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 Terrapins stars Rodney Rice and Ja'Kobi Gillespie entered the transfer portal after the departure of head coach Kevin Willard.

Kevin Willard is leaving his position as Maryland men’s basketball coach after three seasons to take the same job at Villanova, the schools announced Sunday, ending a saga that started just before the Terrapins began play in the NCAA tournament this month and stretched through their exit in the Sweet 16 on Thursday night.

Willard emphasized when the Terps were in Seattle that he loved coaching at Maryland, but he wanted the school to improve in NIL.

Matt Norlander's latest look at the coaching carousel, where Willard's messy exit has left Maryland working fast

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.

Maryland's head coach, is appointed as the new head basketball coach at Villanova, tasked with advancing the team's success.

Maryland fans aren’t sorry to see Kevin Willard go to Villanova, but the the university shouldn’t ignore lessons from his abrupt departure.