Bennett's retirement ceremony on Friday provided a surreal transitional moment for Virginia — and possibly college basketball

Former Virginia coach Tony Bennett was born to lead, but he no longer fit in this era of college basketball. Tony Bennett quit before he compromised. It was the most Bennett ending ever, the truest way a man of his conviction could say goodbye.

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