Virginia coach Tony Bennett — one of the winningest college basketball coaches in the history of the ACC and the sport at large, who delivered the program’s first and only national championship in 2019 — is retiring, the school announced Thursday afternoon.
Bennett’s retirement is effective immediately and he will hold a news conference Friday. Virginia’s announcement Thursday did not include a reason for his retirement.
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Associate head coach Ron Sanchez, who left the head-coaching job at Charlotte last offseason to return to Virginia’s staff, is the most likely choice to be named interim head coach, although Virginia did not publicly name one Thursday. The Cavaliers open the 2024-25 season in
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