With Kevin Willard leaving Maryland to become the next men’s basketball coach at Villanova, the Terrapins have embarked on a search to fill the vacancy that opened only days after the end of a resurgent season in which they reached the NCAA tournament’s Sweet 16 for the first time in nine years.

It has been a rough couple of days for Maryland basketball fans. The Terrapins were eliminated in the Sweet 16 by Florida, Kevin Willard acted clueless as to what his plans were, and then he accepted the Villanova job past the midnight hours.

Even though the head coaching drama at Maryland with Kevin Willard is now over, fans - and players - are still digesting everything that took place. Over the we

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

Kevin Willard has accepted an offer to become Villanova 's next men's basketball coach and will leave Maryland after three seasons, according to several reports.

Just days after the University of Maryland lost to Florida in the NCAA tournament, Villanova University announced Terrapins' head coach Kevin Willard is set to lead the school's men's basketball team.

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

After a two-week search for Kyle Neptune's successor, Kevin Willard will be the next Villanova men's basketball coach.