Guest columnist David Teel writes that Bennett’s retirement leaves the ACC without a national-championship head coach for the first time since the 1981-82 season, when North Carolina won the first

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 fa

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.

Bennett's philosophies didn’t always align with the name, image and likeness and transfer portal era of college athletics.

We never truly knew how lucky we were to have Tony Bennett at the helm. In only a few years time, Virginia men’s basketball shifted from an afterthought to a juggernaut. Bennett consistently dominated the ACC,

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.

From left to right, Jim Ryan, University of Virginia's President, and Robert Hardie, Rector of UVa's Board of Visitors, attend a press conference where Tony Bennett, the UVa Basketball's Head Coach, announces his retirement from coaching at John Paul Jones Arena during a press conference on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.

Virginia men's basketball coach Tony Bennett's sudden and surprising decision to retire this week has sent shockwaves throughout the college basketball world. Bennett was considered one of the top coaches in the sport,

UVA legend and current assistant Kyle Guy said that his former coach Tony Bennett retiring was a good thing, per Preston Willett. Guy thought it was actually a selfless act, and it’s his job to make sure people respect Bennett and his decision.