Virginia men's basketball coach Tony Bennett will announce his immediate retirement Friday, the school announced.
In a massive development just 18 days before the 2024-25 college basketball season gets underway, one of the sport's biggest coaching names is retiring. Virginia head coach Tony Bennett is hanging it up after spending the past 15 years as the Cavaliers' head coach, according to The Field of 68 and confirmed by FOX Sports. Virginia's men's basketball program confirmed the report on social media, saying Bennett would announce his official retirement in a press conference at 11 a.m.
He has led the program to the NCAA Tournament in nine of the past 10 years, with the lone exception coming in 2022. As for where Virginia turns from here, look for one of the two associate head coaches, Ron Sanchez or Jason Williford, to get elevated to the head coaching role this season before the program can run a full search.
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