The current logo used for FOX's college basketball broadcasts (2021-present). (YouTube)
- "FOX Primetime Hoops" foregrounds big men and women's matchups Saturday nights on FOX
- Most regular season women's games in broadcast network history
- Veteran broadcasters Bill Raftery, Jim Jackson, Gus Johnson & Sarah Kustok anchor coverage with newcomers Robbie Hummel, LaPhonso Ellis, and more
During the forthcoming 2023-24 college basketball season, FOX Sports has over 330 games across the FOX Sports family of networks and digital platforms. The network's coverage is anchored by the sport's leading voices and spearheaded by "FOX Primetime Hoops", a special package of highly anticipated Saturday night matchups featured on the FOX broadcast network.
FOX Sports' season tips off on Monday, November 6, with exclusive whip-around coverage showing live look-ins of seven BIG EAST contests with limited commercials during the BIG EAST OPENING NIGHT TIP-OFF at 6:30 PM ET on FS1.
FOX Primetime Hoops:
Another key takeaway from the 2023-24 schedule includes a fresh slate of FOX PRIMETIME HOOPS matchups, beginning Saturday, December 9, with a special doubleheader on FOX. The action begins at 7:00 PM ET with UCLA at preseason No. 22 Villanova, followed by Notre Dame at No. 5 Marquette at 9:00 PM ET.
The FOX PRIMETIME HOOPS schedule also includes matchups between No. 4 Michigan State and No. 20 Baylor, St. John's at No. 6 Connecticut, Indiana at No. 3 Purdue, Michigan State at Michigan, Villanova at Connecticut and Michigan State at Purdue.
In addition, FOX PRIMETIME HOOPS highlights at least two women's games, beginning with preseason No. 9 Indiana at No. 3 Iowa, followed by No. 10 Notre Dame at No. 2 Connecticut.
Additional PRIMETIME HOOPS will be announced at a later date.
Record-Setting Women's Slate:
FOX Sports' women's college basketball schedule features thirteen games on the FOX broadcast network, a record high for regular season women's college basketball games on any broadcast network. In addition to the FOX PRIMETIME HOOPS matchups mentioned above, the FOX broadcast network features No. 17 Louisville at Connecticut, No. 7 Ohio State at Michigan, No. 19 Baylor at No. 13 Texas, Iowa at No. 14 Maryland, No. 22 Creighton at Connecticut, Indiana at No. 23 Illinois, Ohio State at Iowa, and No. 11 Tennessee at Indiana.
FS1 also features a bevy of highly anticipated non-conference matchups, beginning with a doubleheader on Thursday, November 16, with Maryland @ Connecticut at 6:30 PM ET and Kansas State @ Iowa at 8:30 PM ET. Other non-conference highlights on FS1 include Oregon at Baylor, No. 8 Virginia Tech at Rutgers, and No. 4 UCLA at Ohio State.
Key Game Highlights:
FOX Sports features eight Gavitt Tipoff Games, the early-season conference challenge between the BIG EAST and Big Ten, from Monday, November 13 to Friday, November 17 on FS1. Matchups include Michigan at St. John's, Xavier at Purdue, Marquette at No. 25 Illinois, Iowa at No. 8 Creighton, Butler at Michigan State & Maryland at Villanova.
Other highlights on FOX include Purdue vs. No. 24 Alabama from the Hall of Fame series in Toronto at 1:30 PM ET on Saturday, December 9; No. 10 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 12 Arizona from the Desert Classic in Las Vegas at 3:00 PM ET on Saturday, December 23; and a special Monday Martin Luther King Jr. doubleheader on Monday, January 15 featuring Ohio State @ Michigan at 12:00 PM ET and Villanova @ Marquette at 2:30 PM ET.
Thanksgiving Week Programming:
As part of FOX Sports' continuous and perpetual packed Thanksgiving week programming slate, the Acrisure Classic features Michigan State vs. Arizona debuts Thursday, November 23 (Thanksgiving) at 4:00 PM ET on FOX (following the Packers vs. Lions NFL game earlier that day), followed by an early round matchup from Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off Tournament between Tennessee and Indiana at 6:00 PM ET on FOX.
FOX Sports also televises the Men's Fort Myers Tip-Off in its entirety featuring Wisconsin, West Virginia, Virginia & SMU from Monday, November 20 to Wednesday, November 22 on FS1.
