What would be inevitable for more than a week is now settled: Kevin Williard has left Maryia after three seasons to become the next coach at Vilanova.
Vilanova was officially announced on Sunday morning.
Sources told CBS Sport that Williard met with Vilanova officials on Saturday afternoon and agreed a deal soon. Maryland held a meeting on Sunday morning, where his players are told that Williard will leave the show.
“The Vilanova Basketball Basketball has a deep tradition in the world’s culture that is not second in colleges,” Williard said in a statement issued by the school. “We are very happy to be part of it and we will join the Vilanova community.
The 49 years of the 1,000-year-old, the end of a public and irregular epic, some of which openly talked about the problems with the way Maryland provides for his men’s basketball program. He also never refused to contact Vilanoova, who became a rumor candidate a few days after Kylie Napton was sacked on March
“I want this program to be big”, Williard Last weekend, he said in Maryland while in Seattle. For the journey tours for the first and second stages. “I want to be the best in the country, I want to win a national tournament, but there are things that need to be changed. … We were one of the worst, if not the lowest, in the past two years.
Maryland ended 87-71 in the tournament in the tournament on Thursday night. Terps ended 27-9 The final success in the second round will be on a nail-Bitter in Fab first year student Derrick Queen..
According to sources, Williard, who is away from Maryland, has felt more and more in the program against Florida. Another source shared that Williard had not responded to some of the influential people in the past few days, adding to Maryland’s aspect.
A source told CBS Sport that a private school does not have to disclose the terms of the contract — Williard will leave the offer, which is about $ 6 million annually. It also runs away from a situation where it was significant in its work, while the NCAA championship continued, it was very poisoned. Although Willard’s affairs were in open, he became a paradise for Maryland’s supporters. Returning to College Park was not a desired option; Now it is an enemy for most of these fans.
Williard goes back to the Big Est, a course he has coached for decades. Williard won 225 games in the Setoni Hall but only one of the NCAA tournament. Sweet 16 runs with Maryland is the only time he will coach a team for the second end of the March weekend. The record in his career is 335-249 (574).
The decision comes after the school comes after the school considered Richard Peterno, Porler Mouser and several more prominent candidates who have expressed their desires, according to sources.
“Williard coach is a great young leader who brings his extensive experience and success as president,” said Eric Rodel, sporting director of Vilanova. “We hope for the future of Basket Vilanova under her leadership, and waiting for the welcome to the coach, Julie, and their sons — Colin and Cheiz — to the Vilanova community.
Basketball coaches in Maryland after Kevin Williard’s departure, written by the Buzz Williams of Texas A&M
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With the opening of Maryland, the program will be at a difficult time to do big. It is the only main task that is not currently the head of coach. The school has no Foul-Timime sporting director after former Add Demmon midfielder Dimun Evans left last week to take the same thing at SMU. Crab Five’s Crab Five may have played their last game well for the school due to NBA’s attention, out and/or zero chances waiting for the portal.
Without a complete advertisement, and with a president who has not invested much in the management of a university management, Maryland relies on a search company to reinforce his future coach. The probability of names could be players like Baz Williams at Texas AndM, Mike Roads of Pennsteet, Tony Skinney in the United States, dual Spykins and George Mason. In addition to the four players, one of the Maryland fans was moving about one non-leading coach online: Luke Mora, 39-year-old assistant, Yukon.