CBS needed a new announcer for the Final Four after suspending Greg Anthony for the rest of the season, and they went with a pair: Bill Raftery and Grant Hill will call the games as well as the National Championship game.
Bill Raftery, Grant Hill replacing Greg Anthony on Final Four call
ONIONS! is coming to the biggest college basketball games of the year.
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Raftery deserves the gig: The one-time Seton Hall coach and progenitor of such catchphrases as “Onions!” and “Lingerie on the Deck! has called the Final Four on radio for 23 years, but has never been able to get on the TV call. He makes every game he calls fun, and points out things other commentators might not.
Hill isn’t particularly seasoned as an announcer -- the Duke grad and 7-time NBA All-Star just retired from hoops two years ago -- but he’s shown himself as a fun personality in his time on air.
To be perfectly honest, it feels like an upgrade from Anthony, who was arrested in a prostitution sting a few weeks ago.
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