Dick Vitale’s return is near.
ESPN announced Monday that the popular college basketball analyst will work the Duke-Clemson game Saturday alongside play-by-play announcer Dave O’Brien and analyst Cory Alexander.
Saturday, Hall of Fame broadcaster @DickieV will announce an #NCAAMBB game for the first time in nearly 2 years
🏀 6p ET | No. 2 @DukeMBB vs @ClemsonMBB | ESPN
🎙️ Dave O’Brien, @CoryAlexanderVA, Dick Vitale pic.twitter.com/URqmyI0kN3— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) February 3, 2025
Vitale, 85, has not worked a game since the 2023 NCAA Championship between UConn and San Diego State as he’s battled multiple cancer diagnoses. First diagnosed with cancer in 2021, he was declared cancer-free a year later, but it returned in July 2023.
Fortunately, the legendary announcer revealed in December that he had been found “clean of cancer.”
“Yes I’m cutting the nets down baby it’s my National Championship!” Vitale said in an X post at the time.
SANTA CLAUS came early as Dr Rick Brown called & said that my PET SCAN at 7 AM came back CLEAN OF CANCER ! OMG thanks so much to ALL of YOU for your 🙏🙏🙏Yes I’m cutting the nets down baby it’s my National Championship! @TheMontagGroup @jksports @TheVCEO @ESPNPR @ @WSB_Speakers pic.twitter.com/XGa1bJ8pzu
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) December 12, 2024
Vitale had been expected to return to the booth Jan. 25 for the Duke vs. Wake Forest game, but had to postpone that after he suffered a fall.
Now, his return is imminent, and the college basketball world is pleased.
Can’t wait to have you in Littlejohn, @DickieV!!
Awesome, baby! https://t.co/XL7Kgjxkli
— Clemson Basketball (@ClemsonMBB) February 3, 2025
The voice of College Basketball is back! https://t.co/xBV37hYOKg
— Jack Weihl (@jweihl23) February 3, 2025
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