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Michigan State Basketball: ACC-Big Ten Challenge is personal for Joey Hauser

Michigan State's redshirt sophomore forward Joey Hauser talks with a reporter during men's basketball media day on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. 191015 Msu Bball Media 038a

The Big Ten-ACC Challenge games have been announced and Michigan State basketball’s Virginia matchup is personal for Joey Hauser.

Guys, it’s basketball season — almost.

A couple of days before Michigan State lines ip for its second football game of the season against Michigan, the Big Ten-ACC Challenge has officially unveiled its 2020 matchups.

For Michigan State, it’s usually a matchup against one of the league’s best teams like North Carolina, Duke, Louisville or Notre Dame but this year it’s against college basketball’s most recent national champion: the Virginia Cavaliers.