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NCAA Tournament 2024: Officials announced for Final Four

The officials have been announced for the 2024 Final Four. The NCAA selected 11 different referees to work this year's event, scheduled for Saturday, April 6 and Monday, April 8 in Phoenix.

Dustin Schutte

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The NCAA has announced the officials for this year's Final Four, scheduled for Saturday, April 6 and Monday, April 8 in Phoenix. There have been 11 referees who have been selected to work college basketball's biggest event.

Per Fox's John Fanta, the 11 officials who will work this year's Final Four include: Patrick Adams, Jeff Anderson, Roger Ayers, Courtney Green, Ronald Groover, Keith Kimble, Kipp Kissinger, Terry Oglesby, Marques Pettigrew, Michael Redd and Paul Szelc.

This year's NCAA Tournament has been incredibly fun, creating plenty of interesting storylines entering the Final Four.

UConn is looking to defend its title after winning the national championship last season. Alabama reached its first-ever Final Four in program history and will look to pull off a massive upset of the Huskies on Saturday.

Purdue punched its ticket to Phoenix, reaching the Final Four for the first time since 1980. The Boilermakers are looking to win their first NCAA Tournament title. They'll play North Carolina State, just the sixth No. 11 seed in March Madness history to play in the final weekend of the tournament.

Here's a look at the Final Four schedule:

No. 11 North Carolina State (26-14) vs. No. 1 Purdue (33-4)
Date: Saturday, April 6
Time: 6:09 p.m. ET
TV: TBS
Spread: Purdue is a 9.5-point favorite, per FanDuel.

No. 4 Alabama (25-11) vs. No. 1 UConn (35-3)
Date: Saturday, April 6
Time: Approximately 8:49 p.m. ET
TV: TBS
Spread: UConn is an 11.5-point favorite, per FanDuel.

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Dustin Schutte

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