UVA's Tony Bennett retires

[CarolinaFever]

Effective immediately.

 

[Bigs23]

Basketball aficionados around the globe rejoice!

 

[CarolinaFever]

https://www.wavy.com/sports/local-sports/uva-mens-basketball-coach-tony-bennett-to-announce-retirement/

 

[Batt Boy]

Great dude. Hard to watch offense.

 

[Calheel]

All the national championship coaches have retired in the last four years. The conference is not what it once was.

 

[CarolinaFever]

I swear I thought someone on the old ZZL or basketball board said months ago they heard rumblings about this happening.

 

[Icky Mettle]

Woah. Didn’t see that coming.

 

[Bigs23]

All the national championship coaches have retired in the last four years. The conference is not what it once was.

When is the last time the ACC didn’t have a national championship winning coach?

 

[BillyL]

I swear I thought someone on the old ZZL or basketball board said months ago they heard rumblings about this happening.

Yes . . I read that as well over there.

 

[hedge]

Woah. Didn’t see that coming.

Kinda like a 70 point game from UVa...

 

[CarolinaFever]

Timing is odd. Wonder what's the reasoning.

 

[finesse]

57, I'd guess.

 

[Bigs23]

We might find out tomorrow morning.

The timing is odd. He just signed an extension through 2030 in June.

 

[UNCBAdookJD]

Only 55 and odd timing. Something’s got to be up.

 

[CarolinaFever]

Yes . . I read that as well over there.

Do you remember who it was and why they said he was thinking about it?

 

[dukeman92]

The timing is odd. Hopefully everything is okay.

 

[Icky Mettle]

Maybe he just doesn’t want to deal with the modern state of college basketball (NIL bidding, transfer portal).

 

[aGDevil2k]

Hope he is ok. Glad he is gone. I am too old to watch that molasses shit.

 

[ChileG]

Maybe he just doesn’t want to deal with the modern state of college basketball (NIL bidding, transfer portal).

I could understand that but the timing is still odd. He could announce he was retiring at the end of the year (or not) and coach one more year but not have to deal with NIL or portal stuff anymore.

 

[TarHeelGrad]

Definitely some underlying issue here. His health or that of a loved one. Hate to think that it is basketball-related.