The first-ever Rady Children's Invitational airs on FOX and FS1, featuring No. 21 USC, Oklahoma, Seton Hall & Iowa on Thursday, November 23 (Thanksgiving) and Friday, November 24 (Black Friday).
Postseason Tournaments:
FOX Sports will remain the exclusive home of the BIG EAST men and women's tournaments. The BIG EAST women's quarterfinals begin on Saturday, March 9 at 12:00 PM ET on FS1 and conclude on Monday, March 11 at 7:00 PM ET on FS1. The BIG EAST men's tournament tips off on Wednesday, March 13 at 4:00 PM ET. In addition, FS1 will televise one quarterfinal and one semifinal from the men's Pac-12 tournament on Thursday, March 14 and Friday, March 15.
On Saturday, March 16, the final matchups of the Men's BIG EAST and Pac-12 tournaments will be featured in a doubleheader on the FOX broadcast network, at 6:30 PM ET and 9:00 PM ET, respectively.
Elite Game & Studio Broadcasting Roster:
Acclaimed broadcaster Gus Johnson returns as FOX Sports' lead play-by-play commentator, with former All-American and NBA veteran Jim Jackson and Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Bill Raftery once again serving as the lead game analysts.
New for the 2023-24 season, acclaimed analysts Robbie Hummel (formerly with ESPN) and LaPhonso Ellis (also formerly with ESPN) joins FOX Sports' robust coverage of college basketball. Donny Marshall, Casey Jacobsen, and LaVall Jordan return to offer game and studio analysis throughout the season.
FOX Sports' stacked play-by-play talent roster includes Adam Amin, Tim Brando, Jason Benetti, Kevin Kugler, Lisa Byington, Brandon Gaudin, Jeff Levering, John Fanta, and Matt Schumacker.
Kimberly Adams, Nick Bahe, Stephen Bardo, Sarah Kustok, Jim Spanarkel, Christy Winters-Scott and Stephanie White contribute to FOX Sports' college basketball coverage as game analysts.
In studio, Rob Stone and Mike Hill share hosting duties joined by (Jim) Jackson, (Casey) Jacobsen, (Donny) Marshall & (LaVall) Jordan as analysts throughout the season. Mike DeCourcy, a member of the U.S. Basketball Writers Hall of Fame, also returns this season as FOX Sports' bracket expert. Additional play-by-play broadcasters and analysts will contribute to game and studio coverage throughout the season.
All college basketball games on FOX, FS1, and FS2 can be streamed live on the FOX Sports App and FOX Sports.com.
Let's get it! 😤 🏀 The college basketball season is basically upon us. Check back often for the announcing assignments and any changes/updates to the game schedule throughout the year.
* CBB on FS1/FS2 Schedule (link): https://tamirmoore.blogspot.com/2023/10/2023-2024-cbb-on-fs1-schedule.html
- 2023-2024 CBB on FOX Regular Season Broadcast Schedule (All Times ET; Subject to Change)
* Thursday, November 23 (Thanksgiving)
. Arizona vs. Michigan State (Acrisure Arena) - FOX, 4:00 PM (ET) - Adam Amin, Jim Jackson
- Acrisure Classic (at Palm Springs, CA)
. Indiana vs. Tennessee (Women's) (Suncoast Credit Union Arena) - FOX, 6:00 PM (ET) - Lisa Byington, Sarah Kustok
- Fort Myers Tip-Off (Women's) (at Fort Myers, FL)
* Friday, November 24 (Black Friday)
. Championship: Oklahoma vs. USC (LionTree Arena) - FOX, 3:30 PM (ET) - Aaron Goldsmith, Casey Jacobsen
- Rady's Children's Invitational (San Diego)
. 3rd Place: Iowa vs. Seton Hall (LionTree Arena) - FOX, 6:00 PM (ET) - Aaron Goldsmith, Casey Jacobsen
- Rady's Children's Invitational (San Diego)
* Saturday, December 2
. Marquette at Wisconsin - FOX, 12:30 PM (ET) - Tim Brando, Bill Raftery
* Saturday, December 9
. Syracuse at Georgetown - FOX, 11:30 AM (ET) - Jeff Levering, Donny Marshall
. Purdue vs. Alabama (Coca-Cola Coliseum) - FOX, 1:30 PM (ET) - Jason Benetti, Robbie Hummel
- Hall of Fame Series (Toronto)
. UCLA vs. Villanova (Wells Fargo Center) - FOX, 7:00 PM (ET) - Tim Brando, Jim Jackson
. Notre Dame at Marquette - FOX, 9:00 PM (ET) - Brandon Gaudin, LaPhonso Ellis
* Saturday, December 16
. Louisville vs. Connecticut (Women's) (XL Center) - FOX, 12:00 PM (ET) - Lisa Byington, Stephanie White
. ^ Baylor vs. Michigan State (Little Caesars Arena) - FOX, 2:00 PM (ET) - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson
- Motor City Invitational (Detroit)
- Note: ^ The Baylor vs. Michigan State game had to be moved from its original 8 p.m. ET starting time to a 2 p.m. ET starting time instead due to a schedule conflict with the Detroit Lions.
