Head coach Tony Bennett retired after 15 years as the head coach of the University of Virginia men’s basketball team. Bennett is a three-time recipient of the Henry Iba Award, two-time

The college basketball world was shocked this past week as Virginia coach Tony Bennett decided to retire. The real shock from this announcement came from the fact that the season is less than two weeks away from starting.

Tony Bennett’s retirement from coaching was a major loss for the University of Virginia. It was an equally damaging loss for all of college basketball. In an era when it seems as if nothing is certain in the sport, Bennett represented everything good — a class act in every way, and a Hall of Fame coach as a bonus.

One day after the University of Virginia announced the surprise news that men’s basketball head coach Tony Bennett was retiring – effective immediately – after 15 seasons at the helm, an emotional Bennett explained why.

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.

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.

In any profession, there’s always going to be change. We’ve just had an enormous amount in the last couple of years,” Drew said.