Posted: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 8:22 PM | 8 comments |
 

Lundquist, Raftery to call Villanova-Duke
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Good news: Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery will be CBS' announcing team for the East regional semifinals and final in Boston, according to a release I just got from CBS.

Dick Enberg and Jay Bilas are heading to (suburban) Phoenix for the West regional games, while Gus Johnson and Len Elmore will be in Indianapolis for the Midwest.

Jim Nantz and Clark Kellog will call the South regional games in Memphis, but believe it or not, the original release had Billy Packer's name in place of Kellog's. I figured that couldn't really be the case, but wouldn't it have been something?

Here's the full schedule:

Thursday, March 26

Glendale I: 1. Connecticut vs. 5. Purdue, 7:07 p.m. (Dick Enberg/Jay Bilas)
Boston I: 1. Pittsburgh vs. 4. Xavier, 7:27 p.m. (Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery)
Glendale II: 2. Memphis vs. 3. Missouri (Dick Enberg/Jay Bilas)
Boston II: 2. Duke vs. 3. Villanova (Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery)

Friday, March 27

Indianapolis I: 1. Louisville vs. 12. Arizona, 7:07 p.m. (Gus Johnson/Len Elmore)
Memphis I: 2. Oklahoma vs. 3. Syracuse, 7:27 PM (Jim Nantz/Clark Kellog)
Indianapolis II: 2. Michigan State vs. 3. Kansas (Gus Johnson/Len Elmore)
Memphis II: 1. North Carolina vs. 4. Gonzaga (Jim Nantz/Clark Kellog)

So we're looking at a start time of around 10 p.m. for Duke-Villanova. That should be pretty wild.
Posted by Jonathan Tannenwald @ 8:22 PM  Permalink | File Under: NCAA Tournament | | Villanova | 8 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:11 PM, 03/22/2009
    Right on both counts...
    — Jonathan Tannenwald
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:37 PM, 03/22/2009
    Verne: Villanova up two... 3 seconds to go... Henderson with the ball ... for threeeee.... Raftery: ONIONS!!! DUKE DOWNS VILLANOVA! Go Duke!
    — PhillyPride86
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:50 PM, 03/22/2009
    How many times did Dick Enberg get Dwayne Anderson and Dante Cunningham mixed up in the 1st two games? Fish & Stokes? '85 & '95? A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Oh and "Philly" Pride(?) Jealousy is an ugly thing.
    — blue_94_trooper
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:01 PM, 03/23/2009
    GO 'CATS!! PK
    — PhillyTheKid
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:26 PM, 03/23/2009
    That is good news. Rafferty is an excellent color man. Right there with Dick Vitale in a "love for the game that you can tell from their voice" sense. He has just as many good catch phrases, and his voice is easy to listen to, unlike Vitale's "BABY". Looking forward to a good game between my two favorite teams. (Philly for 19yrs, and NC for 20. Cameron Indoor Colliseum reminded me so much of Temple's old McConnegal Hall that I started rooting for them down there in ACC. Good timing in mid80's)
    — Flackattack
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:17 PM, 03/23/2009
    Clark Kellogg is a weak color guy. I'd rather have Packer. Lundquist and Raftery are probably the best 2-man combo. Jim Nance is overrated. Go Cats!
    — PhilCali
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