Will Wade has agreed to take the head coaching position at NC State, following his impressive success at McNeese University, where he led the team to significant victories and NCAA tournament participation. Wade candidly addressed his communication with the Wolfpack, emphasizing transparency with players regarding his future. Previously, Wade had a successful five-year stint at LSU, achieving multiple NCAA tournament appearances; however, his career there ended due to NCAA allegations and violations, severely impacting his professional trajectory and resulting in sanctions. Wade's new appointment comes at a pivotal time as he aims to rebuild his coaching reputation.
Wade acknowledged Wednesday he's had contact with the Wolfpack regarding its head coaching position. "There's no need to hide it... The guys are reading it on social media."
Wade has spent the last two seasons at McNeese, winning 57 games and going 36-2 in conference play, winning back-to-back regular season and conference tournament titles.
He was ultimately given a two-year show-cause order and a 10-game suspension in June 2023 for three Level I violations, after being found to have made impermissible payments to the former fiancee of a player.
Wade spent five seasons as the head coach at LSU from 2018-22, leading the Tigers to three out of four NCAA tournaments, including the program’s first SEC regular-season title in a decade in 2019.
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