Gus Johnson, a veteran TV broadcaster whose distinctively exuberant style became synonymous with the NCAA men's basketball tournament, left his longtime perch at CBS in 2011 for Fox Sports.

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"You were witnessing history, " he went on, noting the match-ups: Willis Reed and Wes Unseld, Bill Bradley and Jack Marin, Dick Barnett and Kevin Loughery, Dave DeBusschere and Gus Johnson.

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But through a cumulative 111 seasons and 37 playoff appearances, Seattle boasts only one champion: the 1979 Sonics of Gus Williams, Jack Sikma and Dennis Johnson.

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