Tony Bennett

Basketball Coach

Birthday June 1, 1969

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Wisconsin

Age 54 years old

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About

Basketball coach who began coaching the University of Virginia men's basketball team in 2009. He is a multiple-time winner of the Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year award as well as the Henry Iba Award as the NCAA's top men's basketball coach. In 2019, he led Virginia to an NCAA Championship. 

Before Fame

He played college basketball at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, where he was twice named conference player of the year. He later played three seasons with the NBA's Charlotte Hornets.

Trivia

After Mike Krzyzewski and Roy Williams, he became just the third coach in ACC history to post back-to-back 30-win seasons.

Family Life

He married his third wife Susan in 2007 and has children. His father Dick Bennett and sister Kathi Bennett are also college basketball coaches.

Associated With

He coached future NBA forward Mike Scott at the University of Virginia.