Kevin Willard is perfectly average in every way, I was perplexed when Maryland hired him (thought they could do better), and he’s done nothing to change my opinion since then.
From a Maryland perspective I think it's easy to get seduced by the opportunity to hire a winning coach at another major conference program, someone that other program doesn't want to lose, as a status symbol to prove you're still a "big" job.
There was a lot of that in the hiring of Brad Underwood, let's not kid ourselves.
And Seton Hall is a really tough gig, Willard did well to have consistent success in that conference after some early struggles. And his peak year there was the Covid year, who knows what they might have done in that tourney.
All of that said, there is something uninspiring about the guy, and we're two years in and it still doesn't feel like he's put his stamp on that program or made much of an impact.