Tony Bennett is one of the most successful men’s college basketball coaches of his generation. Now he’s calling it a career and retiring from the Virginia Cavaliers just weeks before the 2024-25 season begins.
Bennett is announcing his retirement on Friday, according to the program.
The son of former college basketball coach Dick Bennett, Tony took over for his dad at Washington State in 2006, and immediately helped the program make two NCAA tournament runs while recruiting Klay Thompson. He took the Virginia job in 2009, and immediately turned the Cavaliers in one of sport’s most frustrating teams to play against.
Bennett’s teams were consistently great defensively thanks
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