Maryland More Optimistic for Year 2 Under Williams

Buzz Williams endured a rocky start at Maryland. There are no excuses in Year 2.

If fans wanted to make excuses on behalf of Maryland men’s basketball coach Buzz Williams for a disastrous 2025-26 campaign, a couple quickly come to mind.

Year 2 of the Buzz Williams era is ready to go. How high can Maryland climb in a loaded Big Ten?

Year two of the Buzz Williams experience at Maryland, which begins Monday night vs. Bucknell, is almost certainly destined to go better than his disappointing first season in College Park. He's assembled a talented roster to do so, but how high can the Terrapins climb in a loaded Big Ten?

Big Ten basketball: Buzz Williams hopes for improvement after going 12-21 in his 1st season at Maryland

After a brutal first season at the helm that included five losses by at least 30 points, Buzz Williams tries to get things righted at Maryland.

Maryland more optimistic for Year 2 under Williams

Buzz Williams' first season as coach at Maryland was spoiled by a December injury to his top player, Pharrel Payne.