Dick Vitale has signed a multi-year extension with ESPN and the network has created the Dick Vitale Invitational, an annual event in his honor

Famed broadcaster Dick Vitale is sticking around college basketball with a new contract extension and a new event named in his honor.

In the wake of beating cancer, Dick Vitale has signed a new contract with ESPN that will run through the 2027-28 season

Dick Vitale inked a new multi-year contract with ESPN through the 2027-28 season, the network announced Monday. Vitale has been with ESPN since 1979, calling more than 1,000 college basketball games during his nearly 50-year tenure.

ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro recently made the surprise announcement at Vitale’s annual Gala in Sarasota, Florida.

Dick Vitale is a college basketball legend as a broadcaster, and he's proven to be quite resilient as well. Most likely have forgotten that Vitale started in the sports world as a basketball coach, but he's become a household name because of the enthusiasm and energy he brings to the court as a broadcaster.

Dick Vitale, 86, signed a contract extension with ESPN through the 2027-28 season Monday. That was not the only present he received on his birthday. ESPN also announced the Dick Vitale ...

Dick Vitale is inextricably intertwined with college basketball, with his iconic voice, exuberant style and enthusiastic catchphrases melding into a soundtrack for nearly five decades of the sport's history.