MADISON, Wis.  — The Wisconsin men's basketball team will travel to Virginia as part of the 2017 Big Ten/ACC Challenge, as announced on Thursday.

UPDATE: Wisconsin and Virginia will face off on Monday, Nov. 27, to help lead off the first day of the 2017 Big Ten/ACC Challenge, which runs Nov. 27-30. 

"We're looking forward to squaring off with my good friend Tony Bennett and his team," head coach Greg Gard said. "We have tremendous respect for him and the entire Bennett family. We know we'll be facing a talented and well-coached team. This will be an exciting early-season test for our young group. Our entire non-conference schedule is shaping up to be really challenging and will force us to grow and learn in a hurry."

Notables:

• The Badgers and Cavaliers will battle in a rematch of a home-and-home Challenge series in which UVA won at the Kohl Center in 2012 and UW claimed a win in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2013.
• Wisconsin has appeared in each of the 18 Big Ten/ACC Challenges, sporting a 9-9 all-time record and owning the second-best win percentage among Big Ten teams.
• The Badgers have won their last two Challenge outings, winning at Syracuse in 2015 and beating the Orange at home in 2016.
• Virginia has won three straight Big Ten/ACC Challenge games and is 11-6 all-time in the event. The Cavaliers are 6-2 at home in the Challenge.
• Head coaches Greg Gard and Tony Bennett served together as assistant coaches at Wisconsin on the Badgers' 2002 and 2003 Big Ten championship teams.

Let's take a look at the top five Big Ten/ACC Challenge games in Wisconsin history:


5) Wisconsin 69, No. 12 Maryland 64
Dec. 1, 2004 – Kohl Center, Madison, Wis.

Alando Tucker scored a career-high 27 points to lead the Badgers past No. 12 Maryland. Wisconsin's 31st-consective home win featured 15 points from Sharif Chambliss and 12 from Zach Morley as the UW bench out-scored the Terps 26-5.


4) Wisconsin 66, No. 14 Syracuse 58 (OT)
Dec. 2, 2015 – Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y.

Bo Ryan's final game in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge was one of his best as Wisconsin stole an overtime win at No. 14 Syracuse. The Badgers overcame an uncharacteristic 20 turnovers by owning a 51-25 advantage on the glass and a 30-14 scoring edge in the paint.

Ethan Happ (18 points and 15 rebounds) and Nigel Hayes (15 points and 12 rebounds) each posted double-doubles.


3) No. 22 Wisconsin 74, Virginia Tech 72
Dec. 1, 2008 – Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Virginia

A Trevon Hughes floater with 0.9 seconds remaining lifted the Badgers to a road win over Virginia Tech in 2008. Wisconsin led by nine with under 1:00 remaining, but the Hokies pulled off a frantic comeback and tied the game with 7.0 seconds left. Without calling a timeout, Hughes took the inbounds pass and went coast-to-coast for the game-winning basket.

Marcus Landry scored 18 points and Jon Leuer had 17 for the Badgers, who finished 12-for-18 from 3-point range.


2) No. 23 Wisconsin 78, No. 13 Maryland 75 (OT)
Nov. 29, 2000 – Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wis.

What turned out to be the final game in the Wisconsin career of head coach Dick Bennett, the Badgers knocked off No. 13 Maryland in UW's first Big Ten/ACC Challenge win. Backed by a rowdy Bradley Center crowd in Milwaukee, UW got 18 points from Kirk Penney and 15 from Charlie Wills while guard Mike Kelley dished out 12 assists to pull off the overtime upset.

Led by names like Juan Dixon, Lonny Baxter and Steve Blake, that Maryland team would go on to reach the Final Four later that season.


1) Wisconsin 73, No. 5 Duke 69
Dec. 2, 2009 – Kohl Center, Madison, Wis.

Duke's first-ever appearance in Madison was a memorable one. Wisconsin led wire-to-wire in a 73-69 triumph to clinch the Big Ten's first overall win in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Badgers' landmark win set off a wild court-storming at the Kohl Center and handed the Blue Devils' their first Challenge loss (previously 10-0). 

Duke would go on to win the National Championship that season, but not without a loss in Madison. Trevon Hughes scored 19 of his career-high 26 points in the second half, while Jon Leuer chipped in 17 for the Badgers.