Jim Nantz's greatest March Madness calls

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Jim Nantz has announced that the 2023 NCAA tournament will be his last. Take a look back at some of his most iconic calls in his 30-plus years doing March Madness play-by-play for CBS.
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@sports3117 Рік тому

For the past 28 years, Jim Nantz has essentially been the face of CBS Sports. He’s always been a consummate professional and I’m happy that he’s spending more time with his family so he could focus on Golf and the NFL at his age

@Mrcharles. Рік тому

Same here. He is the goat when it comes to sports broadcasting and to me he’s the equivalent of Tom Brady, taking time off to spend time with his kids.

@jarletheaton2860 Рік тому

“GIVES IT TO JENKINS, FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP! YESSSSSSSSSSSS!” That call will always give me shivers. An all timer. He’s one of the greatest, glad we will still have Jim Nantz on the NFL and Golf.

@jefferythebigbadwolf9238 22 дні тому

“VILLANOVA, PHENOMENAL, THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS”

@snekyses Рік тому

“Can I tell ya one other thing? Not to try and play off ‘hello friends’- but to you, to everyone in the college game- the CBS family, my family, all the viewers- thank you for being my friend.” 🐐

@BOJones323 Рік тому

It won’t be same without “Hello Friends”

@Mrcharles. Рік тому

True but at least we’ll still get to hear him on Sunday afternoons with Tony Romo.

@scruffd0g193 Рік тому

@@Mrcharles.well fans have kind of completely turned on romo in recent years

@RobMrSpaghetti Рік тому

@@Mrcharles. Tony Romo is God-awful.

@Mrcharles. Рік тому

@@RobMrSpaghetti Who would you choose? Romo or Troy Aikman?

@jerryokonkwo8449 Рік тому

His voice won’t go away, he’s still with us even when he retires. 🐐

@Mrcharles. Рік тому

I wouldn’t give Nantz the goat icon but he’s definitely up there with Al Michaels and Verne.

@chachdanko Рік тому

“Folks you gotta believe because just when people say you can’t, you can. And UConn has won the national championship” Boy was SPITTIN’ 🔥🔥

@JWWD1985 Рік тому

I keep watching that UConn 99 winning moment, and I live by those words.

@Jerms712 Рік тому

Chills everytime!

@wahoowa703 Рік тому

"Jerome gives it up. Far side, Hunter..." chills every time

@coltrain2024 Рік тому

I will never forget “Oh, it almost went in!”

@chrischampitto9407 Рік тому

as a tar heel fan the 2016 was with out a doubt the best and most heartbreaking 7 seconds of basketball ive ever watched

@alan-daniel Рік тому

I torture myself by watching that at least once a week. Still.

@berthenson9946 Рік тому

Maybe the best basketball game I’ve ever seen. It also helped that I picked Villanova in my bracket lol

@cade377 Рік тому

That shot that by Page was just incredible. Thought for sure we were getting OT.

@zachwhitlow4 Рік тому

@@berthenson9946 for me it was easily the all time greatest pure college basketball game

@berthenson9946 Рік тому

@@zachwhitlow4 up there with game 7 of the 2016 nba finals for me

@abfromhsv9580 Рік тому

Literally has been the voice of march madness since I was a kid. Will definitely miss hearing him in March of every year.

@ShivNC Рік тому

Nantz spoke to my sports broadcasting class at UNC last year, before March madness. It was so surreal to talk to him (although it was virtual) and then hear him call one of our biggest games in history a month after that

@otaviofrn_adv Рік тому

he lived through pretty much all in the tournament... Even his Houston Cougars in the final four a couple years ago. Even though the championship wasn't won, Carolina won the rivalry forever. Duke will never have the chance to retire Dean Smith with a win in Chapel Hill and a March Madness battle (as a Carolina fan, I assume you know the result of the final home game for the Dean in 97)

@CaptainCapital8 Рік тому

Shock and Awe! In college basketball! UMBC MAKES HISTORY!!!

