Tony Bennett’s retirement from coaching was a major loss for the University of Virginia. It was an equally damaging loss for all of college basketball. In an era when it seems as if nothing is certain in the sport, Bennett represented everything good — a class act in every way, and a Hall of Fame coach as a bonus.

It's been a couple days since the news broke of Tony Bennett's surprising immediate retirement and one day since we all watched the man who built UVA basketball

Bennett's philosophies didn’t always align with the name, image and likeness and transfer portal era of college athletics.