For Release: March 13, 2011
CBS SPORTS’ AND TURNER SPORTS’ EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF 2011 NCAA® DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TIPS-OFF MARCH 15
FOR FIRST TIME EVER ALL GAMES TO BE BROADCAST NATIONALLY ACROSS TBS, CBS, TNT AND truTV
Announce and Production Teams Assigned for NCAA FIRST FOUR™ and Second Round Coverage
CBS Sports’ and Turner Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship tips off with first-round coverage of the NCAA FIRST FOUR on Tuesday, March 15 and Wednesday, March 16 (6:30 PM, ET; both days) on truTV. Second-round coverage begins on Thursday, March 17 and Friday, March 18 (12:00 NOON-12:00 AM, ET; both days), with all games available live in their entirety across four national television networks: TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV.
Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg and Steve Kerr call the action, with Tracy Wolfson courtside for the two FIRST FOUR games on Tuesday. Gus Johnson and Len Elmore, along with courtside reporter Marty Snider, handle the call for the games on Wednesday. The studio coverage for Tuesday’s FIRST FOUR games features Greg Gumbel, Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Greg Anthony, Kenny Smith, and Seth Davis. On Wednesday, Matt Winer, Steve Smith and Seth Davis offer analysis in the studio (6:00 PM, ET; both days).
Two studios, based in New York and Atlanta, will be used to cover all the action. Studio coverage will be anchored by Gumbel and Johnson, who will share hosting duties during each day. Barkley, Anthony and Smith will provide analysis throughout the tournament alongside Gumbel or Johnson from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York. Analysts Reggie Miller and Davis will join the New York studio rotation for the second week of the tournament. Matt Winer will host the studio coverage from Turner’s Atlanta studio with analysts Davis and Steve Smith.
Following are the tip times for the FIRST FOUR games, as well as the announce and production team assignments for the second-round games. For a complete channel guide click on MyChannels at NCAA.com/MMOD.
Tip times for the third-round games on Saturday will be announced on Thursday after the conclusion of the day’s games. Sunday’s tip times will be released after the conclusion of play on Friday.
Fans will also be able to access the games through NCAA March Madness on Demand. NCAA March Madness on Demand will provide live streaming video of every game of the new 68-team tournament as they are broadcast by CBS Sports and Turner Sports, starting with the First Four™ from Dayton, OH on March 15, through the Men's Final Four® semifinals and national championship game from Houston, TX on April 2 and April 4.
FIRST ROUND GAMES TUESDAY, MARCH 15
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter Tip (ET) Network Site Game Producer//Director 6:40 PM truTV Dayton I UNC Asheville vs. UALR Nantz/Kellogg/Kerr//Wolfson Ken Mack/Jim Cornell after conc. I truTV Dayton II UAB vs. Clemson Nantz/Kellogg/Kerr//Wolfson Mack/Cornell
FIRST ROUND GAMES WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16
6:40 PM truTV Dayton I UTSA vs. Alabama St. Gus Johnson/LenElmore// Marty Snider Mack/Cornell
after conc. I truTV Dayton II Southern California vs. VCU Johnson/Elmore//Snider Mack/Cornell
SECOND ROUND GAMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 17 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET)
Play-by-Play/Analyst// Reporter Tip (ET) Network Site Game Producer//Director 12:15 PM CBS Tampa I West Virginia vs. Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel// UAB/Clemson David Aldridge Bob Mansbach/Chris Svendsen
12:40 PM truTV Wash. D.C. I Butler vs. Old Dominion Tim Brando/Mike Gminski// Lewis Johnson Ross Schneiderman/Vic Frank Bryan Lilley/Andy Goldberg
1:40 PM TBS Denver I Louisville vs. Morehead St. Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery// Lesley Visser Mark Wolff/Suzanne Smith
2:10 PM TNT Tucson I Temple vs. Penn St. Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/ Dan Bonner//Sam Ryan Scooter Vertino/Renardo Lowe
after conc. I CBS Tampa II Kentucky vs. Princeton Eagle/Spanarkel//Aldridge Mansbach/Svendsen
after conc. I truTV Wash. D.C.II Pittsburgh vs. Brando/Gminski//Johnson UNC Asheville/UALR Schneiderman/Frank Lilley/Goldberg
after conc. I TBS Denver II Vanderbilt vs. Richmond Lundquist/Raftery//Visser Wolff/Smith
after conc. I TNT Tucson II San Diego St. vs. Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Ryan Northern Colorado Vertino/Lowe
SECOND ROUND GAMES THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 17 (6:30 PM-12:00 AM, ET) (announce and production teams same as day games)
6:50 PM TBS Tampa III Florida vs. UC Santa Barbara
7:15 PM CBS Denver III BYU vs. Wofford
7:20 PM TNT Wash D.C. III Connecticut vs. Bucknell
7:27 PM truTV Tucson III Wisconsin vs. Belmont
after conc. III TBS Tampa IV UCLA vs. Michigan St.
after conc. III CBS Denver IV St. John’s vs. Gonzaga
after conc. III TNT Wash. D.C.IV Cincinnati vs. Missouri
after conc. III truTV Tucson IV Kansas St. vs. Utah St.
SECOND ROUND GAMES FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 18 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET)
Tip (ET) Network Site Game Producer//Director 12:15 PM CBS Tulsa I Texas vs. Oakland Marv Albert/Steve Kerr// Craig Sager Scott Cockerill/Lonnie Dale
12:40 PM truTV Charlotte I Michigan vs. Tennessee Nantz/Kellogg//Wolfson Bob Dekas/Bob Fishman
1:40 PM TBS Chicago I Notre Dame vs. Akron Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel// Jamie Maggio Craig Silver/Mark Grant
2:10 PM TNT Cleveland I George Mason vs. Villanova Gus Johnson/Len Elmore// Marty Snider Steve Scheer/Mike Arnold
after conc. I CBS Tulsa II Arizona vs. Memphis Albert/Kerr//Sager Cockerill/Dale
after conc. I truTV Charlotte II Duke vs. Hampton Nantz/Kellogg//Wolfson Dekas/Fishman
after conc. I TBS Chicago II Texas A&M vs. Florida St. Dedes/Wenzel//Maggio Silver/Grant
after conc. I TNT Cleveland II Ohio St. vs. Johnson/Elmore//Snider UTSA/Alabama St. Scheer/Arnold
SECOND ROUND GAMES FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 17 (6:30 PM-12:00 AM, ET)
6:50 PM TBS Tulsa III Kansas vs. Boston U.
7:15 PM CBS Charlotte III North Carolina vs. Long Island
7:20 PM TNT Chicago III Purdue vs. St. Peter’s
7:27 PM truTV Cleveland III Xavier vs. Marquette
after conc. III TBS Tulsa IV UNLV vs. Illinois
after conc. III CBS Charlotte IV Washington vs. Georgia
after conc. III TNT Chicago IV Georgetown vs. Southern California/VCU
after conc. III truTV Cleveland IV Syracuse vs. Indiana St.
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