Virginia basketball coach Tony Bennett cites state of game for shock retirement

• UVA coach announced abrupt retirement on Thursday
• Bennett, 55, won NCAA tournament with Cavs in 2019

Virginia head coach Tony Bennett retired on his own terms and celebrated the beauty of the game by standing on the pillars he used to build a national title contender.

Bennett, in jest jabbing at his preferred well-critiqued methodical style of play, said he won't miss answering questions about pace of play but smiled through emotions in sharing he felt he was no longer the best coach to lead the Cavaliers' program.