Shocking ACC news came out of Charlottesville last Thursday, with Virginia head coach Tony Bennett retiring. Widely considered one of the best in college basketball, Bennett stepped away from the game right before the 2024-2025 season began.

Baylor coach Scott Drew has known Tony Bennett for decades, going back to the days when their dads were college coaches.

For 15 years, Tony Bennett served as head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team. His squads were often defined by their tenacious

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

Head coach Tony Bennett retired after 15 years as the head coach of the University of Virginia men’s basketball team. Bennett is a three-time recipient of the Henry Iba Award, two-time

Who is the best person to lead Virginia basketball following former head coach Tony Bennett's 15-year tenure with the Cavaliers?

On Dick Bennett’s Wisconsin staff at the time of his surprising retirement in 2000 was his son, Tony, who was 31.

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.

In any profession, there’s always going to be change. We’ve just had an enormous amount in the last couple of years,” Drew said.