Dick Vitale shares update on fight against cancer

It’s Jimmy V Week for Cancer Research at ESPN, and legendary college basketball announcer Dick Vitale gave a personal update on his ongoing battle with cancer on Tuesday.

In response to a video tribute to Vitale during Tuesday’s Miami-Arkansas game, the longtime ESPN Hoops announcer took to social media to express his gratitude and provide an update of his own.

I’m touched tonight when I see this video of my friends @espn I keep thinking about December 12th when I have to undergo a major exam to determine if I am cancer free after my last 30 radiation treatments. 🙏🙏🙏 If so, it would be my NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP! https://t.co/Q4ojIw20PO

— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) December 4, 2024

“I am touched tonight as I watch this video from my friends at ESPN,” Vitale wrote. “I keep thinking about December 12th when I have to undergo a major scan to see if I am cancer-free after my last 30 radiation treatments. If it were me, it would be my NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!”

Earlier this year, just days after announcing his intention to return to the air for the current college basketball season, Vitale shared that he was once again battling cancer. The ESPN veteran has battled numerous health issues in recent years, including lymphoma, melanoma, vocal cord dysplasia and vocal cord cancer.

The long list of health issues kept Dickie V off the sidelines for the entire 2023-24 college basketball season, despite his best efforts to return. Earlier this year, Vitale reiterated his desire to get back behind the microphone. “Of course I would like to sit on the sidelines and do what I love: talk about what’s happening in college basketball,” Vitale said Sarasota Herald-Tribune in July.

College basketball fans across the country will be hoping for a clean scan of Dickie V next week and will continue to hope that Vitale can return to his courtside microphone as soon as possible!

(X/@DickieV)