@Luke-pd7xj Рік тому

I’ll always remember his voice for March Madness. An absolute legend, hopefully this last tournament is memorable one!

@brianarbenz1329 Рік тому

Thank you, Jim. You’ve been a classy broadcaster and a fine person.

@SerFondue Рік тому

As a Connecticut fan since 95. Thank you Jim, you’ve been a staple every March for my whole adulthood.

@Yankeeapple13 Рік тому

As a UConn alum, the 1999 call will always give me chills.

@danielgoss6367 Рік тому

El Ahmin just told the camera “we shocked the world!” And from that day on UCONN has always had a special place in every UNC fan’s heart ❤️

@NEPatriot Рік тому

Same here. Proud Husky fan and UConn alum.

@AlanFernandoGamino Рік тому

& This just learned the loss of last night's passing of Billy Packer, R.I.P. to the legendary College Basketball broadcaster.

@SalisburyTheWaterFoxxo Рік тому

oof.

@k-dizzy889 Рік тому

“The Huskies once again are in basketball heaven!” “Gives it Jenkins. for the championship!” These moments live in my head rent free!

@jhpvids Рік тому

Jim Nantz is the best. He'll be missed calling games 👍🏾🏀

@Mrcharles. Рік тому

Well we will miss him calling basketball games but, we’ll still hear him do NFL matchups with Tony Romo Sunday afternoons.

@JonesDylan874 Рік тому

So long, Jim Nantz. We'll never forget you after this March Madness. You were a legend in sports.

@jacob45415 Рік тому

Is this his last one ?

@JonesDylan874 Рік тому

@@jacob45415 Yep.

@jacob45415 Рік тому

@@JonesDylan874 dang :( at least Kevin Harlan is a rlly good replacement

@Mrcharles. Рік тому

@@jacob45415 Ian Eagle will take over for Jim beginning next year.

@jacob45415 Рік тому

@@Mrcharles. I’m not a big fan of him tbh

@davidvasquez8565 Рік тому

Verne Lundquist and Jim Nants and Billy Packer and Gary Danielson, and Dickie V, and Al Michaels, and Joe Buck, and Tim McCarver, Have made my time watching Sports an amazing experience💯❤️🇲🇽🫡

@Mrcharles. Рік тому

Nice of you to add Joe buck in there, everyone seems to hate that guy.

@kevinpayton2664 Рік тому

@@Mrcharles. A lot of people seem to hate Joe but he's not as bad as they say he is.

@BillyM82094 Рік тому

thank you for the great memories Jim and God bless I will always remember the 2016 championship game where Kris Jenkins won the title for Villanova at the buzzer

@alexshappie8232 Рік тому

Only if Suggs game winner had fans. Hands down would have been CBBs greatest moment

@jackmilligan1023 Рік тому

The absolute best. I’ve been fortunate to know him my whole life. Such a great guy!!!

@DrPondsPizza Рік тому

Still to this day every time I shoot a basketball I scream "Jenkins FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP!"

@davidkast3587 Рік тому

Many’s is the voice of MM and the Masters, two great events in American sports. Pretty legendary

@scottnikolai64 Рік тому

For the UMBC win, he could've said, "16 is SWEET in Round ONE!"

@mbdg6810 Рік тому

Now thats a clever quote 😂😂

@otaviofrn_adv Рік тому

I think Andrew Catalon was inspired by you when he said "FDU believe it" in their win

@jonathanwatson1908 Рік тому

I've grown up hearing his voice for March Madness. His final line for whoever wins the title was always the best part for One Shining Moment. Whoever wins next year's title, savor it, embrace it bc not only will you end up #1, but you're sending a legend out on top

@otaviofrn_adv Рік тому

UConn, Miami, FAU and San Diego State For the final championship call by Jim Nantz

@Mrcharles. Рік тому

@@otaviofrn_adv And now we get to see San Diego State take on UCONN for the national championship.

