Virginia Announces Major News Days Before The Start Of College Basketball Season
Virginia basketball has been one of the best programs in the sport over the past few years. In 2019, they overcame their tournament failures and brought home the title.
The Cavaliers can thank their head coach, Tony Bennett, for all the success in recent years, but on Thursday, he announced that he will be retiring from the team.
Bennett is 55 years old and according to the Field of 68 Jeff Goodman," There is no health issue with Tony Bennett in his decision to retire. There are likely other reasons, but the changing landscape of college basketball over the last couple years cannot be underestimated in his decision."
The 55-year-old head coach made 10 NCAA appearances with the Cavaliers in 15 seasons, winning six regular-season ACC titles, two conference tournament championships, and being named coach of the year three times.
Bennett is expected to announce his retirement at a press conference at John Paul Jones Arena on Friday at 11:00 AM ET.
There has been a lot of coaching turnover in college basketball in the past few years, and many coaches want to avoid dealing with the new era of the sport, which deals with NIL and the transfer portal.
Many coaches are leaving the sport now because they can't keep up with the changes, and Bennett seemed like a guy who was a lot better suited for a time when there was no NIL and not many players entered the portal.
Bennett was one heck of a coach, and all college basketball fans will miss him on the sidelines, calling his slow offense that would put you to sleep if the right players weren't playing.
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