Before the season started, longtime head coach Tony Bennett announced he would be stepping down due to the changing landscape of college sports and feeling that he could no longer give his all to coaching.

Virginia interim coach Ron Sanchez will not be retained, the school announced Wednesday. The Cavaliers fell 66-60 to Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament on Wednesday to end the season with a 15-17 mark under Sanchez, who led the Cavaliers for one season following the abrupt retirement of Tony Bennett.

Virginia will not retain interim basketball coach Ron Sanchez, who took over three weeks before the season began following Tony Bennett’s surprising retirement.

The Virginia Cavaliers are experiencing a season that Virginia fans haven't seen in a long time. This could largely be due to former head coach Tony Bennett retiring less than a month before the regular season began.

Ron Sanchez, who served as the University of Virginia’s interim men’s basketball coach during the 2024-2025 season, will not be retained as the program’s full-time head coach. The announcement was made today by Virginia Director of Athletics Carla Williams.

The Virginia basketball season ended on Wednesday in the ACC Tournament, and it is a year that Cavaliers fans will want to forget. Right before the season started, longtime head coach Tony Bennett shockingly made the decision to retire,