Kevin Willard has departed Maryland to become head coach of Villanova. Maryland is coming off a No. 4 seed in the NCAA tournament and a 27-9 record.
At Villanova, Willard will replace Kyle Neptune, who failed to reach the NCAA tournament in any of his three seasons in charge of the Wildcats. Neptune replaced Jay Wright as head coach in 2022.
Before taking over at Seton Hall, Willard was the head coach at Iona for three seasons and an assistant coach under Rick Pitino at Louisville and with the Boston Celtics. Willard's father, Ralph, had previously spent time on Pitino's staff at multiple stops.