TNT Sports Announces Commentators for GEICO Players Era Men’s & Women’s Championships

TNT Sports will present a feast of college basketball action during Thanksgiving Week as the exclusive broadcaster of the GEICO Players Era Men’s and Women’s Championships from Las Vegas across TNT and truTV, with all studio and game coverage also available to stream live on HBO Max.

GEICO Players Era Men’s Championship

The expanded Players Era men’s field boasts nine of the top 25 ranked teams in the country, including Houston, Michigan, and Alabama, and some of the highest profile student-athletes in college basketball today. 

Coverage of the GEICO Players Era Men’s Championship on both Monday, November 24 and Tuesday, November 25 will begin on TNT at 12:30 p.m. ET with a 30-minute pregame show live from Las Vegas, featuring host Adam Lefkoe, alongside Bruce Pearl, Jamal Mashburn, Jalen Rose, and Chris Webber, who will be making his first appearance of the season as part of TNT Sports’ coverage of college basketball.

Tim Doyle, Dennis Scott, Dalen Cuff, and Seth Davis will also contribute studio coverage from TNT Sports’ Atlanta studios for games airing on truTV each day.

Game commentators for men’s games airing on TNT on Monday, November 24 are as follows:

Brandon Gaudin, Candace Parker, Nabil Karim

• 1 p.m. – Rutgers/#20 Tennessee
• 3:30 p.m. – Notre Dame/#24 Kansas
• 6 p.m. – Syracuse/#2 Houston

Spero Dedes, Greg Anthony, Jared Greenberg

• 9:30 p.m. – #13 Gonzaga/#11 Alabama
• Midnight – UNLV/Maryland

All games airing on truTV on Monday, November 24 will be called by Brian Anderson, Grant Hill and Lauren Jbara:

• 2 p.m. – Creighton/Baylor
• 4:30 p.m. – #16 Iowa State/#14 St. John’s
• 8 p.m. – #22 Auburn/Oregon
• 10:30 p.m. – SDSU/#7 Michigan

Game commentators for men’s games airing on TNT on Tuesday, November 25 are as follows:

Brandon Gaudin, Robbie Hummel, Nabil Karim

• 1 p.m. – Notre Dame/Rutgers
• 3:30 p.m. – Syracuse/#24 Kansas
• 6 p.m. – #20 Tennessee/#2 Houston

Brian Anderson, Grant Hill, Lauren Jbara

• 8:30 p.m. – #22 Auburn/#7 Michigan
• 11pm p.m. - SDSU/Oregon

Game commentators for men’s games airing on truTV on Tuesday, November 25 are as follows:

JB Long, Candace Parker, Autumn Johnson

• 2 p.m. – Creighton/#16 Iowa State
• 4:30 p.m. – Baylor/#14 St. John’s

Spero Dedes, Greg Anthony, Jared Greenberg

• 9:30 p.m. – Maryland/#13 Gonzaga
• Midnight – UNLV/#11 Alabama

Matchups and tip times teams for additional men’s games on Wednesday, November 26 and Thursday, November 27 will be announced as they are available. Anderson, Hill and Jbara will call the Third-Place Game at 7 p.m. and the Championship Game at 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 26 on TNT and HBO Max.

GEICO Players Era Women’s Championship

The first-ever Players Era women’s field features four top teams including three of last season’s four national semifinalists competing (#2 South Carolina, #3 UCLA, and #4 Texas), along with Duke who won the 2025 ACC Tournament and fell to South Carolina in the East Regional Final. 

Women’s basketball action will tip off on Wednesday, November 26 at 2 p.m., with UCLA facing Texas, followed by South Carolina vs. Duke at 4:30 p.m. JB Long, Candace Parker and Chelsea Sherrod will be on the call for both games. Cayleigh Griffin, Christy Winters-Scott, Renee Montgomery will provide studio coverage for Wednesday’s games, as well as the Championship and Third-Place games on Thursday, November 27.

Bleacher Report will also showcase the most compelling storylines, key moments and top players 24/7 across its digital and social platforms, including House of Highlights, B/R W and B/R Hoops, its basketball-focused vertical.

About TNT Sports

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