Mark Pope Shares Message to Basketball Legend Dick Vitale as He Battles Cancer

There is no one more beloved by everyone in the college basketball community than Dick Vitale. The former coach and current commentator, who is in the Sportscaster Hall of Fame, has provided commentary on special moments in college basketball and always brings smiles to fans’ faces with his recognizable voice and lyrics.

Vitale is battling cancer and recently underwent surgery to remove a cancerous lymph node in his neck. During that surgery, the doctor removed other lymph nodes in the area and will run tests to see if they are cancerous. During this difficult time for the college basketball legend, Kentucky coach Mark Pope shared a message with Vitale.

Coach Pope had this to say to the college basketball legend: “Coach Vitale, this is Coach Pope from the University of Kentucky. Listen, I hear you’re back in the middle of this fight, and I just want you to know, man, you know, but you got so many people in this world that love you, including me, that are cheering for you and praying for you and giving you all the love that they can. Get well soon because you gotta make a trip to the University of Kentucky to come join us at practice, man. Come to a game. Let’s go, baby.”

There’s no doubt that college basketball needs Vitale to provide courtside commentary, so all of Big Blue Nation is hoping for a speedy recovery from college basketball’s most iconic voice.