It is an honor and privilege to be named the head coach of the University of Maryland men’s basketball team,” Williams said in a statement. “I promise to uphold the histo

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.

The Maryland Terrapins didn't wait long to hire a new head coach after Kevin Willard left for Villanova. ESPN's Pete Thamel reported the Terps would be hiring Texas A&M head coach Buzz Williams to replace Willard,