Nevertheless, as people tried to process what was happening, another coach who also had a shocking retirement, Jay Wright, praised Bennett, saying, “Tony is one of the most talented and toughest coaches we have ever competed against. We always respected him and his teams at the highest level.”

Virginia men's basketball coach Tony Bennett is retiring effective immediately. The program said Thursday that Bennett will announce his retirement at a news conference Friday.

Bennett has led Virginia to a 364-136 record as head coach since taking the reins of the program in 2009. He led the Cavaliers to six regular-season ACC titles, 10 NCAA Tournament appearances and was named ACC Coach of the Year four times.

University of Virginia basketball coach Tony Bennett is retiring just months after he signed a contract extension in June that would have kept him with the program through the 2029-30 season, the school announced on Thursday. Bennett will hold a press conference on Friday at 11 a.m. to discuss his decision.

Less than three weeks away from starting his 16th season as Virginia men's basketball coach, Tony Bennett is retiring, according to the school.

Another college basketball coaching legend is hanging up his whistle. Tony Bennett, the national championship winning coach at Virginia, will retire from coaching, the school announced on Thursday. The shocking decision comes with the Cavaliers’ preseason well underway and less than three weeks before their opener against Campbell on Nov.

Tony Bennett, the longtime coach of the Virginia men's basketball team, is retiring before the start of the season, the school announced Thursday. The news, which was first reported by Jeff Goodman of the Field of 68,

Virginia men’s basketball coach Tony Bennett never chased the spotlight. That included with his stunning and abrupt decision to retire effective immediately, announced on the eve of the start of the season.