Virginia men's basketball coach and former UW-Green Bay star Tony Bennett speaks out on Charlottesville protests

Former UW-Green Bay star and current Virginia men's basketball coach Tony Bennett released a video on Twitter Tuesday evening in solidarity of those affected by the white supremacist groups who gathered in Charlottesville over the weekend.

The Clintonville, Wis., native sent his condolences to those who died during the violent protests and said he, along with the basketball program, would not stand for the kind of hate exhibited over the weekend.

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"On behalf of my coaching staff and the Virginia basketball team, we believe in diversity and unity to its fullest extent," Bennett said in the Twitter video. "We know that when those two things come together, something beautiful and triumphant comes out of it."

Bennett, who is the son of legendary coach Dick Bennett (UW-Stevens Point, UW-Green Bay, UW-Madison), has lived and raised his family in Charlottesville for the past 8 years, after spending three seasons as head coach at Washington State.

In the video, Bennett said he hopes the University of Virginia can stand together and provide a sense of comfort for the community.

"I pray that our program...can provide some source of encouragement and hope to reach out into the community and learn and grow from this," Bennett said. "We want to represent Charlottesville, the University of Virginia in the right manner and make a difference and bring hope and healing where it absolutely needs to be."

Take a look at the video below: