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Cory Woodroof

Jim Nantz’s final men’s March Madness signoff was perfect and made everyone so emotional

Jim Nantz March madness (Topic) CBS Basketball NCAA

As the 2023 men’s NCAA tournament closed on Monday night, college basketball fans got one last goodbye from CBS broadcaster Jim Nantz.

The longtime NCAA tournament fixture recently shared that he was leaving CBS’ coverage of March Madness after more than three decades on the mic.

Nantz got quite a hero’s welcome as he prepared to call his last Final Four, and he become emotional as he signed off with a spin on his classic catchphrase, “Hello, friends.” 

“Thank you for being my friend,” an emotional Nantz told the CBS viewers as his voice trembled a bit.

It was the perfect way for folks at home to say goodbye to Nantz covering one of the biggest sports celebrations of the spring.

College basketball fans were in their feelings as Nantz said goodbye.

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