Maryland has reached an agreement with Buzz Williams to make him the new men's basketball coach, according to CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein. Pete Thamel of ESPN reported the sides finalized a six-year contract.
Maryland announced Tuesday it hired former Texas A&M men's basketball coach Buzz Williams as the Terrapins' newest coach. He replaces Kevin Willard.
Willard, the former Seton Hall coach, was booed at his send-off ahead of the Florida Sweet 16 game as Maryland fans became increasingly irritated with his recent comments and the perception that he was dissing the school in the middle of the NCAA Tournament.
A disorderly ending for Willard in College Park sends him back to the Big East, where he previously coached at Seton Hall
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FOX 5 Washington DC on MSNUniversity of Maryland students react to Kevin Willard's move to VillanovaKevin Willard is off to coach the Villanova Wildcats after three years at the helm of the University of Maryland. Willard’s departure comes just hours after Maryland lost to Florida in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament.
It's been a rough stretch for the Maryland Terrapins following Kevin Willard's departure to Villanova over the weekend. On Monday, both Rodney Rice and Ja'Kobi
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While Kevin Willard's decision seemed obvious, from speculation he would be leaving to go to Villanova, to Willard acting clueless following the Terrapins' loss
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The Villanova Wildcats have hired Maryland's Kevin Willard as their new coach. Willard had been linked to the Villanova job throughout the NCAA Tournament, where the Terrapins earned a No. 4 seed and reached the Sweet 16 before losing to Florida.