Virginia Hosts No. 14 Texas A&M in Inaugural ACC/SEC Challenge

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia (5-1) hosts No. 14 Texas A&M (6-1) in the inaugural ACC-SEC Challenge on Wednesday (Nov. 29). Tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena is set for 7:15 p.m. on ESPN2 and Virginia Sports Radio Network. For Openers • UVA meets its first ranked opponent, sporting a 51-45 mark vs. ranked foes in the Tony Bennett era. • The Cavaliers and Aggies meet for the second time and first since the 1962-63 season. • Tony Bennett and Buzz Williams coached against each other during Williams’ five seasons at Virginia Tech from 2014-19. • Bennett is 7-3 vs. Williams in head-to-head matchups (2-0 in 2014-15, 1-1 in 2015-16, 1-1 in 2016-17, 1-1 in 2017-18 and 2-0 in 2018-19). • UVA is 170-51 (.769) in non-conference action under Tony Bennett. Broadcast Information • The Virginia-Texas A&M game will be televised on ESPN2 and streamed online at WatchESPN.com. • The game will also be broadcast on Virginia Sports Radio Network, VirginiaSports.com and Virginia Sports app. • Live statistics will be located on VirginiaSports.com and the Virginia Sports app. The Head Coach • Dean and Markel Families Head Men’s Basketball Coach Tony Bennett has a 346-126 (.733) mark in 15 seasons at UVA
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