Describing himself as "a square peg in a round hole," a tearful Tony Bennett said Friday he suddenly retired from coaching at Virginia because he wasn't suited to navigate the current landscape of college basketball.

At an emotional news conference Friday, Bennett said he is “not equipped” to lead Virginia in this era defined by NIL and the transfer portal.

Tony Bennett specifically mentioned NIL, the transfer portal and agents playing bigger roles as elements that have changed the game and his place in it. He finished 364-136 in 15 seasons with the

Bennett -- dressed in his signature suit-minus-tie look -- told those gathered at his exit news conference that name, image and likeness money and the transfer portal have brought elements to the job that he's "not great at.

Describing himself as "a square peg in a round hole," a tearful Tony Bennett said Friday he suddenly retired from coaching at Virginia because he wasn't suited