CHARLOTTE, NC – A men’s college basketball event honoring one of sport’s most iconic voices is coming to Charlotte.
The Charlotte Sports Foundation and ESPN Events announced the Dick Vitale Invitational on Monday, which happens to be Vitale’s 86th birthday.
The inaugural invitational will be a matchup between the Duke Blue Devils and the Texas Longhorns at the Spectrum Centerย on November 4, 2025.
The game will air on ESPN with the tip-off time set to be announced later.
โESPN has been such a vital part of my life since December 5, 1979, and I was so thrilled to learn that ESPN Events will have an annual Dick Vitale Invitational,โ said Dick Vitale. โJimmy Pitaro and all my colleagues and friends at ESPN have been so good to me and I am so thankful for all of the prayers and love I have received from them during my cancer battles. ESPN has been family to me and has given me a life that has been even better than my dreams. To the Vitale family, ESPN is โAwesome, babyโ with a capital A!โ
Vitale has called more than 1,000 games since joining ESPN in 1979 and the broadcasting great’s influence is sticking around.
ESPN announced Monday that Vitale has signed a contract through the 2027-28 season.
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