Before the game Jim Nantz reflected on his final NCAA men's basketball championship broadcast. Read more here --
We caught up with the legendary announcer, Jim Nantz, and asked his feelings about this year being his last covering the Final Four.Even after calling so many of the biggest sporting events in recent memory — including Super Bowls, Masters tournaments and Final Four battles — Jim Nantz is still basking in the moment. No. 4 seed Connecticut and No.
"This has been such a big part of my life," Nantz said."It's always tough when you know you're not going to get to go through this again. ... I'm nostalgic but it's not a melancholy feeling right now. It's appreciation ... gratitude.Here's everything you need to know about the final NCAA broadcast of Nantz's career:No.
"It's a celebration of people I had the great fortune of working with and the people I got to know on the road to the Final Four all these years," Nantz said."The players, the coaches, the NCAA committee members. It's a big world out there in college basketball and I have had a little bit to do with the voice and the documenting of some of its biggest moments.
"It has been an honor that is difficult to put into words. I make a living with my words but this one is difficult to express just the perfect way."
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