. Alabama at Creighton - FOX, 8:00 PM (ET) - Jason Benetti, Donny Marshall
* Saturday, December 23
. Florida Atlantic vs. Arizona (T-Mobile Arena) - FOX, 3:00 PM (ET) - Jason Benetti, Casey Jacobsen
- Desert Classic (at Paradise, NV)
. St. John's vs. Connecticut (XL Center) - FOX, 8:00 PM (ET) - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson
* Saturday, December 30
. Ohio State at Michigan (Women's) - FOX, 12:00 PM (ET) - Sloane Martin, Christy Winters-Scott
. Baylor at Texas (Women's) - FOX, 2:00 PM (ET) - Tim Brando, Sarah Kustok
. West Virginia vs. Ohio State (Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse - Cleveland, OH) - FOX, 7:00 PM (ET) - Jason Benetti, Jim Jackson
* Saturday, January 6
. St. John's at Villanova - FOX, 1:00 PM (ET) - Tim Brando, Donny Marshall
. Ohio State at Indiana - FOX, 8:00 PM (ET) - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson, Allison Williams
* Saturday, January 13
. St. John's at Creighton - FOX, 1:00 PM (ET) - Brandon Gaudin, Nick Bahe
. Indiana at Iowa (Women's) - FOX, 8:00 PM (ET) - Gus Johnson, Sarah Kustok, Allison Williams
* Sunday, January 14
. Georgetown vs. Connecticut (XL Center) - FOX, 12:00 PM (ET) - Alex Faust, Donny Marshall
- Alex Faust replaces Tim Brando (presumably travel issues).
* Monday, January 15 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
. Ohio State at Michigan - FOX, 12:00 PM (ET) - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson
. Villanova at Marquette - FOX, 2:30 PM (ET) - Jason Benetti, Bill Raftery
* Saturday, January 20
. Marquette vs. St. John's (Madison Square Garden) - FOX, 12:00 PM (ET) - Tim Brando, Jim Jackson
. USC at Arizona State - FOX, 2:00 PM (ET) - Jason Benetti, Casey Jacobsen
* Saturday, January 27
. Georgetown at Providence - FOX, 12:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Kugler, Jim Jackson
. Indiana at Illinois - FOX, 3:00 PM (ET) - Jason Benetti, Robbie Hummel
. Arizona at Oregon - FOX, 5:30 PM (ET) - Aaron Goldsmith, Casey Jacobsen
. Notre Dame at Connecticut (Women's) - FOX, 8:00 PM (ET) - Gus Johnson, Stephanie White
* Sunday, January 28
. Purdue at Rutgers - FOX, 1:00 PM (ET) - Tim Brando, LaPhonso Ellis
* Saturday, February 3
. Connecticut vs. St. John's (Madison Square Garden) - FOX, 12:00 PM (ET) - Tim Brando, Jim Jackson
. Utah State at San Diego State - FOX, 3:30 PM (ET) - Jason Benetti, Casey Jacobsen, Allison Williams
. Maryland at Michigan State - FOX, 5:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Kugler, Robbie Hummel
. Iowa at Maryland (Women's) - FOX, 8:00 PM (ET) - Gus Johnson, Stephanie White, Kim Adams
* Saturday, February 10
. Creighton at Xavier - FOX, 12:30 PM (ET) - Tim Brando, Robbie Hummel
. Villanova at Marquette (Women's) - FOX, 3:00 PM (ET) - Lisa Byington, Meghan McKeown
. UCLA at California - FOX, 5:30 PM (ET) - Brandon Gaudin, Casey Jacobsen
. Indiana at Purdue - FOX, 8:00 PM (ET) - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson
* Sunday, February 11 (Super Bowl Sunday)
. Iowa at Nebraska (Women's) - FOX, 1:00 PM (ET) - Jason Benetti, Kim Adams, Allison Williams
