InsideMDSports just revealed its top Maryland coaching candidates after Kevin Willard departed for Villanova on Sunday

With Kevin Willard leaving Maryland to become the next men’s basketball coach at Villanova, the Terrapins have embarked on a search to fill the vacancy that opened only days after the end of a resurgent season in which they reached the NCAA tournament’s Sweet 16 for the first time in nine years.

The Terps made quicker passes and attacked from all areas of the field, securing their best offensive outing in two weeks.

Maryland football already has one five-star committed to it in the 2026 class. Edge rusher Zion Elee, one of the most sought after recruits in the cycle, picked the Terrapins back in December. But the No.

“Coach Willard led the Terps on an incredible run this season. The Crab 5, Derik Queen ‘s miraculous buzzer-beater, and a Sweet 16 berth. This was a season to remember,” Maryland President Darryll J. Pines and Interim Director of Athletics Colleen Sorem said in a statement.”

The Terps kept Penn State’s defense guessing, scoring 13 goals — the second-highest mark for coach John Tillman’s team this season.

757 legend and Maryland alumni Joe Smith says he sees Queen as a potential household name at the next level. The Maryland Terps, after making it to the sweet 16 for the first time in almost 10 years, suffered a tough loss to the 1 seeded Florida Gators.

The Maryland basketball team will not be led by head coach Kevin Willard next season. A few days after the' NCAA Tournament run came to an end,