast Center. Jamie Erdahl will provide game updates.
Ernie Johnson will host studio coverage for the Final Four in Indianapolis.