* Saturday, February 17
. Creighton at Butler - FOX, 12:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Kugler, LaPhonso Ellis
. Marquette vs. Connecticut (XL Center) - FOX, 3:00 PM (ET) - Tim Brando, Donny Marshall
. Illinois at Maryland - FOX, 5:30 PM (ET) - Jason Benetti, Robbie Hummel
. Michigan State at Michigan - FOX, 8:00 PM (ET) - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson
* Monday, February 19 (Presidents' Day)
. Creighton vs. Connecticut (Women's) (XL Center) - FOX, 12:00 PM (ET) - Lisa Byington, Sarah Kustok
. Indiana at Illinois (Women's) - FOX, 2:00 PM (ET) - Kevin Kugler, Christy Winters-Scott
* Saturday, February 24
. Villanova at Creighton (Women's) - FOX, 12:00 PM (ET) - Sloane Martin, Kim Adams
. Oklahoma State at Oklahoma (Women's) - FOX, 2:00 PM (ET) - Tim Brando, Meghan McKeown
. Villanova at Connecticut - FOX, 8:00 PM (ET) - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson
* Saturday, March 2
. Villanova at Providence - FOX, 12:00 PM (ET) - Tim Brando, Donny Marshall
. Marquette at Creighton - FOX, 2:30 PM (ET) - Brandon Gaudin, Robbie Hummel
. Michigan State at Purdue - FOX, 8:00 PM (ET) - Jason Benetti, Jim Jackson
* Sunday, March 3
. Ohio State at Iowa (Women's) - FOX, 1:00 PM (ET) - Gus Johnson, Sarah Kustok, Allison Williams
* Saturday, March 9
. Georgetown vs. St. John's (Madison Square Garden) - FOX, 12:00 PM (ET) - Tim Brando, LaPhonso Ellis
. Creighton vs. Villanova (Wells Fargo Center) - FOX, 2:30 PM (ET) - Kevin Kugler, Donny Marshall
. Marquette at Xavier - FOX, 5:00 PM (ET) - Jason Benetti, Robbie Hummel
. Connecticut at Providence - FOX, 8:00 PM (ET) - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson
* Sunday, March 10
. Wisconsin at Purdue - FOX, 12:30 PM (ET) - Jason Benetti, Robbie Hummel
- 2023-2024 CBB on FOX Conference Tournament Schedule (All Times ET; Subject to Change)
* Friday, March 15
. (5) St. John's vs. (1) Connecticut (Madison Square Garden) - FOX, 5:30 PM (ET) - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson, Kristina Pink
- Big East Semifinal #1 (New York City)
* Saturday, March 16
. (3) Marquette vs. (1) Connecticut (Madison Square Garden) - FOX, 6:30 PM (ET) - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson, Kristina Pink
- Big East Championship (New York City)
. (4) Oregon vs. (3) Colorado (T-Mobile Arena) - FOX, 9:00 PM (ET) - Jason Benetti, Casey Jacobsen, Allison Williams
- Pac-12 Championship (at Paradise, Nevada)
Sources: FOX Sports Press Pass.
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Is FOX Primetime Hoops continuing into this season?
ReplyDelete@Mark T. Mark, it certainly seems like it with the primetime games that FOX already has scheduled!
Delete12/9: UCLA/Villanova (at Philadelphia), 7 p.m.
12/9: Notre Dame/Marquette, 9 p.m.
12/16: Baylor/Michigan State (at Detroit), 8 p.m.
12/23: St. John's/UConn (at Hartford), 8 p.m.
12/30: West Virginia/Ohio State (at Cleveland), 7 p.m.
1/6: Ohio State/Indiana, 8 p.m.
1/27: Notre Dame/UConn (Women's), 8 p.m.
