Daily Press - David Teel (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
... bad or indifferent, these coach unveilings reveal little.The Cavaliers won their debuts under Dave Leitao, Pete Gillen and Jeff Jones, and eventually, each was given the bum's rush. Jones lasted eight seasons, Gillen seven and Leitao four, the latter's brief tenure speaking to the angst, anger and impatience swirling within and around the athletic department.Bennett has banked...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Last updated November 13, 2009 8:05 p.m. PTVirginia beats Longwood 85-72 in Bennett debutCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The Tony Bennett coaching era at Virginia began with an 85-72 win against Longwood on Friday night.Bennett, the former Washington State coach, was hired in April to replace Dave Leitao.Virginia, behind 23 points from Sylven Landesberg and 17 from Mustapha Farrakhan, defeated...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The Tony Bennett coaching era at Virginia began with an 85-72 win against Longwood on Friday night.Bennett, the former Washington State coach, was hired in April to replace Dave Leitao.Virginia, behind 23 points from Sylven Landesberg and 17 from Mustapha Farrakhan, defeated Longwood in the season-opner for both teams.Virginia's defensive pressure in the first half...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
... produced a 69-33 record, two tournament bids and a trip to the NIT, Bennett was tapped to replace Dave Leitao at Virginia after last season.The Cavaliers had a 10-18 record (4-12 ACC) that included only one road win. Bennett, a boyish-looking 40, who starred for his father Dick at Wisconsin-Green Bay and is the NCAA career leader in three-point percentage (49.7), will find himself...
SLAM Online (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
... at one time. Meyer left in 1984, leaving the program in the hands of his son Joey. Pat Kennedy and Dave Leitao would both have coaching stints at DePaul from ‘97-04, having moderate success at best, though they did produce talented players such as Quentin Richardson, Steven Hunter and Bobby Simmons, who would all go on to play in the League. Then in ‘05, Jerry Wainwright took over,...