@otaviofrn_adv Рік тому

@@Mrcharles. I will watch. Not with the cbs feed though (I'm from Brazil), but march madness is broadcasted here. I'll see the repercussion of Jim's farewell later

@danmi0123 Рік тому

It's very fortune to hear the voice of Jim Nantz in my life. So long~

@jonpinyan 14 днів тому

The absolute confidence to make a call like 3:04 "This is the point where he always hits it!"

@mikeobrien901 Рік тому

That Lehigh Duke game crazy

@anandguruji83 Рік тому

Farewell Jim Nantz's greatest March Madness Calls (1991-2022)

@anandguruji83 Рік тому

Farewell Jim Nantz's greatest March Madness Calls (1991-2022)

@k_np04 Рік тому

* 2023 (his last season)

@bradjames891 11 місяців тому

I watched the Virginia-Texas Tech game at the South Point sports book with about 250 others. That's the most electric atmosphere for a game I've ever witnessed.

@joehaynes6647 Рік тому

Thank you Jim. You are an icon to CBS and the NCAA. Your legacy will never be forgotten!

@c0nsci0us_s0ul Рік тому

Nantz an all time great in football and basketball, golf what else I mean.. pure gold

@mattferrerisLA Рік тому

I am gonna miss Jim nantz after this years ncca tournament is over

@Mrcharles. Рік тому

We’ll still get to hear him and Tony Romo do NFL games every Sunday afternoon though.

@mlaberge Рік тому

Thank you for your announcing all these years!

@ante610 Рік тому

It's wild how many games involve Duke and Unc.

@jackmccaffery1775 Рік тому

THE VOICE OF BASKETBALL AND BASKETBALL IN MARCH

@Noname-ns2md Рік тому

Regardless of the outcome of this year's tournament, the final game will certainly be bitter sweet. Jim Nantz's contribution to March madness will never be forgotten and sorely missed in the years to come.

@jimmyrecendiz4940 Рік тому

This video has me hyped for March madness already

@johncase2408 Рік тому

Don't retire Jim. You three are March Madness Magic!

@Mrcharles. Рік тому

He’s not retiring, he’s just stepping back as we will get to hear him with Tony Romo Sunday afternoons.

@martinmendoza1492 10 місяців тому

So who will take over for him in the next tournament?

@LG65 Місяць тому

@@martinmendoza1492Ian Eagle will be the lead PxP man.

@tony84. Рік тому

The great Jim Nantz is GOLD! Always a professional, a great broadcaster and he has a lot of fans in the great city of Buffalo and ALL of WNY.

@alantoler8266 Рік тому

Jim Nantz one of the greatest announcers ever....still to this day...he makes the game incredible to watch...football and basketball

@Mrcharles. Рік тому

He’s definitely up there with Al Michaels.

@faiththomas1749 Рік тому

@@Mrcharles. his broadcast partner BILL RAFFTERY needs to be in the hall of fame already #onions #withakiss

@estonelder7974 Рік тому

I have been a big of Jim Nantz for a long time, I hate it is to his last year during the tournament for a long time, he will be missed….

@creydadj Рік тому

The final piece to the puzzle won’t be the same

@walterlv01 Рік тому

I started following college basketball in the mid-1980s and Nantz has always been a voice of it; first as the host and then the announcer. But it's time. For the better part of the past 20 years he has only done a game or two the entire regular season and swooped in at the very end for March Madness. He's done great work for 32 years but I absolutely agree with allowing an announcer like Eagle, who calls college hoops games for CBS all season, to become their main voice of the sport. Eagle has more than earned the opportunity.

@otaviofrn_adv Рік тому

I think he had no regular season assignmets between Kentucky-Carolina in 2011 and Memphis vs Houston last season. Only the Big 10 tournament and March Madness. I understand, he calls pretty much everything on CBS. But I also would love to see Ian Eagle calling the final four

@loganleroy8622 Рік тому

I think that's mostly because he has to do so much work from September through January each week to prepare for the NFL games he calls.

