CBS transitions from college football to college basketball on weekends. On Saturday, the Tiffany Network devotes its entire afternoon lineup to college basketball with two games. The first game will be a Big East-ACC battle as former Big East rivals Villanova and Syracuse play at the Carrier Dome in Central New York at 2 p.m. ET. Tim Brando and Bill Raftery will have the call.
The second game will be an American Athletic Conference-SEC matchup as in-state rivals Louisville and Kentucky square off at the venerable Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY. In an upset, Jim Nantz will be on hand for his second game of the 2013-14 season. He’ll be joined by analyst Greg Anthony and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson.
Here are the details.
CBS SPORTS UNWRAPS A MARQUEE HOLIDAY HOOPS DOUBLEHEADER ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28
Undefeated Teams Square-Off as No. 2 Syracuse Takes on No. 8 Villanova at 2:00 PM, ET, Followed by In-State Battle with No. 6 Louisville at No. 18 Kentucky
CBS Sports Tips-Off New Series “NCAA MEN OF MARCH” on Dec. 28CBS Sports features a marquee holiday hoops national college basketball doubleheader on Saturday, Dec. 28. Action tips off at 2:00 PM, ET as undefeated No. 2-ranked Syracuse
(11-0) takes on undefeated *No. 8-ranked Villanova (11-0). Following at 4:00 PM, ET, No. 6-ranked Louisville plays No. 18-ranked Kentucky in a battle of the Bluegrass.Tim Brando and Bill Raftery call the action for Villanova-Syracuse live from the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. Bob Mansbach produces and Steve Milton directs.
CBS Sports’ lead college basketball team of Jim Nantz, Greg Anthony and reporter Tracy Wolfson are courtside for Louisville-Kentucky from Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky. Vic Frank produces and Mike Arnold directs.
AT THE HALF, CBS Sports’ halftime studio show features analysts Doug Gottlieb and Seth Davis. Vin DeVito produces and Linda Malino directs.
In addition, CBS Sports will stream Louisville-Kentucky as well as select games from the entire 2013-14 college basketball schedule live on CBSSports.com. The games are available exclusively on CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports mobile app for iPhone, iPad and Android.
Prior to the games, CBS Sports tips off its new original series NCAA MEN OF MARCH, which profiles top college coaches, beginning with Louisville’s Rick Pitino (1:00-1:30 PM, ET) and Kentucky’s John Calipari (1:30-2:00 PM, ET). The series, which includes six half-hour shows, provide a unique showcase of the life, philosophy, and style behind some of the best coaches in college basketball with a blend of all-access footage and at-home interviews.
Greg Anthony conducts the interviews.
Harold Bryant is Executive Producer and Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.
There you have it.
