Before the season started, longtime head coach Tony Bennett announced he would be stepping down due to the changing landscape of college sports and feeling that he could no longer give his all to coaching.

Virginia interim coach Ron Sanchez will not be retained, the school announced Wednesday. The Cavaliers fell 66-60 to Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament on Wednesday to end the season with a 15-17 mark under Sanchez, who led the Cavaliers for one season following the abrupt retirement of Tony Bennett.

The Virginia men's basketball program has launched a national coaching search following its first losing season since 2009-10. The Cavaliers parted ways with interim coach Ron Sanchez on Wednesday, just hours after losing to Georgia Tech in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.