Nardi will manage the last run of college basketball for starters Eric Dixon and Jordan Longino, who have played at Villanova since their freshman years. It will also be the final college appearance for 2024 transfers Jhamir Brickus, Enoch Boakye, and Wooga Poplar.

Maryland coach Kevin Willard has been having a busy last few weeks from leading the Terrapins to their first Sweet 16 berth in the last nine years to craftily dodging rumors about Villanova's head coaching vacancy.

Maryland head coach Kevin Willard insists he has no idea what’s next for him in coaching amid talk that he could leave for Villanova.

PROVIDENCE -- Did Villanova just lose another head coaching candidate?. Northwestern head coach Chris Collins has been heavily linked to the Villanova opening, but a source close to the situation confirmed that the school is working on an extension and raise for Collins that would also involve “an increase in staff salary and resources.”

The Terrapins job remains filled, but with Kevin Willard reportedly in the mix at Villanova, Buzz Williams has already started eying the job.

Wade on Thursday: "Villanova is trying to hire a coach out of the NCAA Tournament right now." Was he talking about Maryland's Kevin Willard?

McCaffery replaces Delaware County native Steve Donahue, who was fired March 10 after nine seasons in charge of the Quakers. McCaffery returns to his alma mater from Iowa, where he was let go on March 14 after 15 years as the head coach of the Hawkeyes.

Kevin Willard's future at Maryland has been a mystery. It didn't get any clearer after the Terrapins' Sweet 16 loss to Florida.