Dick Vitale’s First Invitational Set With Duke and Texas

College basketball broadcasting great Dick Vitale will have an invitational in his honor between Duke and Texas in November.
Dick Vitale’s First Invitational Set With Duke and Texas
Dick Vitale speaks during a news conference before a game between the No. 1 Gonzaga Bulldogs and the No. 2 UCLA Bruins in Las Vegas, Nev., on Nov. 23, 2021. Ethan Miller/Getty Images
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Longtime broadcaster Dick Vitale has become synonymous with college basketball over the years, and now a pair of teams will tip-off an invitational in his honor.

Duke and Texas will play in the first-ever Dick Vitale Invitational in Charlotte, North Carolina on Nov. 4 to open the college hoops season.

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