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Kevin Willard on how he left Maryland

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“Normal fans just don’t understand what went on,” Willard said.
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I agree with Len Elmore and Tom McMillan that we need a Maryland grad.

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Kevin Willard on how he left Maryland: ‘Normal fans just don’t understand’
Former Maryland men’s basketball coach Kevin Willard says “it’s time for everyone to move on” after him leaving for Villanova angered fans.
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“All I’m going to say is that Maryland just got a great coach in Buzz [Williams],” Willard said at the same time Williams was being introduced at a live press conference on campus. “I’m really happy for them, and I’m super excited to be in a great basketball conference here [in the Big East]. And I just think it’s time that everyone moved on.”
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Maryland men’s basketball should be a destination. The Terps need to ensure it is.
So let Kevin Willard’s departure — and Damon Evans’s before his — help get Maryland’s house in order. This isn’t about the 2025-26 season or keeping Ja’Kobi Gillespie and Rodney Rice ...
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