Texas A&M men's basketball will be on the hunt for a new head coach this offseason as Buzz Williams has reportedly accepted the same role at Maryland.

Williams, who just completed his sixth season at Texas A&M, has led the Aggies to three straight NCAA Tournaments.

While Payne hasn't committed to a school yet and could return to the Aggies, he might be inclined to follow former coach Buzz Williams to Maryland. The Terrapins poached Williams after he brought Texas A&M to a strong season that included six wins over Associated Press-ranked teams and a fifth-place finish in a historically deep SEC.

The Terps don’t have much of a roster, but University of Maryland president Darryll Pines and interim athletic director Colleen Sorem believe Williams can rebuild it quickly.

After a chaotic end to the 2024-25 season, it appears as though some stability is returning to College Park. On Tuesday, the University of Maryland announced Bu

The 52-year-old Williams, who Texas A&M hired away from Virginia Tech in 2019, was coming off his best season at Texas A&M, guiding the Aggies to a 23-11 record and a No. 4 seed in the NCAA tournament, their highest since 2016. However, Texas A&M was knocked out by five-seed Michigan in the second round.

The Maryland athletic department expressed a desire to compete for national championships at Buzz Williams’ introductory news conference.

New broke Tuesday that Texas A&M head basketball coach Buzz Williams will be departing Aggieland after six seasons to take the Maryland job.