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Virginia males’s basketball coach Tony Bennett has agreed to a contract extension by way of the 2029-30 school basketball season, the staff announced Thursday.
If Bennett remains to be with the Cavaliers on April 30, 2026, his contract can have an automated one-year rollover that may prolong him by way of April 30, 2031.
Bennett has been with Virginia for the reason that 2009-10 season and led the Cavaliers to their solely NCAA championship in 2019.
“Tony Bennett is foundational to our efforts to compete for championships on this new mannequin of faculty athletics,” Virginia Director of Athletics Carla Williams mentioned. “He embodies every thing vital to the College of Virginia and Virginia Athletics. It is an honor to work with him and we’re thrilled about the way forward for males’s basketball below his management.”
Bennett and Virginia have struggled in recent times since their championship run in 2019, however his sustained success provides the Cavaliers hope that he can flip issues round quickly.
From the 2013-14 season to the 2020-21 season, Bennett led Virginia to seven straight NCAA match appearances, reaching the Candy Sixteen or higher 3 times throughout that stretch. He has additionally achieved two ACC Match titles and 6 ACC regular-season championships and has been the convention’s Coach of the 12 months 4 instances throughout his tenure.
“I really like UVA and it has all the time been a particular place for me and my household,” Bennett mentioned. “I am grateful for the chance to work with Carla Williams and Jim Ryan and to characterize the College of Virginia. My workers and I sit up for adapting to the brand new panorama of faculty athletics. We’ll proceed to construct top-of-the-line basketball applications on and off the court docket with out compromising the values of our college. Go Hoos!”
After being eradicated within the First 4 final season, Bennett and the Cavaliers are looking for extra success heading into the 2024-25 season. Virginia will herald Jacob Cofie, a 4-star recruit in response to 247Sports composite, and a handful of gifted transfers subsequent season because it appears for a greater 12 months.
