Queen is widely considered a potential lottery pick in the 2025 NBA draft, and Bleacher Report's Jonathan Wasserman projected him to go fifth overall. Players typically don't resist the NBA overtures when they rank so highly on draft boards.

New Villanova basketball coach Kevin Willard had a rough exit from Maryland, as it became apparent to many before the Terrapins were eliminated in the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament that he would be leaving the program.

Maryland moved on quickly after Kevin Willard's departure, hiring another coach with plenty of experience at a high level. Buzz Williams is changing jobs again. Maryland hired Williams as its men's basketball coach Tuesday,

Maryland basketball continues to lose key players to the transfer portal following Kevin Willard's departure, with four now gone and more movement possible.

In the wake of Kevin Willard leaving College Park and heading to Villanova, Maryland basketball had already lost bench contributors after both Jay Young and Taf

Maryland is hiring Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams to succeed Kevin Willard, the school announced Tuesday. The Aggies coach will take over a program without a sitting athletic director after Maryland AD Damon Evans left for the same job at SMU last month.

Kevin Willard is leaving his position as Maryland men’s basketball coach after three seasons to take the same job at Villanova, the schools announced Sunday, ending a saga that started just before the Terrapins began play in the NCAA tournament this month and stretched through their exit in the Sweet 16 on Thursday night.

With Willard’s departure, only a few players remain on the roster. One of them is former five-star recruit Derik Queen, a Baltimore native. There had been speculation that Queen might enter the transfer portal after Willard’s exit, but he quickly shut down those rumors.