Maryland star guards Ja'Kobi Gillespie and Rodney Rice entered the transfer portal on Monday, a day after Kevin Willard accepted the vacant job at Villanova amid a cloud of conflict with power-brokers.

In the wake of Kevin Willard leaving Maryland for Villanova, there will likely be quite a few players who enter the transfer portal -- ask Indiana. The first on

Kevin Willard was a Big East head coach for Seton Hall from 2010 to 2022. He was Maryland's head coach the past three seasons.

Willard emphasized when the Terps were in Seattle that he loved coaching at Maryland, but he wanted the school to improve in NIL.

Not everyone was happy with Willard's decision to leave Maryland for Villanova, as his move reignited some controversy around coaches changing schools.

Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reported that Maryland has an offer on the table that would pay Willard “over $5 million” annually, and that Willard will weigh taking that or returning to the Big East at Villanova.

The Villanova Wildcats have hired Maryland's Kevin Willard as their new coach. Willard had been linked to the Villanova job throughout the NCAA Tournament, where the Terrapins earned a No. 4 seed and reached the Sweet 16 before losing to Florida.

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