ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale will return to call his first basketball game of the 2021-22 season, the network announced on Thursday.
Vitale, 82, will participate in ESPN's broadcast of an early season competition between college basketball's top two teams—No. 1 Gonzaga and No. 2 UCLA—at 10 p.m. ET Tuesday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
“My family and I are absolutely jumping with joy,” Vitale told ESPN in a statement. “Knowing I’ll be courtside with all my buddies and calling Number 1 versus 2, this is the best medicine I could ask for.