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After a long week of rumors and speculation, Kevin Willard is the next head men’s basketball coach at Villanova.
From The Philadelphia Inquirer
Kevin Willard has agreed to become Villanova’s next head coach, leaving Maryland in need of a head coach after the men’s basketball program’s first trip to the Sweet 16 since 2016.
From The New York Times
Willard still had four years remaining on his seven-year, $29.4 million contract he signed in 2022.
From CBS News

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