San Francisco – Maryland coach Kevin Willard refused to say if he had spoken to the administrators of Villanova on his coaching vacancy open after a End of the end of the season of 87-71 against the seeded n ° 1 in Florida In Sweet 16 Thursday.
Willard, who has just completed his third season in College Park after his arrival from Seton Hall, was the first candidate in Villanova following the dismissal of coach Kyle Neptune earlier this month. Willard would be extremely interested in a return to the Big East and a school that revolves around the hoops, but he also clearly indicated that he is fighting for better resources in Maryland, which would mean a hearty commitment of Nile and Fuming returned Share Dollars, a sticky fight in a large school which also wants to behave in football.
“I don’t know what I’m doing,” said Willard. “I did not speak to my agent, my wife. I made a promise to this team. You just focus on this team, and that’s what I did. I didn’t talk to anyone. I am an agent, I’m sure he is talking to people. This is what agents like to do.”
The last two weeks have been a whirlwind for the Maryland sports department. The director of athletics, Damon Evans, was hired by SMU to play in the same role, News that Willard officially broke out during a press conference. Willard had been frustrated by Evans Above the school’s commitment and plan with basketball resources, which was clearly indicated in a post-match diatibe after the 81-49 victory of his team Tall canyon About his frustration with the administration on zero funds.
When asked Thursday if Maryland could do anything to keep it, Willard then hinted that he could miss the director of athletics with whom he had not been on the same wavelength.
“Right now, my biggest concerns in life right now are that I don’t know who will be my boss,” said Willard. “The guy who brought me here, whom I really like, appreciating that he brought me to College Park, is not here. I do not know who we are going to hire. Nowadays, which worries me a little. My honesty caused me in trouble, could as well be in trouble.”
In the middle of the fight to keep the basketball coach Kevin Willard, Maryland loses sports director Damon Evans in Smu
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When he was asked if Willard was offered the post to Villanova, his answer was frank. Instead, he made a tangent on how the vice-president of Maryland for Marketing and Communications Brian Ullmann “deserves an increase”.
“The only person I told about my work is with him,” said Willard. “It was absolutely phenomenal. I don’t even know if he’s going to be here.”
With the Maryland season officially in books, all eyes are on Willard on what comes next.
“It will be a family decision,” said Willard. “I love College Park, I like Maryland. But at this stage of (my) career, you look at things. … I have not even talked to anyone.”
Goalkeeper Rodney Rice told journalists that Willard had been transparent with the team and that the noise had not distracted the players from Maryland.
“He said he was staying, he fights for certain changes,” said Rice.
Willard quotes in full:
If he decided if he will return to Maryland:
“So I don’t even have it – no, I don’t know what I’m doing. I’m just going to be honest with you. I didn’t talk to my agent. I didn’t talk to my wife. I made a promise to this team that I was just going to focus on this team and that’s all I did. So I didn’t talk to anyone. I don’t know.”
On if there is something that Maryland could do to bring it back:
“I’m not going to be the guy who brought me here. And I don’t know who we’re really going to hire. I love Maryland. But when you are at this stage of your career and you look at things, I have to take everything into consideration.”
On if Villanova is an option and if it has offered it:
“I don’t know.”
On everything in conversations with the administration of New Maryland which is encouraging:
“I’m going to be honest with you, my guy, (vice-president of marketing and communications) Brian Ullman, deserves an increase, because he was phenomenal. The only person I talked about in my work is with this man there bearing the muscle hat. He was absolutely phenomenal.
