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<p>CBS SPORTS CELEBRATES 25th CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF NCAA CHAMPIONHIP BASKETBALL ON SATURDAY, APRIL 1 WITH THE MOMENT: 25 YEARS </p>

CBS Sports celebrates 25 consecutive years as broadcaster of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship with THE MOMENT: 25 YEARS on Saturday, April 1 (3:30-4:00 PM, ET). THE MOMENT is a collection of stories about some of the most memorable moments in CBS Sports' NCAA tournament history, as told by the CBS Sports announcers who were courtside to call them.

THE MOMENT: 25 YEARS takes viewers on a trip down memory road with highlights from the past 25 years that have made the NCAA Tournament so special and exciting.

CBS Sports' lead play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz recalls the story from 2000 when Michigan State's Mateen Cleeves fulfilled his life-long dream to win the NCAA Championship and be the final shot on "One Shining Moment," CBS Sports' annual video montage saluting the newly- crowned NCAA Champions as they sign off the air.

The Duke-Kentucky game in 1992 is regarded as one of the greatest college basketball games of all time. Verne Lundquist shares the story of the game that ended with Duke's Grant Hill throwing a court-long pass to teammate Christian Laettner for the winning basket. Ironically, 20 years earlier, Lundquist remembers the day in 1972 when his good friend Calvin Hill called to share the news of the birth of his son, Grant.

Greg Gumbel looks back at Loyola Marymount's inspirational run to the Elite Eight in 1990 following the death of their teammate Hank Gathers. Gumbel recounts the emotional moment when teammate Bo Kimble shot his free throws left-handed in honor of his teammate and childhood friend.

Tim Ryan pays honors to legendary coach and broadcaster Al McGuire. Billy Packer, CBS Sports' lead college basketball analyst for 25 years, and Dick Enberg participate in the tribute. Also featured in the program are current CBS Sports announcers Clark Kellogg, Gus Johnson and Lesley Visser. Gary Bender, who was the play-by-play announcer for CBS Sports' first NCAA Championship in 1982, contributes to the special. Pete Radovich produces.

Tony Petitti is Executive Vice President and Executive Producer, CBS Sports.

 

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