US EditionMaryland strikes quickly, hires Texas A&M’s Buzz Williams after Kevin Willard’s exit
- Maryland hired Buzz Williams as its men's basketball coach on Tuesday, replacing Kevin Willard.
- Kevin Willard departed Maryland for the head coaching position at Villanova University.
- Buzz Williams coached at Texas A&M for six seasons, leading them to three NCAA tournaments.
- Williams stated he was honored to be named head coach and promised to uphold Maryland's history.
- Williams' buyout clause with Texas A&M decreased on Tuesday, potentially influencing Maryland's timing.
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Maryland basketball legends question Buzz Williams hiring but ‘hope for the best’
When Len Elmore was a college basketball analyst for ESPN and Fox Sports, he covered several Marquette games when Buzz Williams was the coach. Elmore, a former three-time All-American center at Maryland and first-round pick in the 1974 NBA draft, came away with a favorable impression of Williams, who was named the Terps coach on Tuesday. But Elmore continues to believe the university should have tabbed an individual with links to the institution…
The Billings Gazette
Mac Engel: Texas A&M losing another high profile head coach says something is amiss
FORT WORTH, Texas — Texas A&M completed the rare athletic department grand slam on Tuesday when the last of its highest profile employees left the premises in less than two years, the final three from their own ambition.
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