List of CBS Sports college basketball commentators

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Present

Regular season and March Madness

Regular season only announcers

March Madness only announcers

Past

Play-by-play

Color commentators

Studio hosts

Studio analysts

Feature reporters

Sideline reporters

NCAA Tournament commentary crews

2010

[3]

  1. Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg/Tracy Wolfson
  2. Dick Enberg/Jay Bilas/Sam Ryan
  3. Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery/Lesley Visser
  4. Gus Johnson/Len Elmore
  5. Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner
  6. Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel
  7. Tim Brando/Mike Gminski
  8. Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel

2000s

2009

[4]

  1. Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg/Tracy Wolfson
  2. Dick Enberg or Carter Blackburn/Jay Bilas
  3. Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery/Lesley Visser
  4. Gus Johnson/Len Elmore/Sam Ryan
  5. Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner
  6. Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel
  7. Tim Brando/Mike Gminski
  8. Craig Bolerjack/Bob Wenzel

2008

  1. Jim Nantz/Billy Packer
  2. Dick Enberg or Carter Blackburn/Jay Bilas
  3. Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery
  4. Gus Johnson/Len Elmore
  5. Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner
  6. Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel
  7. Tim Brando/Mike Gminski
  8. Craig Bolerjack/Bob Wenzel

2007

  1. Jim Nantz/Billy Packer
  2. Dick Enberg/Jay Bilas
  3. Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery
  4. James Brown/Len Elmore
  5. Gus Johnson/Dan Bonner
  6. Kevin Harlan/Bob Wenzel
  7. Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel
  8. Tim Brando/Mike Gminski

2006

  1. Jim Nantz/Billy Packer
  2. Dick Enberg/Jay Bilas
  3. Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery
  4. Gus Johnson/Len Elmore
  5. Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner
  6. Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel
  7. Tim Brando/Mike Gminski and Stephen Bardo
  8. Craig Bolerjack/Bob Wenzel

2005

  1. Jim Nantz/Billy Packer
  2. Dick Enberg/Jay Bilas
  3. Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery
  4. Gus Johnson/Len Elmore
  5. Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner
  6. Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel
  7. Tim Brando/Mike Gminski
  8. Craig Bolerjack/Bob Wenzel

2004

  1. Jim Nantz/Billy Packer
  2. Dick Enberg/Matt Guokas
  3. Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery
  4. Gus Johnson/Len Elmore
  5. Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner
  6. Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel
  7. Tim Brando/Mike Gminski
  8. Craig Bolerjack/Bob Wenzel

2003

  1. Jim Nantz/Billy Packer
  2. Dick Enberg/Matt Guokas and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  3. Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery
  4. Gus Johnson/Len Elmore
  5. Kevin Harlan/Jay Bilas
  6. Craig Bolerjack/Dan Bonner
  7. Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel
  8. Tim Brando/Bob Wenzel

2002

  1. Jim Nantz/Billy Packer
  2. Dick Enberg/Matt Guokas
  3. Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery
  4. Gus Johnson/Dan Bonner
  5. Kevin Harlan/Jon Sundvold
  6. Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel
  7. Craig Bolerjack/Bob Wenzel
  8. Tim Brando/Eddie Fogler

2001

  1. Jim Nantz/Billy Packer
  2. Dick Enberg/Bill Walton
  3. Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery
  4. Gus Johnson/Dan Bonner
  5. Kevin Harlan/Jon Sundvold
  6. Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel
  7. Tim Brando/Rick Pitino
  8. Craig Bolerjack/James Worthy

2000

  1. Jim Nantz/Billy Packer
  2. Dick Enberg/James Worthy
  3. Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery
  4. Gus Johnson/Dan Bonner
  5. Kevin Harlan/Jon Sundvold
  6. Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel
  7. Tim Brando/Rolando Blackman
  8. Craig Bolerjack/Barry Booker

1990s

1999

  1. Jim Nantz/Billy Packer
  2. Sean McDonough/Bill Raftery
  3. Verne Lundquist/Al McGuire
  4. Gus Johnson/Dan Bonner
  5. Kevin Harlan/Jon Sundvold
  6. Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel
  7. Tim Brando/James Worthy
  8. Craig Bolerjack/Rolando Blackman

1998

  1. Jim Nantz/Billy Packer
  2. Sean McDonough/Bill Raftery
  3. Tim Brando/Al McGuire
  4. Gus Johnson/Jon Sundvold
  5. Tim Ryan/Dan Bonner
  6. Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel
  7. Jim Durham/Greg Kelser
  8. Ted Robinson/Rolando Blackman

1997

  1. Jim Nantz or Bob Carpenter/Billy Packer
  2. Sean McDonough/Bill Raftery
  3. Tim Ryan/Al McGuire
  4. Gus Johnson/Quinn Buckner
  5. Gary Thorne/Dan Bonner
  6. Tim Brando/George Raveling
  7. Mike Gorman/Jon Sundvold
  8. Ted Robinson/Derrek Dickey

1996

  1. Jim Nantz or Bob Rathbun/Billy Packer
  2. Sean McDonough/Bill Raftery
  3. Tim Ryan/Al McGuire
  4. Gus Johnson/Quinn Buckner
  5. Bill Macatee/Dan Bonner
  6. Tim Brando/Derrek Dickey
  7. Mike Gorman/George Raveling
  8. Ted Robinson/Larry Farmer

