In the midst of an NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 run by the Maryland Terrapins, there was also off-the-court drama brewing after then-head coach Kevin Willard called out Maryland's lack of NIL funding. Maryland ultimately lost to Florida in the Sweet 16 and Willard bolted a few days later,

Maryland basketball is looking for a head coach. Kevin Willard is leaving the school for Villanova, after several days of speculation that he would depart the Terrapins. At least one insider thinks that Maryland is in for a rough road.

Villanova University announced Kevin Willard, who most recently coached the Maryland Terrapins, will join the school's men's basketball program as head coach.