Virginia menās basāketball coach Tony Bennett šis retiring just months after he signed a contract extension in June that would have kept him with the program through the 2029-30 season, the school announced on Thursday.
Bennett will hold a press šconference at 11 a.m. Friday to discussā his decision.
The brš°ief announcement by the program did not say why Bennett is planning on retiring nor did it indicate who would take over the menās basketball program, which is less than a month away from the start of its season.
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Bennett signed a contract extension June 13, but Thursdayšās decision ends his 15-season run with Virginia.
The news of his retirement came as quiteā a surprise with Bennett having attended the ACC Basketball Tip-off in Charlotte last week.
Bennett also expressed excitement in a statement in June about getting to help shape the future of the menās bašÆsketball team at Virginia.
āIām grateful for the opportunity to work with [athletic director] Carla Williams and [university president] Jim Ryan and to represent the University of Virginiaā Bennett said at the time, . āMy staff and I look forward to adapting to the new landscape of college athletics. Wį£e will continue to build one of the best basketball programs on and off the court without compromising the values of our university. Go Hoos!ā
Bennett, 55, ends his run having led the Cavaliers to a 364-136 record while helping the program win a nationalā championship in 2019 along witāh two ACC Tournament titles and six ACC regular-season championships.
Additionally, he led Virginia to 10 NCAšA Tournament appearances over his 15 seasons at tą¶£he helm.
Bennett arrived in CharlottšÆesville in 2009 to replace Dave Leitao.
Prior to Virginia, Bennett coached at Washiš½ngton Stateš¦© from 2007-2009.