The move comes amid the men’s basketball team opening play in the NCAA tournament and the women’s team set to host a first-round game Saturday.

The university officially announced on Friday the hiring of former Maryland AD Damon Evans, who will be replacing Rick Hart in the role.

Whatever misgivings Kevin Willard may have had about coaching basketball at Maryland, Buzz Williams’ arrival shows the job is still pretty enticing.

Damon Evans was previously the Georgia AD from 2004-10, then went to Maryland in 2014 as an associate AD before taking over the top job in 2018. SMU i

SMU announced Friday they are hiring Univ. of Maryland AD Damon Evans for the same role after a search of “about six weeks.”

University of Maryland Athletic Director Damon Evans is leaving the school to take the same role with Southern Methodist University. SMU announced Evans’ hire Friday night. It’s a six-year deal, according to ESPN. “While it is never easy to leave an ...

The Villanova Wildcats are ready to move on with former Maryland Terrapins head coach Kevin Willard as their new coach.

SMU announced Damon Evans as SMU’s new athletic director on March 22. Just five days later, the university welcomed Evans to the Hilltop during a press conference in the Miller Event Center inside Moody Coliseum.

The SMU Mustangs have a new athletic director. SMU is hiring Damon Evans away from Maryland, per the school’s social media. Evans previously had the same job with Maryland. “SMU has tremendous momentum in all aspects of its athletics program,