As 3rd Ranked Duke, Virginia Are Opposing Each Other Monday Night In Charlottesville Jon Scheyer, Ron Sanchez Are Opposing Each Other On The Sideline Instead Of Jon Scheyer, Tony Bennett
The current College Basketball landscape includes NIL (Name , Image, Likeness) as well as the transfer portal.
Because of the current College Basketball landscape it has had many Head Coaches leave, vacate their Head Coaching positions. Those coaches have included Roy Williams who retired on April 1, 2021 as the Head Coach of North Carolina . On April 1, 2021. Jay Wright retired as Villanova’s Head Coach in April 2022 Mike Krzyewski who retired as Duke’s Head Coach following 2021-2022 season Mike Brey who retired as Notre Dame’s Head Coach following 2022-2023 season before becoming an Assistant Coach in the NBA for Quin Snyder . Atlanta Tony Bennett joined Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams, Jay Wright as retired collegiate Head Coaches.
On Thursday October 17, 2024 Tony Bennett announced he was retiring as the Head Coach of Virginia by saying "I got to call Jay Wright and see what he says, right?" Bennett said. "I always have said, when you're doing this, you're in this profession, whether you agree how it's going or not, you have to be true to yourself and really look at it and say, who am I? Can I operate how I want, and can it be successful enough? And you get to choose if you want to be a part of it or not.
"And when you feel it's time, like Jay did, like Coach K, maybe [Nick] Saban, it's their choice. And you can sit here and complain and gripe. Or you have a decision to make. Either you try to do it in your way or you get to make that decision. So I think Jay Wright probably foresaw where this is going. ... It'll be better whenever there's regulations. Is that three to five years away? Who knows? But if it's not -- those are decisions that every man has to make when it's his time."
The hardest thing to say is when I looked at myself and I realized I'm no longer the best coach to lead this program in this current environment," Bennett said at his retirement press conference. "If you're gonna do it, you gotta be all-in. If you do it half-hearted, it's not fair to the university and those young men. So, in looking at it, that's what made me step down."
During his press conference about why he was retiring as the Head Coach Of Virginia Tony Bennett had this to say! I think it's right for student-athletes to receive revenue. Please don't mistake me," he said on Friday. "The game and college athletics is not in a healthy spot. It's not. And there needs to be change and it's not gonna go back. I think I was equipped to do the job here the old way. That's who I am."
"It's gonna be closer to a professional model," "There's gotta be collective bargaining. There has to be a restriction on the salary pool. There has to be transfer regulation restrictions. There has to be some limits on the agent involvement to these young guys ... And I worry a lot about the mental health of the student-athletes as all this stuff comes down."
Just kind of processed about what the future would be,""And that's where I kind of came to the realization that I can't do this. It's not fair to these guys and to this institution that I love so much to continue on when you know you're not the right guy for the job."
Associate head coach Ron Sanchez will take over the program for the season. Sanchez was on Bennett's staff from 2009-18, before leaving to become the head coach at Charlotte for five seasons. In June 2023, Sanchez suddenly stepped down as the 49ers head coach to return to Virginia to become Bennett's associate head coach.
According to Jeff Borzello espn articles https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/41852970/virginia-tony-bennett-retiring-ahead-basketball-seasonhttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/41868376/uva-tony-bennett-cites-state-game-retirement
While the Head Coach of Virginia Tony Bennett was known for playing at a deliberate pace defensively as well as offensively.
As 3rd ranked Duke, Virginia are opposing each other Monday night in Charlottesville Jon Scheyer, Ron Sanchez are opposing each other on the sideline instead of Jon Scheyer, Tony Bennett.
Duke comes into the game with Virginia with record of 22-3 overall is 14-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is leading the way in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because they’ve won two straight Atlantic Coast Conference games including their game Saturday where they played Stanford who became a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference on August 2, 2024 who is a new member, new opponent in the Atlantic Coast Conference .
3rd ranked Duke routed Stanford who is a new Atlantic Coast Conference member, opponent 106-70 Saturday in Durham.
Where?
On the hardwood!
