Bill Raftery will serve as color analyst for the 23rd consecutive year on the Westwood One NCAA Radio Network’s coverage of the Final Four in 2014.
From 1970-1981, Raftery served as head basketball coach at Seton Hall University, where he led the Pirates to seven straight winning seasons and a record of 154-141. Raftery led the team to four ECAC post-season tournaments and two National Invitational Tournament appearances.
In addition to radio, Raftery serves as a television analyst for CBS Sports and Fox Sports 1.
Bill Raftery's Posts
Why Play-by-Play Matters: By Brian Landau
I had the great fortune of being in New Orleans last weekend for the Final Four. I had the even greater fortune of spending an hour at an event next to Bill Raftery, one of my all-time… Read More »
National Championship Game: (1) Kentucky 67 – (2) Kansas 59
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Led by kids who were playing high school basketball just one year ago, the Kentucky Wildcats are now the undisputed rulers of the college game. Despite a sluggish second half, Kentucky was able to claim the school’s first national championship since 1998, with a 67-59 victory… Read More »
Post-Game Interviews From National Champion Kentucky Wildcats
NEW ORLEANS, LA – To the victors go the spoils…and some quality time with the Westwood One Radio broadcast team. Kentucky head coach John Calipari, sophomore Doron Lamb, and freshmen Anthony Davis and Marquis Teague shared their thoughts on capturing the school’s first national championship since 1998, after a hard-fought… Read More »
Final Four National Semifinal: (2) Kansas 64 – (2) Ohio State 62
NEW ORLEANS, LA – With Butler not competing in the national championship game for the first time in three years, it’s finally time for some of the little guys to have their shot at glory. Down by as many as 13 points in the first half, the resilient Kansas Jayhawks… Read More »
Final Four National Semifinal: (1) Kentucky 69 – (4) Louisville 61
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Now one victory away from a national championship, Kentucky’s message is simple: Fear The Unibrow. Standout freshman Anthony Davis posted game-highs of 18 points, 14 rebounds and 5 blocked shots, in leading the Wildcats past bitter, in-state rival Louisville by a 69-61 final. Kentucky is now… Read More »
VIDEO Final Four Interview: Westwood One Sports’ Bill Raftery
Westwood One Sports’ Bill Raftery talks about the spectacle and magnitude of the Final Four in the Media Age. Read More »
Bill Raftery Previews Friday’s Action
After an exciting day of action on Thursday, we now look ahead to the next batch of 16 games coming our way on Friday, as the second round of the NCAA Tournament wraps up from Nashville, Columbus, Greensboro, and Omaha. Bill Raftery spoke with John Tautges about what we can… Read More »
