OT: Tony Bennet Retires - effective Immediately

[jessej]

Tony Bennett retiring after 15 seasons as Virginia men's basketball coach

Less than three weeks away from starting his 16th season as Virginia men's basketball coach, Tony Bennett is retiring, according to the school.

www.usatoday.com

MY SPECULATION
HE IS OLD SCHOOL - as his father was a college BBall coach. And at $4M per year he has saved enough cash and doesn't want to deal with free agency and raising NIL money and paying players

 

[GreenLantern]

Skinn to UVA watch begins......

 

[phoenix-arizona]

 

[Walter]

Odom will be announced as new UVa HC within three days

 

[jruby]

Odom will be announced as new UVa HC within three days

Don’t get everyone’s hopes up

 

[psyclone]

Odom will be announced as new UVa HC within three days

Given that the season is close at hand, I'm guessing that one of his assistants will be given the "interim" title with a chance of getting the job beyond this year if he has a decent year. All of the assistants have several years experience and Williford has been with him since Tony has been at UVa.

4 replacements for Tony Bennett after the Virginia head coach unexpectedly retired

After the shocking retirement, here are some possible replacements for Tony Bennett.

ftw.usatoday.com