Overview

• Kevin Willard said he loved Maryland yet acknowledged that Terps fans are justified in their frustration over how his tenure ended.
• He singled out a denied extra-night stay in Brooklyn as a sign of broader financial constraints undermining program support at Maryland.
• Willard noted that the absence of a full-time general manager forced him to rely on volunteers for NIL spending and roster resource decisions.
• He revealed that Villanova’s interest emerged three days before Maryland’s NCAA Tournament opener but that he chose to delay talks until after the season.
• Willard has officially assumed Villanova’s head coaching role and is now in the early stages of rebuilding the Wildcats’ roster.