Maryland Basketball: Inside Buzz Williams' blueprint for the Terrapins

During a recent interview with the Big Ten Network, Williams explained his thought process during the rebuild.

"I think as we were going through it, even though the pace is significantly quicker than ever before, we tried to make sure that, as we were putting together team number one, that there was versatility, and that all of the things you want to have capabilities of doing, we tried to disperse that relative to talent, but also position. And also their age," Williams said. We didn't want everybody to be first to college, but we didn't want everybody to be in their last year either. And so, you can't dictate a lot of that, but sometimes, where there are 50/50 decisions, I think we tried to side the way of sustainability."

In addition to the impressive transfer portal class, Williams also landed five-star guard Darrius Adams. The 6-5, 170-pound prospect out of Indiana was rated as the No. 4 overall guard in the 2025 class, according to 247Sports Composite.

With a mix of young and veteran talent, Williams says he still needs time to sort out how it's all going to work later this year. For Williams, that work begins this summer by spending quality time with the guys on his roster.

"We'll have to use, honestly, the month of June to diagnose what's best in regards to how we play," Williams said. "I think there will be some remnants of what we've done the last few years, but it's too early. I think that's the job of a good coach... is to put them in positions to be successful. And until I've spent some time with them as people and not on an official visit, spend some time with them on the court, will we know exactly what's best."