Greivis Vasquez, Steve Blake React to Maryland CBB Hiring Buzz Williams as HC

Maryland officially hired Buzz Williams as its next head coach on Tuesday, and a couple of program legends have offered their endorsement of the move.

Steve Blake and Greivis Vásquez each expressed their excitement over the hire, as Williams will replace Kevin Willard, who left the Terrapins to join Villanova.

Previously, after Willard's exit on Sunday, both Blake and Vásquez took to social media and commented on the vacancy:

Blake played at Maryland for four seasons from 1999-2000 to 2002-03 and was a two-time All-ACC selection during his collegiate career. Yet his most notable accomplishment was being a member of the 2002 national champions.

The guard played the role of primary facilitator on a roster that also included Juan Dixon, Lonny Baxter and Chris Wilcox and parlayed that experience into a lengthy NBA career.

Blake played in the NBA for 13 seasons with stops on the Washington Wizards, Portland Trail Blazers, Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors and Detroit Pistons. He was also an assistant coach for the Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns following his playing career.

As for Vásquez, he played for the Terrapins for four seasons from 2006-07 through 2009-10 and amassed a resume that included an ACC Player of the Year, three All-ACC selections and an All-American nod.

He was more of a scorer than Blake but was also happy to facilitate if necessary when defenses collapsed. He also played in the NBA during a seven-year career that started in 2010 and included stops with the Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Hornets, Sacramento Kings, Toronto Raptors, Bucks and Brooklyn Nets.

Like Blake, he has some coaching experience considering he was an associate head coach for the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League.

With Williams in the fold, both Blake and Vásquez's excitement over the move is a good start for the head coach as he looks to build on this year's run to the Sweet 16.