{"id":115897,"date":"2024-10-19T09:42:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T02:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115897"},"modified":"2024-10-19T09:42:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T02:42:47","slug":"virginia-coach-tony-bennett-explains-sudden-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115897","title":{"rendered":"Virginia coach Tony Bennett explains sudden retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) \u2014 Describing himself as \u201ca square peg in a round hole,\u201d a tearful Tony Bennett said Friday he <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/uva-basketball-tony-bennett-retires-3f35191638505430b0889202e11027de\">suddenly retired from coaching<\/a><\/span> at Virginia because he wasn\u2019t suited to navigate the current landscape of <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/college-basketball\">college basketball<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Bennett \u2014 dressed in his signature suit-minus-tie look \u2014 told those gathered at his exit news conference that name, image and likeness money and the transfer portal have brought elements to the job that he\u2019s \u201cnot great at.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI looked at myself and I realized, I\u2019m no longer the best coach to lead this program,\u201d Bennett said with athletic director Carla Williams seated next to him. \u201cIf you\u2019re going to do it, you\u2019ve got to be all in. You\u2019ve got to have everything. And if you do it half-hearted, it\u2019s not fair to the university and those young men. That\u2019s what made me step down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bennett led Virginia to the <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/f6d507f74b4145ae802b55f17cb886c6\">2019 national championship<\/a><\/span> a year after the Cavaliers became the first No. 1 seed to lose <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ee4f122271374fa7b5e42bf893e80dc4\">to a 16 seed<\/a><\/span> in the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>He is the latest \u2014 and, at 55 years old, the youngest \u2014 high-profile coach to walk away citing a measure of burnout with the modern realities of the profession. That list includes former Villanova coach Jay Wright, who <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/entertainment-sports-college-basketball-mens-3db2963b5705406a4c8e6968ee0af48a\">retired two years ago<\/a><\/span> at 60.<\/p>\n<div data-module=\"\" data-module-trackunsubscribe=\"\" class=\"PageListEnhancementGeneric Enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<p><bsp-list-loadmore data-module=\"\" class=\"PageListStandardB\" data-gtm-region=\"RELATED COVERAGE\" data-gtm-topic=\"No Value\" data-hide-dates=\"true\" 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I think I was equipped to do the job here the old way. That\u2019s who I am and that\u2019s how it was. My staff has buoyed me along to get to this point, but there needs to be change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former assistant Ron Sanchez, who rejoined the program last season, will take over as interim coach. Williams said a national search for Bennett\u2019s replacement will begin shortly, but Bennett is hopeful Sanchez will perform well enough to land the full-time post.<\/p>\n<p>Williams said Bennett told her of his decision on Wednesday morning, though she noted that the two had discussed the possibility at times over the past three years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe he is equipped to do the job, but as he said to all of you, he has to have his whole heart in it,\u201d Williams said, her cheeks still stained with tears shed during Bennett\u2019s remarks. \u201cHe is the embodiment of humility, because he could keep doing this and not have his heart in it, but it takes more courage to say, \u2018I\u2019m not the person for it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the stunning timing of his retirement, less than three weeks before the team\u2019s Nov. 6 opener against Campbell, Bennett said he thought seriously about stepping away immediately after the past season concluded with a First Four loss to Colorado State in Dayton, Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>The Cavaliers struggled offensively in that game and haven\u2019t won an NCAA Tournament game since the 2019 title matchup.<\/p>\n<p>But, because the current recruiting calendar required him to immediately go to work evaluating potential transfers, Bennett said he never fully took the time to consider his situation.<\/p>\n<p>He said he was excited about the players the program signed, about the new offense he was installing and about the prospects for the upcoming season. He felt, then, sufficiently energized to sign a long-term extension with Virginia, though he acknowledged it was never likely he would\u2019ve lasted the full term of the deal, which ran out in six years.<\/p>\n<p>Then, finally, there was a break in his hectic schedule. He and his wife, Laurel, took a trip during U-Va.\u2019s fall break, giving the couple the chance to process and contemplate the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s where I kind of came to the realization that I can\u2019t do this,\u201d Bennett said, becoming overcome by emotion. \u201cIt\u2019s not fair to these guys, and to this institution that I love so much, to continue on when you know you\u2019re not the right guy for the job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bennett\u2019s current players and staff stood toward the back of the room Friday, listening as he spoke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m happy for him,\u201d said former player Isaiah Wilkins, now an assistant coach. \u201cI see he\u2019s at peace. I think he knows himself well and obviously it\u2019s a family decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the person who hired Bennett, former Virginia athletic director Craig Littlepage, looking on, Bennett talked about his pride in the way he and his staff built the Cavaliers into one of the nation\u2019s most successful programs. Littlepage hired Bennett in 2009 following three strong seasons at Washington State.<\/p>\n<p>After a 15-16 record in his first season at Virginia, Bennett went on to post 14 straight winning seasons.<\/p>\n<p>He posted a 364-136 mark at the school, leading the program to two Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament titles, six ACC regular-season championships and 10 NCAA Tournament appearances. Bennett was named ACC Coach of the Year in 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t envision, in 15 years, what it would be like,\u201d Littlepage said. \u201cI was thinking more in the short term. \u2018We\u2019ve gotta get this thing going and knew that would take a couple of years.\u2019 \u2026 He had the pedigree. He had the understanding of the college game. He came to understand the University of Virginia in short order. There was no question he was going to have success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Long derided by many in the national media for his unusually slow tempo of play and defense-first \u2014 and second and third \u2014 mentality, Bennett\u2019s first-round NCAA Tournament loss to UMBC in 2018 gave ample fuel to his critics, creating a chorus questioning whether his pack-line defense was built to win championships.<\/p>\n<p>Bennett, in his signature way, handled the loss with grace and promised his heartbroken players that it would be \u201ca ticket to someplace they couldn\u2019t go without it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The following season, after a dramatic run through the NCAA Tournament, Bennett and the Cavaliers cut down the nets in Minneapolis, having topped Texas Tech and claimed the school\u2019s first national title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been here for 15 years as the head coach, and I thought it would be a little longer, to be honest, but that\u2019s been on loan,\u201d Bennett said. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t mine to keep. 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