Speaking after the Knicks' win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night, Hart said he is "super excited" by Willard's hiring and thinks the coach will bring a nice spark to Vi
One well-known Maryland alumnus said he understood why now-former men's basketball coach Kevin Willard left the program but still slammed the way he exited College Park.
Maryland is hiring Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams to succeed Kevin Willard, the school announced Tuesday. The Aggies coach will take over a program without a sitting athletic director after Maryland AD Damon Evans left for the same job at SMU last month.
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.
Maryland hired Buzz Williams as its men's basketball coach Tuesday, quickly moving on after Kevin Willard left the Terrapins to take the Villanova job. “It is an honor and privilege to be named the head coach of the University of Maryland men’s basketball team,
The Terrapins signed Texas A&M’s Buzz Williams to a six-year deal to be their next head coach, according to ESPN. Williams, 52, has spent the last six seasons with the Aggies, leading the team to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances.
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Kyle Neptune had the unenviable task of succeeding Jay Wright, who delivered a pair of national championships and is the greatest coach in program history. Under Neptune, the Wildcats went 54-47 overall and only once in his three years had a winning record in the Big East.
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.