@walterlv01 Рік тому

@@otaviofrn_adv He did a few games in between but they were always the last Sunday of the regular season, just like last weekend when he did Memphis-Houston again. I know he did Indiana-Michigan one year and Purdue/Northwestern in another.

@Mrcharles. Рік тому

Just like Marv Albert for TNT, Nantz will step down from his basketball duties at CBS.

@hdubvibes Рік тому

I LOVE JIM NANTZ SOOO MUCH

@josephhenderson5800 Місяць тому

College Basketball, College Football, Golf and Football Jim Nantz - The Face Of CBS Sports

@blatty2646 Рік тому

MSU is going to Minneapolis from the elite eight against Duke still gives me chills

@lynsmith Рік тому

Classic ❤

@rickycole6327 Рік тому

This is kind of a thing Jim would say in a telecast that I'm going to say "Beginning in 1991 when Duke beat Kansas to 2022 when Kansas won the Championship it's been a pleasure watching and listening to you and we will miss you in March 🏀😀

@danielmoorefield4891 Рік тому

Then tossed back to Greg for One Shining Moment whatever moment comes in Houston a month from now.

@SocialAssasin Місяць тому

That 1999 title game still hurts. Duke was 37-1 entering that game with the only loss coming to Cincinnati in late November.

@ClarkSnowden 3 місяці тому

Jim is the GOAT

@Randomhandleig Рік тому

As a bc fan, I think after we made history after a uva upset. WE WILL MAKE MARCH MADNESS 2024! FIRST IN 15 YEARS

@jayalhadeff3663 2 місяці тому

Jim nance is the GOAT. Will miss him this year in the nCAA tourney

@supergamer7473 Місяць тому

The buzzer beaters are the best!

@mjm5081 Рік тому

March Madness is so great they didn't even show my team and I'm in tears! GO CUSE!!!

@anonymousanonymity2815 Рік тому

My dad went to Lehigh, he was so happy when that game against Duke happened

@marclaporte3710 Рік тому

College basketball is special. The NCAA Tournament is 10x more entertaining and emotionally engaging, even when your favorite team isn't playing, than the NBA.

@grantwheeler3 Рік тому

He’s arguably the greatest to ever do it.

@theunthinkable1021 Рік тому

Marv Albert, Mike Breen, and Jim Nantz.

@giornogiovanna836 Рік тому

That Arkansas team was so good

@dametwalker5977 Рік тому

Big Facts!!!

@kevinpayton2664 Рік тому

Absolutely

@joshuakline1435 Рік тому

We will still get to hear him on the 18th Tower and Butler Cabin at Augusta plus various PGA Tour events and The Booth for SBXLVIII with Tony Romo

@teddyboy7247 Рік тому

as a duke fan i'd like to say i will really miss jim nantz, won't be the same without him.

@Jerms712 Рік тому

That '99 UConn call 🤙🏽

@uaruby Рік тому

The Arizona 1997 run needs to be on here. Nantz called the wins over Kansas, UNC and Kentucky. The greatest NCAA Tournament run ever.

@Commonsenserideshare Рік тому

Man this is my goal in life is to put on that blazer and follow the footsteps of jim nantz

@ML-id7my Рік тому

“There are onions, Jim, and then there are major onions!”

@Toketree Рік тому

Gives it to Jenkins. For the Championship. OOOOO Villanova! Phenomenal!! The National Champions!

@tperk Рік тому

I remember when Musburger did his last NCAA title game for CBS, after he voiced the dramatic tournament matchups of the 1980s. Who could have expected then that the games, the moments, the drama would get exponentially better when Nantz took over.

