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Villanova Hires Maryland's Kevin Willard

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Baltimore Sun |
Willard made two trips to the NCAA Tournament, including the program’s first appearance in the Sweet 16 since 2016 before a loss to No. 1 seed Florida on Thursday night in San Francisco.
The New York Times |
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.
CBSSports.com |
Willard's comparisons to the Big East should have been a sign.

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In a letter, Evans, who oversaw the hirings of both Willard and football coach Mike Locksley, wrote that the decision to leave “was among the most difficult in my professional career.”
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