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.

The Duke-Louisville showdown was the final game on his docket for this season, though. As the final minute ran down, Vitale got emotional about his burshes with cancer.

Dick Vitale became emotional Saturday night while talking about his most recent cancer battle while announcing top-ranked Duke's 73-62 victory over No. 13 Louisville in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship.

As the final minutes of the broadcast ticked down, Vitale broke down in tears while reflecting on his four-year battle and what the return to ESPN meant for him. The 85-year-old vociferously thanked his co-broadcasters Cory Alexander and Dave O'Brien as well as the ESPN crew and executives Jimmy Pitaro, David Ceisler and Mike McQuade.

ESPN's Dick Vitale became emotional Saturday night while talking about his most recent cancer battle while announcing Duke's victory over Louisville in the ACC tournament championship.

But, it was also a very special night for longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale. Vitale was brought to tears at the end of the ACC championship game and shared an e

Dick Vitale hopes to be back on the microphone for ESPN next season, but while battling cancer, he knows nothing is a given. The ESPN color commentary legend took a few moments, then, to say a near-term farewell on his final broadcast of the season,