St. John’s and Rutgers will play an exhibition game for charity in October to benefit the Dick Vitale Pediatric Cancer Research Fund at the V Foundation.
that he had surgery in Boston, and tests revealed he had vocal cord cancer. He said he would undergo six weeks of radiation treatments, and hoped to be ready to call games this fall. For years, Vitale has been raising funds for cancer research.
He helped friend Jim Valvano to the stage at the 1993 ESPYs, where Valvano delivered his famous “Don’t give up” speech. Valvano died of adenocarcinoma less than two months later. Valvano played at Rutgers in the 1960s before coaching underdog North Carolina State to the 1983 NCAA championship. “We are excited to partner with Rick Pitino, Dick Vitale, and the Jimmy V Foundation,” Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell said. “We are thrilled to help this great charity to push forward research to help any child facing pediatric cancer.” Rutgers and St. John’s will play in the preseason for the first time since 2017, when the Red Storm visited The RAC for an exhibition game that benefited the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. The last time the schools met in the regular season, St. John’s won 84-65 at Rutgers in November 2018 as part of the Gavitt Tipoff Games pitting Big East against Big Ten squads. “I am so thankful to St. John’s Rick Pitino and Rutgers Steve Pikiell to play an exhibition game to benefit The V Foundation for kids battling cancer,” Vitale said. “All the dollars donated will go for pediatric cancer research. Personally, it means so much to me as I have dedicated myself for years with my Gala for pediatric cancer research. We have raised $68.1 million thus far, but so much more is needed. Once again, a big THANK YOU to Coach Pitino and Coach Pikiell! You guys are AWESOME BABY!”
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