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
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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