One of the most acclaimed broadcasters of college basketball, Billy Packer has covered 18 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championships as an analyst, the last 11 for CBS Sports.

Packer's genuine love for college basketball developed as he grew up, the son of the coach at Lehigh University. A self-confessed "gym rat" as a teenager, Packer was also a talented player. He attended Wake Forest University, where he was an All-Atlantic Coach Conference guard (1960-62) and led his team to the Final Four in 1962. After graudating that year with an economics degree, he spent more time in the gym as a Wake Forest assistant coach from 1965-69.

In 1972, Packer's inauspicious start to broadcasting occurred in Raleigh, North Carolina, when he was asked to fill in as an analyst for a regionally-televised ACC game. He became a regular the next season.

After covering ACC games, Packer joined NBC Sports for the opening round of the 1974 NCAA tournament. In 1975, he teamed with Curt Gowdy for the entire tournament including the UCLA-Kentucky title game. The following year he worked with Dick Enberg for the regular season games as well as the tournament. Al McGuire joined the pair in 1978, and together they became one of the most popular broadcasting triumvirates ever.

In addition, Packer has been an analyst for CBS Sports' coverage of the Pan Am Games (1983, '87), World University Games (1983), and NBA Playoffs (1989).