Gus Johnson's greatest March Madness calls

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  • Take a look back at some of Gus Johnson's most iconic calls in his time doing March Madness play-by-play from 1996-2011.
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  • @squealingsalamander6546
    @squealingsalamander6546 Рік тому +786

    The Slipper still fits puts chills down my spine always

    • @adamthomas8205
      @adamthomas8205 Рік тому +18

      My favorite call of his.

    • @dragonkingsports
      @dragonkingsports Рік тому +9

      That was the first year Gonzaga ever won an NCAA Tournament game and only their second time in the Big Dance

    • @MrTheBigNoze
      @MrTheBigNoze Рік тому +7

      @@adamthomas8205 mine goes to the nfl… “he’s got gettin away from the cops speed” 😂

    • @mostdeadlygeist
      @mostdeadlygeist Рік тому +4

      i was randomly paired with calvary for golf last summer. literally one of the nicest dudes ever.

    • @toilet4441
      @toilet4441 Рік тому +1

      @@adamthomas8205that’s a close second for me. Isaiah Thomas’s coooooooold BLOODED is at the top for me

  • @sports3117
    @sports3117 Рік тому +555

    He deserves to return to doing March Madness play-by-play

    • @patrickreilly9465
      @patrickreilly9465 Рік тому +22

      sports agree 100% - at least he does the Big East tourney.

    • @otaviofrn_adv
      @otaviofrn_adv Рік тому +32

      He called some NBA playoff games for TNT last season... Hopefully it's a sign of things to come

    • @falcon1378
      @falcon1378 Рік тому +7

      Gus needs a permanent job. He’s too good to be overlooked like how he is now.

    • @dragonkingsports
      @dragonkingsports Рік тому +20

      Fox has him in a contract. They’re not gonna let him go work for CBS, TBS, TrueTV, and TNT

    • @alexlogan202
      @alexlogan202 Рік тому +1

      Please God no

  • @nom5358
    @nom5358 Рік тому +102

    always really got a kick out of “and we’re going to overtime. IN LEXINGTON. HAHAAAA.” greatest sportscaster ever.

  • @czrmalone4441
    @czrmalone4441 Рік тому +299

    Crazy seeing lebron watching curry, he had no idea curry would go on to be one of his biggest rivals

    • @tom_shredz
      @tom_shredz Рік тому +78

      Lebron: “I was watching curry in college and I knew he’d be my biggest rival in the NBA Finals. I said to my friend, ‘he’s gonna be the NBA 3 point leader all time’”

    • @timob1681
      @timob1681 Рік тому +10

      ​@@tom_shredzI mean he literally signed Curry's jersey with "greatest shooter in NC" or something so you aren't far off

  • @craigsmith3182
    @craigsmith3182 Рік тому +35

    One of those calls was followed by CBS cutting to James Brown in the studio saying……”Gus will be out of the hospital in time for tomorrow’s game”😂

    • @aaronhumes6267
      @aaronhumes6267 Рік тому +10

      Was actually Greg Gumbel but great call

    • @AlanFernandoGamino
      @AlanFernandoGamino Місяць тому +1

      Greg Gumbel said that quote, the night after the 1st-Night of the Sweet 16 games.

  • @TheCrazyeyeskillah
    @TheCrazyeyeskillah Рік тому +18

    This is how games should be called. He’s never biased, just genuinely excited to watch and call these games.

    • @ryangluszewski3319
      @ryangluszewski3319 Рік тому +1

      Never biased? You ever see him call a university of michigan game?

  • @BGYMix
    @BGYMix Рік тому +183

    Gus Johnson's commentary is how we react at home; he matches the same level of intensity MM fans have for the game

  • @justaguy328
    @justaguy328 Рік тому +56

    Gus Johnson is how my heart sounds during these big moments. I think that's why he's so loved by sports fans. His calls are so intense and emotional. It's so awesome!

    • @btnhstillfire
      @btnhstillfire Рік тому +3

      Hes one of the few that can match the emotions. Hes a fan calling games. Hes all of us…Love him.

