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Kevin Willard recruiting a familiar name to Villanova

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“Jay, would you be okay if I did take this job?” Willard asked Wright.
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"We are thrilled to bring a coach of the caliber of Buzz Williams to the University of Maryland," Terrapins athletic director Colleen Sorem said.

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