List of CBS Sports college basketball commentators
Present
The following people are commentators for CBS Sports' college basketball coverage:[1][2]
- Carter Blackburn (play-by-play)
- Dan Bonner (game analyst)
- Andrew Catalon (play-by-play)
- Seth Davis (studio analyst)
- Spero Dedes (play-by-play)
- Ian Eagle (play-by-play)
- Jamie Erdahl (sideline reporter)
- Pete Gillen (analyst)
- Greg Gumbel (studio host)
- Kevin Harlan (play-by-play)
- Brendan Haywood (analyst)
- Dana Jacobson (studio host, sideline reporter)
- Clark Kellogg (analyst)
- Steve Lappas (analyst)
- Tom McCarthy (play-by-play)
- Jim Nantz (lead play by play)
- Brad Nessler (play-by-play)
- Gary Parrish (analyst)
- Bill Raftery (lead game analyst)
- Jon Rothstein (reporter, insider)
- John Schriffen (sideline reporter)
- Jim Spanarkel (game analyst)
- Gene Steratore (rules analyst)
- Brent Stover (studio host)
- Wally Szczerbiak (analyst)
- Evan Washburn (sideline reporter, studio host)
- Tracy Wolfson (lead sideline reporter)
- Adam Zucker (studio host)
Past
Play-by-play
- Gary Bender (1981–1986; lead play by play, 1981–1984)
- Tim Brant (1986–1990)
- Irv Brown - During the telecast of the March 14, 1982 Idaho-Iowa game, Fred White started this game on play-by-play with Irv Brown as analyst, but White came down with laryngitis a few minutes into the game. So Brown shifted to play-by-play (for the first time ever) and George Raveling (Washington State's head coach) came out of the stands to serve as analyst for the remainder of the game.
- Bob Carpenter
- Jim Durham (1997–1998)
- Mike Emrick (1994–1995)
- Dick Enberg (1999–2010)
- Frank Glieber (1981–1985)
- Mike Gorman (1992–1997)
- Jim Henderson (1990–1991)
- Frank Herzog
- Bill Macatee (1995–1996)
- Sean McDonough (1991–1999)
- Brent Musburger (1985–1990)
- Mike Patrick[3] (1986–1987)
- Mel Proctor (1991–1993)
- Bob Rathbun (1988–1989, 1995–1996)
- Ted Robinson (1993–1998)
- Tim Ryan (1982–1998)
- Dave Sims (1993–1995)
- Pat Summerall (1985)
- Michele Tafoya
- Gary Thorne (1996–1997)
- Fred White
- Steve Zabriskie
Color commentators
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (2002–2003)
- Stephen Bardo
- Rolando Blackman (1997–2000)
- Dale Brown
- James Brown (1985–1986)
- Quinn Buckner (1988–1993, 1994–1997)
- Doug Collins
- Larry Conley[3]
- Denny Crum - During the 1996 CUSA title game, Al McGuire lost his voice. So CBS got Louisville coach Crum (who was in the arena) to join Tim Ryan on the broadcast crew in relief of McGuire.
- Billy Cunningham (1986–1991)
- Derrek Dickey (1992–1997)
- Larry Farmer (1992–1994)
- Eddie Fogler (2001–2002)
- Bill Foster
- Jack Givens
- Matt Guokas (2001–2004)
- Tom Heinsohn
- Greg Kelser (1993–1998)
- Steve Kerr (2011–2014)
- Al McGuire (1992–1999)
- Ann Meyers
- Digger Phelps (1991–1993)
- Rick Pitino (2000–2001)
- George Raveling (1994–1998)
- Lynn Shackelford
- Jon Sundvold (1996–2002)
- Reggie Theus (1994–1995)
- Bill Walton (2001)
- Bucky Waters (1988–1989)
- James Worthy (1999–2001)
Studio hosts
- Brent Musburger (1981–1985)
- Jim Nantz[3] (1985–2005)
- Pat O'Brien (1990–1997)
- Sam Ryan (2006–2011)
- Dick Stockton (1984–1985)
Studio analysts
- Quinn Buckner (1994–1996)
- Rex Chapman (2013 NCAA Tournament)
- Mateen Cleaves (2014–2015)
- Mike Francesca (1989–1993)
- Mike Krzyzewski (1993 and 1995 NCAA Tournaments)
- Grant Hill (2014 NCAA Tournament)
- Rick Majerus (1999 NCAA Tournament)
- Digger Phelps (1992–1993)
- Rick Pitino (1994 NCAA Tournament, 2000–2001)
- Bill Rafferty
- Dean Smith (1998 NCAA Tournament)
- John Thompson (1993 NCAA Tournament)
Feature reporters
Sideline reporters
- Bonnie Bernstein
- Dan Bonner
- Charles Davis
- Andrea Joyce
- Armen Keteyian
- Otis Livingston (2012–2014)
- Rachel Nichols (2013-2015)
- Sam Ryan
- Craig Sager (2011–2014)
- Marty Snider (2011–2013)
- Lesley Visser (2004–2012)
- Michele Tafoya
- Solomon Wilcots
NCAA Tournament commentary crews
2010
- Studio Host: Greg Gumbel
- Studio Analysts: Greg Anthony and Seth Davis
2000s
2009
- Studio Host: Greg Gumbel
- Studio Analysts: Greg Anthony and Seth Davis
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1990s
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
- Jim Nantz/Billy Packer (spent first weekend in studio)
- Dick Stockton/Billy Cunningham
- James Brown/Bill Raftery
- Greg Gumbel/Quinn Buckner
- Verne Lundquist/Len Elmore
- Tim Ryan or Jim Henderson/Dan Bonner
- Brad Nessler/Mimi Griffin
- Mel Proctor/Jack Givens
- Sean McDonough/Bill Walton
1990
- Brent Musburger/Billy Packer (Musburger's last tournament. CBS fired Musburger day before championship game)
- Dick Stockton/Hubie Brown
- James Brown/Bill Raftery
- Greg Gumbel/Quinn Buckner
- Tim Brant/Len Elmore
- Brad Nessler/Tom Heinsohn
1980s
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
- Brent Musburger or Dick Stockton/Billy Packer
- Gary Bender/Doug Collins
- Frank Glieber/James Brown (Glieber's last tournament for CBS. Glieber died in May 1985)
- Verne Lundquist or Pat Summerall/Larry Conley
- Verne Lundquist/Steve Grote
- Tim Ryan/Bill Raftery
1984
1983
1982
- Gary Bender/Billy Packer
- Frank Glieber/Steve Grote
- Bill Foster/George Raveling
- Fred White/Irv Brown and George Raveling (Fred White came down with laryngitis. Irv Brown shifted to play by play and Raveling, then coach at Washington State, came out of the stands to serve as analyst.)
- Verne Lundquist/Dale Brown
References
- "CBS Press Express". CBS Press Express. CBS Sports. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
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- "NCAA Tournament on CBS: Announcers". collegehoopsnet.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-28. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
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