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Kevin Willard on how he left Maryland

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“Normal fans just don’t understand what went on,” Willard said.
Houston Chronicle |
Willard deadpanned that — no, he hadn't heard the laundry list of complaints lodged against him by Maryland fans and former players and, well, the list goes on — that he threw his program under the b...

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Kevin Willard on how he left Maryland: ‘Normal fans just don’t understand’
Former Maryland men’s basketball coach Kevin Willard says “it’s time for everyone to move on” after him leaving for Villanova angered fans.
Kevin Willard’s message to Maryland fans: ‘It’s time that everyone moved on’
“All I’m going to say is that Maryland just got a great coach in Buzz [Williams],” Willard said at the same time Williams was being introduced at a live press conference on campus. “I’m really happy for them, and I’m super excited to be in a great basketball conference here [in the Big East]. And I just think it’s time that everyone moved on.”
New Villanova coach Kevin Willard on moving on from Maryland, working the transfer portal, Jay Wright, and more
Willard met the media for the first time since becoming the head coach of the Wildcats. He talked about his exit from Maryland and much more.
Who me? Willard downplays criticism by unhappy Maryland as he takes Villanova job
But yes, Willard confessed, he was generally aware of the consensus sentiment that he used Maryland as just a pawn to get whatever it was he wanted at a traditional power such as Villanova. So perhaps Willard knew Maryland alumnus and ESPN star Scott Van Pelt went scorched earth on him and said,
Villanova basketball's Kevin Willard admits he was kind of a jerk about leaving Maryland
New Villanova basketball coach Kevin Willard had a rough exit from Maryland, as it became apparent to many before the Terrapins were eliminated in the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament that he would be leaving the program.
Scott Van Pelt rips Kevin Willard for ‘taking a giant s–t’ on Maryland before bolting for Villanova
One well-known Maryland alumnus said he understood why now-former men’s basketball coach Kevin Willard left the program but still slammed the way he exited College Park.
Kevin Willard followed his heart and Jay Wright’s endorsement to Villanova
One of the deciders in the process was none other than Jay Wright, Willard’s former adversary over a decade coaching at Seton Hall. After formal conversations with university President Rev. Peter Donohue and athletic director Eric Roedl, Willard fired up the old Big East phone tree Saturday night.
Maryland hires Buzz Williams: Terps poach Texas A&M coach to replace Kevin Willard after controversial exit
Maryland is hiring Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams to succeed Kevin Willard, the school announced Tuesday. The Aggies coach will take over a program without a sitting athletic director after Maryland AD Damon Evans left for the same job at SMU last month.
Maryland's Buzz Williams confident in school's commitment as he takes over basketball program
Whatever misgivings Kevin Willard may have had about coaching basketball at Maryland, Buzz Williams' arrival shows the job is still pretty enticing.
Mike Sielski: Kevin Willard’s road to Villanova ticked off Maryland fans and could shake up the Big East and Big 5
Every step of Kevin Willard’s journey to Villanova from Maryland should be instructive and sobering. It should strip away any remaining sentimentality about the world of college basketball and how Villanova’s leaders view the Wildcats’ place in it.
Maryland basketball's collapse continues: Two 'Crab Five' stars hit transfer portal after Kevin Willard exits
Maryland star forward Julian Reese and guard Selton Miguel are out of eligibility. Star center Derik Queen will likely head to the 2025 NBA Draft as a projected lottery pick.
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Maryland's Derik Queen shares emotional 4-emoji reaction to Kevin Willard dipping for Villanova
Freshman center Derik Queen, who made an incredible buzzer-beater to send the Terps to the Sweet Sixteen, reacted emotionally to Willard’s departure, posting a four-emoji response. Queen and Willard were believed to have had a close relationship, so the departure of his head coach may have hit him particularly hard.
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