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FOX Sports bringing back John Tesh’s ‘Roundball Rock’ to CBB coverage
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It’s unquestionably the greatest theme song in the history of televised sports, and it’s making a return to your home.
Over the weekend, FOX Sports incorporated John Tesh’s “Roundball Rock” into its basketball coverage, which included the following matchups: Kentucky-Seton Hall; Louisville-Indiana; and Wisconsin-Marquette.
With FOX Sports airing several B1G basketball games throughout the 2018-19 season, that means fans in the Midwest will get fired up to the old tune on a weekly basis again.
Keep your 👀 and 👂 open tomorrow during our @CBBONFOX tripleheader for more of this iconic @JohnTesh basketball anthem 🔊#RoundballRock pic.twitter.com/SSDHHklXMu
— FOX Sports PR (@FOXSportsPR) December 7, 2018
For those unfamiliar, “Roundball Rock” served as the theme for the NBA on NBC in the 1990s. While it’s still considered one of the top theme songs in sports, it hasn’t been regularly used in years.
This might be a small thing — and combining “Roundball Rock” with college basketball might seem like a strange combination for disciples of 1990s NBA basketball — but it’s still pretty cool that FOX is incorporating one of the best theme songs into its broadcasts.
In case you forgot what that beautiful sound was, here’s a sample of “Roundball Rock”:
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB