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Following his third season as head coach of the Terrapins, Kevin Willard has reportedly accepted the head coaching job at Villanova.
From Sports Illustrated
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
Maryland is now without an athletic director and men's basketball coach on March 30 with the transfer portal in full swing.
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