UVA Basketball Coach Tony Bennett to retire
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Tony Bennett, head coach for the University of Virginia's (UVA) Men's Basketball team, will retire just months after signing a contract extension. Bennett, who led the Cavaliers to their first and only NCAA National Championship in 2019, had been coaching the team since 2009 and signed a contract extension in June which would have kept him with the team until at least 2030. According to the university, Bennett will officially announce his retirement at a press conference at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 18. The Cavaliers' first regular season game will take place at home at against the Campbell University Fighting Camels at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6. This is a developing story, stay with 8News for updates.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Tony Bennett, head coach for the University of Virginia's (UVA) Men's Basketball team, will retire just months after signing a contract extension.
Bennett, who led the Cavaliers to their first and only NCAA National Championship in 2019, had been coaching the team since 2009 and signed a contract extension in June which would have kept him with the team until at least 2030.
According to the university, Bennett will officially announce his retirement at a press conference at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 18.
The Cavaliers' first regular season game will take place at home at against the Campbell University Fighting Camels at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6.
This is a developing story, stay with 8News for updates.