1995

  1. Jim Nantz or Dick Stockton/Billy Packer
  2. Sean McDonough/Bill Raftery
  3. Tim Ryan/Al McGuire
  4. Verne Lundquist/Quinn Buckner
  5. Dave Sims/Dan Bonner
  6. Mike Emrick/George Raveling
  7. Mike Gorman/Ann Meyers
  8. Ted Robinson/Derrek Dickey

1994

  1. Jim Nantz or James Brown/Billy Packer
  2. Greg Gumbel/Bill Raftery
  3. Dick Stockton/Al McGuire
  4. Verne Lundquist/Dan Bonner or Clark Kellogg
  5. Tim Ryan/Ann Meyers
  6. Sean McDonough/Derrek Dickey
  7. Ted Robinson/Greg Kelser
  8. Dave Sims/Larry Farmer

1993

  1. Jim Nantz or James Brown/Billy Packer
  2. James Brown/Bill Raftery (worked the second weekend only)
  3. Dick Stockton/Al McGuire
  4. Verne Lundquist/Clark Kellogg
  5. Greg Gumbel/Digger Phelps
  6. Tim Ryan/Ann Meyers
  7. Mel Proctor/Dan Bonner
  8. Sean McDonough/Derrek Dickey
  9. Mike Gorman/Larry Farmer

1992

  1. Jim Nantz/Billy Packer (spent first weekend in studio)
  2. Verne Lundquist/Len Elmore
  3. Dick Stockton/Al McGuire or Greg Kelser
  4. Greg Gumbel/Quinn Buckner
  5. James Brown/Bill Raftery
  6. Tim Ryan/Digger Phelps
  7. Mel Proctor/Dan Bonner
  8. Brad Nessler/Ann Meyers
  9. Sean McDonough/Bill Walton

1991

  1. Jim Nantz/Billy Packer (spent first weekend in studio)
  2. Dick Stockton/Billy Cunningham
  3. James Brown/Bill Raftery
  4. Greg Gumbel/Quinn Buckner
  5. Verne Lundquist/Len Elmore
  6. Tim Ryan or Jim Henderson/Dan Bonner
  7. Brad Nessler/Mimi Griffin
  8. Mel Proctor/Jack Givens
  9. Sean McDonough/Bill Walton

1990

  1. Brent Musburger/Billy Packer (Musburger's last tournament. CBS fired Musburger day before championship game)
  2. Dick Stockton/Hubie Brown
  3. James Brown/Bill Raftery
  4. Greg Gumbel/Quinn Buckner
  5. Tim Brant/Len Elmore
  6. Brad Nessler/Tom Heinsohn

1980s

1989

  1. Brent Musburger/Billy Packer
  2. Dick Stockton/Bill Raftery
  3. Verne Lundquist/Tom Heinsohn
  4. Tim Brant/Len Elmore
  5. Greg Gumbel/Quinn Buckner
  6. Steve Zabriskie/Curry Kirkpatrick

1988

  1. Brent Musburger/Billy Packer
  2. Dick Stockton/Billy Cunningham
  3. Verne Lundquist/Tom Heinsohn
  4. Tim Brant/Bill Raftery
  5. Tim Ryan/Curry Kirkpatrick

1987

  1. Brent Musburger/Billy Packer
  2. Dick Stockton/Tom Heinsohn
  3. Verne Lundquist/Billy Cunningham
  4. Tim Brant/Bill Raftery
  5. Mike Patrick/Larry Conley

1986

  1. Brent Musburger or Dick Stockton/Billy Packer
  2. Gary Bender/Doug Collins
  3. Dick Stockton/Larry Conley
  4. Verne Lundquist/Larry Conley or James Brown
  5. Jim Nantz/Bill Raftery
  6. Mike Patrick/James Brown

1985

  1. Brent Musburger or Dick Stockton/Billy Packer
  2. Gary Bender/Doug Collins
  3. Frank Glieber/James Brown (Glieber's last tournament for CBS. Glieber died in May 1985)
  4. Verne Lundquist or Pat Summerall/Larry Conley
  5. Verne Lundquist/Steve Grote
  6. Tim Ryan/Bill Raftery

1984

  1. Gary Bender/Billy Packer
  2. Frank Glieber/Larry Conley
  3. Verne Lundquist/Steve Grote
  4. Dick Stockton/Bill Raftery
  5. Tim Ryan/Lynn Shackelford
  6. Frank Herzog/James Brown

1983

  1. Gary Bender/Billy Packer
  2. Dick Stockton/Steve Grote
  3. Frank Glieber/Irv Brown or Larry Conley
  4. Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery
  5. Tim Ryan/Lynn Shackelford
  6. Frank Herzog/James Brown

1982

  1. Gary Bender/Billy Packer
  2. Frank Glieber/Steve Grote
  3. Bill Foster/George Raveling
  4. Fred White/Irv Brown and George Raveling (Fred White came down with laryngitis. Irv Brown shifted to play by play and Raveling, then coach at Washington State, came out of the stands to serve as analyst.)
  5. Verne Lundquist/Dale Brown

Regular season commentary crews

2022-23

  1. Jim Nantz or Tom McCarthy or Brad Nessler or Spero Dedes or Ian Eagle/Bill Raftery or Grant Hill or Jay Wright/Jon Rothstein or Jenny Dell or Tracy Wolfson
  2. Ian Eagle or Spero Dedes or Rich Waltz/Jim Spanarkel/Evan Washburn
  3. Kevin Harlan or Spero Dedes/Dan Bonner or Avery Johnson/Evan Washburn
  4. Rick Waltz or Andrew Catalon or Ian Eagle/Clark Kellogg
  5. Andrew Catalon or John Sadak/Steve Lappas

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