During a recent game, University of Virginia's coach, Tony Bennett, received his first technical foul since 2017, marking his first in 14 years. The technical was issued by referee Mark Schnur after Bennett used profanity, demanding a foul call with the words, 'Call the bleeping foul!' Bennett later expressed regret for his actions, describing them as classless, and noted that if technicals were called every time a coach cursed, there would be significantly more technicals in the game. Despite the incident, UVA's defense, led by Reece Beekman's performance against Hunter Sallis, was pivotal in securing a win over Wake Forest. The game also saw Bennett and his staff actively engaging with the officials throughout, with the scores at 12-6 and 11-8 at various points, reflecting the high stakes and intensity of the match.
Virginia coach Tony Bennett was hit with a technical foul for an incredibly soft reason. Is college basketball getting weak? WATCH: https://t.co/IyYyCglaE5 https://t.co/qAY6mraTn1
"I said, ‘Call the bleeping foul!’” During Saturday's win over Wake Forest, #UVa's Tony Bennett drew a technical foul for the first time in 14 years. Reece Beekman said it gave the Hoos 'some energy.' https://t.co/yrycuaTZuR https://t.co/o9dVJFfCmW
Defense — what else? — lifted #UVa and Tony Bennett to another milestone victory Saturday. ⬇️ https://t.co/h6xiuipS9U
#UVA coach Tony Bennett said he told Schnur to "call the (bleeping) foul." https://t.co/dRpflh7Fls
“I said call the bleeping foul” Tony Bennett apologizes for how he got his first technical since 2017 He did joke that if they called a tech every time a coach cursed there would be a lot more techs https://t.co/DTrupnNdIC
Tony Bennett said the key difference in defending Hunter Sallis today compared to last month's matchup was Reece Beekman against him, plus "just make him earn it." Had 21 points, 9 rebounds against UVA at home; 12 points today.
#UVA's Tony Bennett on his technical. Said he cussed at Mark Schnur when he didn't call a travel: "I shouldn't have said that. It was classes. I shouldn't have said that to him, the way I said it." Notes if every ACC coach who cussed got a T, there would a be lot of Ts whistled.
Tony Bennett on swearing at an official to draw first-half T. “That was classless on my part.” Added that if Ts were called every time a coach cursed at an official, there would be a ton. #UVa
From the AP story last time #UVA’s Tony Bennett was T’d up … March 6, 2010 … https://t.co/AFIjb32A1T https://t.co/UrOzVUhwxZ
Tony Bennett just got T'd up by Mark Schnur. Guessing that had something to do with why Reece Beekman stopped playing defense on that last possession.
*Now it's a UVA game* At the under-16 it was 12-6. At the under-12 it's 11-8. All three refs have heard from UVA's staff going into this break. A little man-to-man with Tony Bennett getting Mark Schnur, Jason Williford had Tony Henderson. Bracket coverage on Bill Covington Jr.
Tony Bennett is already over it with today's officials. Used the first part of this timeout to dress down all three of them, one by one, before heading into the #UVA huddle.