Kevin Harlan has one of the most recognizable voices in sport. The long-standing broadcaster has managed the game tasks for the NFL, NBA and university basketball matches.
Harlan’s voice can currently be heard in some of the male basketball tournament games in division I of this year. He was on the call for the hard victory at Ole Miss.
But at some point during the first half, Harlan had to think quickly – and he certainly accessed on the occasion.
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The broadcaster Kevin Harlan was presented during the match between the Grizzlies of Memphis and the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center on January 18, 2024, in Minneapolis. (Images David Berding / Getty)
Ole Miss held an advance of 41-23 on North Carolina with just over two minutes before half-time when a rebels player tried to prevent a wandering ball from getting out of the limits. But a Tar Heels player ended up deviating the ball.
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The deviation sent the ball by accelerating towards the area along the key where Harlan was seated with his helmet.
The Tar Heels of North Carolina face the Mississippi Rebels at the Fizerv Forum on March 21, 2025, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photos Jack Dempsey / NCAA via Getty Images)
Harlan then put his fast reflexes in full screen, while simultaneously offering a game of action. “Save the ball with a jump. Throwing limits, deflected by me and on the side,” he said, stretching his arm to make sure that his broadcast partner Stan Van Gundy was not struck by the ball.
“It was fine for you, did you see that?” Harlan then asked the former NBA coach.
Van Gundy then took a look at the replay and congratulated Harlan, saying: “Great deviation!”
Kevin Harlan speaks during a ceremony in honor of the former chief coach of Minnesota Timberwolves, Flip Saunders, before a match against the Los Angeles Lakers, on February 15, 2018, in Minneapolis. (Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY SPORTS brace)
Almost immediately after the Tar Heels were revealed as one of the 68 teams that reached “dance”, the legendary program faced a considerable reaction. Since the UNC was the last team to receive a place in the NCAA tournament, they had to play in the “first four” for sowing purposes.
The Tar Heels dominated the Aztecs of the State of San Diego in this match to win the seeded n ° 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 by Sean Pedulla helped the rebels to move forward. Ole Miss will meet Iowa N ° 3 in the second round on Sunday in Milwaukee.
