The official start of the Kevin Willard era is just 18 days away, and the new energy around the program is exuberant.
Thursday marked the program’s official media day, where Willard gave an opening press conference, and players and assistant coaches were made available.
As the page starts to turn from the offseason to the big stage, let’s take a look at some takeaways from Thursday.
The Terps are looking to push the pace this year
Oftentimes coaches promise to play a faster, more exciting style of basketball in hopes of exciting the fans. Willard has been doing just that in his first offseason as head coach at Maryland, indicating that he wishes to get his team up and down the floor quickly.