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In the midst of an NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 run by the Maryland Terrapins, there was also off-the-court drama brewing after then-head coach Kevin Willard called out Maryland's lack of NIL funding. Maryland ultimately lost to Florida in the Sweet 16 and Willard bolted a few days later, heading to Villanova to become the head coach of the Wildcats after three years in College Park. Any Maryland basketball coaching candidates will need to present a plan to work with NIL, replace several key pieces of the 2024-25 Maryland basketball roster and keep the Terrapins competitive in the Big Ten.

With the 2025 college basketball coaching carousel entering the later stages, who are the names that the Terrapins will have on the Maryland basketball coaching hot board? If you love the Terrapins, or just want to know who will be calling the shots for Maryland in the future, be sure to see what the proven experts are saying at InsideMDSports, the 247Sports affiliate that covers Maryland.

InsideMDSports is providing on-the-ground updates on every development surrounding Willard's departure and the future of the Maryland basketball program, including insights from Jeff Ermann, Ben Dickson and Sam Jane, all of whom have deep-rooted ties inside the Maryland program. Get all the inside scoop on the basketball and football programs, plus and VIP intel on the transfer portal, recruiting and more, as well as access to the InsideMDSports VIPs forums, where you can connect with other Maryland fans and insiders.

And right now, InsideMDSports is offering 50% off annual subscriptions*, so now is the time to sign up. InsideMDSports already has a Maryland coaching hot board up with several surprising names. Head to InsideMDSports now to see them all.

Top Maryland basketball coach candidates

One name the staff has identified as a potential target on the Maryland basketball coaching hot board is George Mason head coach Tony Skinn. College basketball fans might remember Skinn as a member of the legendary 2006 George Mason team that shocked the nation on a run to the Final Four. After a professional career overseas, he returned to the USA in 2012 to begin his coaching career and worked his way up to a return to his alma mater as the head coach in 2023.

Though the Patriots haven't made the NCAA Tournament under Skinn yet, they are coming off one of their better years in recent history in 2024-25, going 27-9 overall and 15-3 in the Atlantic 10. "It's hard to come up with anyone who'd recruit as well as he would," Ermann said. "He was the point man in Maryland's pursuit of Derik Queen and has relationships throughout the scene." Get more Maryland coaching search updates at InsideMDSports.

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InsideMDSports has identified several other shocking candidates, including a Big Ten rival and "one of the hottest names on the market." You can see who they are at InsideMDSports.

Who are the top names in the Maryland basketball coaching search, and which Big Ten rival could the Terrapins poach? Go to InsideMDSports to see the Maryland coaching hot board and more, all from a site with extensive experience covering Maryland, and find out. 

And reminder, InsideMDSports is offering 50% off an annual VIP membership as a coaching search special, so subscribe now before it's too late.

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