Dick Vitale, College Basketball

ESPN Announces Dick Vitale Will Call First College Basketball Game in Nearly Two Years
After nearly two years of not calling any college basketball games, Dick Vitale is set to return to the microphone this Saturday, Feb. 8 to call the Duke vs. Clemson game. ESPN announced the news on Monday. Vitale will travel to Clemson to work alongside Dave O’Brien and Cory Alexander.
Dick Vitale to Call 1st CBB Game in Nearly 2 Years for Cooper Flagg, Duke vs. Clemson
Beloved college basketball announcer Dick Vitale is famously known for using the term "Diaper Dandy" to describe star freshmen players. He will get to
Dick Vitale's miraculous return to college basketball has new date
It has been a long time coming for legendary college basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale. He's been away from the broadcast booth for nearly two years as he's struggled with multiple health scares. Vitale was set to make his return on Jan. 25 for a Duke-Wake Forest men's college basketball game on ESPN, but he suffered a fall while at home.
'That's awesome, baby!' College basketball legend Dick Vitale to call Clemson-Duke game
The legendary Dick Vitale will return to the broadcast booth when Chase Hunter and the Clemson Tigers host Cooper Flagg and the Duke Blue Devils.
Congratulations Pouring In For Dick Vitale On His Broadcasting Return
It's been far too long since we've heard Dick Vitale on the mic. But now that the legendary college hoops broadcaster is back on the mend when it comes to his recent health scares, it sounds like everyone's favorite PTPer is officially back!
Are you serious? Dick Vitale just added to the 'noise' surrounding Clemson-Duke
ESPN commentator Dick Vitale, who has been battling cancer, is expected to make his broadcasting return for Clemson's game versus Duke at Littlejohn Coliseum.
ESPN Makes Major Dick Vitale Announcement Before Duke-Clemson Game
Some uplifting news emerged from the college basketball world on Monday morning ahead of the highly anticipated ACC showdown this weekend between the No. 2 Duke Blue Devils and the Clemson Tigers. ESPN PR announced that legendary announcer Dick Vitale will return to the broadcast booth to call the
Dick Vitale returns to ESPN on Saturday for Duke basketball-Clemson game
Cleared in December from vocal cord cancer, Vitale was scheduled to return last month, but a fall at his Lakewood Ranch home delayed it.
85-Year-Old Broadcaster Dick Vitale Falls at Home, Faces ‘Setback’ in Return to Booth After Hospitalization
Legendary sports broadcaster Dick Vitale, 85, encountered a 'tough fall' at home, revealing that his return to the booth would have to be postponed following his hospitalization.
Dick Vitale’s ESPN return delayed after accident causes ‘near-term physical limitations’
Dick Vitale’s planned return to the broadcast booth is being put on hold after an accident that created “near-term physical limitations,” ESPN said Saturday. The accident, which the 85-year-old Hall of Fame broadcaster said he suffered at his home in Florida, is not related to the four cancer battles he’s had for the past three and a half years.
Dick Vitale's return to broadcasting on ESPN postponed after fall
Dick Vitale said he will have to delay his return to the broadcast booth as he's "recovering from a tough fall."
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ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale’s return to broadcasting delayed by accident at home
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Broadcaster Dick Vitale prepares to announce an NCAA college basketball game between Michigan State and ...
Cooper Flagg is unlike anything this veteran commentator has seen in 45 years
Duke basketball star Cooper Flagg amazes one of the most legendary broadcasters in the sport, following a stellar showing vs.
Dick Vitale criticizes fan's treatment of coach
Ahead of Saturday’s matchup between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Arkansas Razorbacks, the question everyone was asking was ...