@otaviofrn_adv Рік тому

true... the bad thing about Musburguer is that he was kicked out of CBS, and couldn't go on his own terms. Nantz had that chance. What I really love about college hoops overall is that there is a balance that seems to be bigger than in other sports. Any day can be a day for upsets. There are many smaller teams that we don't follow all that well during the regular season that have their shining moment when March comes. I mean, look at that Lehigh that defeated Duke, they had CJ McCollum. A lot of hidden talent

@MysticMusic4 29 днів тому

🐐

@otaviofrn_adv Рік тому

I'll miss his calls

@Mrcharles. Рік тому

Same but we’ll still hear him Sunday afternoons with Tony Romo.

@Lebron445 Рік тому

Jim Nantz amazing announcer

@seandon33 Рік тому

MAJOR ONIONSSSS

@hhstrackrunna 2 місяці тому

Never will be the same

@jasonpdsi Рік тому

Wow. I really wasn't paying attention to college sports last year. I had no idea Kansas won the title.

@woodchucknation Рік тому

Terrific ending!

@cking5114 Рік тому

I have to put this out there. If Hayward made that shot for the chip against Duke , would that have been the best shot of all time? I think so

@jonathanmiles4123 Рік тому

Yes

@brianarbenz1329 Рік тому

Fate played a prank on Butler fans.

@austinatkins4673 Рік тому

2015 vs Wisconsin was the most painful game of my entire life

@Mrcharles. Рік тому

To me it was the 2013 game vs Louisville.

@jamalwhitaker Рік тому

He still call the shots for NFL and Golf as well

@StFidjnr Рік тому

6:00 I called that moment college basketball player coming through

@AWBOfficial994 Рік тому

His final NCAA Tournament game is tomorrow

@zachwhitlow4 Рік тому

VILLANOVA! PHENOMENAL!

@JonesDylan874 Рік тому

"THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! WITH JENKINS HITTING THE WINNER AT THE BUZZER!"

@rickquesada925 Рік тому

March Madness 🏀

@steveremington8992 Рік тому

Thank you Jim Nantz for all the memories of this tournament. And his final national championship will be on CBS. What a way to end this. Ian will have big shoes to fill

@otaviofrn_adv Рік тому

all true But I think Ian can keep the same level, he is been great for a long time and deserves his shot as a lead broadcaster nationally for any of the events he calls

@Mrcharles. Рік тому

@@otaviofrn_adv If Kevin Harlan can take over for Marv Albert on TNT then I don’t see why Ian can do the same for CBS.

@debbiecoleman8786 Рік тому

Monday will be Jim's last National Championship he will be calling, but he will continue to do CBS' NFL and Golf Coverages

@teddy_scott36 2 місяці тому

You know Jim has done this for a long time when he called the first championship for Duke and UConn

@cfrenchfrye Місяць тому

really missing Jim this year. Harlan and Eagle are carrying rn

@caleb.e7880 Рік тому

4:46 Jenkins Is The 🦸🏻‍♂️🦸🏼‍♂️🦸🏽‍♂️🦸🏾‍♂️🦸🏿‍♂️

@ShmeatliShmichels Рік тому

It's crazy to think that Gonzaga has always been a powerhouse team throughout the 2000's, and they have no championships. I hope they win it this year

@joinjen3854 Рік тому

Zags made the championship game twice since 2017.

@user-pg4iq4uu3h Місяць тому

They should remake this after the 2023 tournament because of the fau vs sdsu game

@leeisaacs4476 Рік тому

There were way too many great ones left out

@jacobc7643 Рік тому

"Better than most"

@nate78824 Рік тому

Alternate title: watch Coach K age in uncomfortable fashion.

@Omarshinkansen109 Рік тому

RIP Billy Packer

@kennethnero2011 Рік тому

I sure hope that Horse Racing’s Triple Crown can come back to CBS Sports… it would be awesome If Sean McManus can get something his Father loved so dearly

@davida1977 Рік тому

The Hayward shot for Butler from half court at the buzzer against Duke is my favorite , and it was a miss. Two inches lower on the backboard and that would have been the perfect Cinderella ending and greatest shot in NCAA tourney history

@kevinpayton2664 Рік тому

Gordon Hayward would be a legend if he makes that shot.