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Today we have a special guest head coach of Virginia Tony Bennett.

He's a three-time national coach of the year and entering his 16th season as a head coach.

In 2019, Coach Bennett led Virginia to their first final far, overcoming a loss in the first

round of the NCAA tournament the year prior.

They defeated Texas Tech in overtime to win their first national championship.

Here how Coach Bennett sets up his program for success, how they make sure they're living

out their values every day and apply sound basketball principles to their exes and

those that help each team reach its potential.

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All right, welcome back to the Hardwood Hustle. We have a really special guest today. And I know I've said that before, but I'm talking really special. About a year and a half ago, we were on episode and said, if you could interview anybody, who would it be? And I said, you know, gosh, I'd love to have another conversation with my dad who coached me. And I'd love to have a conversation with John Wooden, but if there's one, that there's a possibility. Now,

it's a long shot, but it's a possibility. It's Coach Tony Bennett. That's the one that I would love to talk to and love to interview. And Coach Tony Bennett is with us today. Coach, thanks so much for taking time to be with us. Thank you, T.J. You got to shoot your sights a lot higher than getting an interview with me.

So I'll tell you that right there. That's pretty low, mister, as they say. So you can do better

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