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Tony Bennett Departs For Virginia

Former Washington State head basketball Coach Tony Bennett gives the
Former Washington State head basketball Coach Tony Bennett gives the "Thumbs up" sign to fans and media standing behind a wire fence and calling his name, before he boarded a private jet leaving Pullman on Monday, March 30, 2009 Moscow-Pullman Airport in Pullman, Wash. A small number of Washington State Basketball fans turned out to see the former coach one last time before he headed east shortly after announcing his departure from WSU. Bennett will take the job of head coach at the University of Virginia. Tyler Tjomsland (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)

Former Washington State head basketball Coach Tony Bennett gives the "Thumbs up" sign to fans and media standing behind a wire fence and calling his name, before he boarded a private jet leaving Pullman on Monday at the Moscow-Pullman Airport. A small number of Washington State Basketball fans turned out to see the former coach one last time before he headed east shortly after announcing his departure from WSU. Bennett will take the job of head coach at the University of Virginia. Tyler Tjomsland/Spokesman-Review.



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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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