U.Va. hires Wazoo's Bennett as men’s basketball coach

[Dback Jon]

The University of Virginia has hired Tony Bennett to replace Dave Leitao as its men's basketball coach, the Richmond Times-Dispatch learned this afternoon.

Bennett recently completed his third season at Washington State, where he built a reputation as one of the nation's top young coaches. In Bennett's first two seasons as coach, the Cougars reached the NCAA tournament for only the fifth and sixth times in school history. WSU lost in the first round of the NIT this season.

A news conference is expected on Tuesday.

http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/sp...ires_bennett_as_mens_basketball_coach/244478/

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

Terrific hire.

 

[Skkorpion]

Is this a step up for Bennett?

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

Is this a step up for Bennett?

You obviously have never been to Charlottesville or Pullman.

UVA is a better job and school in almost every possible facet.

 

[Dback Jon]

And now a job opens for Russ Pennell

 

[Russ Smith]

Good for UVA, sucks for the Pac 10 we'll see if they can get another good coach in there, if not that program falls off the map again.

There was some rumor that Craig Robinson of Oregon State was on the short list at UVA. I guess that would have put him closer to his sister and bro in law in the white house.

 

[Southpaw]

He will just end up getting his butt whipped in the over rated ACC.

The ACC was dismal in this years NCAAs. Virginia is a doormat for UNC and Duke. Toss in an occasional decent Clemson, NC State,Maryland, Wake Forest and FSU and he can end up losing like the rest of the ACC wannabes.