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Virginia's Tony Bennett cites state of game for retirement

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Former Virginia men's basketball coach Tony Bennett, who officially announced his retirement Friday morning, pointed to the "current environment" in college sports as one of the driving forces behind his abrupt decision to step down with the Cavaliers.

"The hardest thing to say is when I looked at myself and I realized I'm no longer the best coach to lead this program in this current environment," Bennett said at his retirement news conference.