Tony Bennett, who led Washington State to its first appearance in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament in 2008, will be named head coach at Virginia. Washington State director of athletics Jim Sterk confirmed that Bennett has accepted the head-coaching position at Virginia on Tuesday. "Dick and Tony Bennett have elevated the men's basketball program at Washington State to an unprecedented level of success," Sterk said in a statement released by the university. "We will begin a national search for a coach immediately with the goal of finding someone with the integrity, experience, and values that Dick and Tony brought to the program"/ESPN. More here.

Question: Are you surprised that successful WSU basketball coach Tony Bennett is moving on?