Two players with Maryland ties will follow Kevin Willard to Villanova. Villanova picked up its first transfer-portal commitment on Sunday, and while it wasn’t a big splash, it was an informative one. Maryland transfer Malachi Palmer announced his commitment to the Wildcats on social media.

F lour-star combo guard, Chris Jeffrey, committed to Maryland back in October with the expectation he would be playing for Kevin Willard. But once Willard left College Park, Jeffr

One of the deciders in the process was none other than Jay Wright, Willard’s former adversary over a decade coaching at Seton Hall. After formal conversations with university President Rev. Peter Donohue and athletic director Eric Roedl, Willard fired up the old Big East phone tree Saturday night.