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.

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.

Dick Vitale called his final game of the 2024-25 college basketball season on Saturday, and broke down in tears after thanking ESPN for sticking by him through his cancer diagnosis