Potential Tony Bennett Replacement Has Direct Tie to Arkansas Head Coach

Calipari Tony BennettIn perhaps the most shocking college basketball news since John Calipari left Kentucky for Arkansas, Virginia has announced that Tony Bennett will announce his immediate retirement at a press conference Friday morning.

The two-time National Coach of the Year, who led the Cavaliers to six regular-season ACC titles and the 2019 national championship, is stepping away less than three weeks before the start of the 2024-25 season, in which his squad was recently picked to finish fifth in the 18-team ACC.

It’s a stunning development for the 55-year-old coach who had been at Virginia for 15 seasons. Beginning his head coaching career with three years at Washington State, Bennett…