2/3: Iowa/Maryland (Women's) or Maryland/Michigan State, 8 p.m.
2/10: Indiana/Purdue, 8 p.m.
2/17: Michigan State/Michigan, 8 p.m.
2/24: Villanova/UConn, 8 p.m.
3/2: Michigan State/Purdue, 8 p.m.
3/9: Big East game TBD, 8 p.m.
Are Gus and Jim still the lead broadcasters?
Delete@Mark T. As of now, Mark, I would say yes. Still waiting on FOX's release for the season; however, I was able to plug-in the schedule ahead of time.
DeleteHmmm.
DeleteIndiana vs Tennessee: Lisa Byington and Sarah Kustok
ReplyDeleteWhy is Gus Johnson not calling a game today?
ReplyDelete@Mark T. Perhaps Gus wanted time off following a long college football season
DeleteWould Gus Johnson and Jim Jackson be able to call a women's basketball game?
ReplyDelete@Mark T. Mark, probably not. I think that Johnson and Jackson (and Raftery for that matter) are limited to the men's games only.
DeleteHmm. So then who's gonna call the Indiana-Iowa women's game in primetime?
DeleteNice to see FOX adding sideline reporters to regular season games.
ReplyDelete@Mark T. Absolutely. Plus, Allison Williams has not worked a college basketball game since 2021 (while she still was with ESPN/ABC), so I'm happy that FOX has decided to give her another shot covering college basketball games.
DeleteYeah. Curious to see who will be pxp for the game, since it won't be Johnson/Jackson.
Delete@Mark T. Well Mark, guess what?! Gus Johnson is indeed calling this Iowa/Indiana women's game tonight, alongside Sarah Kustok and Allison Williams. So apparently, Johnson can call women's games for FOX.
DeleteWow! I can't believe it! This should be really interesting.
DeleteWasn't Tim Brando supposed to call Georgetown vs Uconn?
ReplyDelete@Mark T. Mark, yes he was. Faust was probably a last-minute change for Brando due to travel issues thanks to this weekend's snowstorms and cold weather across most of the country.
DeleteOk. Makes sense.
DeleteMy predictions for the rest of tomorrow's games
ReplyDeleteGeorgetown- Providence- Kevin Kugler, Bill Raftery
Arizona- Oregon- Aaron Goldsmith, Casey Jacobsen
Notre Dame- UConn (Women's)- Gus Johnson, Sarah Kustok and Allison Williams
@Mark T. Mark, here are tomorrow's assignments for FOX and then, I will tell you how successful you were on the guesses.
Delete|| FOX College Basketball game announcers -- Saturday, Jan. 27
. 12:30 p.m. ET - Georgetown at Providence - Kevin Kugler & Jim Jackson
. 3 p.m. ET - Indiana at Illinois - Jason Benetti & Robbie Hummel (confirmed previously)
. 5:30 p.m. ET - Arizona at Oregon - Aaron Goldsmith & Casey Jacobsen
. 8 p.m. ET - Notre Dame at Connecticut (women's) - Gus Johnson & Stephanie White
- My scoring breakdown for your guesses:
* Play-by-play:
You were 3 for 3 (!!) in terms of the play-by-play commentators (Kugler on Georgetown/Providence, Goldsmith on Arizona/Oregon, and Johnson on Notre Dame/Connecticut women's).
* Analyst:
1 for 3 in terms of the game analysts (Jacobsen on Arizona/Oregon; Raftery and Kustok will both be working other assignments tomorrow, Raftery on Kansas/Iowa State for CBS and Kustok on Rockets/Nets for the YES Network).
* Sideline Reporters:
And 0 for 1 on the sideline reporter (Williams isn't working this broadcast).
In fact, Mark, I appreciate you putting in these guesses! It's always good to guess where certain commentators might wind up. Predictions are just a fun way to figure out who's going where. I will commend you, bro! I always enjoy your posts because you read this blog often and your comments are spot on and right on the point. They are thoughtful, informative, and insightful. Appreciate it and keep it up!
Thanks Tamir. I'm very proud of myself for getting all the pxp guys right. I think I'll do this more often in the future.
