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[RedStormRising]

Jay Wright retired in April for those wondering.

 

[paultzman]

Tony Bennett's retirement opens a 30-day transfer portal window for Virginia basketball players.

 

[RedStormNC]

Hope they don't all leave and their NET score tanks since they'll be in Bahamas with us

 

[Amaseinyourface]

anyone see if the transfers would be eligible for this season?

 

[austour]

anyone see if the transfers would be eligible for this season?

Don't see how they could enroll for the first semester but I imagine they would be eligible once the semester ends to play over the holidays and in the 2nd semester.

 

[dk423]

We recruited Elijah Gertrude out of high school. Top 50 recruit from NJ. Out of the year with a ACL injury and would medical redshirt.

 

[Amaseinyourface]

Don't see how they could enroll for the first semester but I imagine they would be eligible once the semester ends to play over the holidays and in the 2nd semester.

I believe it. Which would still be a first.

 

[RedStormRising]

Wow if indeed true:

Not for nothing but a stop in Charlottesville only adds two hours to the drive back to Queens from Lexington

 

[bamafan]

I'd hope its not health related but that's the only thing that would make sense to do this close to the season starting

Maybe quit his coaching gig to go full time with his crooning gig.

 

[MugCostanza]

Probably was planning this since April but chose to do it now to give his guy a chance to earn the job full time

 

[fordham96]

Rick is a HUGE fan of Tony Bennett.

About 10 years ago he called him the best coach in the game.

 

[SJU85]

Still he had already dealt with the portal for this year. Seems awful odd to retire now (meaning right before the season starts). I hope it isn't a health issue. Maybe he's trying to preserve this redshirt?

Maybe his heart isn’t in it anymore. Some folks know when to say when. Possible had been thinking about it in the back of his mind but thought he could go on. It could be as the grind went on this fall he might of just woke up and said “I don’t want to do this anymore” and retired. If your heart isn’t in it anymore, it will reflect in the job you do and people will pick up on it. So instead of doing a disservice to his team and himself he thought it would be best if he left now.

Of course I could be dead wrong on one or both the reasoning for and the timing of the move. As stated by others I hope it is not health related and me personally, I also hope he wasn’t forced out due to some unknown potential scandal.

 

[fordham96]

BTW-UVA beat Louisville in 2016. Pitino's press conference was great. He praised Bennett and UVA for their defensive brilliance.

But notice how he criticized his team. He literally goes thru the entire roster and says that his team is not a good defensive team because of "lack of experience and physical weakness..." Notice something similar. "Physical weakness..." And nobody said boo. Two days later they beat number 1 UNC.

Go to 3:30 and then watch...