The college basketball world was stunned Thursday night when it learned Tony Bennett was stepping down from his post as University of Virginia men's basketball coach.
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To know Tony Bennett is to love Tony Bennett!! Thank you for being you Tony!! I have SO much respect for you, of course as a coach, but more importantly as an outstanding human being! A God fearing man! A faithful follower! Your humility and integrity is unmatched! This first pic… pic.twitter.com/6chKgPpjFB
— Amaka ‘Mox’ Agugua-Hamilton (@UVACoachMox) October 18, 2024
One last time:
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) October 18, 2024
Virginia Basketball.
A thing of beauty.pic.twitter.com/vpMmjy6Q64
Yes @UVAMensHoops ‘s. TONY BENNETT who is as good as it gets retired for what I said yesterday on social media - my gut told me he was frustrated with the lack of stability in college basketball . It is the WILD WILD WEST ! Our game lost a very special leader on/ off the court
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) October 18, 2024
Wishing Tony Bennett all the best in a retirement. He is a great coach and a great man who I am very fond of. Good luck in your next chapter, Coach 🙏🩵🙏 pic.twitter.com/2fo3gwxBdx
— Mack Brown (@CoachMackBrown) October 18, 2024
Good for Tony Bennett recognizing the job isn’t for him any longer; 1,000 others will beg to replace him.
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) October 18, 2024
But to quit on the eve of the season after recruiting a team to play for him, and now leaving them stuck, is terrible. He could have transferred into retirement in April.
Tony Bennett meant to retire after the end of the college basketball season but unfortunately he ranks 351st in pace
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) October 17, 2024
Watching Tony Bennett’s news conference and he is honest and genuine on why he wasn’t the right fit for the current state of the game. He’s old school. He embraces players getting compensation but worried about the overall health of college sports going forward. He elevated…
— Andy Katz (@TheAndyKatz) October 18, 2024
Jim Boeheim to @TheFieldOf68 on Tony Bennett retiring: "We lost one of our great coaches solely because of the landscape that is college basketball. Our leadership has to stop focusing on how much money we can make and find a way to get the student athletes on board with an…
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) October 17, 2024