DeleteHere are my predictions for next Saturdays games
ReplyDeleteUconn vs St John's- Tim Brando and Jim Jackson
Utah State vs San Diego State- Adam Amin and Casey Jacobsen
Maryland vs Michigan State- Jason Benetti and Donny Marshall
Iowa vs Maryland (Women's) Gus Johnson and Christy Winters-Scott
@Mark T. Mark, here are the announcers for FOX's Saturday CBB games:
Delete- Connecticut vs. St. John's (MSG) -- Tim Brando & Jim Jackson (nailed this pairing)
- Utah State at San Diego State -- Jason Benetti, Casey Jacobsen & Allison Williams (Jacobsen is indeed working this game; Amin is working the SAC/CHI game tomorrow night for NBC Sports Chicago; Plus, we get another Allison Williams CBB sideline appearance!)
- Maryland at Michigan State -- Kevin Kugler & Robbie Hummel (Benetti is working the Utah State/San Diego State game)
- Iowa at Maryland (Women's) - Gus Johnson, Stephanie White & Kim Adams (Johnson is working yet another women's CBB game, his THIRD one of the season)
Very interesting that Williams is working an afternoon game.
Delete@Mark T. Mark, very interesting for sure. You would assume that Allison was working the primetime Iowa/Maryland women's game, since Gus Johnson was working that particular game. But give FOX credit for ACTUALLY using sideline reporters for regular season games, instead of saving them for the Big East Tournament (or in certain spots).
DeleteI agree completely. It was dumb for FOX to wait until the Big East Championship to get a sideline reporter.
DeleteMy predictions for next weekend's games.
ReplyDeleteCreighton vs Xavier- Tim Brando and Nick Bahe
Villanova vs Marquette (women's) John Fanta and Sarah Kustok
UCLA vs Cal- Jason Benetti and Casey Jacobsen
Indiana vs Purdue- Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson, and Allison Williams
Iowa vs Nebraska (women's) Lisa Byington and Stephanie White
How did I do?
Delete@Mark T. Mark, here is FOX's assignments for this weekend and then, we will talk about your predictions (a detailed breakdown of your predictions is below):
Delete* Saturday, February 10
. Creighton at Xavier - FOX, 12:30 p.m. ET - Tim Brando & Robbie Hummel
. Villanova at Marquette (Women's) - FOX, 3 p.m. ET - Lisa Byington & Meghan McKeown
. UCLA at California - FOX, 5:30 p.m. ET - Brandon Gaudin & Casey Jacobsen
. Indiana at Purdue - FOX, 8 p.m. ET - Gus Johnson & Jim Jackson
* Sunday, February 11 -- Super Bowl Sunday
. Iowa at Nebraska (Women's) - FOX, 1 p.m. ET - Jason Benetti, Kim Adams & Allison Williams
Now, let's discuss your predictions (your prediction first, the actual commentator pairing, the reasoning why your prediction was correct/incorrect, and the grade for each prediction):
| - Saturday:
* Creighton at Xavier - Tim Brando & Nick Bahe (prediction); Tim Brando & Robbie Hummel (actual) - you nailed Brando on pxp; Bahe is calling Maryland/Ohio State for FS1 Saturday afternoon. [ 1/2 = 50% ]
* Villanova at Marquette - John Fanta & Sarah Kustok (prediction); Lisa Byington & Meghan McKeown (actual) - Fanta isn't working a game this weekend (as far I know). Kustok is working Spurs-Nets for the YES Network tonight (I believe). [ 0/2 = 0% ]
* UCLA at California - Jason Benetti & Casey Jacobsen (prediction); Brandon Gaudin, Casey Jacobsen (actual) - you nailed Jacobsen on analysis. Benetti is working Sunday's Iowa/Nebraska women's game for FOX. [ 1/2 = 50% ]
* Indiana at Purdue - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson & Allison Williams (prediction); Gus Johnson & Jim Jackson (actual) - you nailed Johnson & Jackson here! Williams is working on Sunday afternoon (Iowa/Nebraska women's), not Saturday night. So yes, Williams is working a game, but not the game you figured she would be. [ 2/3 = 67% ]
| - Sunday (Super Bowl Sunday):
* Iowa at Nebraska (Women's) - Lisa Byington & Stephanie White (prediction); Jason Benetti, Kim Adams & Allison Williams (actual) - Byington is doing Saturday's Villanova/Marquette women's game. White isn't working a game this weekend (I think). [ 0/2 = 0% ]
Your final grade for this week's predictions: 4/11 (36%)
I appreciate you making predictions every single week! Please continue to do that, Mark. You are the reason why I do this, to try and help others and provide others with knowledge!
