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On Sunday, Villanova announced Kevin Willard as their new head basketball coach.
Before losing to top-seeded Florida in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, Kevin Willard led Maryland to a 27-9 record this season. During his three seasons with the Terrapins, he recorded a 65-39 record and made two appearances in tournaments. But when Willard publicly criticized the program before the NCAA Tournament began, it seemed like his time in Maryland was coming to an end.
Who is Kevin Willard, new Villanova basketball coach, bio, age, height, family, wife, children, coaching record, contract, salary and net worth
Breaking: Maryland head coach Kevin Willard has accepted Villanova's offer to become the program's next head coach, sources confirmed to @jeffborzello.
News of Willard accepting Villanova's offer was first reported by Inside Maryland Sports. pic.twitter.com/411MN6aTUa
— ESPN (@espn) March 30, 2025
49-year-old Kevin Schreiber Willard was born on April 6, 197 and is 6ft 1in tall. Kevin has two sons namely Chase and Colie with his wife Julie Wagnar.
During the 1992–93 season, Willard played basketball for Western Kentucky before moving to Pittsburgh to complete his playing career.
Ralph Willard, Willard’s father, was the head men’s basketball coach at Holy Cross, Pittsburgh, and Western Kentucky before becoming the associate head coach at Louisville. As a bench warmer for Boston Celtics coach Rick Pitino, Kevin Willard began his coaching career in the NBA.
V’s Up – A message from Head Coach, @KevinWillard! pic.twitter.com/buM314Nkcg
— Villanova MBB (@NovaMBB) March 30, 2025
Kevin Willard career
Born: April 6, 1975
Alma Mater: Pittsburgh (1997)
As Player: 87 G, 3.4 PPG, 2 Schools (Full Record)
Career Record (major schools): 18 Years, 335-249, .574 W-L%
Schools: Iona (45-49), Seton Hall (225-161) and Maryland (65-39)
Conference Champion: 1 Time (Reg. Seas.), 1 Time (Tourn.)
NCAA Tournament: 7 Years (4-7), 0 Final Fours, 0 Championships
Willard, 49, spent the last three seasons in College Park, accumulating a 65-29 record and led the Terps to a 27-9 record and a Sweet 16 appearance this year. Maryland’s season ended Thursday, when it fell to Florida, 87-71.
Kevin Willard was previously the head coach of Iona College, where he assumed leadership following the dismissal of Jeff Ruland following a 2–28 record in 2007. Willard worked as Rick Pitino’s assistant for ten years before joining Iona.
Willard guided the Gaels to their 14th 20-win season in school history during his third season with Iona. Compared to his first two seasons in New Rochelle, it was a nine-win improvement.
The Gaels achieved the greatest turnaround in NCAA Division I during that time period in 2009–10, rising from a program that was ranked 10th to last in the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) to a Top 80 RPI. Following the turnaround, Willard agreed to take the head coaching job at Big East Conference school Seton Hall University on March 28, 2010.
He guided the Pirates to the Big East title in 2016. He became the first Pirates head coach to guide the squad to four consecutive seasons with 20 wins on March 14, 2019. With 213 victories, Willard surpassed P.J. Carlesimo for second place in school history with Seton Hall’s victory over Rutgers University on December 12, 2021.
While his salary at Villanova isn’t known, when Maryland hired Willard in March 2022, they gave him a seven-year contract worth $29.4 million and the deal included a yearly base salary of $500,000.
Each year, Willard also got additional pay and in his first year, that extra amount was $3.4 million. Every year, this extra money went up by $100,000 and by 2025, Willard’s total pay was around $4.2 million. His net worth stands between $5-10 million.