  • @christiansoldier77
    @christiansoldier77 Місяць тому +3

    Gus Johnson made a free throw seem like it was the greatest thing he ever saw

  • @forrestmackey2316
    @forrestmackey2316 Рік тому +101

    HIT THAT FROM THE PARKING LOT !! The shot that changed Vermont basketball forever ❤!
    Proud moment for us Vermonters chills every time !
    forever in the history of the madness with our great coach Brennen !!! great team with great young men !
    What a time it was .. thank you gus and Len on the call

    • @Xariama
      @Xariama Рік тому +4

      Y'all had Coppenrath on that team, didn't you?

    • @WumbMasta
      @WumbMasta Рік тому +1

      @@Xariama yup

    • @forrestmackey2316
      @forrestmackey2316 Рік тому +3

      @@Xariama we did and he was a native Vermonter very proud of that . However the hole team was a team . They cared for The community each other the university they Represented what the coach was to our community and feels about our state and community. all the players on the team were amazing and so unselfish. Just a pleasure to watch them all those years until win a tournament game it’s indescribable help that feeling still to this day brings chills. I wish Michigan State got upset because I believe if they had it would’ve been a good game and potentially made the next round but that’s why we play the game and that’s why the tournament is a tournament and gave us our shot. I can tell you this the whole state was Locked locked in on that night of the bars houses it was amazing. and like I said just still think that will be on the highlights forever still brings tears to my eyes that are small state and our little program made it after all those years of losing.

    • @SeaTK610
      @SeaTK610 Рік тому

      @@forrestmackey2316 Yippy Yapp, wow good look making it this year goof ball

  • @calebroe8990
    @calebroe8990 Рік тому +14

    "Uuuuh, Aaaaaah"-Gus Johnson

  • @Idylhours
    @Idylhours Рік тому +244

    Gus is a national treasure.

  • @basedmenace1727
    @basedmenace1727 9 місяців тому +1

    Gus is the GOAT and you can’t change my mind.

  • @broaddusmarines
    @broaddusmarines Рік тому +2

    The UCLA vs Gonzaga game alone should put Mr. Gus Johnson in the Hall of Fame.

  • @christophergreen4616
    @christophergreen4616 Рік тому +15

    The UCLA comeback on the Zags call is still my favorite. Never gets old.

  • @TheBandicootNerd131
    @TheBandicootNerd131 Рік тому +40

    We need Gus Johnson back calling March Madness games

    • @MrTheBigNoze
      @MrTheBigNoze Рік тому +5

      It’s a travesty he doesn’t call more games in any sport, nothing better than hearing him excited for big plays

  • @rotcoke652
    @rotcoke652 Рік тому +53

    Out of all the games I've watched in the NCAA tournament for some reason the memory that sticks with me the most is that 2006 UCLA Gonzaga game, with Morrison in tears jersey pulled over his head after the game. The raw emotion & pain of defeat.

    • @thetwoboyz4542
      @thetwoboyz4542 Рік тому +8

      Same with me. I mean it’s an all time March moment so not much of a surprise

    • @JoseHernandez-tc1to
      @JoseHernandez-tc1to Рік тому +6

      That game was classic, and his commentating with such adrenalin I will never forget.

    • @ThePatriots010304
      @ThePatriots010304 2 місяці тому +2

      Number 13 single handedly cost them the game. He was brutal down the stretch.

  • @brandonsteffen1749
    @brandonsteffen1749 7 місяців тому +3

    So many Memories 😊 Gus Johnson is a National Treasure

  • @chrisloomis1730
    @chrisloomis1730 Рік тому +8

    I love hearing how much fun Gus Johnson is having calling these games.

  • @ChickenFriedDryEraseMarkers
    @ChickenFriedDryEraseMarkers Рік тому +7

    I've never been super into college basketball. But forwhatever reason, I was that year of that UCLA v. Gonzaga game. Duke was ranked 1 but was an early exit, and Florida beat UCLA in the championship. And the first game I watched was this UCLA game, and I remember it well. Jordan Farmar was the star of the team. I remained a Jordan Farmar fan for the rest of his nba career. He never blew up to be a star or even a consistent starter. But I still had one of his Laker jerseys as a kid. Never became special but is a HOF'er in my heart forever.

