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CBS SPORTS BROADCASTS 26th CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF NCAA MEN'S FINAL FOUR ON SATURDAY, MARCH 31 LIVE ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK
CBS Sports’ THE FINAL FOUR SHOW Features Interview with UCLA Legend John Wooden; Look Back at 1977 Marquette National Championship and Interview with the Thompsons from Georgetown; Coaches Tom Izzo, Ernie Kent and Bruce Pearl Live on Set
Florida, UCLA, Ohio State and Georgetown have arrived in Atlanta as CBS Sports culminates its 26th consecutive year as exclusive network broadcaster of the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship and Final Four with coverage of the national semifinal games on Saturday, March 31 (6:00-11:00 PM, ET) and the National Championship game on Monday, April 2 (9:00 PM, ET-conclusion) from the Georgia Dome live on the CBS Television Network.
Greg Gumbel, Clark Kellogg and Seth Davis host THE FINAL FOUR SHOW (3:30-6:00 PM, ET), live from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga. Dick Enberg, Lesley Visser and contribute to the program. THE FINAL FOUR SHOW features include:
LIVE COACHES DISCUSSION -- Some of the nation’s top coaches will be live on the ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR set. Tom Izzo of Michigan State; Oregon’s Ernie Kent and Bruce Pearl from Tennessee join Greg, Clark and Seth to discuss the Final Four match-ups.
JOHN WOODEN -- Coaching legend John Wooden, who led the UCLA Bruins to 10 national championships, sits down with CBS Sports’ Greg Gumbel, as UCLA looks to capture its12th national championship. Shawn Robbins produces.
30th ANNIVERSARY of 1977 MARQUETTE CHAMPIONSHIP -- Coach Al McGuire led Marquette to their first national championship in 1977 over Dean Smith’s North Carolina Tar Heels. CBS Sports’ Dick Enberg looks back on Marquette’s win. Deb Gelman produces.
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON -- Coach John Thompson led the Georgetown Hoyas to the national title in 1984, along with Patrick Ewing. Now his son, John Thompson III, is on the verge of taking the Hoyas back to the title game, among his star players is Patrick Ewing, Jr. CBS Sports’ Clark Kellogg talks with the Thompsons. Deb Gelman produces.
THE JUNIOR GATORS -- The Florida Gators captured the 2006 NCAA Championship led by four sophomores, Joakim Noah, Taurean Green, Al Horford and Corey Brewer. CBS Sports sits down with the Gators to discuss their collective decision to return to Florida for their junior season and compete for a second consecutive national championship. Catherine Newman produces.
BORN TO BE A BRUIN -- UCLA’s Aaron Afflalo, born a short distance from Pauley Pavilion, was born to be a Bruin. CBS Sports talks with Afflalo about his life growing up in Los Angeles as he looks to help the most storied basketball program in NCAA Basketball Championship history win their 12th national title. Jeff St. Arromand produces.
OHIO STATE’S FRESHMAN SENSATIONS -- CBS Sports’ Lesley Visser sits with Ohio State’s Greg Oden and Mike Conley, Jr., high school teammates, who this season as freshman led the Buckeyes to their first Final Four appearance in 39 years. Sarah Rinaldi produces.
MOTHER LOVE -- Spike Lee narrates the story of Ruth Lovelace, the boy’s varsity coach at Boys and Girl High School in Brooklyn, N.Y. Coach Lovelace led her team to the Public Schools Athletic League basketball championship this year.
Saturday’s Final Four features Georgetown versus Ohio State, with tip-off scheduled for 6:07 PM, ET. Forty minutes after the game concludes UCLA takes on defending national champion Florida to determine the final participant in Monday night's championship game. For the 17th consecutive year Jim Nantz and Billy Packer are courtside to call the action. Sam Ryan serves as reporter
PRELUDE TO A CHAMPIONSHIP with Gumbel, Kellogg, and Davis precedes Monday evening’s National Championship game live from the Georgia Dome.
Eric Mann is Senior Producer of THE ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR, and Bob Matina directs Bob Dekas, coordinating producer of CBS Sports' NCAA basketball coverage, produces the 2007 Final Four and Bob Fishman directs..
Tony Petitti is Executive Vice President and Executive Producer, CBS Sports.
