“You know the toast,” Jim Nantz told our server ... His clothing skews professorial — a collection of trim quarter-zips, colorful ties and pastel shirts that would leave him equally ...

Jim Nantz is back at the Final Four of the ... Despite having quite the fandom and connection to the University of Houston, Nantz has no ties to The Lone Star State other than his alma mater.

If the network's long-time play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz has it his way ... and we're taking up a collection," Nantz joked. "We want to see you in the Steel City this season.

In the end, Jim Nantz had his shining moment, too. The CBS play-by-play announcer for the men's Final Four signed off in the moments after Connecticut defeated San Diego State, 76-59, in the ...