  • @stonecoldku4161
    @stonecoldku4161 Рік тому +34

    His love of sports is evident in every game and every call he makes. He has an incredible ability to say the right things in the biggest moments and the March Madness tournament always has the biggest moments. It is the best post season in all of sports and I miss his calls during it.

  • @SlamTheSlammer
    @SlamTheSlammer Рік тому +8

    That Princeton UCLA sequence is one of my all time favorites. That coach for Princeton is The Godfather of one of the most talent equalizing offenses since before the shot clock era.

    • @jedimasterjoe5386
      @jedimasterjoe5386 Рік тому +1

      You can see the currant Princeton coach jump up after the last shot

  • @ryanc9888
    @ryanc9888 Рік тому +10

    I can’t believe Curry played at Davidson 15 years ago, time really does just fly by

  • @matthewcarey3148
    @matthewcarey3148 Рік тому +11

    Aw man the Princeton back door play. That’s just fun basketball.

    • @Mudcat3434
      @Mudcat3434 Місяць тому

      "He got it! He got it!"

  • @rxg6948
    @rxg6948 Рік тому +5

    Gus Johnson is a horror movie, you get chills down your spine when your hear him call a game.

  • @TJ89741
    @TJ89741 Рік тому +9

    My all time favorite is Batista with the CAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTCCCCHHHH

  • @pdbailey1488
    @pdbailey1488 Рік тому +37

    The fact Curry didn’t take that last shot is unreal

    • @danieljones3846
      @danieljones3846 Рік тому +9

      He was getting mugged

    • @ThePatriots010304
      @ThePatriots010304 2 місяці тому +2

      Kind of hard when you're triple teamed.

    • @fredm.2699
      @fredm.2699 Місяць тому

      Don’t forget, they needed two to tie.

    • @fredm.2699
      @fredm.2699 Місяць тому +1

      @@ThePatriots010304one opponent was on the ground/fallen. Something better has to happen than passing to the guy 36 feet from 3.
      As always, Curry hits everything except when you really need it.

  • @BigTeix
    @BigTeix Рік тому +3

    The most underrated announcer, makes you feel joy for moments you wouldn’t have cared about .

  • @lilfolkes
    @lilfolkes Рік тому +2

    4:07 Crazy Bron was at Curry's tourny game and 7 years later they'd be playing against each other in the NBA Finals.....

  • @perfectsense3240
    @perfectsense3240 2 місяці тому +1

    “Last chance to dance!” is a friggin classic

  • @palmtreeguy4706
    @palmtreeguy4706 Рік тому +4

    This man is a National treasure

  • @JOEYNOSEBEATS
    @JOEYNOSEBEATS Рік тому +4

    More of this please... Gus is that dude!

  • @dcw3483
    @dcw3483 Рік тому +5

    Gus Johnson is in a league of his own.

    • @rustybeachwood4613
      @rustybeachwood4613 Рік тому

      That league you speak of is called the dumpster and he is in it, because he is garbage.

  • @andrewsebree4333
    @andrewsebree4333 Рік тому +1

    Gus Johnson is the GOAT. I remember when the Chiefs were down in the mid 2000's. Gus seemingly called every Chiefs game that was on CBS and my dad and I fell in love with Gus. He's still my favorite and will forever be my favorite. How on Earth he isn't calling NFL games on prime time is beyond me

  • @Dewwork541
    @Dewwork541 Рік тому +2

    There was a short documentary about k states 2010 run called "K states confidential". The part i remember the most was Gus Johnsons calls. Truly a commentary legend

  • @Kanders190
    @Kanders190 Рік тому +22

    "They beat the defending champions 43 to 41!"
    Congrats to those that had the under. Good lord.

  • @Ho11is2Ho11ywood
    @Ho11is2Ho11ywood Рік тому +3

    Gus and Raf are my favorite all time play by play guys.

