If I’m Maryland, I’m going to do what it takes to keep Kevin Willard,” TBS analyst and former NBA coach Stan Van Gundy said.

Maryland administrators have told at least one prominent booster that men’s basketball coach Kevin Willard plans to leave for Villanova.

On the eve of the Terrapins' showdown with Florida, Willard didn't answer questions about the Wildcats' coaching vacancy

Maryland coach Kevin Willard declined to say whether he had spoken to Villanova administrators about its open coaching vacancy following a season-ending 87-71 loss to No. 1 seed Florida in the Sweet 16 on Thursday.

Kevin Willard was a Big East head coach for Seton Hall from 2010 to 2022. He's been Maryland's head coach for three seasons.

Maryland basketball coach Kevin Willard has been linked to Villanova in recent weeks, and many people believe a specific comment he made on Thursday night is proof that he is planning his exit from College Park.

"Right now my biggest concerns in life are, I don’t know who my boss is going to be,” Willard said after his team's loss to Florida.

He loves this job, he reiterated. He wants to be at Maryland. He left Seton Hall for this job because he grew up watching Steve Francis play and Gary Williams coach. The tradition of Maryland basketball energized him. The possibilities excite him.

Willard, who had been remarkably open and unfiltered over the past week, declined to talk about his future with the Terps on Wednesday.