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“I’m from Baltimore. That’s why.”
From The Baltimore Sun
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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Kevin Willard on Derik Queen's game-winner: "I wouldn't have given it to him if I had known that"
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