Maryland Basketball officially introduces Buzz Williams as the next head coach of the men's basketball program.

Fool's Day was a little slow around the Big Ten Conference, but Maryland wasn't joking around when they decided to hire Buzz Williams as its new head bask

"Maryland Athletics is an important part of the University of Maryland community," university president Darryll J. Pines said in a statement Tuesday. "Finding the right person to lead Maryland men's basketball was critical to the continued success of our program,

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.

Under Buzz Williams, Texas A&M has enjoyed four straight years of at least 21 wins and three consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament.

Maryland has hired Buzz Williams as its men’s basketball coach. The Terrapins quickly moved on after Kevin Willard left to take the Villanova job.

Buzz Williams has been named Maryland’s next men’s basketball coach. Here’s what The Baltimore Sun staff has to say.

ESPN broadcaster Scott Van Pelt torched Kevin Willard for how he left the Maryland Terrapins men's basketball program to take the Villanova Wildcats' job.

“Coach Willard led the Terps on an incredible run this season. The Crab 5, Derik Queen ‘s miraculous buzzer-beater, and a Sweet 16 berth. This was a season to remember,” Maryland President Darryll J. Pines and Interim Director of Athletics Colleen Sorem said in a statement.