If I’m Maryland, I’m going to do what it takes to keep Kevin Willard,” TBS analyst and former NBA coach Stan Van Gundy said.

Kevin Willard was a Big East head coach for Seton Hall from 2010 to 2022. He's been Maryland's head coach for three seasons.

Maryland administrators have told at least one prominent booster that men’s basketball coach Kevin Willard plans to leave for Villanova.

Maryland coach Kevin Willard declined to say whether he had spoken to Villanova administrators about its open coaching vacancy following a season-ending 87-71 loss to No. 1 seed Florida in the Sweet 16 on Thursday.

On the eve of the Terrapins' showdown with Florida, Willard didn't answer questions about the Wildcats' coaching vacancy

Willard has been at Maryland for three seasons. He joined the Terps after spending 12 years as the head coach for Seton Hall. Williams began his head coaching career at New Orleans but really took off when he became the head coach at Marquette. In the 2012-13 season, he led the Golden Eagles to the Elite Eight.

Despite having a five-star freshman and a starting lineup hailed as the “Crab Five,” head coach Kevin Willard has been Maryland’s biggest headline through the NCAA Tournament.