O.k, CBS/Turner has released the tip times for the next round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship before all of the games are finished. Either the staffers there have become extremely efficient or they all want to go to bed at a decent hour. I have a feeling this is a combination of the two.
Anyway, the Turner announcing teams will call the Midwest and West regions on Thursday with the CBS announce teams doing the the Friday games in the East and South regions.
Marv Albert, Len Elmore, Chris Webber and Lewis Johnson will be in Cleveland to see if Kentucky can continue its pursuit of perfection or whatever they’re calling it now. The Midwest Region will be on CBS.
Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, Reggie Miller and Rachel Nichols are heading to Los Angeles for the West Region on TBS.
Uncle Verne Lundquist with Jim Spanarkel and Allie LaForce will be in Syracuse, NY for the East Region on TBS.
And Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill and Tracy Wolfson will go to Houston for the South Region and they’ll see if Duke can head to the Final Four.
Here’s the official announcement and schedule of games for Thursday, March 26 and Friday, March 27 on CBS and TBS.
CBS Sports and Turner Sports Announce Tip Times and Commentator Teams for Regional Semifinals
Exclusive Coverage Continues with Regional Semifinals on Thursday, March 26 and Friday, March 27
Turner Sports and CBS Sports announce tip times, match-ups and commentator teams for its exclusive coverage of the 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Regional Semifinals on Thursday, March 26 and Friday, March 27 beginning at 7:00 PM, ET with all games available in their entirety on TBS and CBS. Coverage will begin both nights with the NCAA Tip-Off pregame show at 6 p.m. on TBS.
The announce teams for the Regional Semifinals and Finals are as follows:
Play-By-Play/Analyst//Reporter
Jim Nantz/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill//Tracy Wolfson
Marv Albert/Chris Webber/Len Elmore//Lewis Johnson
Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce
Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner//Rachel NicholsStudio coverage will continue with Greg Gumbel hosting alongside analysts Charles Barkley, Clark Kellogg and Kenny Smith from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York with Doug Gottlieb contributing. Ernie Johnson will host studio coverage from Turner Studios in Atlanta with analysts Steve Smith, Seth Davis and guest analyst and current Georgia State head coach Ron Hunter.
This year’s Final Four National Semifinals on Saturday, April 4, will be televised on TBS along with team-specific telecasts airing on TNT and truTV. The National Championship Game on Monday, April 6, will air on CBS.
Regional Semifinals – Thursday, March 26
(7:00 PM, ET)
Tip Network Site Game Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter 7:15 p.m. CBS Cleveland I Notre Dame vs. Wichita State Marv Albert/Chris Webber/Len Elmore//Lewis Johnson 7:47 p.m. TBS Los Angeles I North Carolina vs. Wisconsin Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner//Rachel Nichols Approximately 9:45 p.m. CBS Cleveland II Kentucky vs. West Virginia Marv Albert/Chris Webber/Len Elmore//Lewis Johnson Approximately 10:17 p.m. TBS Los Angeles II Arizona vs. Xavier Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner//Rachel Nichols Regional Semifinals – Friday, March 27
(7:00 PM, ET)
Tip Network Site Game Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter 7:15 p.m. CBS Houston I Gonzaga vs. UCLA Jim Nantz/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill//Tracy Wolfson 7:37 p.m. TBS Syracuse I Louisville vs. N.C. State Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce Approximately 9:45 p.m. CBS Houston II Duke vs. Utah Jim Nantz/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill//Tracy Wolfson Approximately 10:07 p.m. TBS Syracuse II Michigan State vs. Oklahoma Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce
And that will do it.
