It’s wall-to-wall basketball on CBS this weekend as the network covers 7 basketball games in a span of 12 hours both today and tomorrow. Six of the seven games will be aired nationally. The 2 p.m. window today will be split two ways betwen LSU-Auburn and Washington-UCLA. The details of this weekend’s college basketball action including tournament matchups are right here in the College Basketball Viewing Picks.
In the meantime, we have the CBS Sports press release which includes the announcers for each game for you below.
CBS SPORTS MARCHES ON WITH FOUR TOP TEN TEAMS HIGHLIGHTED BY NO. 1 KENTUCKY VS. NO. 16 FLORIDA AND NO. 2 SYRACUSE VS. NO. 19 LOUISVILLE
Big Ten Battle Between No. 5 Michigan State vs. No. 10 Ohio State Also Featured
CBS Sports’ college basketball schedule continues with a full slate of top games on Saturday, March 3, starting with Memphis at Tulsa (12:00-2:00 PM, ET). Regional coverage follows with LSU at Auburn and Washington at UCLA (2:00-4:00 PM, ET). The day concludes with *No. 19-ranked Louisville at *No. 2-ranked Syracuse (4:00-6:00 PM, ET) in a Big East battle.
CBS Sports broadcasts a tripleheader on Sunday, March 4 tipping-off with *No. 1-ranked Kentucky at *No. 16-ranked Florida (12:00-2:00 PM, ET), followed by the Missouri Valley Conference Championship (2:00-4:00 PM, ET). The day concludes with *No. 5-ranked Michigan State hosting *No. 10-ranked Ohio State (4:00-6:00 PM, ET) in a Big 10 showdown.
Spero Dedes and Bill Raftery handle the call for Memphis-Tulsa live from Donald W. Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Okla. Mark Wolff produces and Suzanne Smith directs. Turner Sports’ Brian Anderson and Dan Bonner team up for LSU-Auburn live from Auburn Arena in Auburn, Ala. Craig Silver produces and Mark Grant directs.
Turner Sports’ Reggie Miller joins Kevin Harlan and Bob Wenzel to broadcast Washington-UCLA live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena in Los Angeles, Calif. Steve Scheer produces and Mike Arnold directs. Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel are courtside for Louisville-Syracuse live from the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. Bob Mansbach produces and Chris Svendsen directs.
Marv Albert and Turner Sports’ Steve Kerr announce Kentucky-Florida live from the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Fla. Ken Mack produces and Jim Cornell directs. Tim Brando and Mike Gminski are on hand for the Missouri Valley Conference Championship live from Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo. Ross Schneiderman produces and Andy Goldberg directs. Verne Lundquist joins CBS Sports lead college basketball analyst Clark Kellogg for Ohio State-Michigan State live from the Breslin Center in Columbus, Ohio. Bob Dekas, CBS Sports’ coordinating producer for college basketball, produces and Bob Fishman directs.
AT THE HALF®, CBS Sports’ halftime studio show, hosted by Greg Gumbel alongside Greg Anthony and Sports Illustrated’s Seth Davis, provides all the day’s news, scores and highlights live from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. Eric Mann produces and Bob Matina directs. Harold Bryant is Executive Producer and Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.
*AP Poll as of 2/27/12
And CBS Sports Network will have its share of college tournaments beginning today with coverage of the Patriot League semifinals. It will conclude with the Atlantic 10, Conference USA and Mountain West Tournaments next weekend. We have details of that plus announcing assignments below.
CBS SPORTS NETWORK PROVIDES COMPLETE COVERAGE OF COLLEGE BASKETALL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK
Network to Feature Conference USA, Mountain West, Atlantic 10 and Patriot League Action
CBS Sports Network tips-off coverage of college basketball conference championship week on Saturday, March 3 with the Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship Semifinals. American faces Lehigh (2:00 PM, ET) at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pa. in the first semifinal, followed by Lafayette–Bucknell (4:30 PM, ET) at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pa. Bob Socci and Vince Curran announce the first game, while Jason Knapp and Steve Lappas handle the call for the later matchup. Patriot League action returns to the Network on Wednesday, March 7 with the Championship game (7:00 PM, ET).
