What Happened to Virginia Cavaliers Head Coach, Tony Bennett? Retirement Explained
Tony Bennett, the head coach of the University of Virginia’s men’s basketball team and a former basketball player, has decided to step down and announced his retirement. Bennett’s retirement comes after 15 seasons in which he helped UVA basketball soar to greater heights.
Tony Bennett retires: Virginia coach, national title winner abruptly steps away prior to 2024-25 season
Bennett led Virginia to the pinnacle of the sport in 2019, knocking off Texas Tech 85-77 in overtime to win the national championship. He accumulated 364 career wins during a 15-year run at Virginia, winning the ACC championship six times.
Tony Bennett, one of top basketball players in Wisconsin history, is retiring as coach of Virginia
Tony Bennett stuck around as an assistant to new UW coach Bo Ryan until 2003. Dick Bennett came out of retirement to coach Washington State and Tony joined him as an assistant. Tony then became coach when Dick retired again in 2006. Tony left for Virginia in 2009 and became one of the top coaches in the country, going 364-136 with the Cavaliers.
Bennett abruptly retired at 55 on Thursday after a historic run at Virginia. But is his retirement a sign of more to come?
Retiring Virginia basketball coach Tony Bennett left a significant impact on those who played for him, former Cavaliers ...
and his children D’Andrea “Danny” Bennett, Daegal “Dae” Bennett, Johanna Bennett and Antonia Bennett. Tony Bennett created a trust in 1994, naming himself and his son Danny as ...
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Bennett's coaching and his class, his contributions to the game, have been extraordinary. His departure needed to be a bit ...
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