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March Madness 2022-23: How to Watch Your Favorite Men’s College Basketball Broadcasters
The best time of the year is here for NCAA basketball, with the official March Madness bracket set. The tournament is fast approaching, and it’s time to hone in on your favorite broadcasting voice before a month of constant basketball streaming on your TV, computer and phone. Between multiple networks, there are plenty of play-by-play announcers and analysts to follow alongside the Power 5 basketball stars. And unlike the NFL broadcast schedule, which went through quite the wave of shuffling around before the start of the season, many of the network personalities in college basketball are a familiar sight (or sound, shall we say?) for fans.
Here is the list of names appearing on different national broadcasts this season, from fan favorites like Dick Vitale and Jim Nantz, to fresh hires like Jay Wright.
ESPN
This season, ESPN is the host network for more than 3,500 men’s college basketball games. And it’s been one of the most heartwarming lineups yet on the broadcasting side, with legendary analyst Dick Vitale making his return in November after stepping away due to his lymphoma diagnosis.
ESPN has a large roster of broadcasting talent, some more well-known than others, in part because of its hosting of ACC, SEC, Big 12 and Pac-12 games in addition to the marquee matchups.
Analysts
- Jay Bilas
- Seth Greenberg
- Tim Welsh
- Corey Williams
- Dick Vitale
- Brook Weisbrod
- Jon Sundvold
- Malcom Huckaby
- Bryndon Manzer
- Sean Harrington
- Fran Fraschilla
- Sean Farnham
- LaPhonso Ellis
- Daymeon Fishback
Play-by-Play Commentators
- Dave Flemming
- Tom Hart
- Rich Hollenberg
- Mitch Holthus
- Clay Matvick
- Sean McDonough
- Mike Morgan
- Mark Neely
- Dave Neal
- Beth Mowins
- Dave Pasch
- Roy Philpott
- Matt Schick
- Jon Sciambi
- Doug Sherman
- Anish Shroff
- Dan Shulman
- Paul Sunderland
- Joe Tessitore
- Bob Wischusen
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ESPN’s family of networks will also be the exclusive host of the women’s NCAA tournament. The company will deploy a number of studio host and commentators, including Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Andraya Carter and Holly Rowe for the Final Four and national championship game.
CBS Sports
Most widely recognized as the voice of the Final Four, Jim Nantz will reportedly call his last March Madness tournament this season. Ian Eagle will succeed Nantz as the lead, accompanied by veterans Grant Hill and Bill Raftery. (Raftery is also FOX Sports’ lead game analyst.)
Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill and reporter Tracy Wolfson will call this year’s NCAA Men’s Final Four in early April, airing on CBS
Analysts
- Jay Wright
- Debbie Antonelli
- Seth Davis
- Avery Johnson
- Clark Kellogg
- Renee Montgomery
- Gary Parrish
- Bill Raftery
- Wally Szczerbiak
- Chris Walker
- Steve Wolf
- Steve Lappas
Hall of Fame head coach Wright joined CBS Sports as an analyst this past October.
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Play-by-Play Commentators
- Brad Nessler
- Jim Nantz
- Andrew Catalon
- Spero Dedes
- Ian Eagle
- Greg Gumbel
- Kevin Harlan
FOX Sports
While ESPN primarily hosts the remainder of the Power 5 conferences, FOX Sports airs Big Ten Network’s college basketball games. Gus Johnson is the network’s lead play-by-play voice, while Raftery, Jim Jackson and Casey Jacobsen top the list of analysts.
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Analysts
- Bill Raftery
- Jim Jackson
- Casey Jacobsen
- Donny Marshall
- LaVall Jordan
- Devin Harris
- Kimberly Adams
- Nick Bahe
- Stephen Bardo
- Casey Jacobsen
- Sarah Kustok
- Jim Spanarkel
- Stephanie White
- Christy Winters-Scott
Play-by-Play Commentators
- Gus Johnson
- Adam Amin
- Jason Benetti
- Tim Brando
- Lisa Byington
- Joe Davis
- Noah Eagle
- John Fanta
- Alex Faust
- Brandon Gaudin
- Aaron Goldsmith
- Kevin Kugler
