Bennett led Virginia to the pinnacle of the sport in 2019, knocking off Texas Tech 85-77 in overtime to win the national championship. He accumulated 364 career wins during a 15-year run at Virginia, winning the ACC championship six times.

Virginia men’s basketball coach Tony Bennett will announce his retirement effective immediately at a news conference Friday morning, the basketball program announced on social media Thursday afternoon.

Longtime Virginia men's basketball head coach and 2019 national champion Tony Bennett is retiring before the start of the season, the school announced Thursday. Bennett, who has coached the Cavaliers since 2009,