ACC/Big Ten hoops pairings set: UW to host Wake Forest
MADISON – Wisconsin is set to host Wake Forest in the 2022 ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
The game is set for Nov. 29, with the tip time and broadcast information to be announced.
The pairings were announced Friday.
The matchups for the 2022 ACC/Big Ten Challenge for men’s basketball are set!
🗓 ➡️ https://t.co/vmqRtmKRr6— Big Ten Men's Basketball (@B1GMBBall) June 24, 2022
Wake Forest finished 13-7 in the ACC and 25-10 overall last season under Steve Forbes. After failing to receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament, the Demon Deacons went 2-1 in the NIT. They defeated Towson and VCU before falling at Texas A&M, 67-52.
Guard Daivien Williamson is the only returning starter for Wake Forest. Williamson averaged 11.8 points and 2.5 rebounds per game and shot 39.5% from three-point range last season.
Jake Laravia (14.6 ppg) was selected No. 19 overall by Memphis in the NBA draft Thursday night and Alondes Williams (18.5 ppg) signed a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets after going undrafted.
UW is 0-3 against Wake Forest. The teams’ last meeting came on Nov. 29, 2005. Wake Forest recorded a 91-88 victory in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Alando Tucker scored 27 points, Brian Butch added 19 points and 10 rebounds and Kammron Taylor added 18 for UW.
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