And btw, we can't get everything right. Nobody's perfect, not even you or me. But, it's still good to predict and try to think about where commentators can/should go.
I really appreciate those kind words, Tamir. I will still keep doing this. It's fun, especially because you never know what teams will be working.
DeleteMy predictions for this weekends games
ReplyDeleteCreighton vs Butler- Tim Brando and Robbie Hummel
Marquette vs Uconn- Jason Benetti and Donny Marshall
Illinois vs Maryland- Kevin Kugler and LaPhonso Ellis
Michigan State vs Michigan- Gus Johnson and Jim Jackson
@Mark T. Mark, here's a breakdown of your predictions:
DeleteCreighton vs. Butler -- Tim Brando did the Marquette/Connecticut game (with Donny Marshall). Robbie Hummel did the Illinois/Maryland game (with Jason Benetti).
Marquette vs. Connecticut (Hartford, CT) -- You nailed Donny Marshall on color commentary; However, Jason Benetti did the Illinois/Maryland game. Tim Brando did work this game alongside Marshall (and you nailed Brando as one of Saturday's pxp announcers, just had the wrong game).
Illinois vs. Maryland -- You nailed one of Saturday's commentating duos, but the wrong game (Kugler/Ellis wound up doing Creighton/Butler earlier in the day); Jason Benetti & Robbie Hummel did commentary on this game.
Michigan State vs. Michigan -- You nailed this one perfectly!
You nailed the exact play-by-play commentators (Brando, Benetti, Kugler & Johnson) and color analysts (Hummel, Marshall, Ellis & Jackson) on Saturday! You nailed two of the four commentator teams too (Johnson/Jackson and Kugler/Ellis)! You just had two incorrect teams on the day (Brando/Marshall instead of Brando/Hummel and Benetti/Hummel instead of Benetti/Marshall).
Mark, this was one of your best predictions so far though! I will give you credit for that.
That's pretty funny.
DeleteBonus predictions for Presidents Day games
ReplyDeleteCreighton vs Uconn (Women's)- Lisa Byington, Kim Adams and Allison Williams
Indiana vs Illinois (Women's)- Brandon Gaudin and Stephanie White
@Mark T. Mark, you nailed Lisa Byington on the Creighton/Connecticut women's game on Presidents' Day. Sarah Kustok will be working alongside Byington for this broadcast. No Allison Williams for this one unfortunately.
DeleteKevin Kugler & Christy Winters-Scott will be calling the Indiana/Illinois Presidents' Day women's game. Stephanie White was working a game for ABC/ESPN this weekend, I believe (South Carolina-Georgia). And Brandon Gaudin had Northwestern/Indiana for FS1 on Sunday afternoon, I believe.
I forgot White worked for ESPN.
DeleteMy predictions for Saturday's games
ReplyDeleteVillanova vs Creighton (Women's) Kevin Kugler and Stephanie White
Oklahoma State vs Oklahoma (Women's) Sloane Martin and Christy Winters-Scott
Villanova vs UConn- Gus Johnson and Jim Jackson
@Mark T. You nailed Gus Johnson & Jim Jackson for Villanova-Connecticut. You also got Sloane Martin correct as one of the other pxp commentators (Sloane did the Villanova vs. Creighton women's game alongside Kim Adams). Tim Brando & Meghan McKeown did the Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma women's game.
DeleteAh. Didn't realize Brando could call women's games.
DeleteMy predictions for next weekend's games
ReplyDeleteVillanova vs Providence- Tim Brando and Donny Marshall
Marquette vs Creighton- Kevin Kugler and Robbie Hummel
Michigan State vs Purdue- Gus Johnson and Jim Jackson
Also Ohio State vs Indiana (Women's)- Lisa Byington and Meghan McKeown
DeleteHow did you find out that Brandon Gaudin was calling Marquette-Creighton?
ReplyDelete@Mark T. Mark, I found out about this assignment via the 506 Archive website. The 506 Archive website is a Wikipedia style website featuring announcer assignments from various different sports, including the professional and collegiate ranks. That's why I often have announcers posted on here from a few days to sometimes weeks in advance. I often like to think ahead and grab announcer assignments as soon as I see them, via the 506 Archive website, team websites, etc.