  • @StFidjnr
    @StFidjnr Рік тому +7

    0:32 come what may NCAA Men's Basketball will have a new champion in 1996

  • @zjoyce1730
    @zjoyce1730 Місяць тому

    The Xavier-Ohio State game was my introduction to him and I’ll never forget it.

  • @JBgobears
    @JBgobears Рік тому +8

    Let's connect some dots here:
    * Gus Johnson calls NBA games for TNT in 2022
    * Jim Nantz announces 2023 will be his last year calling college hoops
    * Official NCAA UA-cam account posts video of Gus's greatest calls
    Conclusion: Gus is coming back, folks. The slipper still fits.

  • @Angel-GodzSon
    @Angel-GodzSon Рік тому +1

    I wish there's was a way to only hear Gus and Kevin Harlan commentate every game of every sport, lol....Those two are amazing....🙏❤️

  • @evilmonkeyspeaks7801
    @evilmonkeyspeaks7801 Рік тому +5

    March Madness was the best time of the sports year. Then we heard the words "one and done" for the first time.

  • @Tweedergmu804
    @Tweedergmu804 Рік тому +4

    The George Mason call is amazing and epic. Still gives me Goosebumps! Thank you Gus!

  • @ianshort2935
    @ianshort2935 Рік тому +2

    Turner please put this man on your crew this year

  • @crosscourtblazer34
    @crosscourtblazer34 Рік тому +2

    That kansas st xavier game might be the best game I ever seen and he made it feel that way

  • @HeisMertz_
    @HeisMertz_ Рік тому +1

    Am I the only one that gets a little emotional watching this? The pure passion for the game is amazing to hear

    • @rustybeachwood4613
      @rustybeachwood4613 Рік тому

      You are what is wrong with Sports today

    • @HeisMertz_
      @HeisMertz_ Рік тому

      @@rustybeachwood4613 you watching something amazing happen in sports “😐” lol sorry I find joy in sport loser

  • @shadowwylde
    @shadowwylde Рік тому +10

    I can’t remember if it was madden or ncaa football but when I heard this guys voice he was instantly my favorite announcer. So much intensity on every call. It really gets you more into the game.

  • @leq6992
    @leq6992 Місяць тому

    "Batista with the CAATTCHHH" is where Gus jumped the shark for me. I loved his calls in the NCAA tourney from the mid-90s until then.
    Between the call on that play, and the plays immediately preceding, it felt like he was trying too hard, and wanted to make these big moments at the end of the games about him as much as what was actually happening on the court.

  • @Dachshund-br8pj
    @Dachshund-br8pj Рік тому +5

    i miss the unique courts at all the sites giving you a sense of place. I was especially fond of that ridiculous Cleveland State logo.

  • @merehuman3035
    @merehuman3035 Рік тому +2

    some of those guys got "get away from the cops" speed

  • @ht82smash42
    @ht82smash42 Рік тому +2

    My inspiration to become a broadcaster.

  • @elitehaxxor8025
    @elitehaxxor8025 Рік тому +1

    There's just something about college sports vs professional sports. Watching the passion and drive of kids who love the sport they play just trying to make it vs the guys who have made it and don't have much passion left for it to just become a job.

  • @chrisbutcher9626
    @chrisbutcher9626 Рік тому +1

    Yooo he’s amazing

  • @tbarron1631
    @tbarron1631 Рік тому

    Tear-jerking chills

  • @PH4NTOMProductions1
    @PH4NTOMProductions1 Рік тому +6

    Heart! Break! City!

  • @AstroLonghorn
    @AstroLonghorn Рік тому +6

    Batista WITH THE KYYYAAAATTTCCHHHHH

  • @user-hv6sb3kg9g
    @user-hv6sb3kg9g Рік тому +9

    Morrison only dude I seen cry while still in action...love the pure emotion in college. Pros used to be like that

    • @Mudcat3434
      @Mudcat3434 Місяць тому +1

      There was a NCAA Tournament game in the early 90s where the player fouled out late in a close game and he fell on his knees in front of the ref holding the refs legs just sobbing begging him to reverse the call. I don't remember who it was but it was heartbreaking to watch. They care so much and that's what makes it great, especially in a single elimination tournament.

