Westwood One will tip off its exclusive live coverage of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 6:30 pm ET. Fans will be able to hear full play-by-play action from all 67 men’s basketball games, including the First Four®, eight first-round and second-round games, plus regional semifinals and finals. In addition, Westwood One will broadcast live coverage of NCAA Men’s Final Four® on Saturday, March 31st, 2018, and the National Championship Game on Monday, April 2nd, in both English and Spanish, from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Where to Listen
Westwood One’s complete NCAA Men's tournament coverage can be heard on more than 500 radio stations nationwide and via SiriusXM. All 67 Division I men’s games will also be streamed online for free at NCAA.com/MarchMadness and on westwoodonesports.com. Additionally, the broadcasts will be available for free via the NCAA March Madness Live app, TuneIn.com, and the TuneIn app. New for 2018 is the ability to access live audio, game highlights, and more via the Westwood One Sports Skill on Amazon Alexa.
All-Star Broadcast Team
The trio of Kevin Kugler, Hall of Fame Coach John Thompson, and Clark Kellogg will announce all the action for the Final Four and the National Championship in English. The Spanish-language broadcast will be called by Rafael Hernandez Brito, Greivis Vásquez, and Clemson Smith Muñiz. Kellogg will be doing the Texas Two-Step in San Antonio, simultaneously serving as a studio analyst for both CBS Sports and Turner Sports’ television coverage in addition to Westwood One coverage. Immediately following the pregame show broadcast on the TV set, Kellogg will make his way courtside to the Westwood One radio broadcast position to join Kugler and Thompson to call the game. Then he will rejoin TV for halftime before repeating the process in the second half and postgame.
Jim Gray will serve as courtside reporter; three-time NCAA Player of the Year and Hall of Famer Bill Walton will provide pregame, halftime, and postgame analysis for the Final Four and National Championship.
Jason Horowitz and Jon Crispin will anchor the network coverage from Westwood One's New York City studios. Brad Heller will anchor Westwood One’s coverage on the satellite, online, and mobile platforms.
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