Conference Tournament coverage continues on Sunday, March 4 with the Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Championship Semifinals (12:00 PM and 2:30 PM, ET) at Michael J. Hagan ’85 Arena in Philadelphia, Pa.
The Network features Conference USA Men’s Basketball Championship Quarterfinals from FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tenn. on Thursday, March 8 (1:00 PM, 3:30 PM, 7:30 PM and 10:00 PM, ET). CBS Sports Network also simulcasts the Mtn.’s telecast of two Mountain West quarterfinal matchups on Thursday (5:30 PM and 12:00 AM, ET).
College basketball action continues Friday, March 9 with the C-USA Women’s Championship Semifinals (11:00 AM and 1:30 PM) and the C-USA Men’s Basketball Championship Semifinals (4:00 PM and 6:30 PM, ET). The Mountain West Men’s Basketball Championship Semifinals follow from Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nev. (9:00 PM, ET and 11:30 PM, ET).
On Saturday, March 10, Atlantic 10 play returns to the Network with the Men’s Basketball Championship Semifinals (1:00 PM and 3:30 PM, ET) from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. The Patriot League Women’s Basketball Championship (6:00 PM, ET) and C-USA Women’s Basketball Championship (8:00 PM, ET) wrap up conference basketball championship week on CBS Sports Network.
In addition to live game coverage, the Network’s studio show Inside College Basketball: Bracket Week, keeps fans updated with the latest news, highlights and analysis leading up to Selection Sunday. Adam Zucker hosts and is joined by analysts Alaa Abdelnaby and Steve Lappas, insider Jon Rothstein, CBSSports.com Bracketology expert Jerry Palm and national college basketball writer Jeff Goodman, as well as guest analyst Tom Penders, the former Houston coach.
Talent assignments for conference championship week are listed below.
2012 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
(ALL TIMES EASTERN)March 3 (Saturday)
American vs. Lehigh (Patriot League Semifinal) — 2:00 PM
Bob Socci and Vince CurranLafayette vs. Bucknell (Patriot League Semifinal) — 4:30 PM
Jason Knapp and Steve LappasMarch 4 (Sunday)
Atlantic 10 Semifinal #1 (Women’s) — 12:00 PM
Atlantic 10 Semifinal #2 (Women’s) — 2:30 PM
Brent Stover and Tammy BlackburnMarch 7 (Wednesday)
Patriot League Championship — 7:00 PM
Bob Socci and Vince CurranMarch 8 (Thursday)
Conference USA Quarterfinal #1 — 1:00 PM
Conference USA Quarterfinal #2 — 3:30 PM
Roger Twibell and Wally SzczerbiakMountain West Quarterfinal #2 — 5:30 PM (Simulcast)
Rich Cellini and Joe CravensConference USA Quarterfinal #3 — 7:30 PM
Conference USA Quarterfinal #4 — 10:00 PM
Dave Ryan and Pete GillenMountain West Quarterfinal #4 — 12:00 AM (Simulcast; Join in Progress)
Ari Wolfe and Blaine FowlerMarch 9 (Friday)
Conference USA Semifinal #1 (Women’s) — 11:00 AM
Conference USA Semifinal #2 (Women’s) — 1:30 PM
Brent Stover and Tammy BlackburnConference USA Semifinal #1 — 4:00 PM
Roger Twibell and Wally SzczerbiakConference USA Semifinal #2 — 6:30 PM
Dave Ryan and Pete GillenMountain West Semifinal #1 — 9:00 PM
Mountain West Semifinal #2 –11:30 PM
Todd Harris and Steve LappasMarch 10 (Saturday)
Atlantic 10 Semifinal #1 — 1:00 PM
Atlantic 10 Semifinal #2 — 3:30 PM
James Bates and Steve WolfPatriot League Championship (Women’s) — 6:00 PM
Bob Socci and Leah SecondoConference USA Championship (Women’s) — 8:00
Brent Stover and Tammy Blackburn
That’s it.
