Tony Bennett’s retirement from coaching was a major loss for the University of Virginia. It was an equally damaging loss for all of college basketball. In an era when it seems as if nothing is certain in the sport, Bennett represented everything good — a class act in every way, and a Hall of Fame coach as a bonus.

Tony Bennett specifically mentioned NIL, the transfer portal and agents playing bigger roles as elements that have changed the game and his place in it. He finished 364-136 in 15 seasons with the