ESPN college basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale had an emotional moment at the end of the ACC men’s basketball championship game Saturday, expressing how grateful he was to be back in the broadcast booth after nearly two years away due to health issues.

Dick Vitale got emotional and teared up while speaking about his multiple cancer diagnoses during a live broadcast at the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship game on Saturday, March 15.

Vitale, 85, announced in December that he is cancer-free after four battles with the disease in just three years. Saturday was the only ACC Tournament game Vitale called, as doctors advised him not to call more than one game a week after undergoing multiple vocal cord surgeries.

After a brief career as a basketball coach, Vitale transitioned into sports media, where he has worked as a college basketball commentator with ESPN for 41 years. Vitale recently overcame his fourth battle with cancer, and returned to the booth for ESPN back in February.

The Big Dance is back, baby! Prior to the start of the First Four round of games Tuesday and Wednesday, ESPN broadcasting icon Dick Vitale revealed his personal picks for each game of the 2025 NCAA Tournament,