Buzz Williams, Texas A&M and Maryland basketball
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Texas A&M men's basketball has a single scholarship player on its roster thanks to a string of Aggies entering the transfer portal.
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Buzz Williams established a clear identity with the Aggies.
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Beard will receive a raise and an NIL budget considered to be top five within the SEC to remain with the program.
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Maryland legend Len Elmore says “Buzz Williams is a good man, and he’s a good coach” but questions hiring a coach with no university ties.
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Whatever misgivings Kevin Willard may have had about coaching basketball at Maryland, Buzz Williams’ arrival shows the job is still pretty enticing.
Maryland has reached an agreement with Buzz Williams to make him the new men's basketball coach, according to CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein. Pete Thamel of ESPN reported the sides finalized a six-year contract.
Buzz Williams’ history of staying no more than six seasons at any of his previous jobs was not considered during Maryland’s search, president Darryll J. Pines said.
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.
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The Golden Eagles and Terrapins agreed to a home-and-home series last year, with MU winning in College Station in November.