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Kevin Willard is bolting Maryland to become the Villanova head coach, according to multiple reports, after an ugly saga in which the 49-year-old openly griped about aspects of the program during the ...
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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.
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Willard's comparisons to the Big East should have been a sign.
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