NBC adds John Fanta to bolster college basketball coverage
The rising star in college hoops media will call Big Ten and Big East games.
The rising star in college hoops media will call Big Ten and Big East games.
NBC now has a piece of the Big Ten, Big East and Atlantic 10 conferences.
Fox will air a minimum of 18 regular season games on its broadcast network.
Fox and the Big East recently reached a new TV deal and UConn men's and women's basketball is a huge part of that package's value.
"There's no conspiracy here, just bad math and bad luck. Follow the lead of your classy commissioner and get over it."
The top-ranked Huskies' trip to Omaha proved significant, as more viewers poured in for this game than any before.
Commissioner Val Ackerman announced Wednesday in New York that the conference intends to initiate talks to renew its media rights deal with Fox.