  • @dbrianc
    @dbrianc Рік тому +1

    GUS IS MARCH MADNESS

  • @AR18123
    @AR18123 Рік тому +3

    2:51 Bautista with the cAAATTTCCHHH!!!

  • @kevinscottbailey8335
    @kevinscottbailey8335 Рік тому +1

    Gus Johnson is awesome. With that said, the call you included from the K-State / Xavier game wasn't even his best from that game. His best from that game was when Jacob Pullen hid the dagger 3-pointer in double overtime, and Gus called out "he's in shape!" All he did on the one you included it's basically make a guttural noise after Jordan Crawford hit that three-pointer to tie it.

  • @jimmyplenderleith9471
    @jimmyplenderleith9471 Рік тому

    The Slipper Still Fits is what made me a Gus Johnson fan....he's been DYNAMITE ever since. You want your game ramped up with passion? You call up Gus Johnson. If you cant get pumped up with Gus calling a game of your team...you have no passion.

  • @adamthesportsfan2346
    @adamthesportsfan2346 Рік тому +22

    The day he retires will be a sad day for the sport. He’s so synonymous with commentary in my mind

  • @cflo1386
    @cflo1386 Рік тому

    There's nothing better than March Madness.

  • @jpc0309
    @jpc0309 Рік тому +2

    YES. YES. YES.

  • @marissaaguirre803
    @marissaaguirre803 4 місяці тому

    He should be doing basketball every year I would watch his games no matter who’s playing

  • @stoneybowmann
    @stoneybowmann Рік тому +5

    I was at both Gonzaga games and was delirious at one, delirious at the other. Amazing win and biggest choke. The Florida call will always be loved!

  • @widenalgene
    @widenalgene 3 місяці тому

    Whenever he says “shot clock turned off” you know something magical is about to happen

  • @gregrice3138
    @gregrice3138 Рік тому +1

    u gotta love Gus

  • @jermanebennett1137
    @jermanebennett1137 Рік тому

    I can’t wait for March Madness 😊😊 best time of the year

    • @SeaTK610
      @SeaTK610 Рік тому

      college hoops is on a downside

  • @danielbeesley1326
    @danielbeesley1326 Рік тому

    Anyone else get super nostalgic seeing that mid-2000’s era CBS graphics package?

  • @jeffreyreyes6800
    @jeffreyreyes6800 Місяць тому

    I miss gus Johnson on March madness

  • @icepanda4589
    @icepanda4589 Рік тому

    The sorentine parkinglot one is engrained into my childhood memory. I still get choked up hearing that

  • @theteeman
    @theteeman Рік тому

    Gus Johnson is the GOAT of Sports Announcing. One of the best all time 🐐

  • @paulbuono5088
    @paulbuono5088 Рік тому +1

    I still use the phrase "Heartbreak City!" when i see someone get disappointed about something

  • @LumberNumbers
    @LumberNumbers Рік тому

    Man he is so good

  • @Mxtthew24
    @Mxtthew24 Місяць тому

    Also worth noting, every single time UCLA and Gonzaga play in the tourney it’s an instant classic every time

  • @chrisrindahl736
    @chrisrindahl736 Рік тому +1

    Gus Johnson the 🐐

  • @Sportsjazzfan23
    @Sportsjazzfan23 Рік тому +1

    always love hearing Gus Johnson calling tournament games… boy do I miss it
    wish Isaiah Thomas’s shot made it on your video but I also know it’s technically not March madness either

  • @Muggins92
    @Muggins92 Рік тому

    "It comes down to fundamentals."
    * *LAUNCHES AND DRAINS A THIRTY-FIVE FOOTER* *

  • @thalivinlegend11
    @thalivinlegend11 Рік тому

    That K state vs Xavier game was the first time I heard him call a game, still remember where I was at to this day.... Jumping all over my apartment... Craziest game ever

  • @Anthony-zt1zs
    @Anthony-zt1zs Рік тому

    Gus was THE best come March.

