Wisconsin men's basketball could face Virginia and Tony Bennett in the Fort Myers Tip-off in 2023
MADISON – Wisconsin’s Greg Gard and Virginia’s Tony Bennett have faced each other twice since Gard took over as UW’s full-time head men's basketball coach.
A third meeting could come next season in the 2023 Fort Myers Tip-off.
According to a report: UW, Virginia, SMU and West Virginia are scheduled to compete in the tournament, normally held during Thanksgiving week.
The tournament pairings have not been set.
UW was scheduled to participate in the tournament in 2020 but withdrew because of travel concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Badgers have faced Virginia six times, including four since Bennett took over as head coach before the 2009-10 season.
Bennett’s Cavaliers recorded a 60-54 victory over UW and Bo Ryan in 2012 in Madison in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Badgers won, 48-38, in Charlottesville in 2013 en route to their first Final Four appearance under Ryan.
Virginia recorded a 49-37 home victory in 2017, Gard's second season as full-time head coach; and defeated UW, 53-46, in 2018 in the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas.
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