DeleteHere's a link to the page where I found out about the Brandon Gaudin Marquette-Creighton assignment: https://archive.506sports.com/wiki/2023-24_College_Basketball_Season_(March)
Ok.
DeleteWondering how Sarah Kustok will be able to call Hawks-Nets and then fly out to Iowa for Ohio State-Iowa
ReplyDelete@Mark T. Mark, actually Sarah Kustok did not have to worry about the crazy schedule of calling Hawks/Nets on Saturday and Ohio State/Iowa on Sunday. Vince Carter filled in for Kustok for the Hawks-Nets game on Saturday. So everything worked out for Kustok.
DeleteGreat move by YES.
Delete🏀 🎙 This week's schedule of college basketball action on FOX (subject to change):
ReplyDelete* Saturday, March 2
. Villanova at Providence - FOX, 12:00 PM (ET) - Tim Brando & Donny Marshall
. Marquette at Creighton - FOX, 2:30 PM (ET) - Brandon Gaudin & Robbie Hummel
. Michigan State at Purdue - FOX, 8:00 PM (ET) - Jason Benetti & Jim Jackson
* Sunday, March 3
. Ohio State at Iowa (Women's) - FOX, 1:00 PM (ET) - Gus Johnson, Sarah Kustok & Allison Williams
- Note: The post is now updated with announcer assignments.
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My predictions for next weekend's games
ReplyDeleteGeorgetown vs St John's- Kevin Kugler and LaPhonso Ellis
Creighton vs Villanova- Jason Benetti and Donny Marshall
Marquette vs Xavier- Tim Brando and Robbie Hummel
UConn vs Providence- Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson and Allison Williams
Illinois vs Iowa- Brandon Gaudin and Nick Bahe
I meant Wisconsin vs Purdue
DeleteWhy are Benetti and Hummel doing two games back to back?
ReplyDelete@Mark T. Mark, Benetti and Hummel are likely calling two games back to back to likely either reduce travel (a drive from Cincinnati, OH where Xavier plays to West Lafayette, IN where Purdue plays is about three hours give or take) or other announcers on the FOX stable weren't available for Sunday's Wisconsin/Purdue game (and thus Benetti/Hummel had to double up). But man, I don't understand why FOX would not have had a separate crew for Sunday's game so Benetti and Hummel would not have to double up and waste unnecessary travel. Mark, your point is pretty damn valid. Don't double up on announcer assignments unless you HAVE to, not because you WANT to.
DeleteExactly. I know Brandon Gaudin was working Illinois-Iowa, but FOX could've used Alex Faust and Nick Bahe (who I said in my predictions).
Delete@Mark T. Actually Mark, Faust and Bahe were BOTH unavailable for Sunday's Wisconsin/Purdue game (Faust working hockey for TNT and Bahe was working for the Big Ten Network), so FOX really didn't have any other options besides Benetti/Hummel. But STILL, FOX should have prepared for this scenario and using the same set of announcers for two games with travel involved and a quick turnaround too makes NO sense whatsoever.
DeleteAh. Still, not a good move.
DeleteWonder why they couldn't get Tom Rinaldi to do sidelines for the Big East Championship.
ReplyDelete@Mark T. Mark, I don't know why. It would have been cool to see Tom Rinaldi work something on FOX not football-related.
DeleteIt's Marquette vs Uconn in the Big East Championship and Oregon vs Colorado in the Pac 12 Championship.
ReplyDelete@Mark T. Thanks, Mark! Hard to believe that we are now ready to roll with the NCAA Men's and Women's basketball tournaments 🏀 .
DeleteI know. Thanks for a great season, and just so you know, I intend to do announcer predictions for MLB games this year.
Delete@Mark T. Mark, I appreciate that very much brother. And yes, I am completely fine with you doing MLB announcer predictions. Go straight ahead, my guy. Thank you for the heads-up.
DeleteGood afternoon, everyone! As of today (Monday 3/18), the FOX and FS1 college basketball regular season schedule has been completed! Thank you everyone for all of your help throughout this season and enjoy the NCAA Men's and Women's basketball 🏀 tournaments.
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