Not many Kevin Williard fans are aware of the fact that his wife Julie Wagner is also involved in sports Kevin Willard, the men's basketball coach of Maryland, departed the program to take a position at Villanova, who made the announcement on Sunday morning. University of Maryland President Darryll J. Pines praised Kevin Willard and the team for an exciting run to the Sweet 16 and stated administrators did everything they could to keep Willard on board in a statement released just hours after Villanova's announcement.