The SEC announced famed ESPN college basketball announcer Dick Vitale will be honored at this year's conference basketball tournament, which starts March 9 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla.
Details surrounding which game and how the conference will honor Vitale, a Lakewood Ranch, Fla., resident, have yet to be determined.
Vitale, who is also known for his annual gala that raises millions of dollars for pediatric cancer research through the V Foundation, announced in late January that he would not return to ESPN's broadcasts this season so he could rest his vocal chords.