  • @DGS2605
    @DGS2605 Рік тому +10

    Gus and Jim Ross = Dream Team

  • @enoessien7641
    @enoessien7641 Місяць тому

    Gus is the best 🏈 🏀 !!!! #HBCU ❤️

  • @anthonymiller4197
    @anthonymiller4197 Рік тому

    Gus is the man!!!

  • @TYHighlights
    @TYHighlights Рік тому

    This is why March Madness is the best sporting event in the world. It's gonna be even more wild this year with no elite teams. Can't wait!!!

  • @chrisschei5597
    @chrisschei5597 Рік тому

    "And we're headed to double overtime.... haha! COLLEGE BASKETBALL!!"
    😂😂😂

  • @theknow7557
    @theknow7557 8 місяців тому

    Gus can make a bowl of cereal exciting!!

  • @masonflory9572
    @masonflory9572 Рік тому

    4:04 it’s so good to see a son learning from his dad while watching his ball game

  • @cmehop2it383
    @cmehop2it383 Рік тому +3

    The one with UW when Isaiah Thomas hits the winner, "Isaiah's gonna do it himself, steeeeeep baccccccck ohhhhhhhh! Cooollllldddddd Blooded!!"

  • @evxn4460
    @evxn4460 Рік тому

    last chance to dance is 10/10

  • @jerrywilliams120
    @jerrywilliams120 Рік тому

    Basketball is beautiful

  • @nardreviews5920
    @nardreviews5920 Рік тому

    He really just says the first couple words that come to his mind

    • @eclectica1
      @eclectica1 Рік тому

      Says you who apparently can do better.

    • @nardreviews5920
      @nardreviews5920 Рік тому

      @@eclectica1 didn’t say I could. That’s because I’m not a longtime announcer on national TV in a compilation of my greatest March Madness calls. I think me and Gus should be held to a different standard.

  • @coolnightskate
    @coolnightskate Рік тому +1

    Xavier - KSU was the unforgettable game for me. Just shot after shot

  • @bradymaher9657
    @bradymaher9657 Рік тому

    Just got done watching one of the craziest finishes I’ve ever seen. Once again it was gonzaga vs UCLA of course

  • @nextstep134
    @nextstep134 Рік тому +6

    Gus Johnson is the absolute best! He is a national treasure!

    • @SeaTK610
      @SeaTK610 Рік тому

      Raf is better, Gus is just meh

  • @edwardfisher9930
    @edwardfisher9930 Рік тому +1

    If u don't get chills then you aren't a fan of college basketball or the great Gus Johnson

  • @user-hv6sb3kg9g
    @user-hv6sb3kg9g Рік тому +1

    Love Gus Johnson he calls ALL sports beautifully...love his 🥊🥊 calls too. Was watching 🥊🥊s biggest comebacks and he was in 2 or 3 of them and that was 1 vid. Those vids are a series

    • @SeaTK610
      @SeaTK610 Рік тому

      Gus Johnson Mr. NEW YORK KNICK, You DOLT

  • @Reiderreiter
    @Reiderreiter Рік тому +1

    Biggest mistake CBS Sports ever made was to let Gus Johnson walk away. The tournament just hasn’t been the same without him. So many great moments that could have been legendary with him at the desk.

  • @michaelharnick6385
    @michaelharnick6385 Рік тому

    Fox really needs to send back to CBS during March Madness. His soul is always in it

  • @thetwoboyz4542
    @thetwoboyz4542 Рік тому +19

    Morrison crying when the game isn’t over and they still have a chance is still so awesome as a UCLA fan

    • @speakinfaxonly21
      @speakinfaxonly21 Рік тому +1

      I would think scouts would have noticed a moment like that but nope. Games not over and dudes crying like it is. Crazy

    • @sk33t_38
      @sk33t_38 Рік тому +16

      they absolutely didnt still have a chance. His entire team was panicking and wanting to play hero ball themselves, it was entirely the cause of poor coaching. His teammates forgot he even existed in the final seconds and inbounded it to their worst starter who then panicked and lost them the game. The fact they even got that final shot off is a miracle itself with only 2 seconds left and inbounding on the other side of the court.