Jeff Goodman, who broke the news of Tony Bennett's retirement just a few minutes before UVA made it official, said that "Ron Sanchez will likely be the interim" on his Field of 68 live show Thursday evening from the West Coast Conference's basketball media day.

55-year-old UVA men’s basketball head coach Tony Bennett, the winningest coach in UVA men’s basketball history, is expected to announce his immediate retirement less than three weeks before the Hoos’ 2024-25 season opener.

The only thing that surprises me about Tony Bennett retiring after 15 years with UVA Basketball is that it’s happening before the season.

The most successful basketball coach in UVA history, and one of the nation’s winningest coaches, indicated his retirement will take effect immediately.

In a stunning announcement, the University of Virginia has announced basketball coach Tony Bennett will announce his immediate retirement on Friday in an 11 a.m. press conference.

UVA men's basketball head coach Tony Bennett, 55, is expected to announce his retirement on Friday. Read more:

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.

Tony Bennett is officially retiring from coaching the Virginia Cavaliers men’s basketball team. This is a breaking story with very little information. Bennett will be addressing the media and the public on Friday morning at 11:00 AM ET when we will surely get some answers on the motivation for his sudden retirement and the plan for who will be UVA’s head coach moving forward.