The Wildcats advanced to the tournament final last season. Freshman Jasmine Bascoe and a new cast of players are leading the charge this time around.

Kevin Willard has accepted an offer to become Villanova 's next men's basketball coach and will leave Maryland after three seasons, according to several reports.

Kyle Neptune had the unenviable task of succeeding Jay Wright, who delivered a pair of national championships and is the greatest coach in program history. Under Neptune, the Wildcats went 54-47 overall and only once in his three years had a winning record in the Big East.

After a 27-9 season and a Sweet Sixteen appearance, Kevin Willard is leaving Maryland to become the new head coach of the Villanova Wildcats

After a two-week search for Kyle Neptune's successor, Kevin Willard will be the next Villanova men's basketball coach.

Willard has been connected to the Villanova coaching search for weeks so this doesn't come as much of a surprise. The 49-year-old just finished his best season at Maryland, in which the Terrapins went 27-9 and reached the Sweet 16 in the 2025 NCAA tournament. That followed his first two seasons, which would generously be deemed up and down.

Willard emphasized when the Terps were in Seattle that he loved coaching at Maryland, but he wanted the school to improve in NIL.

While Kevin Willard's decision seemed obvious, from speculation he would be leaving to go to Villanova, to Willard acting clueless following the Terrapins' loss

Kevin Willard is bolting Maryland to become the Villanova head coach, according to multiple reports, after an ugly saga in which the 49-year-old openly griped about aspects of the program during the team’s March Madness run. The Terrapins, a No. 4 seed, were eliminated by No. 1 Florida in the Sweet 16 on Thursday.

Belmont faces the Villanova Wildcats after Tuti Jones scored 26 points in Belmont's 90-45 win against the James Madison Dukes.

Maryland men’s basketball coach Kevin Willard is leaving the Terps and will become the next coach at Villanova.