CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – After some media speculation about the expiration of his contract slated for the end of the 2025-26 season, UVA Head Basketball Coach Tony Bennett through April 30, 2030. UVA Athletics Director Carla Williams says Tony Bennett “embodies everything important to the University of Virginia and Virginia Athletics”, and “foundational to… efforts to compete for championships in this new model of college athletics”. Further, if Bennett is still the head coach April 30, 2026, the contract has an automatic one-year rollover extending him until April 30, 2031.
The winningest coach in UVA basketball history, Bennett will enter his 16th season at UVA in 2024-25. He has guided the Cavaliers to one NCAA championship (2019), two ACC tournament titles (2014 and 2018) and six ACC regular-season championships.
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