Willard, Kevin

Villanova Viewing: All-Time Coaches Rank #119 of 420 Coach Score: 47.44

Career & Tournament Summary

Career record

359–258

NCAA record

4–8

NCAA win%

0.333

Appearances

Average round

1.5 (Round of 64)

Current NCAA streak

2 years

Deep March resume

🏆 0 FF 0

Avg ATS margin

+0.86

Most Frequent Matchups All H2H →

Cooley, Ed Georgetown	15–14	29 games
Wright, Jay Villanova	6–19	25 games
McDermott, Greg Creighton	11–10	21 games
Mack, Chris South Florida	6–8	14 games
Pikiell, Steve Rutgers	8–4	12 games
Holtmann, Chris DePaul	4–8	12 games

Betting Trends

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52.5% cover rate · 159 games · last 5 seasons HOT

5-season decay-weighted cover rate (most recent season weighted heaviest). Spread data from 2021–22 onward. HOT/COLD requires most recent season ≥ 10 games and >5 pts from weighted avg.

Cover %

52.5%

159 games

As Favorite

51.4%

109 games

As Underdog

52.0%

50 games

Recent Season

57.6%

2025-26

Current Season

57.6%

33 games · 2025-26

Trend

HOT

Near-neutral ATS record — close to a coin flip against the spread.

Season-by-season

Season	School	W	L	Win%	WAB	WAP	TASE	Seed	ATS	Furthest RoundNCAA	Final Four LocationF4 Location
►2026-27	Villanova	0	0	0.000 0.00	—	—	—	—	—		Detroit, MI

►2025-26	Villanova	24	9	0.727 0.73	+7.1	+3.8	-0.69	#8	+0.68	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R64	Indianapolis, IN

►2024-25	Maryland	27	9	0.750 0.75	+7.3	+2.8	+0.48	#4	+3.26	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG S16	San Antonio, TX

►2023-24	Maryland	16	17	0.485 0.48	-1.7	-3.1	—	—	-0.91	No NCAA	Phoenix, AZ

►2022-23	Maryland	22	13	0.629 0.63	+2.3	+1.1	+0.31	#8	+1.28	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R32	Houston, TX

►2021-22	Seton Hall	21	11	0.656 0.66	+4.0	+1.1	-0.69	#8	-1.66	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R64	New Orleans, LA

►2020-21	Seton Hall	14	13	0.519 0.52	+0.8	-0.9	—	—	-0.02	No NCAA	Indianapolis, IN

►2019-20	Seton Hall	20	9	0.690 0.69	+6.2	—	—	—	—	COVID	Atlanta, GA

►2018-19	Seton Hall	20	14	0.588 0.59	+3.5	—	-0.58	#10	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R64	Minneapolis, MN

►2017-18	Seton Hall	22	12	0.647 0.65	+4.7	—	+0.31	#8	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R32	San Antonio, TX

►2016-17	Seton Hall	21	12	0.636 0.64	+4.6	—	-0.60	#9	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R64	Phoenix, AZ

►2015-16	Seton Hall	25	9	0.735 0.74	+6.5	—	-1.02	#6	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R64	Houston, TX

►2014-15	Seton Hall	16	15	0.516 0.52	+0.0	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Indianapolis, IN

►2013-14	Seton Hall	17	17	0.500 0.50	-2.1	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Arlington, TX

►2012-13	Seton Hall	15	18	0.455 0.45	-2.8	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Atlanta, GA

►2011-12	Seton Hall	21	13	0.618 0.62	+2.3	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	New Orleans, LA

►2010-11	Seton Hall	13	18	0.419 0.42	-2.5	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Houston, TX

►2009-10	Iona	21	10	0.677 0.68	-0.0	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Indianapolis, IN

►2008-09	Iona	12	19	0.387 0.39	-9.4	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Detroit, MI

►2007-08	Iona	12	20	0.375 0.38	—	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	San Antonio, TX

Abbreviations: R64=Round of 64, R32=Round of 32, S16=Sweet 16, E8=Elite 8, FF=Final Four, CG=Championship Game (runner-up or champion). 🏆 indicates a national title. Gold highlight = Final Four appearance or better.