Former UW-Green Bay standout Tony Bennett signed a new seven-year contract that will keep him on the Virginia sidelines through the
Tony Bennett
2020-21 season.
Bennett’s new deal replaces an extension he signed in 2012 that would have taken him through the 2018-19 season. His salary goes from $1.7 million to $1.942 million.
In five seasons at Virginia, Bennett has compiled a 106-60 record and was named the ACC’s Coach of the Year after leading the Cavaliers to a school record-tying 30 wins. Virginia also captured the ACC regular-season and tournament titles last season.