Villanova hired Maryland’s Kevin Willard as its new coach Sunday to replace the fired Kyle Neptune. Willard had been linked to the Villanova job throughout the NCAA Tournament, where the Terrapins earned a No.

Maryland basketball fans are calling former head coach Kevin Willard a traitor and a sellout after he jumped ship for a new program on Sunday.

Finally, some clarity for Maryland after an awkward, uncomfortable few weeks. Kevin Willard to Villanova is done. It comes days after Florida dispatched Maryland in Thursday's Sweet 16 and ended an internal saga that had turned public and a bit nasty.

Willard guided Maryland to the NCAA Tournament two times in three seasons, including the 2025 trip to the Sweet 16. What's next?

"We took a very proactive and aggressive approach to retain Coach Willard, offering a significant contract extension and salary increase, new staff, and one of the highest revenue

A disorderly ending for Willard in College Park sends him back to the Big East, where he previously coached at Seton Hall

Kevin Willard's messy breakup with Maryland was completed Sunday when the 49-year-old coach was hired by a Villanova program that suffered through a March malaise over the last three seasons under the fired Kyle Neptune.

Villanova hired Maryland’s Kevin Willard as its new coach Sunday to replace the fired Kyle Neptune, according to a report from the Associated Press. The report comes just days after the Maryland men's basketball team lost to Florida in the Sweet 16.

Ding dong, Kevin Willard is gone. Good riddance, Maryland fans cried Sunday after 10 days of feeling captive to their (former) basketball coach’s leverage play. What Willard initially pitched as his public crusade to elevate Maryland’s men’s program quickly morphed into a more cynical episode as it became clear he probably would decamp to Villanova.

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The final four games of the Sweet 16 in this year’s women’s NCAA tournament are now behind us after a solid slate of games on Saturd

The Women’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 round closes out today. Eight teams will play across four games, and by the end of the day, all four Elite 8 matchups will be set. The two remaining No. 1 seeds — Texas and USC — will play today,