Maryland’s players were asked what makes Kevin Willard a coach worth listening to.
Derik Queen’s initial response: “He do pay us the money.”
Willard’s reaction:
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- Derik Queen’s draft suit has “I’m From Baltimore” stitched inside it
- I can’t stop thinking about this comment Buzz Williams made last night. He just casually dropped the exact time his team is scheduled to write thank you notes, attend chapel and watch rebounding clips this weekend in Milwaukee. Like, 6:41 p.m.? He’s not joking?
00:00 - Derik Queen on Kevin Willard saying he’d be the first pick in the draft if he was a white European: “I feel like it do got some truth to it.”
00:00 - Northwestern coach Chris Collins: “This felt like old school Cole Field House.” Added he had a smile on his face when the fans sang the “Rock n Roll part 2” song prior to tip.
- Texas A&M transfer Andre Mills announced his commitment to Maryland. The 6’4 guard redshirted his freshman campaign. He’s the third Aggie to follow Buzz Williams to College Park and fifth commit.
- DeShawn Harris-Smith: “My teammates just been telling me be confident all year. The coaches been stressing on me [to] just play basketball. I got nothing to lose.” He scored a season-high 11 points in Maryland’s 81-49 win over Grand Canyon.
00:00 - Asked Derik Queen what was going through his head as Rodney Rice reeled off 7 threes against Illinois tonight. “They should never have disrespected him. That’s their fault.”
- Maryland football coach Michael Locksley is chatting with 2026 5-star OT Immanuel Iheanacho
- Ja’Kobi Gillespie said Kevin Willard addressed the team yesterday about the Villanova rumors. “That has nothing to do with this team. We’ve been working all year, we’re not gonna let something like that ruin our chance to win a lot of games here. We’re not worried about that.”
00:00 - Ja’Kobi Gillespie’s dad on Ja’Kobi entering the portal: “He hates this. He doesn’t want to go through the process again. A lot of unknowns at Maryland, so that’s where we are.” He added Kevin Willard’s been in contact with Ja’Kobi and will be trying to get him to Villanova.
- Baba Oladotun is at SECU Stadium for Maryland football vs. Towson. The 5-star forward is on an official visit this weekend.
- 5-star commit Zion Elee is here, Maryland flag in-hand
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