As 3rd ranked ranked Duke routed Stanford who is a new Atlantic Coast Conference member, opponent 106-70 Saturday in Durham as a team Duke shot 62.5 % on field, 48.3 % on 3 pointers. Cooper Flagg, Sion James, Khaman Maluach, Tyrese Proctor scored 19, 14, 17, 23 points. As Cooper Flagg scored 19 points he was 3-6 on field goals to go along with 5 rebounds, 6 assists , 19 points. Caleb Foster was 4-6 on field goals , 2-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds , 10 points Sion James was 3-3 on field goals , 1-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 6 assists , 14 points. Tyrese Proctor was 9-13 on field goals , 5-8 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 19 points.
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Following 3rd ranked Duke routing Stanford who is a new Atlantic Coast Conference member, opponent 106-70 Saturday in Durham Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to say about Tyrese Proctor who was 9-13 on field goals , 5-8 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 19 points! He’s been shot ready . Guys have found him . I’ve probably been better for him you know, trying to make sure he gets some good looks . But I think it’s really his mind set . Just being ready preparing the right way..
According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article300065439.html
Virginia comes into the game with Duke with record of 13-12 overall 6-8 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is eleventh in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings though they knocked -off Virginia Tech 73-70 in Blacksburg on Saturday on the same day Duke routed in Durham as three players scored in double figures Dai Dai Ames was 5-9 on field goals , 1-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 assists , 1 steal , 1 block, 11 points . Issac McKneely was 7-16 on field goals , 6-14 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along with 3 rebounds, 1 assists , 1 steal , 22 points. Anthony Robinson was 4-5 on field goals , 7-8 on free throws to go along with 7 rebounds , 2 blocks, 15 points.
Following Virginia knocking off Virginia Tech 73-70 Saturday in Blacksburg Virginia interim Head Coach Ron Sanchez had this to say about Anthony Robinson had this to say about his team knocking off Virginia Tech 73-70!
At that point in the game, we are going to put the ball in his hands and trust that he’s going to make the right decision,”
“They played really well. We didn’t play perfect defense, but we defended well enough to get the W.”
According to Jeff White article https://virginiasports.com/news/2025/02/15/robinsons-career-game-buoys-hoos/
Tip off is set for 8:00pm Eastern Standard Time from John Paul Jones Arena!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN with Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander commentating!
Dave O’Brien, a Syracuse alumnus, returns to ESPN and joins ACCN with over 30 years of experience in tow.
O’Brien, who has been in the industry since 1987, including 15 years at ESPN, will call play-by-play alongside former NFL Live studio analyst Hasselbeck and former NBA sideline reporter Katie George for ACC Network Primetime Football.
The Massachusetts native worked for ESPN from 2002-17, handling play-by-play for a variety of sports, including MLB, NBA, college basketball and soccer. He became the voice of the Red Sox on the Boston Red Sox Radio Network in 2007 and has been with NESN since 2016 as the primary play-by-play announcer for Red Sox telecasts.
According to https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/dave-obrien/
Cory Alexander joined ESPN in 2009, working as college basketball analyst on ESPN and ACC Network.
Before joining ESPN, Alexander worked as an analyst for the University of Virginia radio network and was an ACC Network commentator for Raycom Sports. He launched the Cory Alexander Basketball School in August 1995 and he still operates it as the owner and president.
His last season in the NBA came with the Charlotte Bobcats in 2004-2005, and he previously played for the Orlando Magic and Denver Nuggets. His first three seasons were spent with the San Antonio Spurs after they drafted him 29th overall in the first round of the 1995 NBA Draft.
A 1995 graduate from the University of Virginia with a bachelor of science degree in psychology, Alexander is a native Waynesboro, Va. A four-year letterwinner, he ranks eighth in UVA history with 401 assists and 24th on their all-time scoring list with 1,286 points. Alexander earned second-team All-ACC honors and a gold medal at the FIBA U21 World Championship in 1993. Alexander was a McDonald’s All-American and Parade First Team All-American in 1991 at Oak Hill Academy (Va.).
According to https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/cory-alexander/