CBS NCAA Play-by-Play announcer Gus Johnson predicts Final Four

He is currently a play-by-play announcer employed by CBS Sports, Showtime, and the Big Ten Network. Among his assignments are CBS' coverage of the National Football League, Strikeforce MMA, and men's college basketball.

He also attended the University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy. He graduated in 1985. That same year, according to the winter 1997 edition of University of Detroit Jesuit's alumni magazine, Highlights, Johnson was all-Catholic quarterback for the school's football team, an all-Catholic shooting guard on the basketball team, and first baseman and catcher on the baseball team. The 1984-1985 University of Detroit Jesuit yearbook also notes that Johnson was a co-captain of both the football and basketball teams and most valuable player on the latter. Johnson subsequently graduated from Howard University with a degree in political science in 1990 and was a four-year letter winner on Howard's baseball team.

Johnson is known primarily for his excited style of announcing and tendency towards hyperbole, earning him the nickname of "Screamin' Gus" by fans and critics. He often uses signature phrases "Oh my goodness!", "Rise and fire... Count it!", "From the parking lot!", "And the Runner....Bang","Pure!", "BAM!", "Cold-Blooded!", and "HA-HAAA".

A word from Gus Johnson about the Final Four, plus a promo