By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
Virginia Cavaliers men’s basketball coach Tony Bennett is expected to announce his retirement on Friday. At press time, it is not clear why he is leaving the game.
The Cavaliers have yet to name an interim head coach. This shocking sports news comes right before his team is preparing to begin training for their upcoming season.
The team will kick off their season on Wednesday, November 6th, against the Campbell Camels in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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We do not know if this is indeed the case, but some college coaches have not been happy with the new landscape of college sports. This has caused some coaches to retire, or even take assistant coaching roles.
Bennett is expected to reveal what led to his decision to retire on Friday.
The current college sports landscape features a transfer portal, where players are transferring at an alarming rate. And an NIL incentive, where college athletes can be paid.
In September, former UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka quit on his teammates. He alleges that an unnamed coach offered him $100,000 in NIL money to transfer from Holy Cross to UNLV.
UNLV says that they have lived up to their end of the deal. It’s only a matter of time before something like this happens in college basketball.
The 55-year-old has been the Cavaliers head coach since the 2009-10 season. As a head coach, Bennett is 433-169.
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He was also 16-11 in the Men’s Basketball Tournament and 4-3 in the NIT. In 2019, Bennett guided the Cavaliers to the Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship.
During his tenure in Charlottesville, Virginia, Bennett guided his team to six ACC regular season championships. These came in 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2023.
They also won the ACC Tournament in 2014 and 2018.
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