Kevin Harlan has one of the most recognizable voices in sports. The long -standing announcer has handled game tasks for game for NFL, NBA and university basketball games.
Harlan’s voice can currently be heard during some of the male basketball tournament of Division I of this year’s NCAA. I was in the call for the victory of Ole Miss, sown with number 6, over the number 11 of North Carolina.
But at one time during the first half, Harlan had to think quickly, and certainly ran into the occasion.
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The announcer Kevin Harlan is introduced during the game between Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center on January 18, 2024 in Minneapolis. (David Berding/Getty images)
Ole Miss had an advantage of 41-23 over North Carolina with just over two minutes before part time when a rebel player tried to prevent a wandering ball from leaving the limits. But a Tar Heels player ended up diverting the ball.
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The deviation sent the ball at full speed towards the area along the lateral line where Harlan was sitting with the headphones placed.
The Tar Heels of North Carolina play the Mississippi rebels in the FISVer forum on March 21, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photos of Jack Dempsey/NCAA through Getty Images)
Harlan then put his quick reflexes on the full screen, while simultaneously offers a game for action game. “Save the ball with a jump. I took out the limits, diverted by me and a side,” he said as he stretched his arm to make sure his transmission partner Stan Van Gundy was not beaten by the ball.
“It was good for you, did you see that?” Harlan asked the former NBA coach.
Van Gundy then took a look at the repetition and praised Harlan, saying: “Great deviation!”
Kevin Harlan speaks during a ceremony in honor of the former coach of the Timberwolves of the Minnesota Flip Saunders before a game against Los Angeles Lakers, on February 15, 2018, in Minneapolis. (Brace hemmelgarn-USA Today Sports)
Almost immediately after the Tar Heels were revealed as one of the 68 teams that reached “The Dance”, the historical program faced a considerable reaction. As UNC was the final team to receive a place in the NCAA tournament, they had to play in the “first four” for planting purposes.
The Tar Heels dominated the Aztecs of the State of San Diego in that confrontation to win the seed No. 11 in the southern region. But North Carolina could not overcome Ole Miss in the first round.
RJ Davis led the Tar Heels with 15 points, while the performance of 20 points of Sean Pedulla helped the rebels move forward. Ole Miss will meet with No. 3 Iowa in the second round on Sunday in Milwaukee.
