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All five Maryland starters averaged at least 12 points per game. The Terrapins were the only team in Division l basketball to do so.
From CBS Sports
Kevin Willard has agreed to become Villanova’s next head coach, leaving Maryland in need of a head coach after the men’s basketball program’s first trip to the Sweet 16 since 2016.
From The New York Times
Willard still had four years remaining on his seven-year, $29.4 million contract he signed in 2022.
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Maryland basketball's collapse continues: Two 'Crab Five' stars hit transfer portal after Kevin Willard exits
Maryland star guards Ja'Kobi Gillespie and Rodney Rice entered the transfer portal on Monday, a day after Kevin Willard accepted the vacant job at Villanova amid a cloud of conflict with power-brokers.
Maryland basketball star hits transfer portal following Kevin Willard's exit
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"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
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Four Maryland players enter portal as Kevin Willard starts to make moves
Kevin Willard is on the move and some of his former players are, too. Four Maryland players entered the transfer portal on Monday, and some of them could end up following the former Seton Hall coach to his new spot at Villanova.
Former Maryland basketball players ‘incensed,’ don’t want ‘mercenary coaches’
So the former Maryland center was dismayed to see how a two-week kerfuffle at his former school resulted in the departures of athletic director Damon Evans, men’s basketball coach Kevin Willard and five players.
Byrne: ‘No truth’ to rumors of Nate Oats considering Maryland job
After Kevin Willard’s messy departure to Villanova opened the Maryland head coach job, Alabama basketball’s Nate Oats was one of the rumored candidates. Oats never showed any sign of potentially departing the Crimson Tide, and none of the rumors came from reputable sources, but still, UA athletics director Greg Byrne shot them down on Monday.
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Maryland hoops coach bolts for Villanova, booster says ‘he played us like a drum’
“Coach Willard led the Terps on an incredible run this season. The Crab 5, Derik Queen ‘s miraculous buzzer-beater, and a Sweet 16 berth. This was a season to remember,” Maryland President Darryll J. Pines and Interim Director of Athletics Colleen Sorem said in a statement.”
Maryland Hooper Gets Cryptic After Kevin Willard Told Team Of Traitorous Move Via Zoom
The Maryland basketball team will not be led by head coach Kevin Willard next season. A few days after the' NCAA Tournament run came to an end,
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The Terrapins were sad that they lost the fight to No. 1 South Carolina in the Sweet 16 but proud of the fight they put up during March Madness.
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